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HPS202 exam revision

Frage 1 von 200

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Which of the following best describes DNA?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, and contains all of the genetic information required for features of our bodies

  • DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, and sends messages to our brain about how to control our bodily movements

  • DNA is an inherited script, based upon our environmental interactions early on in life

  • DNA is something that we all carry, but only utilise it in conscious situations

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Frage 2 von 200

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If a father's sperm contains an X chromosome, when paired with a mother's egg, the resulting child:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Will not have its sex determined until after 8 weeks gestation

  • Will be male

  • Will inherit both male and female characteristics

  • Will be female

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Frage 3 von 200

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To be expressed, a dominant gene:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Must have its pair in order to be expressed

  • Will be expressed regardless if a recessive gene is present

  • Will not be expressed if a recessive gene is present

  • Is expressed in combination with the recessive gene

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Frage 4 von 200

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If blue eye color is a recessive gene, then in order for a person to have a phenotype of blue eyes:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Two blue eye genes must be present

  • As long as one blue eye gene is present, the trait will be expressed in the phenotype

  • Blue eye color is expressed randomly, there is no genetic pattern

  • Blue eye recessive genes will dominate over dominant genes of, for example, brown eyes

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Frage 5 von 200

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A gene showing co-dominance:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Has one allele that is dominant to the other

  • Has two alleles that are equal in dominance

  • Has alleles linked tightly on the same chromosome

  • Has alleles which are recessive to each other

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Frage 6 von 200

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Identify the differences between a genotype and phenotype:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • A genotype is the genes carried by a person; the phenotype is the observable expression of the genes

  • A phenotype is the genes carried by a person; the genotype is the observable expression of the genes

  • A genotype carries all of the genes from your mother; A phenotype carries all of the genes from your father

  • A genotype is the observable expression of the genes; A phenotype is all of the alleles that you carry

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Frage 7 von 200

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Place the three phases of prenatal development in the correct procedural order:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Germinal, foetal, embryonic

  • Germinal, embryonic, foetal

  • Embryonic, germinal, foetal

  • Embryonic, foetal, germinal

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Frage 8 von 200

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Which of the following correctly matches the layers of the embryonic disc with the structures that they form, with ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm respectively?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • the nervous system, skin and hair; muscles, bones, circulatory system and other internal organs; the digestive system, lungs, urinary tract and glands

  • the digestive system, lungs, urinary tract and glands; muscles, bones, circulatory system and other internal organs; the nervous system, skin and hair

  • muscles, bones, circulatory system and other internal organs; the digestive system, lungs, urinary tract and glands; the nervous system, skin and hair

  • the nervous system, skin and hair; the digestive system, lungs, urinary tract and glands; muscles, bones, circulatory system and other internal organs

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Frage 9 von 200

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Which of the following occur during the embryonic period?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • All basic organs of the body are formed, and the embryo begins to respond to direct stimulation

  • Organs take on their final form and begin to function

  • An inner membrane, called the amnion, forms a watertight sac with amniotic fluid to protect the developing organism

  • Implantation

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Frage 10 von 200

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During which trimester does the foetus begin to move and kick, as well as develop the sucking and swallowing complexes?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Trimester 1

  • Trimester 2

  • Trimester 3

  • Within two weeks of birth

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Frage 11 von 200

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During which trimester does the foetus respond reflexively to touch on the face?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Trimester 1

  • Trimester 2

  • Trimester 3

  • Between trimester 2 and 3

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Frage 12 von 200

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During which trimester does the brain indicate periods of sleep and wakefulness?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Trimester 1

  • Trimester 2

  • Trimester 3

  • From implantation

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Frage 13 von 200

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Which of the following is NOT true regarding teratogens?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • A teratogen is an agent which can cause birth defects

  • A teratogen causes speedier and healthier development

  • Some common teratogens include alcohol, tobacco, some STIs, illicit and prescribed drugs

  • Teratogens are usually something in the environment that the mother is exposed to during pregnancy

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Frage 14 von 200

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Which of the following is an example of how environmental influences can impact on our genetics?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • A child grows to be very tall, like his mother and father

  • A boy learns to play the guitar from his father

  • A neglected child still creates meaningful attachments later in life

  • A neglected and malnourished child does not grow to be very tall, despite having tall parents

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Frage 15 von 200

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The frontal lobe of the brain is the last to develop, and often does not reach maturity until early adulthood. Which of the following are functions of the frontal lobes?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Reasoning, decision making, and executive functioning

  • Imagining, memory, and risk taking

  • Taste, touch, smell, hearing and sight

  • Emotional reactions to fear-inducing stimuli

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Frage 16 von 200

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Which of the following is true of Erikson's psychosocial stage 'Trust V Mistrust'?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Occurs from birth-18 moths; a key event during this period is exploration. To resolve this crisis, the child must be able to safely explore and engage with their environment.

  • Occurs from 2-3 years old; a key event during this period is feeding. Trust is developed when caregivers consistently meet the child's needs.

  • Occurs from 2-3 years; a key event during this period is exploration. To resolve this crisis, the child must be able to safely explore and engage with their environment.

  • Occurs from birth-18 months; a key event during this period is feeding. Trust is developed when caregivers consistently meet the child's needs.

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Frage 17 von 200

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Which of the following is true of Erikson's psychosocial stage 'Autonomy V Shame and Doubt'?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Occurs at 2-3 years of age; a key event during this period is toilet training. Autonomy is achieved when children can develop a sense of personal control over physical skills.

  • Occurs at 6-11 years of age; a key event during this period is feeding. To achieve autonomy, the child must be able to source their own food and necessary supplies.

  • Occurs at birth-18 months; a key event during this period is toilet training. Autonomy is achieved when children can develop a sense of personal control over physical skills.

  • Occurs at 6-11 years of age; a key event during this period is friendships. To achieve autonomy, a child must be able to make friendships without parental assistance.

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Frage 18 von 200

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Which of the following is true of Erikson's psychosocial stage 'Intiative V Guilt'?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Occurs from 3-5 years; a key event during this period is exploration. Children need to establish power and control over their environment, leading them to a sense of purpose.

  • Occurs from 3-5 years; a key event during this period is pre-school. Children need to cope with new social and academic demands.

  • Occurs from 6-11 years; a key event during this period is school. Children need to cope with new social and academic demands.

  • Occurs from 2-3 years; a key event during this period is exploration. Children need to establish power and control over their environment, leading them to a sense of purpose.

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Frage 19 von 200

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Which of the following is true of Erikson's psychosocial stage 'Industry V Inferiority'?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Occurs from 6-11 years; a key event during this period is schooling. Industry is achieved when the child is able to cope with the new social and academic demands.

  • Occurs from 3-5 years; a key event during this period is schooling. Industry is achieved when the child is able to cope with the new social and academic demands.

  • Occurs from 6-11 years; a key event during this period is social relationships. Success is achieved when children feel valued and useful within their friendship groups.

  • Occurs from 3-5 years; a key event during this period is social relationships. Success is achieved when children feel valued and useful within their friendship groups.

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Frage 20 von 200

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Which of the following is true of Erikson's psychosocial stage 'Identity V Role Confusion'?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Occurs from 12-18 years; a key event during this period is social relationships. Success in this stage leads to a formed ability to develop a sense of self and stay to true to oneself.

  • Occurs from 6-11 years; a key event during this period is social relationships. Success in this stage leads to a formed ability to develop a sense of self and stay to true to oneself.

  • Occurs from 12-18 years; a key event during this period is intimate relationships. Success in this stage is achieved when individuals are able to develop an identity in combination with their partner.

  • Occurs from 19-40 years; a key event during this period is intimate relationships. Success in this stage is achieved when individuals are able to develop an identity in combination with their partner.

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Frage 21 von 200

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Which of the following is true of Erikson's psychosocial stage 'Intimacy V Isolation'?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Occurs from 19-40 years; a key event during this period is relationships. Intimacy is achieved when the individual can form intimate, loving relationships with others.

  • Occurs from 12-18 years; a key event during this period is relationships. Intimacy is achieved when the individual can form intimate, loving relationships with others.

  • Occurs from 19-40 years; a key event during this period is relationships. Success in this stage is achieved when the individual is able to interact with people in passing.

  • Occurs from 12-18 years; a key event during this period is relationships. Intimacy is achieved when the individual engages in sexual activity.

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Frage 22 von 200

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Which of the following statements accurately describes the most sophisticated self-theory seen during late adolescence?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • "I am a boy, I am five, and I like playing sport"

  • "I am a feminist, I am creative, and I support the Labor party"

  • "I am a feminist, I am creative, and I support the Labor party. I am happy and extroverted with friends, but sad and quiet at home"

  • "I am a female, and I am usually happy, and I am in high school"

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Frage 23 von 200

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Which of the following statements accurately describes identity diffusion?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • I haven't really thought about who I am, or who I am going to be yet.

  • My parents are Catholic, so I am going to be Catholic.

  • I have considered many religions, including Catholicism, which I was raised as. I have decided to convert to Buddhism.

  • I was brought up being taught how to run the family farm, but I am considering other career options currently.

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Frage 24 von 200

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Which of the following statements accurately describes identity foreclosure?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • My parents were doctors, so I will be too.

  • I have not thought about who I am, or what I want to be.

  • I believe I want to be a doctor, I am just making my final decisions about it now.

  • My parents were doctors, but I am looking into being a vet.

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Frage 25 von 200

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Which of the following statements accurately describes identity moratorium?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • I have been brought up Christian, but am currently looking into Catholicism.

  • My parents were Christian, therefore I will be too.

  • I haven't given any thought as to who I am or who I want to be.

  • I have considered many options, and have decided to practice Buddhism.

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Frage 26 von 200

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Which of the following statements accurately describes identity achievement?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • I have considered many different career options, and I have decided that I am going to be a doctor.

  • My parents were doctors so I am going to be a doctor also.

  • Because my parents were doctors and unhappy, I am going to do something other than be a doctor.

  • My parents were doctors, but I am looking into some career options of my own.

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Frage 27 von 200

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Which of the following do NOT have a major influence on identify formation?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Cognitive development and scholastic opportunities

  • Parental relationships and influence

  • Sociocultural influences

  • Emotional regulation

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Frage 28 von 200

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At what age does gender constancy occur?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 5-7 years

  • 2-4 years

  • 3-5 years

  • 6-8 years

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Frage 29 von 200

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At what age does gender-typed behaviour begin?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 2 years

  • 3 years

  • 5 years

  • 12 years

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Frage 30 von 200

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During which period are racial and prejudicial attitudes influenced by parents most strongly?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • At 3 years

  • At 7 years

  • Adolescence

  • Adulthood

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Frage 31 von 200

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The child may be engaged in seemingly random movements, with no clear objective. This best describes which type of play?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Unoccupied play

  • Solitary play

  • Onlooker play

  • Multi-dimension play

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Frage 32 von 200

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The child plays alone with different toys or other objects, and with no direct or indirect awareness of or involvement with other children, even if nearby. This best describes which type of play?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Solitary play

  • Onlooker play

  • Unoccupied play

  • Only-child play

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Frage 33 von 200

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The child watches others play without actually entering into the activities. The child is clearly involved with what is happening, and is usually within speaking distance of the participants. This best describes which type of play?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Onlooker play

  • Solitary play

  • Unoccupied play

  • Excluded play

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Frage 34 von 200

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Involves two or more children playing side-by-side in close proximity and with an awareness of each other's presence, often with the same toy or enjoying similar activity, but do not share toys, talk, or interact except in very minimal ways. This best describes which type of play?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Parallel play

  • Associative play

  • Cooperative play

  • Solitary play

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Frage 35 von 200

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Children engage in a common activity and talk about it with each other, but do not assign tasks or roles to particular individuals and are not very clear about common goals. This describes best which type of play?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Onlooker play

  • Parallel play

  • Cooperative play

  • Associative play

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Frage 36 von 200

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Children consciously form into groups to make something, attain a goal, or dramatise a situation. One or two members organise and direct the activity with children assuming different roles and responsibilities. Which type of play does this most accurately describe?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Group play

  • Parallel play

  • Cooperative play

  • Associative play

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Frage 37 von 200

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Identify the categories of Grussec and Lytton's play typology:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Functional, constructive, pretend, and games with rules

  • Onlooker, parallel, associative, and cooperative play

  • Solitary, onlooker, parallel, and cooperative

  • Functional, fine motor, pretend, and gross motor

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Frage 38 von 200

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What emotions are present from birth?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Interest, disgust, and contentment

  • Disgust, contentment, and discomfort

  • Anger, sadness, and joy

  • Surprise, joy, and anger

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Frage 39 von 200

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What emotions appear in the 2-7 month period in infants?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Anger, sadness, joy, and surprise

  • Interest, disgust, and contentment

  • Embarassment, shame, and guilt

  • Envy, pride, and happiness

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Frage 40 von 200

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Self-conscious emotions (including embarrassment, shame, guilt, envy, and pride), are called so because:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Each involves some damage or enhancement to our sense of self

  • Each is detrimental to our sense of self

  • Each improves our sense of self

  • Each requires self-recognition and an understanding of rules or standards for evaluating one's conduct

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Frage 41 von 200

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Self-evaluative emotions, including shame, guilt and pride, are called so because:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • They either enhance or are detrimental to our sense of self

  • They are detrimental to our sense of self

  • They enhance our sense of self

  • They require self-recognition and an understanding of rules or standards for evaluating one's conduct

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Frage 42 von 200

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Regarding emotional display rules, which of the following is FALSE:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Emotional display rules vary across cultures

