Question 1

When independent observers agree in their descriptions of the phenomenon under investigation, their observations can be considered reliable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A study in which an investigator compares the behavior of a control group to that of an experimental group is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) clinical study. 
B) correlation study. 
C) experimental study. 
D) observational study. 
A) clinical study. 
B) correlation study. 
C) experimental study. 
D) observational study.

Question 3

In an experiment, the control group:

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A) prevents autonomy. 
B) is randomly assigned. 
C) is a group that checks the experiments to ensure control and validity. 
D) is similar to the experimental group, but it does not receive the experimental treatment. 
A) prevents autonomy. 
B) is randomly assigned. 
C) is a group that checks the experiments to ensure control and validity. 
D) is similar to the experimental group, but it does not receive the experimental treatment.

Question 4

According to the Law of Effect, behaviors that:

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A) require little energy to produce are likely to be repeated. 
B) develop gradually are likely to be long lasting. 
C) produce uncomfortable effects are likely to be repeated. 
D) produce a satisfying effect are likely to be repeated. 
A) require little energy to produce are likely to be repeated. 
B) develop gradually are likely to be long lasting. 
C) produce uncomfortable effects are likely to be repeated. 
D) produce a satisfying effect are likely to be repeated.

Question 5

Child development can be defined as:

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A) a psychological rather than a physical process. 
B) the preprogrammed unfolding of the body's genetic blueprint. 
C) the process of physical growth that commences at birth and continues until adulthood. 
D) the sequence of physical, intellectual, social, and emotional changes that children undergo. 
A) a psychological rather than a physical process. 
B) the preprogrammed unfolding of the body's genetic blueprint. 
C) the process of physical growth that commences at birth and continues until adulthood. 
D) the sequence of physical, intellectual, social, and emotional changes that children undergo.

Question 6

A researcher investigating the influence of social interaction on the development of morality is engaged in a scientific study of child development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A study has validity if:

Accepted Answer

A) the data actually reflect the phenomena the researcher is trying to study. 
B) the data are collected in a laboratory setting. 
C) similar results are obtained when the study is repeated. 
D) the researcher was not biased when collecting and analyzing data. 
A) the data actually reflect the phenomena the researcher is trying to study. 
B) the data are collected in a laboratory setting. 
C) similar results are obtained when the study is repeated. 
D) the researcher was not biased when collecting and analyzing data.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is MOST consistent with the views of information­ processing theorists?

Accepted Answer

A) Children's behaviors serve adaptive functions and were selected over the course of evolution. 
B) Development can be best explained by considering how various individual components interact and change over time to form coherent structures. 
C) Development is a process of storing, organizing, retrieving, and manipulating knowledge. 
D) Examining connections between individuals and their social and cultural worlds is essential to understanding development. 
A) Children's behaviors serve adaptive functions and were selected over the course of evolution. 
B) Development can be best explained by considering how various individual components interact and change over time to form coherent structures. 
C) Development is a process of storing, organizing, retrieving, and manipulating knowledge. 
D) Examining connections between individuals and their social and cultural worlds is essential to understanding development.

Question 9

When two observers simultaneously observing the same infant agree on their descriptions of how upset she becomes when a pacifier is taken from her, this is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) an experiment. 
B) validity. 
C) reliability. 
D) replicability. 
A) an experiment. 
B) validity. 
C) reliability. 
D) replicability.

Question 10

What are system theories? Explain how dynamic systems theories and ecological systems theories differ.

Accepted Answer

System theories are frameworks used to u

Question 11

Traditional developmental theories have been subject to critique by "critical theorists." What claims do feminist scholars, in particular, make about much of the work in the developmental sciences?

Accepted Answer

Feminist scholars have raised several cr

Question 12

Which of the following correctly describes the sequence of the periods of development?

Accepted Answer

A) prenatal, infancy, middle childhood, adolescence 
B) adolescence, prenatal, early childhood, infancy 
C) infancy, early childhood, prenatal, adolescence 
D) early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, prenatal 
A) prenatal, infancy, middle childhood, adolescence 
B) adolescence, prenatal, early childhood, infancy 
C) infancy, early childhood, prenatal, adolescence 
D) early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, prenatal

Question 13

What does it mean when a researcher says, "Correlation is not causation"?

Accepted Answer

When a researcher says, "Correlation is

Question 14

In the wake of the industrial revolution, public schools were established and 10­hour workdays recommended to provide children in the labor force with a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) academic education. 
B) physical education. 
C) technical education. 
D) moral education. 
A) academic education. 
B) physical education. 
C) technical education. 
D) moral education.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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 long­term 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 long­term 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 16

An example of Piaget's concept of accommodation is: an infant:

Accepted Answer

A) feeling more relaxed when in familiar rather than unfamiliar environments. 
B) demonstrating a preference for classical music. 
C) learning to suck on a rattle differently than she sucks on a pacifier. 
D) making eye contact with her caregiver when she knocks over a toy. 
A) feeling more relaxed when in familiar rather than unfamiliar environments. 
B) demonstrating a preference for classical music. 
C) learning to suck on a rattle differently than she sucks on a pacifier. 
D) making eye contact with her caregiver when she knocks over a toy.

