Exam 1: An Introduction to Child Development

Researchers routinely decide on the optimum context in which to measure their variables of interest. Describe one variable for which you believe a structured interview would be the ideal methodology,

Stage theories regard development as:

Using what you have learned about the interaction between nature and nurture and about children's

The "turtle technique" is a method:

Rachel is a 6-month-old who has recently learned to sit up on her own. Her mother places two toys in front of her: a soft, yellow, stuffed animal within her reach and a colorful rattle slightly out of her reach. Seeing both toys, Rachel chooses the one she finds more appealing to play with. Over time, choices such as these may:

All of the following phrases represent ethical standards that psychological researchers are expected to adhere to EXCEPT:

Which of the following items would NOT be considered part of the sociocultural context involved in an American child's language development?

The study in which 6-year-old children were presented with a 5-day training program designed to improve effortful attention demonstrated that learning:

A hypothesis is a(n):

Which of the following statements about the troubled homes in Patterson's study is NOT true?

In a study of adopted children, the finding that the only children who had a considerable likelihood of becoming schizophrenic were those who had a schizophrenic biological parent and who were also adopted into a troubled home is evidence of:

Describe what ethical considerations researchers must have when they are conducting research with children.

A town committee learns that there is a strong negative correlation between the number of inches of daily rainfall and the number of children who use the neighborhood playgrounds each day. If the committee were to conclude that high rainfall is caused by children not using the playground, which of the following problems would be MOST likely to occur?

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

At the foundation of the scientific method is the premise that: