Question 1

What explains why infants and children more easily make sense of faces and sounds than other things, such as lists of words?

Accepted Answer

A) Infants and children learn the easiest things first, and then progress to harder tasks. 
B) Specific parts of the brain are limited to processing a narrow range of information. 
C) The brain and learning mechanisms can perform many tasks at once. 
D) There are no constraints on learning to make sense of faces and language. 
A) Infants and children learn the easiest things first, and then progress to harder tasks. 
B) Specific parts of the brain are limited to processing a narrow range of information. 
C) The brain and learning mechanisms can perform many tasks at once. 
D) There are no constraints on learning to make sense of faces and language.

Question 2

One-fourth of infants born in Paris in the 1700s

Accepted Answer

A) died. 
B) became foundlings. 
C) participated in developmental studies. 
D) were sold as slaves. 
A) died. 
B) became foundlings. 
C) participated in developmental studies. 
D) were sold as slaves.

Question 3

In naturalistic observations, the researcher

Accepted Answer

A) interviews participants one-on-one. 
B) intervenes as little as possible. 
C) sets up a specific environment. 
D) begins a case study. 
A) interviews participants one-on-one. 
B) intervenes as little as possible. 
C) sets up a specific environment. 
D) begins a case study.

Question 4

Reliability is the extent to which a measurement accurately assesses what it purports to.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A hallmark of experimental studies is

Accepted Answer

A) the manipulation of time in the presentation of the materials to the subject. 
B) the manipulation of only one variable as often as possible to determine the effects of that variable. 
C) the manipulation of every variable at each stage of the experiment. 
D) the manipulation of one or more factors and observation of how these manipulations change the behavior under investigation. 
A) the manipulation of time in the presentation of the materials to the subject. 
B) the manipulation of only one variable as often as possible to determine the effects of that variable. 
C) the manipulation of every variable at each stage of the experiment. 
D) the manipulation of one or more factors and observation of how these manipulations change the behavior under investigation.

Question 6

The ability to change as a result of experience is called

Accepted Answer

A) discontinuity. 
B) attachment. 
C) internal validity. 
D) plasticity. 
A) discontinuity. 
B) attachment. 
C) internal validity. 
D) plasticity.

Question 7

Which of the following does a developmental psychologist not try to integrate in the study of child and adolescent development?

Accepted Answer

A) infanticide 
B) developmental contextualism 
C) a sociocultural perspective 
D) evolutionary theory 
A) infanticide 
B) developmental contextualism 
C) a sociocultural perspective 
D) evolutionary theory

Question 8

Which of the following terms refers to development of the individual over the course of his or her lifetime?

Accepted Answer

A) ontogeny 
B) phylogeny 
C) microgenesis 
D) maturation 
A) ontogeny 
B) phylogeny 
C) microgenesis 
D) maturation

Question 9

A ________ is the time in development when a skill is most easily attained.

Accepted Answer

A) transitional period b sensitive period 
B) stage 
C) function 
A) transitional period b sensitive period 
B) stage 
C) function

Question 10

What is the best way to obtain children as participants for research?

Accepted Answer

A) advertising in local newspapers 
B) contacting relatives and friends who have children 
C) contacting local schools 
D) circulating flyers in different neighborhoods 
A) advertising in local newspapers 
B) contacting relatives and friends who have children 
C) contacting local schools 
D) circulating flyers in different neighborhoods

Question 11

Bidirectionality of structure and function refers to

Accepted Answer

A) an organism's being capable of using either hand or foot. 
B) genetic determinism. 
C) the interaction of the functional invariants of assimilation and accommodation with cognitive schemas. 
D) structure (e.g., biological substrate) affecting function (e.g., activity) and function affecting structure. 
A) an organism's being capable of using either hand or foot. 
B) genetic determinism. 
C) the interaction of the functional invariants of assimilation and accommodation with cognitive schemas. 
D) structure (e.g., biological substrate) affecting function (e.g., activity) and function affecting structure.

Question 12

The modern concept of childhood is a(n) _____ invention.

Accepted Answer

A) Western 
B) worldwide 
C) abstract 
D) African 
A) Western 
B) worldwide 
C) abstract 
D) African

Question 13

Why do some researchers believe that contemporary childhood has moved backward?

Accepted Answer

A) because children today are often spoiled by their parents 
B) because children today are under too much pressure to succeed 
C) because children spend so much time being unsupervised 
D) because TV has made children privy to adult issues 
A) because children today are often spoiled by their parents 
B) because children today are under too much pressure to succeed 
C) because children spend so much time being unsupervised 
D) because TV has made children privy to adult issues

Question 14

Which of the following is not a problem in conducting research with children?

