Question 1

The adorable nature of babies in their appearance and their coos and smiles is a particularly good example of which process?

Accepted Answer

A) nature eliciting nurture 
B) the importance of timing 
C) nature revealing itself over time 
D) the importance of the active interpretation of experience 
A) nature eliciting nurture 
B) the importance of timing 
C) nature revealing itself over time 
D) the importance of the active interpretation of experience A

Question 2

Which factor is NOT a key criterion in establishing which characteristics are considered important individual differences?

Accepted Answer

A) stability over time 
B) ability to predict future outcomes 
C) relation to intelligence 
D) association with other conceptually related characteristics 
A) stability over time 
B) ability to predict future outcomes 
C) relation to intelligence 
D) association with other conceptually related characteristics C

Question 3

What biological change mechanism involves formation of synapses between the ends of axons and the beginnings of dendrites that allow neurotransmitters to transmit signals from neuron to neuron?

Accepted Answer

A) conditioning 
B) habituation 
C) synaptogenesis 
D) myelination 
A) conditioning 
B) habituation 
C) synaptogenesis 
D) myelination C

Question 4

Which statement about historical changes in Canada is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Nearly all historical changes have improved the lives of children. 
B) Nearly all historical changes have worsened the lives of children. 
C) Most historical changes have not affected the lives of children for better or for worse. 
D) Some historical changes have been positive and some negative; some have made life different, but neither better nor worse. 
A) Nearly all historical changes have improved the lives of children. 
B) Nearly all historical changes have worsened the lives of children. 
C) Most historical changes have not affected the lives of children for better or for worse. 
D) Some historical changes have been positive and some negative; some have made life different, but neither better nor worse.

Question 5

An example of a behavioural change mechanism is

Accepted Answer

A) metacognition. 
B) imitation. 
C) synaptic pruning. 
D) children's informal theories. 
A) metacognition. 
B) imitation. 
C) synaptic pruning. 
D) children's informal theories.

Question 6

The association between parental involvement in school and academic achievement is

Accepted Answer

A) consistent across socioeconomic and ethnic groups. 
B) stronger for low-income families than for affluent families. 
C) stronger for European Canadian families than for African Canadian families. 
D) stronger for families of girls than for families of boys. 
A) consistent across socioeconomic and ethnic groups. 
B) stronger for low-income families than for affluent families. 
C) stronger for European Canadian families than for African Canadian families. 
D) stronger for families of girls than for families of boys.

Question 7

Which statement describes a key component of the importance of children eliciting reactions from other people?

Accepted Answer

A) The reactions then shape the child's own behaviour. 
B) Children's elicitation of reactions from other people decreases over time. 
C) The reactions then shape the other people's development. 
D) Children are not able to elicit reactions from other people. 
A) The reactions then shape the child's own behaviour. 
B) Children's elicitation of reactions from other people decreases over time. 
C) The reactions then shape the other people's development. 
D) Children are not able to elicit reactions from other people.

Question 8

Aggressive children's hostile attributional bias is an example of the influence of

Accepted Answer

A) early experience. 
B) nurture on nature. 
C) individuals' active interpretations of their experiences. 
D) timing of the interaction between nature and nurture. 
A) early experience. 
B) nurture on nature. 
C) individuals' active interpretations of their experiences. 
D) timing of the interaction between nature and nurture.

Question 9

In countries in which the degree of income inequality is large, differences in economic circumstances

Accepted Answer

A) play a relatively small role in differences in development between poor and wealthy children. 
B) play a relatively large role in differences in development between poor and wealthy children. 
C) are entirely irrelevant to differences in development between poor and wealthy children. 
D) are of similar magnitude to that of countries in which the degree of income inequality is small. 
A) play a relatively small role in differences in development between poor and wealthy children. 
B) play a relatively large role in differences in development between poor and wealthy children. 
C) are entirely irrelevant to differences in development between poor and wealthy children. 
D) are of similar magnitude to that of countries in which the degree of income inequality is small.