  • Every culture has similar or the same emotional display rules

  • A child who feigns pleasure at a displeasing present has mastered Westernised emotional display rules

  • At age 3, children can begin to disguise, suppress, and replace emotions

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Frage 43 von 200

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Social referencing beings to occur at 7-10 months. This refers to:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Using others' emotional expressions to infer the meaning of otherwise ambiguous situations

  • If other people are happy, the infant will display this emotion also

  • Infants learn facial expressions and emotions from others, and put these into use at a later date

  • Children learn emotional display rules from social referencing

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Frage 44 von 200

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The 3 components of emotional competence include:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Competent emotional expressivity, competent emotional regulation, and competent emotional knowledge

  • Competent in being quiet and still, competent behavioural skills, and competent communication of emotions

  • Competent emotional expressivity, competent in raising the moods of others, and competent social referencing

  • Competent in maintaining positive moods, competent communication skills, and competent emotional knowledge

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Frage 45 von 200

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There are six dimensions to temperaments. Identify which of the following is NOT one of these core dimensions:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Fearful distress

  • Irritable distress

  • Positive affect

  • Activity level

  • Attention span/persistence

  • Rhythmicity

  • Desire for social engagement

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Frage 46 von 200

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Thomas and Chess' notion of 'goodness of fit' refers to:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Development being optimised when parents' child rearing practices are sensitively adapted to the child's temperamental characteristics

  • Development being delayed when parents' child rearing practices are sensitively adapted to the child's temperamental characteristics

  • Development being optimised when parents' child rearing practices are standardised regardless of temperament

  • Development is delayed if parents do not adjust their lives properly around their children

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Frage 47 von 200

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Identify the correct order in which the phases of attachment occur:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Social phase, the phase of indiscriminate attachments, the specific attachment phase, and the phase of multiple attachments

  • The phase of indiscriminate attachments, the specific attachment phase, the phase of multiple attachments, and the social phase

  • Social phase, the specific attachment phase, the phase of indiscriminate attachments, and the phase of multiple attachments

  • The phase of multiple attachments, the specific attachment phase, the phase of indiscriminate attachments, and the social phase,

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Frage 48 von 200

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"To love you, I must know you will always be there". This statement refers most closely to which of the following theories of attachment?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Psychoanalytic theory

  • Learning theory

  • Cognitive developmental theory

  • Ethological theory

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Frage 49 von 200

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Stranger anxiety occurs at _____, and is _______________:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 7-9 months; a wary or fretful reaction when infant is approached by an unfamiliar person

  • 9-18 months; a wary or fretful reaction when infant is approached by an unfamiliar person

  • 7-9 months; a wary or fretful reaction when infant is separated from the person(s) to whom they are securely attached

  • 9-18 months; a wary or fretful reaction when infant is separated from the person(s) to whom they are securely attached

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Frage 50 von 200

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Separation anxiety occurs at _____, and is ____________:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 6-9 months; a wary or fretful reaction when infants are separated from the person(s) to whom they are securely attached

  • 9-18 months; a wary or fretful reaction when infants are separated from the person(s) to whom they are securely attached

  • 6-9 months; a wary or fretful reaction when infants are approached by a stranger

  • 9-18 months; a wary or fretful reaction when infants are separated from their home environment

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Frage 51 von 200

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Four types of attachment types have been proposed. These include __________,__________, __________, and __________. The most common type of attachment is __________.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Secure, resistant, avoidant, and disorganised; secure

  • Secure, resistant, avoidant, and disorganised; disorganised

  • Secure, wary, infactuated, and disorganised; secure

  • Secure, wary, infactuated, and disorganised; infactuated

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Frage 52 von 200

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A child who has a secure attachment has most likely experienced:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Positive attitudes from parents, and parents are sensitive to infant's needs

  • Mostly positive attitudes from parents, but the parents often have bursts of anger

  • Parents are inflexible in their schedules, only providing care for the child at specific times

  • Positive attitudes from strangers, and strangers are sensitive to infant's needs

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Frage 53 von 200

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A child who has a positive model of themselves, but a negative model of others (according to the 'working models' theory), most likely has which attachment type:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Avoidant attachment

  • Secure attachment

  • Resistant attachment

  • Disorganised attachment

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Frage 54 von 200

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A child has only ever known their family dog-a small chihuahua. Upon seeing a large Labrador, his mother explains that this is also a dog. The child therefore adds this image to his existing schema of dogs. This is a process best known as:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Assimilation

  • Accommodation

  • Maturation

  • Reflexive learning

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Frage 55 von 200

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Identify the correct ordering of the 6 substages of Piaget's sensorimotor period:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Simple reflexes, primary circular reactions, secondary circular reactions, coordination of secondary circular reactions, tertiary circular motions, and beginnings of thought.

  • Simple reflexes, primary circular reactions, secondary circular reactions, tertiary circular reactions, coordination of secondary reactions, and beginnings of thought.

  • Beginnings of thought, simple reflexes, primary circular reactions, secondary circular reactions, tertiary circular reactions, and coordination of secondary reactions.

  • Beginnings of thought, primary circular reactions, secondary circular reactions, tertiary circular reactions, coordination of secondary reactions, and simple reflexes.

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Frage 56 von 200

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Which of the following is NOT a limitation of children's thinking during Piaget's preoperational stage?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Centration

  • Lack of knowledge regarding conservation

  • Egocentrism

  • Object permanence

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Frage 57 von 200

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The concrete operational stage refers to the ability to solve problems regarding:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Tangible objects

  • Abstract problems

  • Hypothetical-deductive reasoning

  • Theorising cause and effect

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Frage 58 von 200

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Which of the following is NOT something a child learns to do in the formal operational stage:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Solve abstract problems

  • Use hypothetical-deductive reasoning

  • Apply logic to situations

  • Understand knowledge of conservation

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Frage 59 von 200

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When a child is aggressive, but their main goal is to gain access to objects, space, or privileges, this aggression is best described as:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Immature aggression

  • Hostile aggression

  • Instrumental aggression

  • Relational aggression

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Frage 60 von 200

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The stages of the social information-processing theory of aggression are: encode, interpret, ________, generate possible strategies, __________, and ___________.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Formulate a goal; evaluate which strategy to employ; enact response

  • Evaluate which strategy to employ; enact response, evaluate enacted strategy

  • Formulate a goal; enact first response; enact scond response

  • Evaluate which strategy to employ; enact first response; enact scond response

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Frage 61 von 200

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Which of the following is NOT shown to be common in the nature of bullies:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • May have been bullied themselves

  • Have high self esteem

  • Have low self esteem

  • View aggression positively

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Frage 62 von 200

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Which one of the following is NOT a stage in Piaget's theory of moral development?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Pre-moral

  • Heternomous

  • Autonomous

  • Socially-defined

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Frage 63 von 200

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If someone said that they would cheat if they knew that they would not get caught, then they would be considered to be in the ________ level of morality, in stage __.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Preconventional; 1