Question 17

Psychologists want their observations of human behavior to:

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A) be unique from the observations of other psychologists. 
B) support their beliefs about human development. 
C) be consistent across similar conditions. 
D) .inform social policy making. 
A) be unique from the observations of other psychologists. 
B) support their beliefs about human development. 
C) be consistent across similar conditions. 
D) .inform social policy making.

Question 18

Which of the following is a fundamental ethical concern of developmentalists?

Accepted Answer

A) freedom from harm 
B) covert observation 
C) protection against negative feelings 
D) monetary compensation for participation 
A) freedom from harm 
B) covert observation 
C) protection against negative feelings 
D) monetary compensation for participation

Question 19

The evolutionary framework asserts that development is stage­like.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Describe the criteria that distinguish scientific studies of human development from more casual forms of observation.

Accepted Answer

Scientific studies of human development

When independent observers agree in their descriptions of the phenomenon under investigation, their observations can be considered reliable.

A study in which an investigator compares the behavior of a control group to that of an experimental group is called a(n):

In an experiment, the control group:

According to the Law of Effect, behaviors that:

Child development can be defined as:

A researcher investigating the influence of social interaction on the development of morality is engaged in a scientific study of child development.

A study has validity if:

Which of the following statements is MOST consistent with the views of information processing theorists?

When two observers simultaneously observing the same infant agree on their descriptions of how upset she becomes when a pacifier is taken from her, this is an example of:

What are system theories? Explain how dynamic systems theories and ecological systems theories differ.

Traditional developmental theories have been subject to critique by "critical theorists." What claims do feminist scholars, in particular, make about much of the work in the developmental sciences?

Which of the following correctly describes the sequence of the periods of development?

What does it mean when a researcher says, "Correlation is not causation"?

In the wake of the industrial revolution, public schools were established and 10hour workdays recommended to provide children in the labor force with a(n):

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

An example of Piaget's concept of accommodation is: an infant:

Psychologists want their observations of human behavior to:

Which of the following is a fundamental ethical concern of developmentalists?

The evolutionary framework asserts that development is stagelike.

Describe the criteria that distinguish scientific studies of human development from more casual forms of observation.

Biocultural Foundations

Prenatal Development and Birth

The First Three Months

Physical and Cognitive Development in the First Two Years

Emotional and Social Development During Infancy

Language Acquisition

Physical and Cognitive Development of Early Childhood

Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood

Contexts of Development

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

School As a Context for Development

Social and Emotional Developments in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Emotional Development During Adolescence

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Exam 1: The Study of Human Development

When independent observers agree in their descriptions of the phenomenon under investigation, their observations can be considered reliable.

A study in which an investigator compares the behavior of a control group to that of an experimental group is called a(n):

In an experiment, the control group:

According to the Law of Effect, behaviors that:

Child development can be defined as:

A researcher investigating the influence of social interaction on the development of morality is engaged in a scientific study of child development.

A study has validity if:

Which of the following statements is MOST consistent with the views of information­ processing theorists?

When two observers simultaneously observing the same infant agree on their descriptions of how upset she becomes when a pacifier is taken from her, this is an example of:

What are system theories? Explain how dynamic systems theories and ecological systems theories differ.

Traditional developmental theories have been subject to critique by "critical theorists." What claims do feminist scholars, in particular, make about much of the work in the developmental sciences?

Which of the following correctly describes the sequence of the periods of development?

What does it mean when a researcher says, "Correlation is not causation"?

In the wake of the industrial revolution, public schools were established and 10­hour workdays recommended to provide children in the labor force with a(n):

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

An example of Piaget's concept of accommodation is: an infant:

Psychologists want their observations of human behavior to:

Which of the following is a fundamental ethical concern of developmentalists?

The evolutionary framework asserts that development is stage­like.

Describe the criteria that distinguish scientific studies of human development from more casual forms of observation.

Biocultural Foundations

Prenatal Development and Birth

The First Three Months

Physical and Cognitive Development in the First Two Years

Emotional and Social Development During Infancy

Language Acquisition

Physical and Cognitive Development of Early Childhood

Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood

Contexts of Development

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

School As a Context for Development

Social and Emotional Developments in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Emotional Development During Adolescence

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Which of the following statements is MOST consistent with the views of information processing theorists?

In the wake of the industrial revolution, public schools were established and 10hour workdays recommended to provide children in the labor force with a(n):

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

The evolutionary framework asserts that development is stagelike.