Question 1

A sample is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a framework that presents a set of interconnected ideas in an original way and inspires further research 
B)  a group of people who participate in a research study 
C)  a statement indicating that participation in the study is voluntary, and that persons may withdraw from participation in the study at any time 
D)  the way the study is conducted and the data are collected 
A)  a framework that presents a set of interconnected ideas in an original way and inspires further research 
B)  a group of people who participate in a research study 
C)  a statement indicating that participation in the study is voluntary, and that persons may withdraw from participation in the study at any time 
D)  the way the study is conducted and the data are collected

Question 2

What is an example of a qualitative research design?

Accepted Answer

A)  Case study 
B)  Questionnaire 
C)  Experiment 
D)  Interview 
A)  Case study 
B)  Questionnaire 
C)  Experiment 
D)  Interview

Question 3

To study adolescents' attitudes towards contraceptive use, a researcher recruits subjects from a waiting room of a community clinic that offers free contraceptive services to all. This researcher has a sample that is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  not representative of all adolescents 
B)  similar to the general population of adolescents 
C)  representative of adolescents in Australia, but not other developed nations 
D)  representative of female adolescents and not males 
A)  not representative of all adolescents 
B)  similar to the general population of adolescents 
C)  representative of adolescents in Australia, but not other developed nations 
D)  representative of female adolescents and not males

Question 4

Professor Parks is conducting a research study where he is asking individuals to rate their satisfaction with their first year of college. His questionnaire is based upon a scale where students respond to questions by choosing one of the following descriptors: '5. very satisfied; 4. somewhat satisfied; 3. not very satisfied; 2. not at all satisfied'. Professor Parks is gathering ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  valid data 
B)  quantitative data 
C)  qualitative data 
D)  reliable data 
A)  valid data 
B)  quantitative data 
C)  qualitative data 
D)  reliable data

Question 5

Given what is known about the population changes in the past 10 years, which country is likely to see the highest total fertility rate (TFR)?

Accepted Answer

A)  United States 
B)  Canada 
C)  South Korea 
D)  India 
A)  United States 
B)  Canada 
C)  South Korea 
D)  India

Question 6

The cultivation of plants and the domestication of animals occurred during the ____ period of evolutionary history.

Accepted Answer

A)  Neolithic 
B)  Jurassic 
C)  Palaeolithic 
D)  Monolithic 
A)  Neolithic 
B)  Jurassic 
C)  Palaeolithic 
D)  Monolithic

Question 7

According to the text, what is a researcher's idea about one possible answer to the question of interest?

Accepted Answer

A)  A scientific idea 
B)  A hypothesis 
C)  A proof 
D)  A law 
A)  A scientific idea 
B)  A hypothesis 
C)  A proof 
D)  A law

Question 8

Many theories of development do not address culture. Why does Bronfenbrenner's theory hold that culture is so important? He recognises that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural beliefs are the basis for many other conditions of children's development 
B)  nearly everyone lives in a very similar culture 
C)  culture should be factored out to determine what really influences development 
D)  culture is damaging and can be devastating to a young child's development 
A)  cultural beliefs are the basis for many other conditions of children's development 
B)  nearly everyone lives in a very similar culture 
C)  culture should be factored out to determine what really influences development 
D)  culture is damaging and can be devastating to a young child's development

Question 9

Human population doubled from 1 to 2 billion between 1800 and 1930. What led to this increase in population?

Accepted Answer

A)  Government-controlled farming 
B)  Globalisation and shared resources 
C)  Medical advances that eliminated many diseases 
D)  People had more children 
A)  Government-controlled farming 
B)  Globalisation and shared resources 
C)  Medical advances that eliminated many diseases 
D)  People had more children

Question 10

Observational methods have an advantage over questionnaires and interviews in that they involve _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the reporting of behaviour by a close relative of the participant 
B)  actual behaviour rather than self-reports of behaviour 
C)  the self-reporting of behaviour 
D)  less-involved data analysis 
A)  the reporting of behaviour by a close relative of the participant 
B)  actual behaviour rather than self-reports of behaviour 
C)  the self-reporting of behaviour 
D)  less-involved data analysis

Question 11

Nearly all of the population growth in the decades to come will take place in ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  developed countries 
B)  developing countries 
C)  emerging countries 
D)  South American countries 
A)  developed countries 
B)  developing countries 
C)  emerging countries 
D)  South American countries

Question 12

Human development can be viewed from a stage perspective, or as a gradual, _____ process.

Accepted Answer

A)  continuous 
B)  disjointed 
C)  sloping 
D)  inverted 
A)  continuous 
B)  disjointed 
C)  sloping 
D)  inverted

Question 13

Sigmund Freud divided human development into ____ stages.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychosexual 
B)  psychosocial 
C)  psychobiological 
D)  psychocognitive 
A)  psychosexual 
B)  psychosocial 
C)  psychobiological 
D)  psychocognitive

Question 14

What happens when a person who had difficulty with the developmental challenge in one stage enters the next stage? He or she is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  equally likely to do well with the new stage as someone who achieved the developmental challenge at the earlier stage 
B)  at high risk for being unsuccessful at the next stage as well 
C)  advised to regress to the earlier stage and successfully complete the developmental challenge before moving on 
D)  more likely to do well since he or she experienced the difficulty in the previous stage 
A)  equally likely to do well with the new stage as someone who achieved the developmental challenge at the earlier stage 
B)  at high risk for being unsuccessful at the next stage as well 
C)  advised to regress to the earlier stage and successfully complete the developmental challenge before moving on 
D)  more likely to do well since he or she experienced the difficulty in the previous stage

Question 15

Define two of the systems in Bronfenbrenner's theory and give a concrete example of each.

