1. During Eriksons stage of _____________, a person is acquiring new physical and mental skills, setting goals, and enjoying newfound talents, but must learn to control impulses.
Initiative versus guilt
Generativity versus stagnation
Autonomy versus shame and doubt
Ego integrity versus despair
2. As people move into old age, the speed of cognitive processing ______________.
Slows significantly
Increases for those who take vitamins
Slows rapidly
Does not change at all
3. Which of the following is NOT one of the child-rearing practices suggested by child development research?
Set high expectations that are appropriate to the childs age
Allow children to express their disagreements about rules
Encourage empathy by showing how fighting hurts and disrupts others
Always punish behavior that violates family rules
4. The spinal cord is actually an extension of the _______________.
Bodys visceral organs
Skeletal nervous system
Brain
Sensory nerves
5. Which is one function of the myelin sheath?
To form cranial nerves
To speed up neural transmission
To create interference among neural signals
To release neurotransmitters
6. Which hormones are involved in emotion and stress?
Estrogen
Melatonin
Adrenal hormones
Progesterone
7. The outer part of each adrenal gland produces _____________, which increases blood-sugar levels and boosts energy.
Estrogen
Androgen
Cortisol
Melatonin
8. Which structure of the brain is called the gateway to memory?
Amygdala
Hippocampus
Cerebellum
Thalamus
9. ______________ area is responsible for language comprehension and is located in the left ________ lobe.
Brocas; temporal
Wernickes; temporal
Brocas; frontal
Wernickes; frontal
10. According to the text, what is the primary nervous system stimulus that informs the biological clock?
Visual
Taste
Smell
Balance