  • Preconventional; 2

  • Postconventional; 6

  • Conventional; 3

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Frage 64 von 200

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If an individual said that they would let you copy their homework, if they could also copy yours from another subject, then this individual would be placed in the ____ level of morality, in stage __.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Preconventional; 2

  • Conventional; 3

  • Conventional; 4

  • Preconventional; 1

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Frage 65 von 200

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If an individual decided not to do something to someone, because they want to be liked by them, then this individual would be considered to be in the _____ level of morality, in stage __.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Conventional; 3

  • Conventional; 4

  • Pre-conventional; 2

  • Post-conventional; 5

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Frage 66 von 200

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If a child says "you can't do that, because the teacher said not to!", you can assume that they are in the ____ level of morality, in stage __.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Conventional; 4

  • Conventional; 3

  • Preconventional; 2

  • Postconventional; 5

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Frage 67 von 200

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In Kohlberg's scenario of the man stealing the medicine for his wife because he couldn't afford it, if an individual stated that this may have been a case where the rule needed breaking, you could assume that they are in ______ level of morality, and in stage __.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Post-conventional; 5

  • Post-conventional; 6

  • Conventional; 3

  • Conventional; 4

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Frage 68 von 200

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If an individual is acting consistently in such a way that they believe is right, regardless of punishment, or laws, this person is probably in the ______ level of morality, in stage __.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Post-conventional; 6

  • Conventional; 3

  • Post-conventional; 5

  • Conventional; 4

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Frage 69 von 200

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The basic units of sound refers to:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Phonemes

  • Morphemes

  • Semantics

  • Pragmatics

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Frage 70 von 200

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The word 'elephant' is an example of a ____ morpheme, whereas '-s' is an example of a _____ morpheme.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Free; bound

  • Bound; free

  • Pragmatic; semantic

  • Semantic; pragmatic

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Frage 71 von 200

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Rules that specify how words are to be combined to form meaningful phrases and sentences refers to:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Syntax

  • Semantics

  • Pragmatics

  • Morphology

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Frage 72 von 200

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The suggestion that language is learned by imitation (of adults) and reinforcement, is most strongly correlated with the _______________ theory of language development.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Learning/empiricist

  • Nativist

  • Interactionist

  • Cognitive

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Frage 73 von 200

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At what ages does 'cooing' begin (e.g. 'ooh' and 'aaah')?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 2 months

  • 4-6 months

  • From birth

  • 7 months

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Frage 74 von 200

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At what age does babbling (consonants added to speech, although words do not convey meaning) occur?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 4-6 months

  • 2 months

  • 10-12 months

  • 8 months

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Frage 75 von 200

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At what age do infants begin to reserve certain sounds for certain situations (for example, 'mm' when making requests, thus indicating knowledge of meaning)?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 2 months

  • 4-6 months

  • 6-8 months

  • 10-12 months

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Frage 76 von 200

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At what age do gestures and non-verbal responses tend to begin?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 7 months

  • 4-6 months

  • 10-12 months

  • 8-10 months

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Frage 77 von 200

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Pointing at something to draw attention to it is an example of a(n) ________ gesture, whereas by tugging on a caregiver's leg, indicating that they want to be picked up, is a(n) ________ gesture.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Declarative; imperative

  • Imperative; declarative

  • Indicative; meaningful

  • Meaningful; indicative

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Frage 78 von 200

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Using one word to represent a sentence (e.g. 'ball', to represent 'I want the ball'), is an example of a:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Holophrase

  • Monophrase

  • Telegraphic phrase

  • Immature sentence

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Frage 79 von 200

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Comprehension via the process of fast-mapping occurs at ______, but is not expressive until ______.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 13-15 months; 24-30 months

  • 15-18 months; 18-24 months

  • 12-14 months; 18-24 months

  • 12-24 months; 24-36 months

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Frage 80 von 200

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When a child speaks using only critical words to a sentence, for example, 'kitty go, ' this is an example of:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Holophrases

  • Telegraphic speech

  • Dual phrases

  • Pragmatic speech

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Frage 81 von 200

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When a child says 'I runned' instead of 'I ran', this is an example of:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Speech error

  • Overregulation

  • Pragmatic development

  • Motherese

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Frage 82 von 200

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At what age can children understand illocutionary intent (underlying meaning)?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 3 years

  • 1 year

  • 2 years

  • 4 years

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Frage 83 von 200

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Which of the following is NOT part of criteria A for ASD?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Persistent deficits in social communication and social interactions across multiple contexts

  • Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviours used for social interaction

  • Deficits in developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships

  • Restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests, or activities

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Frage 84 von 200

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Which of the following are NOT part of criteria B for ASD? Restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour, interest, or activities over at least two of the following:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Stereotyped or repetitive motor movements

  • Use of objects or speech

  • Highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus

  • Insistence on different routines every day

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Frage 85 von 200

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In higher functioning individuals with ASD, what is the male:female ratio of prevalence?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 4:1

  • 9:1

  • !:1

  • 4:2

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Frage 86 von 200

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Which of the following is NOT a proposed causal factor of ASD?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Weaker central coherence

  • Extreme male brain

  • Extreme female brain

  • Executive functioning disabilities

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Frage 87 von 200

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Under the DSM-V criteria, the prevalence for ADHD is said to be __. The concordance rate between monozygotic twins is up to __.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 8%; 80%

  • 80%; 8%

  • 18%; 80%

  • 80%; 18%

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Frage 88 von 200

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Which of the following is NOT an explanation used to explain why ASD is less prevalent in females?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Females may have innately better social skills

  • Diagnoses may not recognize female manifestations of ASD

  • Females may have a larger innate desire to socialise

  • Females possess the Y chromosome, thus exposing them less to the disorder

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Frage 89 von 200

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Which of the following is NOT a presentation of ADHD?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • ADHD predominantly inattentive presentation

  • ADHD predominantly hyperactive/impulsive presentation

  • ADHD combined presentation

  • ADHD attention-deficit presentation

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Frage 90 von 200

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Which of the following is NOT required for a diagnosis of ADHD?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • If the individual is <17, 6 diagnostic criteria must be present

  • If the individual is >17, 5 diagnostic criteria must be present

  • Symptoms must be present before 12 years of age

  • The individual must have a co-existing psychotic disorder

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Frage 91 von 200

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There is no evidence to suggest that ADHD is a brain-based dysfunction

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 92 von 200

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Which of the following is the most effective treatment for ADHD?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Stimulants such as Ritalin, Dexedrine, and Amphetamines

  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in combination with stimulants such as Ritalin, Dexedrine, and Amphetamines

  • This disorder resolves with age and maturity

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Frage 93 von 200

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Which of the following is not a risk factor for Schizophrenia?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Prenatal stressors