Question 10

Stacey and Sam are siblings. While they are similar in some ways, such as eye and hair colour, they are also quite different. Explain how these individual differences may have occurred.

Accepted Answer

Individual differences between Stacey an

Question 11

Which statement about who children imitate is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Children are more likely to imitate those with whom they have positive relationships. 
B) Children rarely imitate people other than their parents. 
C) Children imitate all adults and peers equally. 
D) Children rarely imitate adults. 
A) Children are more likely to imitate those with whom they have positive relationships. 
B) Children rarely imitate people other than their parents. 
C) Children imitate all adults and peers equally. 
D) Children rarely imitate adults.

Question 12

Briefly describe how you generally respond to failure. Do you tend to see failure as a challenge, making you want to try harder? Or does failure make you feel terrible and want to give up? How might this tendency have actively influenced your environment? For instance, how might it have influenced your own behaviour, including the types of activities you sought (or did not seek)? How might it have influenced the behaviour of teachers, parents, and peers towards you? Give examples.

Accepted Answer

I generally respond to failure as a chal

Question 13

Which assertion is an assumption of stage theories?

Accepted Answer

A) Not all children pass through stages in the same order. 
B) Transitions between stages can take a long time. 
C) When children are in a given stage, a broad range of their behaviour is consistent with that stage. 
D) Transitions between stages are sporadic. 
A) Not all children pass through stages in the same order. 
B) Transitions between stages can take a long time. 
C) When children are in a given stage, a broad range of their behaviour is consistent with that stage. 
D) Transitions between stages are sporadic.

Question 14

Which statement about the stability of individual differences in the intellectual domain and in the social domain is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Neither domain shows a great deal of stability. 
B) The intellectual domain shows a great deal of stability, but the social domain does not. 
C) The social domain shows a great deal of stability, but the intellectual domain does not. 
D) Both domains show some stability, but stability is greater in the intellectual domain. 
A) Neither domain shows a great deal of stability. 
B) The intellectual domain shows a great deal of stability, but the social domain does not. 
C) The social domain shows a great deal of stability, but the intellectual domain does not. 
D) Both domains show some stability, but stability is greater in the intellectual domain.

Question 15

An example of self-initiated activity in the domain of gendered behaviour is

Accepted Answer

A) gender segregation. 
B) parents' rewarding of gender-appropriate behaviour. 
C) teachers' practice of calling on boys more than girls. 
D) cultural expectations for boys and girls. 
A) gender segregation. 
B) parents' rewarding of gender-appropriate behaviour. 
C) teachers' practice of calling on boys more than girls. 
D) cultural expectations for boys and girls.

Question 16

The development of _____ is NOT influenced by societal values.

Accepted Answer

A) parent child attachment 
B) motor skills 
C) cognitive skills 
D) language 
A) parent child attachment 
B) motor skills 
C) cognitive skills 
D) language

Question 17

Before taking this course, what were your beliefs about whether development is generally gradual and continuous, or disjointed and discontinuous? What have you learned in this course that has either supported your beliefs or failed to support them? Be specific and provide detailed examples.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Before taking this course, what were your...

Question 18

Which factor contributes to the stability exhibited by many individual differences?

Accepted Answer

A) stability in child's genes 
B) stability of environment 
C) both stability in child's genes and stability of environment 
D) neither stability in child's genes nor stability of environment 
A) stability in child's genes 
B) stability of environment 
C) both stability in child's genes and stability of environment 
D) neither stability in child's genes nor stability of environment

Question 19

Which historical change has NOT influenced children's development to be different now as compared to the past?

