Chapter 10 Lifespan Development True/False Questions PDF

Krause, Corts, Dolderman, Smith, Psychological Science, Canadian Edition, Chapter 10: Lifespan Development 4) Habituation refers to the formation of new habits and reflexes. a. True b. False Correct: Habituation refers to a decrease in responding with repeated exposure to a...

Krause, Corts, Dolderman, Smith, Psychological Science, Canadian Edition, Chapter 10: Lifespan Development 4) Habituation refers to the formation of new habits and reflexes. a. True b. False Correct: Habituation refers to a decrease in responding with repeated exposure to an event. 409 Answer: b Page Reference: 409 5) Babies become attached to their mothers because their mothers provide them with food and warmth. a. True b. False Correct: Harlow's famous studies with monkeys suggest that contact, rather than food, is the basis for mother–infant bonding. 412–413 Answer: b Page Reference: 412–413 6) Recent research has confirmed Piaget's belief that children are egocentric through the entire preoperational stage. a. True b. False Correct: Modern research indicates that children take the perspective of others long before the preoperational phase is complete. 415 Answer: b Page Reference: 415 7) Adolescents are more likely to engage in risky behaviour when they are in the presence of other adolescents. a. True b. False Correct: Psychologists have found that in some situations, adolescents are no more likely to engage in risky behaviour than adults. When adolescents are with other adolescents, however, this propensity changes. 424–425 Answer: a Page Reference: 424–425 Copyright © 2015 Pearson Canada Inc. Page 1 of 2  Krause, Corts, Dolderman, Smith, Psychological Science, Canadian Edition, Chapter 10: Lifespan Development 8) Older adults who exercise their brains with challenging activities have a better chance of preserving their cognitive ability than those who do not. a. True b. False Correct: Research indicates that frequent use of puzzles and brain teasers leads to better maintenance of cognitive and brain functioning. Conversely, disuses of the brain in older age allows decline to occur at a faster pace. 434–435 Answer: a Page Reference: 434–435 9) For adults, positive emotions decline with age while negative emotions increase. a. True b. False Correct: Researchers who have examined emotions throughout the lifespan tend to find that negative emotions decline with age while positive emotions increase in frequency. 440 Answer: b Page Reference: 440 Copyright © 2015 Pearson Canada Inc. Page 2 of 2