  • Drug use/abuse

  • Obstetric complications

  • Living within a functional family environment

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Frage 94 von 200

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The average age of onset for Schizophrenia is __ in men, and __ in women.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 18; 25

  • 25; 18

  • 18; 18

  • 18; 22

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Frage 95 von 200

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Schizophrenia tends to affect ___ more predominantly, with a(n) ______ onset, and generally more severe symptoms

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Men; earlier

  • Men; later

  • Females; earlier

  • Females; later

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Frage 96 von 200

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(RE Schizophrenia) In 10 years post-diagnosis, ___ of patients completely recover, and ___ are much improved

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 25%; 25%

  • 25%; 50%

  • 50%; 25%

  • One in 3 individuals diagnosed

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Frage 97 von 200

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Violence towards others is a symptom of Schizophrenia

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 98 von 200

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Which of the following is NOT part of the neurobiological explanation for schizophrenia?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Imbalances of dopamine and glutamate exist

  • Ventricles in the brain are larger

  • There tends to be less grey matter in the brain

  • There tends to be more white matter in the brain

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Frage 99 von 200

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Which of the following is a negative symptom of Schizophrenia?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Hallucinations

  • Delusions

  • Flat affect

  • Movement disorders

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Frage 100 von 200

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Eating disorders affect approximately __ of the Australian population

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 9%

  • 15%

  • 11%

  • 21%

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Frage 101 von 200

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Which of the following is NOT a long-term consequence of eating disorders?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Social isoloation

  • Increased social support

  • Medical complications

  • Psychological illness

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Frage 102 von 200

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Which of the following distinguishes Bulimia from Binge-Eating disorder?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Bulimia does not involve compensatory behaviours for binge eating, whereas binge-eating disorder does

  • Bulimia involves compensatory behaviours for binge eating, whereas binge-eating disorder does not

  • Bulimia does not involve binge eating, whereas binge-eating disorder does

  • Bulimia compensatory behaviours include only exercise, whereas binge-eating disorder compensatory behaviours include laxative and enema abuse.

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Frage 103 von 200

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Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for developing an eating disorder?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Having diabetes

  • Having an obsession with food and dieting

  • Going to a public high school

  • Living in Westernised cultures

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Frage 104 von 200

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Which of the following is true of the proximodistal principle?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Controlling your hand before your arm

  • Controlling your fingers before your hand

  • Controlling your foot before your toes

  • Controlling your toes before your foot

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Frage 105 von 200

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Which of the following is true of the cephalocaudal principle?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Controlling your torso before your legs

  • Controlling your legs before your torso

  • Controlling your legs before your arms

  • Controlling your feet before your hands

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Frage 106 von 200

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At what age are children considered to be at the 'schematic' stage of drawing?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 6 years

  • 5 years

  • 4 years

  • 8 years

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Frage 107 von 200

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Which of the following is NOT a proposed effect of sport in child development?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Poorer academic grades

  • Improved heart and lung function

  • Lower obesity rates

  • Improved sleep

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Frage 108 von 200

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Which of the following is NOT a symptom of dyspraxia?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Delayed milestones

  • Deficits in memory

  • Deficits in attention

  • Facial abnormalities

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Frage 109 von 200

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Which of the following is not a suggested treatment for dyspraxia?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Providing scaffolding and practice for the child

  • Adapting the environment to the child's needs

  • Engaging specific training

  • Routing the child to achieve milestones earlier than their peers

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Frage 110 von 200

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Which of the following are NOT factors that may impair motor development?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Muscle tone and strength

  • Motor planning

  • Sensory processing

  • Emotional regulation

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Frage 111 von 200

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Which of the following is not an example of a teratogen in pregnant women?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Blood disorders

  • Temperature

  • Diet

  • Personality

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Frage 112 von 200

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DNA is:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The information coded in genes that is then copied onto Ribonucleic acid (RNA)

  • Comprised of Ribonucleic acid (RNA)

  • The biological structure underpinning every human attribute and trait

  • The unchangeable, static biological blueprint we all possess

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Frage 113 von 200

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When we inherit characteristics from our parents, the form of genetic transmission is via:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Dominant alleles and recessive alleles

  • Dominant alleles, but not recessive alleles

  • Co-dominant alleles

  • Dominant, recessive and co-dominant alleles

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Frage 114 von 200

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If I have two blue-eyed parents and I have brown eyes, I can say that my brown eyes are:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • An indication that I was probably adopted

  • A phenotypic manifestation of my genotype

  • A genotypic manifestation of my phenotype

  • Unrelated to my genetic inheritance

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Frage 115 von 200

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Organogenesis occurs during the:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Foetal gestational period

  • Germinal period

  • Embryonic period

  • Foetal period

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Frage 116 von 200

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A synapse is

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • A connection between neurons

  • Empty spaces between neurons

  • The fatty sheath covering neurons

  • The last part of the brain to develop

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Frage 117 von 200

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During brain development in adolescence:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The neurons are stripped of their myelin to facilitate quicker transmission between neurons

  • The brain has already reached full maturity and only changes when we learn skills

  • Synapses are pruned and myelin developed

  • More synapses are created rapidly to deal with larger amounts of information processing

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Frage 118 von 200

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Bones and other internal organs develop from

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The introderm

  • The ectoderm

  • The endoderm

  • The mesoderm

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Frage 119 von 200

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Children’s tendency to associate with same-sex playmates and to think of the other sex as an out-group is known as:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Gender segregation

  • Gender differentiation

  • Gender separation

  • Gender avoidment

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Frage 120 von 200

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Which of the following is true of Stereotypes?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • They are widely shared knowledge structures that are learnt through socialization

  • They are always based on facts

  • They are distinct cognitive structures

  • They are widely shared knowledge structures that are learnt through socialization, AND They are distinct cognitive structures

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Frage 121 von 200

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Children involved in a game of ‘tag’ are demonstrating which type of play?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Solitary play

  • Parallel play

  • Onlooker play

  • Cooperative play

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Frage 122 von 200

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According to Erikson’s theory of psychosocial stages of development, children aged 6-11 years are typically dealing with which basic conflict?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • initiative versus guilt

  • initiative versus industry

  • industry versus inferiority

  • industry versus guilt

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Frage 123 von 200

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Children generally demonstrate self recognition using the rouge test at approximately

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 18-24 months of age

  • 15-17 months of age

  • 12-15 months of age

  • None of the above

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Frage 124 von 200

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Which of the following have been identified as attachment-related fears in infancy:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Stranger anxiety

  • Separation Anxiety

  • Separation Anxiety AND Stranger anxiety

  • Imprinting

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Frage 125 von 200

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Infants who construct a positive working model of both themselves and their caregivers can be expected to develop which type of attachment style to their caregiver:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Secure attachment

  • Resistant attachment

  • Avoidant attachment

  • Disorganized/disoriented attachment

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Frage 126 von 200

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An infant who shows little distress when their mother leaves the room and seems to ignore her upon her return is likely to have which type of attachment:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Secure attachment

