Question 1 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

When seven-month-old Sarah's parents dropped her off at her new babysitter's house, she became fearful and distressed, crying until they returned. What did Sarah experience?

ambivalence

Separation anxiety

induction

Power assertion

Question 2 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

What is the first stage of prenatal development?

fetal

germinal

embryonic

zygotic

Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

According to Erik Erikson, what is the central task of adolescence?

intimacy

generativity

industry

Identity formation

Question 4 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

According to Carol Gilligan, women rely more on __________ than men do in making moral judgments.

An internal orientation

Principles of caring and compassion

An external orientation

Abstract principles of laws and justice

Question 5 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

Johnny said, "Daddy goed to the store." This error is called a(n):

underextension

overregulation

underregulation

overextension

Question 6 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

Sandra has exhibited depression and generalized anxiety for the past year. Her doctor recommended a PET scan which confirmed that she had increase neural activity in the ______________.

hippocampus

amygdala

thalamus

hypothalamus

Question 7 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

What is the function of the dendrites of a neuron?

To allow axons with myelin to transmit neural signals.

To give information to other neurons.

To prevent the scrambling of neural messages.

To receive information from other neurons.

Question 8 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

Jorge has severe epilepsy. One possible way to reduce the severity of his seizures is to sever the __________.

Wernicke's area.

Frontal lobe.

Limbic system.

Corpus callosum.

Question 9 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

Ben was in an accident that caused him to sustain some minor damage to his limbic system. The accident seems to have affected his ability to form new memories. What part of the limbic system is likely to have been involved?

thalamus

hypothalamus

hippocampus

amygdala

Question 10 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

When Jack stood up to give a presentation to the city council, he felt stressed and experienced an accelerated heartbeat and dilated pupils as a result. This heightened physiological reaction is the function of which nervous system?

Parasympathetic nervous system.

Sympathetic nervous system.

Somatic nervous system.

Central nervous system