Exam 1: An Introduction to Child Development

A correlation coefficient of 0.00 indicates that, as the level of one variable increases, the level of the other variable:

A researcher would be MOST likely to use a microgenetic design in examining:

Which of the following pieces of evidence would provide the most support for the influence of nurture on the development of empathy?

According to the text, what is NOT a reason stated for studying child development? •help in the raising of children •proving or disproving certain child psychologists' theories •understanding human nature •choosing social policies that affect children in general

Longitudinal designs:

Which of the following research designs allows researchers to infer cause-and-effect associations between variables?

Which of Scarr's factors is related to the theme of the "active" child?

Which of the following statements reflects what the textbook maintains is the best answer to the question of whether development is fundamentally continuous or discontinuous?

Kochanska and her colleagues probably chose to study toddlers' compliance with their mothers' requests with the methodology they used because:

As age increases, weight also increases. This is an example of: •positive correlation. •negative correlation. •no correlation. •None of these answers is correct.

Which of the following activities is a typical use of the technique of preferential looking?

The "turtle technique" discussed in the textbook demonstrates that:

Dr. Lowe needs to expand his research beyond his small sample to a more diverse and larger sample in order to obtain: •interrater reliability. •internal validity. •a hypothesis. •external validity.

A main advantage of an interview is that it: •ensures that behavior is addressed in all contexts. •allows for accurate predictions of future behavior. •helps illuminate social interaction processes. •can reveal a child's subjective experience.

Which of the following aspects is NOT considered part of the sociocultural context?

Neurotransmitters are:

Siegler and Jenkins' examination of the development of the counting-on strategy is an example of design.

The external validity of a measure involves the extent to which:

Consider the research on preschoolers' ability to provide accurate testimony about past events discussed in the text. Of the following pieces of advice, which one would be the MOST important to tell an interviewer prior to interviewing a young child?

Which of the following statements expresses a disadvantage of naturalistic observation?