  • Resistant attachment

  • Avoidant attachment

  • Disorganized/disoriented attachment

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Frage 127 von 200

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The notion that the type of attachment that an infant develops with a caregiver depends primarily on the kind of caregiving the child received from that person is known as:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The Attachment hypothesis

  • The Caregiving hypothesis

  • The Emotional support hypothesis

  • None of the above

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Frage 128 von 200

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A child whose behaviour is somewhat inactive and somewhat moody, and is slow to adapt to new persons and situations could be described as having which type of temperament?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Easy temperament

  • Difficult temperament

  • Slow-to-warm up temperament

  • Insecure temperament

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Frage 129 von 200

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Social learning approaches to aggression contend that aggression is based on:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Observation and learning

  • Genetic pre-disposition

  • Neurological maturation

  • All answers provided

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Frage 130 von 200

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Which of the following statements best summarises Dodge’s social information-processing theory of aggression?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Aggressive behaviour is the result of inferring hostile intent in others and reacting angrily.

  • Aggressive behaviour is the result of receiving a (often inadvertent) reward for aggression.

  • Aggressive behaviour depends on the social information provided to the child by the primary caregiver.

  • Aggression develops as a result of biological and cognitive maturation.

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Frage 131 von 200

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Boys are more physically and verbally aggressive on average than girls. This is most likely due to:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Higher testosterone levels in boys.

  • Parents react more negatively to aggressive behaviours from girls than boys.

  • Parents play rougher with boys than girls.

  • All answers provided

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Frage 132 von 200

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Maggie is supervising a play date between her daughter, Isla, and Isla’s friend Lily when she sees Isla kick Lily in an effort to avoid sharing the puzzle she is working on. Lily starts to cry. If Maggie wishes to foster compassion and altruism in Isla, the most appropriate response to Isla’s behaviour would be

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • To walk away from the situation to avoid inadvertently rewarding Isla for her aggressive behaviour.

  • To smack Isla on the bottom immediately, so that Isla makes the connection between her aggressive actions, and the punitive consequence.

  • To immediately yell at Isla and remove her from the situation.

  • To explain to Isla the harm and distress she has caused to Lily

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Frage 133 von 200

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You are administering Piaget’s moral-decisions exercise on Laurie. You read two stories to Laurie. In story A, Bob is trying to make a surprise breakfast in bed for his mum when he accidently knocks over four glasses, breaking them. In story B, while his mother isn’t looking, Jeff tries to steal a muffin from the kitchen bench when he knocks over one glass and breaks it. After the stories, you ask Laurie which child is naughtier, Bob or Jeff. Laurie says Jeff is the naughtier child because he was trying to do something naughty. How would you classify Laurie’s stage of moral development?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Premoral

  • Heteronomous morality

  • Autonomous morality

  • Social-order-maintaining morality

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Frage 134 von 200

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Egocentrism may best be defined as:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • A desire to play alone rather than with others

  • A lack of empathy

  • The realization that others have internal states such as emotions and desires

  • Thinking that is dominated by an infant’s own experiences, perceptions and position in space

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Frage 135 von 200

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A child who picks up a stick and plays with it pretending it is a sword is demonstrating which of the following:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Symbolic representation

  • Achievement of Formal Operations

  • Engagement in cooperative play

  • None of the answers provided

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Frage 136 von 200

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When children answer incorrectly in Piaget’s classic Conservation Task experiments, what cognitive developmental characteristic are they proposed to have demonstrated?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Schemes

  • Centration

  • Concrete operations

  • Symbolic representations

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Frage 137 von 200

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of Concrete Operational Thought?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The ability to conserve across a wide range of conservation tasks

  • The ability to manipulate mental representations about the outside to solve problems

  • The ability to reason about immediate reality

  • The ability to reason about abstract possibilities

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Frage 138 von 200

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The ability to create and test hypotheses through systematic observation is called:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Hypothetico-deductive reasoning

  • Hypothetico-inductive reasoning

  • Observation-based reasoning

  • Piagetian reasoning

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Frage 139 von 200

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A child who utters the sentence “ Home Daddy come” has not yet mastered the rules of

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • syntax

  • pragmatics

  • semantics

  • morphology

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Frage 140 von 200

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When a child says ' I runned home' they demonstrate

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Exposure to poor adult language models

  • Overregularlisation errors

  • Syntactic bootstrapping

  • None of the answers provided

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Frage 141 von 200

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According to the interactionist perspective, language development is influenced by

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Children’s cognitive development and modified language used by family members

  • An innate ‘learning activation device’ that is programmed to acquire language

  • Differential reinforcement from family as words are acquired and used

  • Appropriate exposure to language during a sensitive period of development

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Frage 142 von 200

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What is the rate of prevalence of autism in boys compared to girls?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Boys are twice more likely to be diagnosed with autism than girls

  • Boys are half as likely to be diagnosed with autism as girls

  • The prevalence is the same

  • Boys are 3-5 times more likely to be diagnosed with autism than girls

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Frage 143 von 200

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Given recent revisions in the diagnostic criteria for ASD, it is expected that prevalence rates will likely

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • decrease because fewer children will be diagnosed

  • decrease because fewer children will develop ASD

  • remain stable because there have been no changes to diagnostic criteria

  • increase because practitioners are more aware of the condition

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Frage 144 von 200

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What are the main symptoms of ADHD?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Inattention, recklessness and hyperactivity

  • Impulsivity and low concentration

  • Fidgeting, inattention and hyperactivity

  • Hyperactivity and inattention

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Frage 145 von 200

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ADHD is thought to develop due to

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • poor diet

  • failure of carers to set appropriate expectations and boundaries

  • failure of carers to set appropriate expectations and boundaries AND poor diet

  • None of the answers provided

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Frage 146 von 200

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Children with ADHD respond best to treatments involving

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Sedatives and behavioural modification

  • Cognitive behavioural therapy and stimulants

  • A good smack

  • Behavioursal modification and stimulants

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Frage 147 von 200

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Anorexia nervosa (AN) is primarily characterized by:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • An intense fear of gaining weight and refusal to maintain a normal body weight

  • A lack of appetite which leads to subsequent weight loss

  • Repetitive, constant exercise with a view to losing weight

  • Episodes of purging and laxative use with a view to losing weight

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Frage 148 von 200

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Bulimia Nervosa is primarily characterized by

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • An intense fear of gaining weight and refusal to maintain a normal body weight

  • Recurrent episodes of binge eating and a sense of a lack of control over the binges followed by compensatory behaviour

  • Recurrent episodes of binge eating and a sense of a lack of control over the binges

  • Repetitive, constant exercise with a view to losing weight

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Frage 149 von 200

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Current estimates are that approximately

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 1% adolescent girls develop anorexia

  • Approximately 15% children with anorexia are male

  • 40% of those with anorexia are at risk of developing bulimia

  • 40% of those with anorexia are at risk of developing bulimia AND 1% adolescent girls develop anorexia

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Frage 150 von 200

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People with schizophrenia are at high risk of

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • self harm

  • uncontrollable violence

  • domestic violence

  • having a split personality

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Frage 151 von 200

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People with schizophrenia tend to have brains that

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • are larger than most people

  • have larger fluid-filled cavities in them than most people

  • have less white matter and more grey matter than most people

  • are more active than most people

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Frage 152 von 200

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Which of the following statements about reflexes is true?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Reflexes are critical diagnostic indicators during infancy as they indicate neurological integrity.

