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DEP 2004 MIDTERM EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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Which of the following is TRUE about separation anxiety in infants? - CORRECT ANSWER -Research with American, Ladino and Mayan Guatemalans, Israeli, Kalahari Kung, and Navaho infants has shown that anxiety is related to how accustomed a child is to separation from the attachment figure.
Identify a true statement about temperament. - CORRECT ANSWER-It is influenced by genetics.
Identify an accurate statement about the fathering role. - CORRECT ANSWER -It is in many ways a social construction.
Georgia's 3½-year-old son Dmitri has recently started to show negativism. He refuses to share his toys with other kids. A few days ago, he even tore off a few pages of their family photo album because his brother wanted to look at it when Dmitri was going through it. Identify the best action that Georgia can take in such situations. - CORRECT ANSWER -Remind Dmitri about the behavior that is expected of him. 1 / 4
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Chloe is a baby who is very friendly with strangers and does not cry when separated from her mother. Robbie, Chloe's uncle, believes that Chloe does not suffer from stranger anxiety or separation anxiety. If Robbie's claims made in the scenario are true, which of the following must also be true? - CORRECT ANSWER-Chloe does not cry when her mother leaves her with a babysitter.
Children who are better able to recognize false beliefs are those who are - CORRECT ANSWER -highly rated by their teachers and peers on social skills.
Eight-year-old Patrick is learning to play the guitar. He has been practicing for 2 years now. Which of the following best illustrates how scaffolding can be applied to make his progress faster? - CORRECT ANSWER -pairing him with someone who is just a bit better than him so that he feels challenged, but also confident
Mandy argues that handedness likely has a genetic basis. Which of the following statements is she most likely to state to support her position? - CORRECT ANSWER -Left-handedness runs in families and is hereditary.
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In which of the following examples is a child using symbolic function? - CORRECT ANSWER -After returning from the zoo, Molly pretends to be a lion and roars.
Five-year-old Mike is shown two parallel ropes of the same length. One rope is then moved to the right. When Mike is asked if the ropes are of the same length, he replies that the rope to the right is longer. According to Jean Piaget, this illustrates Mike's inability to grasp - CORRECT ANSWER -conservation.
In the context of the psychoanalytic approach to gender development, a girl who is going through the process of identification is most likely to - CORRECT ANSWER --
(Answer is NOT:
"be spiteful toward the parent of the same sex.")
There is emerging evidence that gender identity - CORRECT
ANSWER--
(Answer is NOT:
"the product of child-rearing practices.")
Emma's son, Davis, is effeminate. If Emma supports the social cognitive approach to gender development, to which of the following is she most likely to attribute Davis's effeminate 3 / 4
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nature? - CORRECT ANSWER -Davis is homeschooled, and he has no male role models in a household full of women.
Martha, a psychologist, believes that children learn how to behave appropriately either as a boy or a girl by observing how others behave around them in their homes, schools, and playgrounds. Based on the information given in the scenario, it can be said that Martha supports - CORRECT ANSWER -social cognitive theory.
Identify a true statement about sex segregation in the context of play. - CORRECT ANSWER --
(Answer is NOT:
"The tendency to play with other-sex peers increases when gender is made more salient.")
Which of the following is true of Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence? - CORRECT ANSWER -It focuses on the processes involved in intelligent behavior.
Identify a true statement about gray matter in the brain. - CORRECT ANSWER -It is composed of closely packed neurons in the cerebral cortex.
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