Developmental Psychology

Achieve Test Prep: Developmental Psychology

111. In which stage of prenatal development does implantation happen? A) Germinal B) Fetal C) Embryonic D) Zygote

112. In order to study the effects of music on memory, a researcher has one group of subjects listen to music while studying a list of words and another group study the same list without music. In this experiment, the number of words each subject can remember would be:

A) The independent variable B) The fluctuating variable C) The dependent variable D) The memory variable

113. _______ studies are those in which the same people are tested at different ages. A) Chronological B) Cross-sectional C) Cross-cultural D) Longitudinal

114. Ever since he was five years old, Jimmy’s father has been telling him that someday he will come to work with him in his real estate office. But when he finished high school, Jimmy informed his father that he wanted to go to art school instead. Jimmy’s identity status is:

A) Achieved B) Diffused C) Foreclosed D) Moratorium

115. Matt is aware of his thinking and understands that he uses certain strategies to help him remember. What best describes Matt’s cognitive functioning?

A) Memory recall B) Metacognition C) Problem-solving D) Abstract skills

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