Developmental Psychology

Achieve Test Prep: Developmental Psychology

56. Identity diffusion represents a(n): A) Identity that is based on a false self B) Failure to achieve a stable identity C) Identity that is based on a false self D) Failure to integrate one’s identity

57. What is the term Chomsky used to describe a child’s innate set of mental structures that aid children in language learning? A) SL: social learning

B) LAD: language acquisition device C) CLD: cognitive-language device D) ZPD: zone of proximal development

58. Which of the following adolescents will report the most negative body image? A) Sharon, a late maturing girl B) Dan, an early maturing boy C) Jan, an androgynous girl D) Cherie, an early maturing girl

59. The ability to associate information from one sensory modality with information from another is called: A) Intermodal perception B) Bimodal perception C) Accommodation D) Object permanence

60. The ability to “think about thinking” is called _______. A) Metathinking B) Mnemonics

C) Metacognition D) Memory recall

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