Which of the following is not associated with smoking during pregnancy?

A. Mental retardation
B. Lower birth weight
C. Miscarriage
D. Visual defects

According to Piaget, cognitive development occurs through a fixed sequence of stages, each distinguished from the prior stage by a ________________?

A. Larger number of schemes
B. New kind of scheme
C. Increasing use of accommodation
D. Increasing use of assimilation

In Erikson’s theory, the achievement of integrity is the primary task of ______________?

A. Adolescence
B. Young adulthood
C. Middle adulthood
D. Late adulthood

An elderly person who can look back on life with satisfaction and reminisce with a sense of completion has attained Erikson’s stage of ________________?

A. Generativity
B. Intimacy
C. Isolation
D. Integrity

Choosing a marriage partner and deciding whether or not to have children may be related to Erikson’s psychosocial stage of ______________?

A. Trust vs. mistrust
B. Generativity vs. isolation
C. Intimacy vs. isolation
D. Integrity vs. despair

30-year-old woman tells a friend that she doesn’t want to marry because she is afraid of losing her freedom and independence. Erikson would say that she is having difficulty with the psychosocial task of ______________?

A. Trust vs. mistrust
B. Autonomy vs. doubt
C. Intimacy vs. isolation
D. Identity vs. role confusion

Which of the following abnormalities is most likely related to the mother’s condition at the time of conception?

A. Oxygen deprivation during prenatal development
B. Fetal alcohol syndrome
C. Down’s syndrome
D. Prenatal smoking

Of the following, which is possible cause of dementia?

A. Stroke
B. Brain tumor
C. Alcoholism
D. All of the above

A stationary point of light when viewed in an otherwise totally dark room appears to move. This is an example of ________________?

A. Apparent motion
B. Induced motion
C. The autokinetic effect
D. Binocular disparity

What most accurately defines the function of middle ear?

A. Formation of neural impulse
B. Sound-wave amplification
C. Sound collection
D. Transmission to the brain