Exam 1: An Introduction to Child Development

The emergence of theories such as those of Piaget and Freud in the early twentieth century reflected the

A researcher would be MOST likely to use a microgenetic design to examine which topic?

Which is likely the first environmental influence on development that we encounter?

To examine how children interact with their elementary school teachers on a daily basis, a researcher would probably use the _____ method.

Which statement BEST describes the value of random assignment in experimental designs?

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

Evidence for the enduring epigenetic impact of early experiences and behaviours on development comes from what type of research?

A correlation of -1.00 indicates that

Which statement describes a potential disadvantage of the interview method?

Research studies engaging in _____ designs often reveal that rare or nonexistent practices in one's own culture are common in other cultures.

Of Aristotle, Locke, and Plato, which philosopher(s) believed that all knowledge comes from experience, meaning that infants are born without innate knowledge?

A study that examines the lying behaviour of 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds is utilizing which type of design?

What do developmental psychologists mean when they say that children play an active role in their own development? Provide a detailed example of this concept.

The text describes several reasons for the importance of studying child development. Why is studying child development of interest or importance to you personally?

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

Which group has stressed the general learning mechanisms that are thought to be possessed by infants?

In which country are infants expected to sleep in their own bed, separate from their parents, by 6 months of age?

All demonstrate nature's influence on our development EXCEPT

To examine the effectiveness of empathy training on children's sharing behaviour, 2 months of training are provided to 3-year-old children living in rural Georgia. Six months later, the children's sharing behaviours are measured and compared to their pretraining sharing behaviour. Improvements are considered the result of the empathy training. Which factor is a potential source of internal invalidity?

Which statement does NOT present a general reason to learn about child development, as outlined in the text?