Question 1

Erik Erikson's psychosocial theory comprises ______ stages.

Accepted Answer

A)  four cognitive 
B)  five psychosexual 
C)  eight psychosocial 
D)  three moral 
A)  four cognitive 
B)  five psychosexual 
C)  eight psychosocial 
D)  three moral

Question 2

Which of the following is an indicator of the Upper Palaeolithic period in human evolutionary history?

Accepted Answer

A)  Humans began to bury their dead. 
B)  Humans began to walk. 
C)  Humans began to read. 
D)  Humans began hunting animals. 
A)  Humans began to bury their dead. 
B)  Humans began to walk. 
C)  Humans began to read. 
D)  Humans began hunting animals.

Question 3

What portion of the United States' population will increase from 16% to 30% by 2050?

Accepted Answer

A)  African American 
B)  Anglo American 
C)  Asian American 
D)  Latino 
A)  African American 
B)  Anglo American 
C)  Asian American 
D)  Latino

Question 4

Which of the following is a major criticism of Sigmund Freud's psychosexual theory of human development?

Accepted Answer

A)  He focused too much on sexuality and it is hard to reduce human development to a single motive. 
B)  He studied children excessively and spent too much time on experimental methods. 
C)  He underemphasised the significance of childhood and overemphasised later time periods. 
D)  He spent too much time studying a diversity of subjects and people from varying ages. 
A)  He focused too much on sexuality and it is hard to reduce human development to a single motive. 
B)  He studied children excessively and spent too much time on experimental methods. 
C)  He underemphasised the significance of childhood and overemphasised later time periods. 
D)  He spent too much time studying a diversity of subjects and people from varying ages.

Question 5

What operates on the pleasure principle and constantly seeks immediate and unrestrained satisfaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Id 
B)  Ego 
C)  Superego 
D)  Libido 
A)  Id 
B)  Ego 
C)  Superego 
D)  Libido

Question 6

Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory focuses on ____ that shape human development in the social environment.

Accepted Answer

A)  biological factors 
B)  genetic inputs 
C)  instinctive drives 
D)  multiple influences 
A)  biological factors 
B)  genetic inputs 
C)  instinctive drives 
D)  multiple influences

Question 7

Also referred to as a person's social class, his or her ____ includes their level of education, income and occupational status.

Accepted Answer

A)  socio-economic status 
B)  ethnicity 
C)  culture 
D)  sociohistorical index 
A)  socio-economic status 
B)  ethnicity 
C)  culture 
D)  sociohistorical index

Question 8

Your roommate is a smoker. He really would like to quit and has been reading about Freudian theory. He thinks that he is fixated at the oral stage and that he should make an appointment with a clinician who specialises in psychosexual therapy. What would you tell him?

Accepted Answer

A)  Few professionals adhere to Freud's theory, even psychoanalysts, so he should try something else. 
B)  He should probably try it. Freud would say that he was orally fixated. 
C)  It sounds to you like he is actually anally fixated. 
D)  It will take time, but psychoanalysis should probably work for him. 
A)  Few professionals adhere to Freud's theory, even psychoanalysts, so he should try something else. 
B)  He should probably try it. Freud would say that he was orally fixated. 
C)  It sounds to you like he is actually anally fixated. 
D)  It will take time, but psychoanalysis should probably work for him.

Question 9

Which of the following best describes a life stage as proposed by the ancient Greek philosopher Solon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ages 28-35: The ages of marriage and parenthood, when a man bethinks him that this is the season for courting. 
B)  Age 13: The age of moral responsibility, when a boy has his Bar Mitzvah signifying that he is responsible for keeping the religious commandments, rather than his parents being responsible for him. 
C)  Ages 56-63: The religious ideal in this stage is for a man to withdraw from the world and literally live in the forest, devoting himself to prayer and religious study, living only on alms and cultivating patience and compassion. 
D)  Ages 63-70: The renunciant goes even farther in rejecting worldly attachments. The purpose of life in this stage is simply to prepare for the end of this life and entry into the next. 
A)  Ages 28-35: The ages of marriage and parenthood, when a man bethinks him that this is the season for courting. 
B)  Age 13: The age of moral responsibility, when a boy has his Bar Mitzvah signifying that he is responsible for keeping the religious commandments, rather than his parents being responsible for him. 
C)  Ages 56-63: The religious ideal in this stage is for a man to withdraw from the world and literally live in the forest, devoting himself to prayer and religious study, living only on alms and cultivating patience and compassion. 
D)  Ages 63-70: The renunciant goes even farther in rejecting worldly attachments. The purpose of life in this stage is simply to prepare for the end of this life and entry into the next.

