Exam 1: An Introduction to Child Development

Groups created through random assignment would NOT be comparable with regard to

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

Explain what effortful attention is and describe its components. What has been associated with difficulty in exerting effortful attention?

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

The term used for the social class measure based on income and education is

Romanian-born children who were adopted by British families _____ fared BEST in weight gain after adoption.

A correlation of -1.00 indicates that

Professor Stetson would like to examine whether children who are high math achievers have better memories than do low math achievers. Her research should utilize

Katie and Natasha are sisters. Natasha has a lot of friends and is well liked by her peers. Katie, in contrast, has few friends and is constantly the target of her peers' teasing. Using the four factors Scarr identified as involved in differences among siblings, describe why these sisters might be so different when it comes to their peer relations. For each of the four factors, provide a specific example.

Third-variable problems are an issue with which type of research design?

Which statement describes a potential disadvantage of the interview method?

If a child is resilient, she is more likely to have all of these characteristics, compared to other children, EXCEPT

Which factor is NOT one identified by Scarr (1992) that can lead children from the same family to turn out very different from each other?

Which statement about the troubled homes in Patterson's study is NOT true?

Considering the long history of the issue of playing violent video games and child and adolescent aggression, what advice would you provide to parents?

Which factor is NOT an enduring theme in the study of child development?

Which view of changes in height would lead to a view that height development is smooth and continuous?

Which variable is LEAST likely to be an independent variable in an experiment?

According to the text, differences between U.S. and Mayan childhood sleeping patterns are due to differences in

Which statement BEST characterizes the results of research on children from Romanian orphanages?