Test. Variant B

Faculty of Philology Approved by

Teachers 2 FL; 1A,1B,1C The Head of Humanitarian

And Social Sciences Depart-t

Spring Semester Prof. Kussainova M.

HSS 142 Developmental Psychology ________________________

Final Exam as of 23^rd April, 2011

Protocol #9

Teacher’s name and surname	S. Lukashova
Student’s name and surname
Date of Exam

Part 1.

Test. Variant B

1. _______________ includes the changes in the physical and mental characteristics of the individual overtime.

1. Cognitive development
2. Social development
3. Development

2. A__________ is a segment of DNA found in each cell.

1. nucleotide
2. gene
3. chromosome pattern

3. ____________defects can occur because during the process, of making new cells there can be ‘errors’ resulting in chromosomal aberrations in the new cells.

1. biological
2. genetic
3. physical

4. A person’s distinctive temperament usually begins to become apparent ____________ and influences birth order and sex roles.

1. soon after birth
2. from the very conception
3. after 2 years of life

5. The reaction of specific cells in the body to stimulation from the environment

1. coherence
2. perception
3. sensation

6. The process of creating a new scheme or changing an existing scheme to make room for a new stimulus event or experience.

1. accommodation
2. assimilation
3. equilibrium

7. At what age do children achieve object permanence?

a. 0-2 years

b. 2-7 years

c. 7-11 years

8. Coordinated activity where the parent and infant watch, copy and respond to each other.

1. synchrony
2. attachment
3. affiliation

9. The need to be near the person for whom you have an attachment is demonstrated by

1. contact- maintaining behaviors
2. survival value
3. proximity-seeking behaviors

10. A stage of life where we get sexual pleasure from eating, sucking etc

1. oral
2. phallic
3. anal

11. A stage of life where we get pleasure from e.g. bowel movements.

1. oral
2. anal
3. phallic

12. The child unsuccessfully resolves the conflict at any of the psychosexual stages of development and cannot progress to the next stage as a result.

1. affiliation
2. fixation
3. anti-fixation

13. When stress gets too much you revert to behaviors exhibited at the psychosexual stage at which you became fixated.

a. fixation

b. regression

c. resistance

14. According to stages of psychosocial development the stage intimacy vs isolation occurs in the period of

a. middle adulthood

b. adolescence

c. young adulthood

15. In this stage children often imitate actions of their parents.

a. generativity vs self absorption

b. industry vs inferiority

c. initiative vs guilt

16. A small number of individually meaningless symbols that can be combined according to agreed-on rules to produce an infinite number of messages.

a. language

b. verbalics

c. grammar

17. Our knowledge of word meanings and how we acquire a vocabulary

a. semantics

b. phonology

c. pragmatics

18. How many stages of language development are there?

a. 6

b.5

c.7

19. At this stage children learn their first words

a. phonological development

b. semantic development

c. preverbal

20. For girls adolescence occurs in the period from ______ to ________ years of age

a. 12, 14/15

b. 11, 15/16

c. 11, 17/19

21. Sensory, perceptual, cognitive and emotional processes are all influenced by increasing levels of _______, which facilitates physical arousal.

a. testosterone

b. levasterone

c. cardeosterone

22. Early maturing _______ are more likely to do well at school academically and athletically.

a. girls

b. boys

c. both genders

23. The learning of values or attitudes that is incorporated within yourself.

a. superlization

b. internalization

c. externalization

24. According to Piaget, young people develop the ability to think in abstract terms from the age of ________years.

a. 13

b. 15

c. 11

25. When the young person develops an ability to evaluate logic without needing real-life example to back it up, it’s the

a. prepositional sign

b. propositional thought

c. reaction to a problem

26. J. Marcia defines _________as the internal organization of drives, abilities, and beliefs of an individual.

a. personality

b. superiority

c. identity

27. During adolescence there is a determined struggle for _______, when youngsters start to identify themselves as separate entities from their parents.

a. superiority

b. autonomy

c. maturity

28. He classified identity status as identity achievements, identity diffusion and moratorium.

a. Erikson

b. Marcia

c. Steinberg

29. Early adulthood is characterized as

a. prime of life

b. doubt of life

c. physical peak

30.The final stage of life is the process of

a. retirement

b. dying

c. freedom

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Part 2.

1.How has Developmental Psychology course contributed to the quality of your life? Have you gained any insights? How has your cognition and behavior improved? Give examples. Which part of the course was the most helpful and interesting for you? (250 words)

2. Choose one theory you have studied in the course and describe its importance for a teaching career.(200 w.)

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Total: 30

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