Question 10

What term is used to refer to people in the rural areas of developing countries, who tend to adhere more closely to the historical aspects of their culture than do people in urban areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Agrarian cultures 
B)  Conventional cultures 
C)  Traditional cultures 
D)  Rural cultures 
A)  Agrarian cultures 
B)  Conventional cultures 
C)  Traditional cultures 
D)  Rural cultures

Question 11

What is Bronfenbrenner's term for the societal institutions that have indirect but potentially important influences on development (e.g., schools, religious institutions, media)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Microsystem 
B)  Mesosystem 
C)  Exosystem 
D)  Macrosystem 
A)  Microsystem 
B)  Mesosystem 
C)  Exosystem 
D)  Macrosystem

Question 12

Yuthika is 42 years old, married and the father of three children. He is considered head of the household and has many responsibilities. Beyond taking care of his own children, he is also responsible for taking care of his elderly parents. According to Dharmashastras, the sacred law books of the Hindu religion, Yuthika is in the ____ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)  apprentice 
B)  householder 
C)  forest dweller 
D)  renunciant 
A)  apprentice 
B)  householder 
C)  forest dweller 
D)  renunciant

Question 13

What is the goal when developing a sample for a research study? To generate a sample that will be _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  easy to find 
B)  an answer to the scientific question 
C)  representative of the population 
D)  as large as possible 
A)  easy to find 
B)  an answer to the scientific question 
C)  representative of the population 
D)  as large as possible

Question 14

____ refers to the consistency of measures, whereas ____ refers to the truthfulness of a measurement.

Accepted Answer

A)  Reliability; validity 
B)  Validity; reliability 
C)  Variance from the mean; standardisation 
D)  Standardisation; variance from the mean 
A)  Reliability; validity 
B)  Validity; reliability 
C)  Variance from the mean; standardisation 
D)  Standardisation; variance from the mean

Question 15

Which of the following is the best example of continuous development?

Accepted Answer

A)  James goes from crawling to walking overnight. 
B)  Jose says his first word on his first birthday. 
C)  Jenny learns how to play the piano by first learning notes, and then playing them in a sequence. 
D)  Jalisa takes a class and learns how to knit at the end of the hour. 
A)  James goes from crawling to walking overnight. 
B)  Jose says his first word on his first birthday. 
C)  Jenny learns how to play the piano by first learning notes, and then playing them in a sequence. 
D)  Jalisa takes a class and learns how to knit at the end of the hour.

Question 16

When did the human population reach 500 million people?

Accepted Answer

A)  400 years ago 
B)  1,000 years ago 
C)  4,000 years ago 
D)  10,000 years ago 
A)  400 years ago 
B)  1,000 years ago 
C)  4,000 years ago 
D)  10,000 years ago

Question 17

What did Arnett define as the increasing connections between different parts of the world in trade, travel, migration and communication?

Accepted Answer

A)  Globalisation 
B)  Social networks 
C)  The Internet 
D)  Small world syndrome 
A)  Globalisation 
B)  Social networks 
C)  The Internet 
D)  Small world syndrome

Question 18

____ occurs at the beginning of the research study, whereas the ____ occurs at the end.

Accepted Answer

A)  Debriefing; confidentiality 
B)  Confidentiality; reliability 
C)  Informed consent; debriefing 
D)  Debriefing; informed consent 
A)  Debriefing; confidentiality 
B)  Confidentiality; reliability 
C)  Informed consent; debriefing 
D)  Debriefing; informed consent

Question 19

India is the second most populous country and is projected to have more people than any other country by 2050. Describe three aspects of Indian people and/or culture.