Accepted Answer

Microsystem: the immediate set

Question 16

In its classic form, the scientific method has how many steps?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 
B)  4 
C)  5 
D)  6 
A)  3 
B)  4 
C)  5 
D)  6

Question 17

Which of the following is a correct order for man's life stages as described by the Dharmashastras?

Accepted Answer

A)  Forest dweller, apprentice, householder and renunciant 
B)  Householder, apprentice, renunciant and forest dweller 
C)  Renunciant, forest dweller, householder and apprentice 
D)  Apprentice, householder, forest dweller and renunciant 
A)  Forest dweller, apprentice, householder and renunciant 
B)  Householder, apprentice, renunciant and forest dweller 
C)  Renunciant, forest dweller, householder and apprentice 
D)  Apprentice, householder, forest dweller and renunciant

Question 18

Who attends colleges, universities and other forms of post-secondary education in developing countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  The wealthy elite 
B)  Most of the population 
C)  About half of the middle class 
D)  About one-fourth of the middle class 
A)  The wealthy elite 
B)  Most of the population 
C)  About half of the middle class 
D)  About one-fourth of the middle class

Question 19

When participants are provided with specific responses to choose from on a questionnaire, what type of format is being used?

Accepted Answer

A)  Open-ended question format 
B)  Closed-question format 
C)  Stream of consciousness format 
D)  Multiple choice format 
A)  Open-ended question format 
B)  Closed-question format 
C)  Stream of consciousness format 
D)  Multiple choice format

Question 20

Erikson believed that each stage had a distinctive developmental challenge, which he referred to as a _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  fixation 
B)  sensitivity 
C)  critical period 
D)  crisis 
A)  fixation 
B)  sensitivity 
C)  critical period 
D)  crisis

A sample is ____.

What is an example of a qualitative research design?

To study adolescents' attitudes towards contraceptive use, a researcher recruits subjects from a waiting room of a community clinic that offers free contraceptive services to all. This researcher has a sample that is ____.

Given what is known about the population changes in the past 10 years, which country is likely to see the highest total fertility rate (TFR)?

The cultivation of plants and the domestication of animals occurred during the ____ period of evolutionary history.

According to the text, what is a researcher's idea about one possible answer to the question of interest?

Many theories of development do not address culture. Why does Bronfenbrenner's theory hold that culture is so important? He recognises that ______.

Human population doubled from 1 to 2 billion between 1800 and 1930. What led to this increase in population?

Observational methods have an advantage over questionnaires and interviews in that they involve _____.

Nearly all of the population growth in the decades to come will take place in ____.

Human development can be viewed from a stage perspective, or as a gradual, _____ process.

Sigmund Freud divided human development into ____ stages.

What happens when a person who had difficulty with the developmental challenge in one stage enters the next stage? He or she is ______.

Define two of the systems in Bronfenbrenner's theory and give a concrete example of each.

In its classic form, the scientific method has how many steps?

Which of the following is a correct order for man's life stages as described by the Dharmashastras?

Who attends colleges, universities and other forms of post-secondary education in developing countries?

When participants are provided with specific responses to choose from on a questionnaire, what type of format is being used?

Erikson believed that each stage had a distinctive developmental challenge, which he referred to as a _____.

Genetics and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Child

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Exam 1: A Cultural Approach to Human Development

A sample is ____.

What is an example of a qualitative research design?

To study adolescents' attitudes towards contraceptive use, a researcher recruits subjects from a waiting room of a community clinic that offers free contraceptive services to all. This researcher has a sample that is ____.

Given what is known about the population changes in the past 10 years, which country is likely to see the highest total fertility rate (TFR)?

The cultivation of plants and the domestication of animals occurred during the ____ period of evolutionary history.

According to the text, what is a researcher's idea about one possible answer to the question of interest?

Many theories of development do not address culture. Why does Bronfenbrenner's theory hold that culture is so important? He recognises that ______.

Human population doubled from 1 to 2 billion between 1800 and 1930. What led to this increase in population?

Observational methods have an advantage over questionnaires and interviews in that they involve _____.

Nearly all of the population growth in the decades to come will take place in ____.

Human development can be viewed from a stage perspective, or as a gradual, _____ process.

Sigmund Freud divided human development into ____ stages.

What happens when a person who had difficulty with the developmental challenge in one stage enters the next stage? He or she is ______.

Define two of the systems in Bronfenbrenner's theory and give a concrete example of each.

In its classic form, the scientific method has how many steps?

Which of the following is a correct order for man's life stages as described by the Dharmashastras?

Who attends colleges, universities and other forms of post-secondary education in developing countries?

When participants are provided with specific responses to choose from on a questionnaire, what type of format is being used?

Erikson believed that each stage had a distinctive developmental challenge, which he referred to as a _____.

Genetics and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Child

Infancy

Toddlerhood

Early Childhood

Middle Childhood

Adolescence

Emerging Adulthood

Young Adulthood

Middle Adulthood

Late Adulthood

Death and Afterlife Beliefs

Filters