Question 1

Stage theories consider development as a discontinuous process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is true of the superego?

Accepted Answer

A) It represents biological drives and demands instant gratification. 
B) It curbs the biological drives and makes plans that are in keeping with social conventions. 
C) It brings inward the wishes and morals of the child's caregivers and other members of the community. 
D) It develops when children learn to obtain gratification consciously. 
A) It represents biological drives and demands instant gratification. 
B) It curbs the biological drives and makes plans that are in keeping with social conventions. 
C) It brings inward the wishes and morals of the child's caregivers and other members of the community. 
D) It develops when children learn to obtain gratification consciously.

Question 3

The major limitation of correlational information is that it:

Accepted Answer

A) can only be used with nonhuman (animal) participants. 
B) may not always yield correct results. 
C) cannot be used to determine cause-and-effect relationships between variables. 
D) gives the researcher so much control over the variables that the results can be easily manipulated. 
A) can only be used with nonhuman (animal) participants. 
B) may not always yield correct results. 
C) cannot be used to determine cause-and-effect relationships between variables. 
D) gives the researcher so much control over the variables that the results can be easily manipulated.

Question 4

Describe the naturalistic-observation studies method for studying development.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Naturalistic-observat

Question 5

In the context of experiments, experimental outcomes reflect the chance factors and not treatment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following measures is taken up by teachers who follow Piaget's views?

Accepted Answer

A) They look at a child's ability to suppress his aggressive tendencies. 
B) They gear instructions to advance the child's developmental level. 
C) They assist children in completing problems in workbooks. 
D) They suggest that children of all ages process information similarly. 
A) They look at a child's ability to suppress his aggressive tendencies. 
B) They gear instructions to advance the child's developmental level. 
C) They assist children in completing problems in workbooks. 
D) They suggest that children of all ages process information similarly.

Question 7

Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development places greater emphasis on _____.

Accepted Answer

A) the ego 
B) the id 
C) the superego 
D) the latency 
A) the ego 
B) the id 
C) the superego 
D) the latency

Question 8

Peter believes that the best way to raise his son is by prompting and reprimanding him whenever he does something wrong and rewarding him whenever he does something that he thinks is right. Peter believes that he has to be involved in shaping the child's behavior. Peter's ideas agree best with the philosopher _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Jean Piaget 
B) Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
C) Konrad Lorenz 
D) John Locke 
A) Jean Piaget 
B) Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
C) Konrad Lorenz 
D) John Locke

Question 9

Vygotsky's sociocultural theory suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A) a child's interactions with adults organize the child's learning experiences. 
B) children learn only through a complex interaction of rewards and punishments. 
C) children are like miniature adults and need to be rigidly instructed to obtain cognitive skills. 
D) a child's development is unaffected by ethnicity and gender. 
A) a child's interactions with adults organize the child's learning experiences. 
B) children learn only through a complex interaction of rewards and punishments. 
C) children are like miniature adults and need to be rigidly instructed to obtain cognitive skills. 
D) a child's development is unaffected by ethnicity and gender.

Question 10

Which of the following is true of the sociocultural perspective?

Accepted Answer

A) It illuminates the interplay between genetics and development. 
B) It explains how one's genes interact with one's environment. 
C) It explores the importance of the unconscious on child development. 
D) It examines the impact of human diversity on people. 
A) It illuminates the interplay between genetics and development. 
B) It explains how one's genes interact with one's environment. 
C) It explores the importance of the unconscious on child development. 
D) It examines the impact of human diversity on people.

Question 11

Natalia is a grown woman who still sucks her thumb when she is nervous. Her co-workers notice her behavior but are too polite to mention it. According to Freud, Natalia is fixated at the _____ of development.

Accepted Answer

A) anal stage 
B) oral stage 
C) phallic stage 
D) genital stage 
A) anal stage 
B) oral stage 
C) phallic stage 
D) genital stage

Question 12

Discuss the influence of heredity and environment on human behavior.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Today, though, nearly

Question 13

__________is a concept emphasized by the sociocultural perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) Ethnicity 
B) Life crisis 
C) Reinforcement 
D) Structural accommodation 
A) Ethnicity 
B) Life crisis 
C) Reinforcement 
D) Structural accommodation

Question 14

Dr. Manquero forms a hypothesis that ingesting chocolate prior to an exam will improve exam performance. She gives the experimental group chocolate and does not give the control group anything. She then gives the participants an exam. In this experiment, which of the following is the dependent variable?