  • While reflexes once held survival value to human infants, they are no longer relevant indicators of healthy development.

  • Reflexes are critical diagnostic indicators during infancy as they indicate muscular integrity.

  • Reflexes are critical diagnostic indicators during infancy as they indicate social development.

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Frage 153 von 200

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The impact of environment on motor development may best be summed up by saying:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Environment and practice are useful tools for the development of motor skills, but are not necessary.

  • Environmental factors can account for all the motor development observed in infants and children.

  • The environment is not a sufficient condition for the acquisition of motor skills but plays an important role in timing of skill acquisition.

  • Practice makes perfect – the more children practice motor skills, the faster they acquire them!

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Frage 154 von 200

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Sophie is about to turn 4 years old. Assuming she is on a normal developmental trajectory, what motor skills would her parents expect her to develop in the coming year?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Gross motor skills such as throwing and catching.

  • Fine motor skills such as cursive writing.

  • Fine motor skills such as drawing.

  • Fine motor skills such as drawing AND Gross motor skills such as throwing and catching.

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Frage 155 von 200

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Three - four year old children around the world typically draw people as ‘tadpole figures’ with a large head and no body. It is not until age 5 or 6 that most children draw human forms with a differentiated head and body. What is the most likely reason for this?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Because very young children are still developing the ability to interpret and understand sensory input.

  • Because older children have the ability to attend to a task for a longer period of time.

  • Because including a body with attached arms and legs requires fine motor skills which very young children are unlikely to possess.

  • Because including a body with attached arms and legs requires fine motor skills which very young children are unlikely to possess, AND Because very young children are still developing the ability to interpret and understand sensory input.

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Frage 156 von 200

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According to the dynamic systems theory, a child’s motor skills are:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Genetically programmed responses that emerge as dictated by maturation.

  • Genetically programmed responses that emerge as dictated by maturation and opportunities to practice.

  • Increasingly complex systems of action that represents the most effective way of achieving some objective using the limited capabilities the child may have.

  • Are dependent on a dynamic vicarious learning relationship between the child and the primary caregiver

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Frage 157 von 200

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Which of the following statements is true?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Chromosomes are made up of DNA

  • Genes are part of chromosomes

  • Genes are made up of DNA

  • All of the answers provided

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Frage 158 von 200

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With respect to hair colour, ____ is a genotype and ____ is a phenotype:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • AO, group A

  • The dominant allele of a gene, the recessive allele of a gene

  • Brunette hair, brunette hair gene

  • Brunette hair gene, brunette hair

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Frage 159 von 200

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In blood groups, the A allele is dominant over the O allele. Therefore, if a father’s blood
type is AO, and a mother’s is OO, their child:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Will have blood group A

  • Will have blood group OO.

  • Has a 50/50 chance of having either blood group AO or OO.

  • Has a one in three chance of having each of blood groups A, AO or OO

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Frage 160 von 200

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Which of the following is not a period within prenatal development?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Embryonic period

  • Placental period

  • Germinal period

  • Foetal period

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Frage 161 von 200

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Myelination refers to the

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Gradual pruning of synapses

  • The ‘use it or lose it’ concept in neural development

  • The insulation of brain synapses

  • The insulation of mature brain cells

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Frage 162 von 200

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Which of the following is not true of the development of emotional expressions:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Adults can identify both positive and negative emotions equally well

  • Adults find it easy to identify baby’s positive emotions from facial expressions

  • Babies communicate their feelings through their facial expressions

  • Emotional expressions become easier to identify as children get older

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Frage 163 von 200

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Expression of self-evaluative emotions requires:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Self recognition

  • An understanding of the rules or standards for evaluating one’s conducts

  • An understanding of the rules or standards for evaluating one’s conducts AND self recognition

  • Acquisition of all five basic emotions

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Frage 164 von 200

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Emotional display rules:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Are culturally defined

  • Emerge around 2 years of age

  • Are a set of emotions present at birth

  • Only apply to self-conscious emotions

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Frage 165 von 200

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Activity level, irritability/negative emotionality, attention span, fearfulness and sociability
(or positive affect) have been identified as important components of:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Emotional regulation

  • Temperament

  • Social referencing

  • Emotional competence

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Frage 166 von 200

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‘Goodness of fit’ is the term used to describe:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The notion that a child’s development is likely to be optimized when a parent’s
    child rearing practices match the child’s temperament

  • A slow to warm up temperament, where a child may be slow to adapt to new
    people or situations

  • An easy temperament, where a child is easy going and typically in a positive
    mood

  • A tendency to withdraw from unfamiliar people or situations

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Frage 167 von 200

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If a child displays tendencies to prefer same-sex activities over those typically linked with
the opposite sex, the child is displaying

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • gender identity

  • gender-role stereotypes

  • gender-typed patterns of behaviour

  • None of the answers provided

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Frage 168 von 200

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Which of the following is an example of identity diffusion:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • ‘I’ve not really thought much about my career, I don’t know exactly what I want
    to do’

  • ‘My parents are teachers and so I’ll be a teacher’

  • ‘I’m trying to decide if I should pursue a degree in law or psychology next year

  • 'I have finally found the right job for me’

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Frage 169 von 200

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Which of the following is not one of the four factors thought to influence an adolescents
identity formation:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Cognitive development

  • Schooling

  • Emotional development

  • Relationship with parents

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Frage 170 von 200

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According to Parten’s play typology, a group of children engaging in a game of tag is an
example of:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Onlooker play

  • Cooperative play

  • Associative play

  • Parallel play

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Frage 171 von 200

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Pursuant to Grusec and Lytton’s play typology, a child digging a hole in a sandpit is an
example of:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • pretend play

  • functional play

  • solitary play

  • unoccupied play

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Frage 172 von 200

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Cognitive Development may best be defined as:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The changes that take place in cognitive processes from birth until the beginning of
    adulthood

  • The changes that take place in cognitive processes over the lifespan

  • The changes in ways of thinking in a society over time

  • None of the answers provided

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Frage 173 von 200

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Which of the following is not one of the assumptions of Piaget’s theory of Cognitive
development:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • All stages are universal in that they describe the pattern of development in all
    children

  • The framework is domain-general

  • All children pass through the stages in the same order and no stage can be skipped

  • None of the answers provided

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Frage 174 von 200

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The process of incorporating a new experience into an existing scheme is known as:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Assimilation

  • Adaption

  • Preoperational thought

  • Accommodation

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Frage 175 von 200

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During what age period does Object Permanence typically emerge in children?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Birth – 1 month

  • 1 – 4 months

  • 4 – 7 months

  • 8 – 12 months

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Frage 176 von 200

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Children in the Preoperational Period of cognitive development would have difficulty
understanding

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Causality

  • The point of view of others

  • Object permanence

  • None of the answers provided

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Frage 177 von 200

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According to Dodge’s social information processing theory of aggression, after a child
encodes social cues, the next step they engage in is:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • interpret the social cues

  • respond without adequate thought about the consequences.

