Question 1

Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that children were born inherently evil.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Discuss Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Erik Erikson (1902-19

Question 3

During the Middle Ages, children were nurtured until they were seven years old, which was considered the "age of reason."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

_____ is the study of developmental processes by taking measures of participants of the same age group at different times.

Accepted Answer

A) The cohort effect 
B) A time lag 
C) A standardized test 
D) The correlational coefficient 
A) The cohort effect 
B) A time lag 
C) A standardized test 
D) The correlational coefficient

Question 5

Paul believes that the manner in which people interact with each other and the environment in which they live in are critical to understanding human development. He is most likely studying the _____ on human development.

Accepted Answer

A) evolutionary perspective 
B) cognitive perspective 
C) ecological perspective 
D) ethological perspective 
A) evolutionary perspective 
B) cognitive perspective 
C) ecological perspective 
D) ethological perspective

Question 6

Case study involves detailing an account of the behavior of multiple subjects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

John Locke suggested that a child came into the world as__________.

Accepted Answer

A) innately good 
B) a tabula rasa 
C) innately evil 
D) a genetic product 
A) innately good 
B) a tabula rasa 
C) innately evil 
D) a genetic product

Question 8

Which of the following is an outcome of the use of punishment with children?

Accepted Answer

A) It works even when its delivery is not guaranteed. 
B) It encourages children to respect authority. 
C) It may cause feelings of anger and hostility. 
D) It may provide clear alternatives to unacceptable behavior. 
A) It works even when its delivery is not guaranteed. 
B) It encourages children to respect authority. 
C) It may cause feelings of anger and hostility. 
D) It may provide clear alternatives to unacceptable behavior.

Question 9

James is a chain smoker, and when he's not smoking he is chewing gum. According to Freud, James is likely fixated on 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 10

The most obvious applications of information processing occur in the field of__________.

Accepted Answer

A) medicine 
B) teaching 
C) engineering 
D) manufacturing 
A) medicine 
B) teaching 
C) engineering 
D) manufacturing

Question 11

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about the use of punishment?

Accepted Answer

A) It decreases the frequency of a behavior. 
B) It creates feelings of adoration and respect. 
C) It is considered a positive reinforcer. 
D) It is considered the best method of child-rearing. 
A) It decreases the frequency of a behavior. 
B) It creates feelings of adoration and respect. 
C) It is considered a positive reinforcer. 
D) It is considered the best method of child-rearing.

Question 12

Which of the following is a similarity between Piaget's cognitive developmental theory and Vygotsky's sociocultural theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Both emphasize the joint contributions of nature and nurture to one's development. 
B) Both suggest that one's genetic endowment determines one's ideas, preferences, and skills. 
C) Both suggest that experience determines one's ideas, preferences, and skills. 
D) Both see the child's functioning as adaptive. 
A) Both emphasize the joint contributions of nature and nurture to one's development. 
B) Both suggest that one's genetic endowment determines one's ideas, preferences, and skills. 
C) Both suggest that experience determines one's ideas, preferences, and skills. 
D) Both see the child's functioning as adaptive.

Question 13

Jeremy's parents die in an accident in 1999 when he was 12. During his stay at his first foster home, Jeremy is caught shoplifting twice in the next six months and let go with a warning. Two years later he was placed in a youth detention center for assault and robbery on a grocery store. In the context of the ecological perspective, Jeremy's current situation was most likely due to the influence of his _____.

Accepted Answer

A) mesosystem 
B) exosystem 
C) chronosystem 
D) macrosystem 
A) mesosystem 
B) exosystem 
C) chronosystem 
D) macrosystem

Question 14

Independent variables are manipulated by experimenters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following factors plays a role in fixation during the anal stage of development?

Accepted Answer

A) Strict toilet training 
B) Excessive breast feeding 
C) Excess work load in school 
D) Interaction with children of the opposite sex 
A) Strict toilet training 
B) Excessive breast feeding 
C) Excess work load in school 
D) Interaction with children of the opposite sex

Question 16

According to Freud, which aspect of our personality is present at birth?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Which of the following is true of fixation in the oral stage?

Accepted Answer

A) It occurs because of being toilet trained too strictly. 
B) It occurs because of being weaned too early or breast-fed for too long. 
C) It occurs because of concentrating on school work for too long. 
D) It occurs because of playing with children of the opposite gender too often. 
A) It occurs because of being toilet trained too strictly. 
B) It occurs because of being weaned too early or breast-fed for too long. 
C) It occurs because of concentrating on school work for too long. 
D) It occurs because of playing with children of the opposite gender too often.

Question 18

In _____, the same people are observed repeatedly over time, and changes in development, such as gains in height or changes in mental abilities, are recorded.

Accepted Answer

A) longitudinal research 
B) cross-sectional research 
C) adaptive clinical research 
D) correlational research 
A) longitudinal research 
B) cross-sectional research 
C) adaptive clinical research 
D) correlational research

Question 19

Describe the three controversies in human development.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The following are the

Question 20

Describe the case-study method for studying development.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The case study is a c

Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that children were born inherently evil.

Discuss Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development.

During the Middle Ages, children were nurtured until they were seven years old, which was considered the "age of reason."

_____ is the study of developmental processes by taking measures of participants of the same age group at different times.

Paul believes that the manner in which people interact with each other and the environment in which they live in are critical to understanding human development. He is most likely studying the _____ on human development.

Case study involves detailing an account of the behavior of multiple subjects.

John Locke suggested that a child came into the world as__________.

Which of the following is an outcome of the use of punishment with children?

James is a chain smoker, and when he's not smoking he is chewing gum. According to Freud, James is likely fixated on the _____ of development.

The most obvious applications of information processing occur in the field of__________.

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about the use of punishment?

Which of the following is a similarity between Piaget's cognitive developmental theory and Vygotsky's sociocultural theory?

Independent variables are manipulated by experimenters.

Which of the following factors plays a role in fixation during the anal stage of development?

According to Freud, which aspect of our personality is present at birth?

Which of the following is true of fixation in the oral stage?

In _____, the same people are observed repeatedly over time, and changes in development, such as gains in height or changes in mental abilities, are recorded.

Describe the three controversies in human development.

Describe the case-study method for studying development.

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Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

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Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical Development

Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

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Exam 1: History, Theories, and Methods

Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that children were born inherently evil.

Discuss Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development.

During the Middle Ages, children were nurtured until they were seven years old, which was considered the "age of reason."

_____ is the study of developmental processes by taking measures of participants of the same age group at different times.

Paul believes that the manner in which people interact with each other and the environment in which they live in are critical to understanding human development. He is most likely studying the _____ on human development.

Case study involves detailing an account of the behavior of multiple subjects.

John Locke suggested that a child came into the world as__________.

Which of the following is an outcome of the use of punishment with children?

James is a chain smoker, and when he's not smoking he is chewing gum. According to Freud, James is likely fixated on the _____ of development.

The most obvious applications of information processing occur in the field of__________.

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about the use of punishment?

Which of the following is a similarity between Piaget's cognitive developmental theory and Vygotsky's sociocultural theory?

Independent variables are manipulated by experimenters.

Which of the following factors plays a role in fixation during the anal stage of development?

According to Freud, which aspect of our personality is present at birth?

Which of the following is true of fixation in the oral stage?

In _____, the same people are observed repeatedly over time, and changes in development, such as gains in height or changes in mental abilities, are recorded.

Describe the three controversies in human development.

Describe the case-study method for studying development.

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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