Question 1

The process in which two or more research methods are combined to confirm a conclusion is called:

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A)  hypothesis testing. 
B)  sampling. 
C)  experimentation. 
D)  triangulation. 
A)  hypothesis testing. 
B)  sampling. 
C)  experimentation. 
D)  triangulation.

Question 2

Itard believed that Victor behaved the way he did because he had:

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A)  been retarded since birth. 
B)  been malnourished from an early age. 
C)  been isolated from society. 
D)  a serious physical illness. 
A)  been retarded since birth. 
B)  been malnourished from an early age. 
C)  been isolated from society. 
D)  a serious physical illness.

Question 3

Which is a problem commonly associated with cross-sectional research studies?

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A)  Subjects are likely to drop out before the study is over. 
B)  Subjects may become accustomed to the testing procedures being used. 
C)  They require a long-term time commitment by both subjects and researchers. 
D)  Changes that are the result of growing up in a particular time and place may be mistaken for changes caused by age. 
A)  Subjects are likely to drop out before the study is over. 
B)  Subjects may become accustomed to the testing procedures being used. 
C)  They require a long-term time commitment by both subjects and researchers. 
D)  Changes that are the result of growing up in a particular time and place may be mistaken for changes caused by age.

Question 4

Viewing children as individuals who are active constructors of their own development is a major contribution of:

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A)  Freud. 
B)  Piaget. 
C)  Erikson. 
D)  Bandura. 
A)  Freud. 
B)  Piaget. 
C)  Erikson. 
D)  Bandura.

Question 5

The overall plan that describes how a study is put together is called the:

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A)  theory. 
B)  hypothesis. 
C)  experiment. 
D)  research design. 
A)  theory. 
B)  hypothesis. 
C)  experiment. 
D)  research design.

Question 6

How did the Industrial Revolution influence the discipline of developmental science?

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A)  It led the majority of scientists to be interested in proving how genetic factors drive development. 
B)  It led scientists to study how the transforming roles of children influenced their growth. 
C)  It led the majority of scientists to encourage parents to send their children to work for 12 hours each day. 
D)  It led scientists to examine the role that growing up on farms played in human development. 
A)  It led the majority of scientists to be interested in proving how genetic factors drive development. 
B)  It led scientists to study how the transforming roles of children influenced their growth. 
C)  It led the majority of scientists to encourage parents to send their children to work for 12 hours each day. 
D)  It led scientists to examine the role that growing up on farms played in human development.

Question 7

Alfred Binet developed the first intelligence test to:

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A)  identify schoolchildren who could use special education instruction. 
B)  predict the likelihood that individual children would be productive members of society. 
C)  rank all citizens according to mental worth. 
D)  inform the assignment of duties to army recruits. 
A)  identify schoolchildren who could use special education instruction. 
B)  predict the likelihood that individual children would be productive members of society. 
C)  rank all citizens according to mental worth. 
D)  inform the assignment of duties to army recruits.

Question 8

Families, peers, schools, and communities, are ____________ of children's development.

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnographies 
B)  domains 
C)  contexts 
D)  descriptions 
A)  ethnographies 
B)  domains 
C)  contexts 
D)  descriptions

Question 9

Constructivist theorists believe that genetic factors most strongly influence development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Validity and reliability essentially refer to the same concept.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Jason is a graduate student who is studying developmental psychology. He wants to know how a person develops the characteristics that make them different than everyone else and how those characteristics remain stable through the lifespan. He is mostly concerned with which central issue of developmental science?

Accepted Answer

A)  plasticity 
B)  continuity/discontinuity 
C)  sources of development 
D)  individual differences 
A)  plasticity 
B)  continuity/discontinuity 
C)  sources of development 
D)  individual differences

Question 12

Which of the following psychologists subscribed to a behaviorist framework?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jean Piaget 
B)  John Watson 
C)  Arnold Gesell 
D)  Sigmund Freud 
A)  Jean Piaget 
B)  John Watson 
C)  Arnold Gesell 
D)  Sigmund Freud

Question 13

When psychologists compare separate groups of three-year-olds, eighteen-year-olds, and forty-year-olds on a vocabulary test, they are conducting a:

Accepted Answer

A)  longitudinal study. 
B)  kinship study. 
C)  clinical study. 
D)  cross-sectional study. 
A)  longitudinal study. 
B)  kinship study. 
C)  clinical study. 
D)  cross-sectional study.