Accepted Answer

A) health care 
B) rates of divorce 
C) technology 
D) neurogenesis 
A) health care 
B) rates of divorce 
C) technology 
D) neurogenesis

Question 20

Which statement provides an example of the manner in which children contribute to their own environment by regulating their own behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A) Children who are better able to control their negative emotions have more successful peer relations than do other children. 
B) Children who are faster runners are more likely to participate in organized sports. 
C) Children whose parents' discipline involves reasoning are more likely to develop a strong conscience than are other children. 
D) Children who are twins are more similar in intelligence than children who are non-twin siblings. 
A) Children who are better able to control their negative emotions have more successful peer relations than do other children. 
B) Children who are faster runners are more likely to participate in organized sports. 
C) Children whose parents' discipline involves reasoning are more likely to develop a strong conscience than are other children. 
D) Children who are twins are more similar in intelligence than children who are non-twin siblings.

The adorable nature of babies in their appearance and their coos and smiles is a particularly good example of which process?

Which factor is NOT a key criterion in establishing which characteristics are considered important individual differences?

What biological change mechanism involves formation of synapses between the ends of axons and the beginnings of dendrites that allow neurotransmitters to transmit signals from neuron to neuron?

Which statement about historical changes in Canada is TRUE?

An example of a behavioural change mechanism is

The association between parental involvement in school and academic achievement is

Which statement describes a key component of the importance of children eliciting reactions from other people?

Aggressive children's hostile attributional bias is an example of the influence of

In countries in which the degree of income inequality is large, differences in economic circumstances

Stacey and Sam are siblings. While they are similar in some ways, such as eye and hair colour, they are also quite different. Explain how these individual differences may have occurred.

Which statement about who children imitate is TRUE?

Which assertion is an assumption of stage theories?

Which statement about the stability of individual differences in the intellectual domain and in the social domain is TRUE?

An example of self-initiated activity in the domain of gendered behaviour is

The development of _____ is NOT influenced by societal values.

Before taking this course, what were your beliefs about whether development is generally gradual and continuous, or disjointed and discontinuous? What have you learned in this course that has either supported your beliefs or failed to support them? Be specific and provide detailed examples.

Which factor contributes to the stability exhibited by many individual differences?

Which historical change has NOT influenced children's development to be different now as compared to the past?

Which statement provides an example of the manner in which children contribute to their own environment by regulating their own behaviour?

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behavior

Theories of Cognitive Development

Perception, Action, and Learning in Infancy

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Conceptual Development

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Theories of Social Development

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

The Family

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Gender Development

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Exam 16: Conclusions

The adorable nature of babies in their appearance and their coos and smiles is a particularly good example of which process?

Which factor is NOT a key criterion in establishing which characteristics are considered important individual differences?

What biological change mechanism involves formation of synapses between the ends of axons and the beginnings of dendrites that allow neurotransmitters to transmit signals from neuron to neuron?

Which statement about historical changes in Canada is TRUE?

An example of a behavioural change mechanism is

The association between parental involvement in school and academic achievement is

Which statement describes a key component of the importance of children eliciting reactions from other people?

Aggressive children's hostile attributional bias is an example of the influence of

In countries in which the degree of income inequality is large, differences in economic circumstances

Stacey and Sam are siblings. While they are similar in some ways, such as eye and hair colour, they are also quite different. Explain how these individual differences may have occurred.

Which statement about who children imitate is TRUE?

Which assertion is an assumption of stage theories?

Which statement about the stability of individual differences in the intellectual domain and in the social domain is TRUE?

An example of self-initiated activity in the domain of gendered behaviour is

The development of _____ is NOT influenced by societal values.

Before taking this course, what were your beliefs about whether development is generally gradual and continuous, or disjointed and discontinuous? What have you learned in this course that has either supported your beliefs or failed to support them? Be specific and provide detailed examples.

Which factor contributes to the stability exhibited by many individual differences?

Which historical change has NOT influenced children's development to be different now as compared to the past?

Which statement provides an example of the manner in which children contribute to their own environment by regulating their own behaviour?

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behavior

Theories of Cognitive Development

Perception, Action, and Learning in Infancy

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Conceptual Development

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Theories of Social Development

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

The Family

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Gender Development

Filters