The Science of Psychology: An Appreciative View, 2nd Edition (King)

Chapter 9: Human Development

True or False

1
Development concerns the changes that happen physically, cognitively, interpersonally, and emotionally throughout the course of life.
A)True
B)False
2
Piaget believed that children were active participants in their cognitive development.
A)True
B)False
3
The majority of children whose parents are divorced have adjustment problems.
A)True
B)False
4
Authoritarian parenting is linked with poor child outcomes in collectivist and individualistic societies.
A)True
B)False
5
A strong ethnic identity helps to buffer the effects of discrimination on well-being.
A)True
B)False
6
Older adults experience more positive emotions than younger adults.
A)True
B)False
7
Children in the preoperational stage of cognitive development can successfully complete conservation tasks.
A)True
B)False
8
Harlow's research showed that infant monkeys preferred to spend time with the "mother" (wire or cloth) on which they were nursed.
A)True
B)False
9
To help adolescents research their full potential, parents should be effective managers of their children.
A)True
B)False
10
Emerging adulthood is the period between 18 and 30 years of age.
A)True
B)False
King: The Science of Psychology, 2nd Edition
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