Accepted Answer

Most of the population lives on less tha

Question 20

According to the sacred law books of the Hindu religion, how long does each stage of a man's life last?

Accepted Answer

A)  5 years 
B)  15 years 
C)  25 years 
D)  35 years 
A)  5 years 
B)  15 years 
C)  25 years 
D)  35 years

Erik Erikson's psychosocial theory comprises ______ stages.

Which of the following is an indicator of the Upper Palaeolithic period in human evolutionary history?

What portion of the United States' population will increase from 16% to 30% by 2050?

Which of the following is a major criticism of Sigmund Freud's psychosexual theory of human development?

What operates on the pleasure principle and constantly seeks immediate and unrestrained satisfaction?

Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory focuses on ____ that shape human development in the social environment.

Also referred to as a person's social class, his or her ____ includes their level of education, income and occupational status.

Your roommate is a smoker. He really would like to quit and has been reading about Freudian theory. He thinks that he is fixated at the oral stage and that he should make an appointment with a clinician who specialises in psychosexual therapy. What would you tell him?

Which of the following best describes a life stage as proposed by the ancient Greek philosopher Solon?

What term is used to refer to people in the rural areas of developing countries, who tend to adhere more closely to the historical aspects of their culture than do people in urban areas?

What is Bronfenbrenner's term for the societal institutions that have indirect but potentially important influences on development (e.g., schools, religious institutions, media)?

What is the goal when developing a sample for a research study? To generate a sample that will be _____.

refers to the consistency of measures, whereas refers to the truthfulness of a measurement.

Which of the following is the best example of continuous development?

When did the human population reach 500 million people?

What did Arnett define as the increasing connections between different parts of the world in trade, travel, migration and communication?

occurs at the beginning of the research study, whereas the occurs at the end.

India is the second most populous country and is projected to have more people than any other country by 2050. Describe three aspects of Indian people and/or culture.

According to the sacred law books of the Hindu religion, how long does each stage of a man's life last?

Genetics and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Child

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Toddlerhood

Early Childhood

Middle Childhood

Adolescence

Emerging Adulthood

Young Adulthood

Middle Adulthood

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Exam 1: A Cultural Approach to Human Development

Erik Erikson's psychosocial theory comprises ______ stages.

Which of the following is an indicator of the Upper Palaeolithic period in human evolutionary history?

What portion of the United States' population will increase from 16% to 30% by 2050?

Which of the following is a major criticism of Sigmund Freud's psychosexual theory of human development?

What operates on the pleasure principle and constantly seeks immediate and unrestrained satisfaction?

Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory focuses on ____ that shape human development in the social environment.

Also referred to as a person's social class, his or her ____ includes their level of education, income and occupational status.

Your roommate is a smoker. He really would like to quit and has been reading about Freudian theory. He thinks that he is fixated at the oral stage and that he should make an appointment with a clinician who specialises in psychosexual therapy. What would you tell him?

Which of the following best describes a life stage as proposed by the ancient Greek philosopher Solon?

What term is used to refer to people in the rural areas of developing countries, who tend to adhere more closely to the historical aspects of their culture than do people in urban areas?

What is Bronfenbrenner's term for the societal institutions that have indirect but potentially important influences on development (e.g., schools, religious institutions, media)?

What is the goal when developing a sample for a research study? To generate a sample that will be _____.

____ refers to the consistency of measures, whereas ____ refers to the truthfulness of a measurement.

Which of the following is the best example of continuous development?

When did the human population reach 500 million people?

What did Arnett define as the increasing connections between different parts of the world in trade, travel, migration and communication?

____ occurs at the beginning of the research study, whereas the ____ occurs at the end.

India is the second most populous country and is projected to have more people than any other country by 2050. Describe three aspects of Indian people and/or culture.

According to the sacred law books of the Hindu religion, how long does each stage of a man's life last?

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

refers to the consistency of measures, whereas refers to the truthfulness of a measurement.

occurs at the beginning of the research study, whereas the occurs at the end.