  • formulate social goals

  • consider strategies to deal with the social situation.

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Frage 178 von 200

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According to the social learning approach to aggression, children may behave aggressively
because:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • it is an inherent component of their personality

  • aggression acts as a release of stress hormone, cortisol.

  • of their environmental conditions.

  • of social frustration.

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Frage 179 von 200

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Children’s aggression is likely to be exacerbated by parental conflict when:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • the child is exposed to the conflict on numerous occasions

  • the conflict is intensive and high stress.

  • parents withdraw and become emotionally unavailable.

  • all of the above are likely to exacerbate aggression.

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Frage 180 von 200

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According to Piaget’s theory of moral development, a child who sees the rules of authority
figures as sacred and unalterable is likely to be in the:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • premoral period

  • ‘Good boy’ or ‘good girl’ orientation

  • social-order maintaining morality

  • heteronomous morality

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Frage 181 von 200

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The Heinz dilemma is posed to a child who responds as follows:
‘Well, stealing is wrong, but you need to consider the whole situation. Heinz knows that
there is no legal grounds for him to steal the drug. But he’s in a very difficult situation and
anybody in that situation would think it was reasonable to steal the drug”
According to Kohlberg’s levels and stages, what is the most appropriate classification
of this response?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Level 3, post-conventional morality, stage 5.

  • Level 1, pre-conventional morality, stage 2

  • Level 2, conventional morality, stage 3.

  • Level 2, conventional morality, stage 4

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Frage 182 von 200

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What are the main symptoms of autism?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Hyperactivity, and impaired social interaction

  • Low energy and impaired communication

  • Impaired social communication and interaction, and restricted interests

  • All answers provided

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Frage 183 von 200

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The recent revision of the DSM and consequent changes to the diagnostic criteria for
Autism spectrum disorders caused some problems including:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • increasing the sensitivity of the assessment so that individuals who may not
    previously have been diagnosed with ASD now may be.

  • improving the specificity but reducing the sensitivity of the assessment so higher
    functioning individuals may not receive the diagnosis.

  • limiting the applicability of the diagnosis to females.

  • limiting the cultural sensitivity of the assessment.

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Frage 184 von 200

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The theory that attempts to explain autism in terms of an inability to understand another’s
knowledge and beliefs is

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The theory of mind

  • The theory of poor executive functioning

  • The weak central coherence hypothesis

  • The mirror neuron theory

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Frage 185 von 200

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The three subtypes of ADHD are:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • hyperactive, impulsive, and inattentive.

  • early onset, late onset and mixed onset.

  • onset before 12 years, 12-16, or over 17 years old.

  • predominantly inattentive, predominantly hyperactive-impulsive, and combined.

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Frage 186 von 200

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Currently, the most effective form of treatment for ADHD is:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • stimulants such as Ritalin

  • psychological treatments such as CBT

  • neuro-biological treatments such as ECT

  • stimulants such as Ritalin AND psychological treatments such as CBT

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Frage 187 von 200

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Which of the following is not a positive symptom of schizophrenia?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Psychosis

  • Hallucations

  • Delusions

  • Reduced emotions

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Frage 188 von 200

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Which of the following is a negative symptom of schizophrenia?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Poverty of speech

  • Disorganized speech and thought

  • Hallucinations

  • Delusions

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Frage 189 von 200

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In terms of the prevalence and onset of schizophrenia, which of the following statements is
true:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Schizophrenia tends to develop in early adulthood, with the average age of onset 18
    years old in men, and 25 years old in women.

  • Schizophrenia typically begins in childhood but is usually left undiagnosed until later
    in life.

  • On most occasions, schizophrenia emerges in middle adulthood, the average age of
    onset (for both sexes) is 42 years.

  • Schizophrenia tends to develop in early adulthood, with the average age of onset 18
    years old in women, and 25 years old in men.

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Frage 190 von 200

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Current prevalence estimates of anorexia are that, at some point during the lifespan,

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Approximately 15% of women will experience the condition

  • Approximately 1% of women will experience the condition

  • Approximately 10% of women will experience the condition

  • Approximately 5% of women will experience the condition

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Frage 191 von 200

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The most important/influential risk factor for developing an eating disorder is:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Exposure to body-typed images in the media.

  • Genetics

  • Personality

  • A history of dieting

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Which of the following is not an example of a survival reflex that is present at birth?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Closing both eyes when a puff of air reaches the eye

  • Turning head towards touch and opening mouth when stroked on the cheek

  • The ‘pincer grasp’ to grip things placed in hand

  • Arching back and extending arms when a sudden loud sound is heard.

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Frage 193 von 200

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Evidence on sex difference in infant motor development:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • suggests that boys tend to reach motor development milestones slightly earlier
    than girls.

  • suggests that Boys tend to excel at gross motor movement while girls excel at fine
    motor movement.

  • suggests that there is no difference in the development or use of motor skills by
    male and female infants

  • is inconsistent and inconclusive.

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Frage 194 von 200

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Symptoms of dyspraxia include:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • significant delay in reaching motor milestones

  • problems concentrating

  • delays or ‘slowness’ of speech.

  • All answers provided

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Frage 195 von 200

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Twelve year old Carmen is determined to beat her personal best time for 50metres
freestyle in the swimming. This is an example of:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • achievement motivation.

  • sporting prowess

  • the benefits of sport

  • healthy competitiveness

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Frage 196 von 200

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We would expect a child to walk unassisted at approximately

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 6 months old

  • 12 months old

  • 18 months old

  • 24 months old.

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Frage 197 von 200

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The meaning of words and utterances is termed

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Semantics

  • Morphemes

  • Pragmatics

  • Syntax

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Frage 198 von 200

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The smallest unit of meaning in a language is a ________.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Morpheme

  • Inflection

  • Letter

  • Phoneme

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Frage 199 von 200

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Which theorist proposed the 'language acquisition device' (LAD)?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Lenneberg

  • Noam Chomsky

  • B.F Skinner

  • None of the answers provided

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Infants first use gestures as a form of communication at what age?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 8 to 10 months

  • 12 months

  • 12 to 18 months

  • 6 months

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