From the perspective of the life-span psychologist, life stages are important because:

A. they represent the outcome of major biological changes
B. they present a set of developmental tasks to be mastered
C. they provide insight into the values and aspirations of particular cultures
D. their beginning and end a perfectly correlated with chronological age

According to Kohiberg, morality based on the avoidance of punishment and the attainment of concrete rewards represents a(n)______morality.

A. preconventional
B. egocentric
C. conventional
D. postconventional

The stage of prenatal development during which the developing organism is most vulnerable to injury is the:

A. zygotic stage
B. germinal stage
C. embryonic stage
D. fetal stage

Dr. Jamshed wants to see if person’s IQ changes as they get older. To do this he takes three groups of subjects. Group i is made up of 10 years old, and Group III of 25 years old. Dr. Jamshed tests all three groups of their IQ level. The design of this experiment is called:

A. longitudinal study
B. more information is needed to determine the design of the experiment
C. Gesell’s dome
D. cross sectional study

The surroundings of the individual are called his:

A. Environment
B. Identity
C. Heredity
D. Way of thinking

The onset of puberty:

A. begins approximately eight years earlier on the average in girls than in boys
B. begins approximately four years earlier on the average in boys than in girls
C. is about the same time for boys and girls
D. begins approximately two years earlier on the average in girls than in boys

Javaid is a graduate student who is studying the way in which selective attention develops during the preadolescent years. He selected a group of 10-years-olds, and he assesses their selective attention every six months over a two-year period. In this example, Javaid is using:

A. a longitudinal research design
B. a sequential design
C. a cross-sectional design
D. a multi-factorial research design

Effective teaching requires the:

A. Keen interest of the teacher to the studies of the students
B. Use of appropriate method of teaching
C. Solution of the problems of students
D. All of the above

Although women perform about______of all housework, about_____of wives characterize their household division of labor as unfair.

A. one-half; one-half
B. two-thirds; three-quarters
C. two-thirds; one-third
D. three-quarters; one-tenth

When the development of the same subjects is studied over a period of time, the study is called a:

A. cross-sectional study
B. life history study
C. longitudinal study
D. sequential study