Activity for the book My Psychology

Instructions

Listen to the following podcast and then answer the questions that follow.

Question 1

Fill in the blank: 4-year-old Samara is just beginning to understand the physical world, but she does not yet pass the liquid conservation test. This means she is most likely in Piaget’s _____BLANK stage of cognitive development.

Choice A, sensorimotor

Choice B, preoperational

Choice C, concrete operational

Choice D, formal operational

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Question 2

Fill in the blank: Elsa and Ariel are having a deep discussion about the meaning of love and how it defines a person. Based on their topic of conversation, it is likely they are in the _____BLANK stage of cognitive development.

Choice A, formal operational

Choice B, concrete operational

Choice C, sensorimotor

Choice D, preoperational

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Question 3

Understanding the thoughts, feelings, intentions, and other mental activities of yourself and others is known as theory of:

Choice A, object permanence.

Choice B, conservation.

Choice C, mind.

Choice D, egocentrism.

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Question 4

Dr. Roberts provides a personal example of a schema from childhood that she had accommodated throughout her life. Which example did she provide?

Choice A, When returning to her childhood home, she was shocked that it looked so much smaller than she recalled.

Choice B, When she was a child, she thought a neighbor’s Chihuahua was a cat, but later adjusted her schema for dogs to also include very small ones.

Choice C, As a child she was afraid of clowns but was able to overcome this as she got more exposure to them and adjusted her schema.

Choice D, Upon visiting her childhood school, she was surprised at how incredibly small the bathroom stalls were.

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Question 5

Your childhood friend just found out she is 9-weeks pregnant. She is a social smoker and tells you she’s going to switch to vaping during her pregnancy. Knowing that vaping involves nicotine, how should you respond?

Choice A, Support her choice, because vaping isn’t known to be harmful to the fetus.

Choice B, Recommend she quit smoking entirely, because vaping still includes nicotine, which is a teratogen and could be harmful to the fetus.

Choice C, Tell her vaping is much safer than quitting entirely, which could cause stress to the fetus.

Choice D, Suggest that she just continue smoking, because any habit changes would be dangerous to her and the baby.

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Question 6

What does Dr. Pomerantz say in the podcast about the psychology-derived categories of parenting styles?

Choice A, He disagrees with the existing labels given to the categories of parenting styles.

Choice B, The three categories of parenting styles have been thoroughly tested and proven to be the only categories that exist.

Choice C, While researchers have come up with three main categories, there are many more parenting styles beyond this.

Choice D, He shares a story of how his parents had vastly different style of parenting.

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Question 7

Fill in the blank: Angie and Bryon have set an 8 p.m. curfew for their 13-year-old daughter. She is unhappy about the curfew and wants to know why she has to be home so early. They tell her they don’t need to provide a justification, and that she should be home at that time simply because they said so. Angie and Bryon are using a(n) _____BLANK style of parenting.

Choice A, authoritarian

Choice B, authoritative

Choice C, neglectful

Choice D, permissive

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Question 8

Which of the following statements regarding parenting style is true?

Choice A, People are born with a predisposition to use a particular parenting style.

Choice B, Both parents typically do not have the same parenting style approach.

Choice C, Parenting style is impacted by things like culture and child temperament.

Choice D, Parents generally do not use the same parenting style for all of their children.

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Question 9

Nature is to nurture as genes are to:

Choice A, adaptation.

Choice B, behavior.

Choice C, biology.

Choice D, environment.

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Question 10

In the podcast, what does Dr. Comer call out as an important consideration of human development?

Choice A, Childhood is the most important period of development.

Choice B, Humans change and develop across their entire their lifespan.

Choice C, Nature plays a much more impactful role in development than nurture.

Choice D, People finish developing around age 18, so it’s important for teens to have broad experiences.

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