Accepted Answer

A) The group that receives nothing 
B) The group that eats chocolate 
C) The performance on the exam 
D) The amount of chocolate consumed 
A) The group that receives nothing 
B) The group that eats chocolate 
C) The performance on the exam 
D) The amount of chocolate consumed

Question 15

Which of the following is true of family life during the industrial revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) Family life was legally defined to include three generations of relatives. 
B) Family life grew to include extended family members, like cousins, aunts, and uncles. 
C) Family life was defined in terms of the nuclear unit of mother, father, and children. 
D) Family life shrank to include only one child raised by a single parent. 
A) Family life was legally defined to include three generations of relatives. 
B) Family life grew to include extended family members, like cousins, aunts, and uncles. 
C) Family life was defined in terms of the nuclear unit of mother, father, and children. 
D) Family life shrank to include only one child raised by a single parent.

Question 16

Betty is a two-year old. She starts screaming and crying every time her mother makes her drink a glass of milk. She continues to behave this way till her mother takes the glass away and tells her she does not need to drink it. According to Freud, which part of Betty's personality is responsible for this behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) The ego 
B) The superego 
C) The id 
D) The superid 
A) The ego 
B) The superego 
C) The id 
D) The superid

Question 17

Discuss the ethical considerations that researchers must consider while carrying out research on human development.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Researchers adhere to

Question 18

The__________controversy asks which is more important in determining one's developmental outcome: heredity or environmental influences.

Accepted Answer

A) active-passive 
B) continuity-discontinuity 
C) nature-nurture 
D) physiological-psychological 
A) active-passive 
B) continuity-discontinuity 
C) nature-nurture 
D) physiological-psychological

Question 19

According to Erikson, which of the following is true of early experiences?

Accepted Answer

A) They are more challenging than later experiences. 
B) They continue to affect future development. 
C) They exert very little influence on who we become. 
D) They only predict future development once we reach six to eight years of age. 
A) They are more challenging than later experiences. 
B) They continue to affect future development. 
C) They exert very little influence on who we become. 
D) They only predict future development once we reach six to eight years of age.

Question 20

Which of the following is true of a control group?

Accepted Answer

A) It consists of randomly selected subjects who receive treatment in an experiment. 
B) It is involved in the frequent manipulation of all conditions in an experiment. 
C) It consists of those subjects who do not receive treatment in an experiment. 
D) It is involved in only correlational research in an experiment. 
A) It consists of randomly selected subjects who receive treatment in an experiment. 
B) It is involved in the frequent manipulation of all conditions in an experiment. 
C) It consists of those subjects who do not receive treatment in an experiment. 
D) It is involved in only correlational research in an experiment.

Stage theories consider development as a discontinuous process.

Which of the following is true of the superego?

The major limitation of correlational information is that it:

Describe the naturalistic-observation studies method for studying development.

In the context of experiments, experimental outcomes reflect the chance factors and not treatment.

Which of the following measures is taken up by teachers who follow Piaget's views?

Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development places greater emphasis on _____.

Vygotsky's sociocultural theory suggests that:

Which of the following is true of the sociocultural perspective?

Natalia is a grown woman who still sucks her thumb when she is nervous. Her co-workers notice her behavior but are too polite to mention it. According to Freud, Natalia is fixated at the _____ of development.

Discuss the influence of heredity and environment on human behavior.

__________is a concept emphasized by the sociocultural perspective.

Which of the following is true of family life during the industrial revolution?

Discuss the ethical considerations that researchers must consider while carrying out research on human development.

The__________controversy asks which is more important in determining one's developmental outcome: heredity or environmental influences.

According to Erikson, which of the following is true of early experiences?

Which of the following is true of a control group?

Heredity

Conception and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical Development

Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical Development

Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Physical Development

Adolescence: Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

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Exam 1: History, Theories, and Methods

Stage theories consider development as a discontinuous process.

Which of the following is true of the superego?

The major limitation of correlational information is that it:

Describe the naturalistic-observation studies method for studying development.

In the context of experiments, experimental outcomes reflect the chance factors and not treatment.

Which of the following measures is taken up by teachers who follow Piaget's views?

Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development places greater emphasis on _____.

Vygotsky's sociocultural theory suggests that:

Which of the following is true of the sociocultural perspective?

Natalia is a grown woman who still sucks her thumb when she is nervous. Her co-workers notice her behavior but are too polite to mention it. According to Freud, Natalia is fixated at the _____ of development.

Discuss the influence of heredity and environment on human behavior.

__________is a concept emphasized by the sociocultural perspective.

Which of the following is true of family life during the industrial revolution?

Discuss the ethical considerations that researchers must consider while carrying out research on human development.

The__________controversy asks which is more important in determining one's developmental outcome: heredity or environmental influences.

According to Erikson, which of the following is true of early experiences?

Which of the following is true of a control group?

Heredity

Conception and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical Development

Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical Development

Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Physical Development

Adolescence: Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

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