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1. Developmental psychologists study physical, cognitive, and ________ changes throughout the human life cycle. A) concrete operational B) embryonic C) genetic D) social 2. Psychologists who vie... w the developmental process as a sequence of distinct stages generally believe that ________ is(are) the same for everyone. A) both the order and the timing of the stages B) the order but not the timing of the stages C) the timing but not the order of the stages D) neither the order nor the timing of the stages 3. Theories of human development have been most susceptible to criticism for overemphasizing: A) discrete age-linked stages. B) the interaction of nature and nurture. C) maturation during adolescent development. D) cognitive changes during adulthood development. 4. A belief that adult personality is completely determined in early childhood would be most relevant to the issue of: A) stability or change. B) fluid or crystallized intelligence. C) conventional or post-conventional morality. D) concrete or formal operations. 5. Questions about whether anxious children will grow up to be either fearful or relaxed adults most directly highlight the issue of: A) continuity or stages. B) stability or change. C) identity or role confusion. D) nature or nurture. 6. The fact that many happy and well-adjusted adults were once rebellious and unhappy as adolescents is most relevant to the issue of: A) continuity or stages. B) fluid or crystallized intelligence. C) stability or change. D) nature or nurture. 7. The stability of personality traits is greater among: A) boys than among girls. Page 1B) men than among women. C) adults than among children. D) preschoolers than among adolescents. 8. Human sperm cells ________ than egg cells. A) are larger B) contain more genes C) are smaller D) contain fewer genes [Show More]

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