Question 14

What is the primary way that developmental scientists learn about historical beliefs about childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  by imagining what life was like in earlier times 
B)  by examining books, magazines, art, and other records from earlier times 
C)  by interviewing the elderly about what life was like when they were children 
D)  by exploring children's lives in developing countries 
A)  by imagining what life was like in earlier times 
B)  by examining books, magazines, art, and other records from earlier times 
C)  by interviewing the elderly about what life was like when they were children 
D)  by exploring children's lives in developing countries

Question 15

Prior to the twentieth century, developmental science mostly focused on

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A)  exploring basic developmental changes during infancy and childhood. 
B)  developmental delays in childhood. 
C)  intellectual giftedness during infancy and early childhood. 
D)  growth and change across the lifespan. 
A)  exploring basic developmental changes during infancy and childhood. 
B)  developmental delays in childhood. 
C)  intellectual giftedness during infancy and early childhood. 
D)  growth and change across the lifespan.

Question 16

The ethics of research require developmentalists to be concerned with confidentiality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Why might an ethnologist be interested in the research finding that adults view infants as "cute"?

Accepted Answer

A)  because it demonstrates a process by which babies elicit care from their caregivers 
B)  because it suggests that adult visual systems are not yet fully developed 
C)  because it shows that adults are more intelligent than infants 
D)  because it provides information on how best to market goods to consumers 
A)  because it demonstrates a process by which babies elicit care from their caregivers 
B)  because it suggests that adult visual systems are not yet fully developed 
C)  because it shows that adults are more intelligent than infants 
D)  because it provides information on how best to market goods to consumers

Question 18

The evolutionary framework asserts that development is stage-like.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A theory:

Accepted Answer

A)  is a collection of evidence. 
B)  organizes evidence collected in the past, but it does not help in making predictions about the future. 
C)  is a specific statement about an expected relationship among two variables. 
D)  provides a framework for collecting and interpreting evidence. 
A)  is a collection of evidence. 
B)  organizes evidence collected in the past, but it does not help in making predictions about the future. 
C)  is a specific statement about an expected relationship among two variables. 
D)  provides a framework for collecting and interpreting evidence.

Question 20

The main source of development that consists of a process of achieving a balance between the child's present understanding and the child's new experiences is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation. 
B)  accommodation. 
C)  equilibration. 
D)  preformationism. 
A)  assimilation. 
B)  accommodation. 
C)  equilibration. 
D)  preformationism.

The process in which two or more research methods are combined to confirm a conclusion is called:

Itard believed that Victor behaved the way he did because he had:

Which is a problem commonly associated with cross-sectional research studies?

Viewing children as individuals who are active constructors of their own development is a major contribution of:

The overall plan that describes how a study is put together is called the:

How did the Industrial Revolution influence the discipline of developmental science?

Alfred Binet developed the first intelligence test to:

Families, peers, schools, and communities, are ____________ of children's development.

Constructivist theorists believe that genetic factors most strongly influence development.

Validity and reliability essentially refer to the same concept.

Which of the following psychologists subscribed to a behaviorist framework?

When psychologists compare separate groups of three-year-olds, eighteen-year-olds, and forty-year-olds on a vocabulary test, they are conducting a:

What is the primary way that developmental scientists learn about historical beliefs about childhood?

Prior to the twentieth century, developmental science mostly focused on

The ethics of research require developmentalists to be concerned with confidentiality.

Why might an ethnologist be interested in the research finding that adults view infants as "cute"?

The evolutionary framework asserts that development is stage-like.

A theory:

The main source of development that consists of a process of achieving a balance between the child's present understanding and the child's new experiences is referred to as:

Biocultural Foundations

Prenatal Development and Birth

The First 3 Months

Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Emotional Development in Infancy

Language Acquisition

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood

Contexts of Development

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

School As Context for Development

Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Emotional Development in Adolescence

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Exam 1: The Study of Human Development

The process in which two or more research methods are combined to confirm a conclusion is called:

Itard believed that Victor behaved the way he did because he had:

Which is a problem commonly associated with cross-sectional research studies?

Viewing children as individuals who are active constructors of their own development is a major contribution of:

The overall plan that describes how a study is put together is called the:

How did the Industrial Revolution influence the discipline of developmental science?

Alfred Binet developed the first intelligence test to:

Families, peers, schools, and communities, are ____________ of children's development.

Constructivist theorists believe that genetic factors most strongly influence development.

Validity and reliability essentially refer to the same concept.

Which of the following psychologists subscribed to a behaviorist framework?

When psychologists compare separate groups of three-year-olds, eighteen-year-olds, and forty-year-olds on a vocabulary test, they are conducting a:

What is the primary way that developmental scientists learn about historical beliefs about childhood?

Prior to the twentieth century, developmental science mostly focused on

The ethics of research require developmentalists to be concerned with confidentiality.

Why might an ethnologist be interested in the research finding that adults view infants as "cute"?

The evolutionary framework asserts that development is stage-like.

A theory:

The main source of development that consists of a process of achieving a balance between the child's present understanding and the child's new experiences is referred to as:

Biocultural Foundations

Prenatal Development and Birth

The First 3 Months

Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Emotional Development in Infancy

Language Acquisition

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood

Contexts of Development

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

School As Context for Development

Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Emotional Development in Adolescence

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