Accepted Answer

A) getting children to understand the nature of the research 
B) obtaining children to serve as participants 
C) subject loss 
D) obtaining representative samples 
A) getting children to understand the nature of the research 
B) obtaining children to serve as participants 
C) subject loss 
D) obtaining representative samples

Question 15

Theorists who propose that people progress through discrete, developmental stages believe in

Accepted Answer

A) an intrinsically active child. 
B) an intrinsically passive child. 
C) discontinuity of development. 
D) continuity of development. 
A) an intrinsically active child. 
B) an intrinsically passive child. 
C) discontinuity of development. 
D) continuity of development.

Question 16

Middle childhood is generally considered to be the ages from

Accepted Answer

A) 2 to 7. 
B) 4 to 10. 
C) 7 to 12. 
D) 12 to 16. 
A) 2 to 7. 
B) 4 to 10. 
C) 7 to 12. 
D) 12 to 16.

Question 17

The greatest weakness of a cross-sectional study is

Accepted Answer

A) that it requires much time and is expensive. 
B) that there is significant participant loss. 
C) that it cannot assess change in one person over time. 
D) that it does not focus on a single topic of development. 
A) that it requires much time and is expensive. 
B) that there is significant participant loss. 
C) that it cannot assess change in one person over time. 
D) that it does not focus on a single topic of development.

Question 18

Humans emerged as a species about _________ years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 billion 
B) 20 million 
C) 2 million 
D) 200,000 
A) 2 billion 
B) 20 million 
C) 2 million 
D) 200,000

Question 19

Development of psychological processes over an individual's lifetime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Some human behavior appears to be "instinctive" because humans inherit _____ as well as a species-typical genome.

Accepted Answer

A) innate behaviors 
B) gene expression 
C) a maternal attachment 
D) a species-typical environment 
A) innate behaviors 
B) gene expression 
C) a maternal attachment 
D) a species-typical environment

What explains why infants and children more easily make sense of faces and sounds than other things, such as lists of words?

One-fourth of infants born in Paris in the 1700s

In naturalistic observations, the researcher

Reliability is the extent to which a measurement accurately assesses what it purports to.

A hallmark of experimental studies is

The ability to change as a result of experience is called

Which of the following does a developmental psychologist not try to integrate in the study of child and adolescent development?

Which of the following terms refers to development of the individual over the course of his or her lifetime?

A ________ is the time in development when a skill is most easily attained.

What is the best way to obtain children as participants for research?

Bidirectionality of structure and function refers to

The modern concept of childhood is a(n) _____ invention.

Why do some researchers believe that contemporary childhood has moved backward?

Which of the following is not a problem in conducting research with children?

Theorists who propose that people progress through discrete, developmental stages believe in

Middle childhood is generally considered to be the ages from

The greatest weakness of a cross-sectional study is

Humans emerged as a species about _________ years ago.

Development of psychological processes over an individual's lifetime.

Some human behavior appears to be "instinctive" because humans inherit _____ as well as a species-typical genome.

Theories and Contexts of Development

Genetics, Prenatal Development, and the Neonate

Physical Development

What Do Infants Know and When and How Do They Know It

The Symbolic Child: Piagets Theory and Beyond

Understanding Self and Others

Becoming Self-Directed Thinkers: Problem Solving and Memory

Language Development

Intelligence and School Achievement

Emotion, Temperament, and Personality Development

Attachment and Early Parent-Child Care

The Family and Other Contexts for Socialization

Competing and Cooperating With Peers

The Development of Sexuality and Gender Identity

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Exam 1: Introduction to Child and Adolescent Development

What explains why infants and children more easily make sense of faces and sounds than other things, such as lists of words?

One-fourth of infants born in Paris in the 1700s

In naturalistic observations, the researcher

Reliability is the extent to which a measurement accurately assesses what it purports to.

A hallmark of experimental studies is

The ability to change as a result of experience is called

Which of the following does a developmental psychologist not try to integrate in the study of child and adolescent development?

Which of the following terms refers to development of the individual over the course of his or her lifetime?

A ________ is the time in development when a skill is most easily attained.

What is the best way to obtain children as participants for research?

Bidirectionality of structure and function refers to

The modern concept of childhood is a(n) _____ invention.

Why do some researchers believe that contemporary childhood has moved backward?

Which of the following is not a problem in conducting research with children?

Theorists who propose that people progress through discrete, developmental stages believe in

Middle childhood is generally considered to be the ages from

The greatest weakness of a cross-sectional study is

Humans emerged as a species about _________ years ago.

Development of psychological processes over an individual's lifetime.

Some human behavior appears to be "instinctive" because humans inherit _____ as well as a species-typical genome.

Theories and Contexts of Development

Genetics, Prenatal Development, and the Neonate

Physical Development

What Do Infants Know and When and How Do They Know It

The Symbolic Child: Piagets Theory and Beyond

Understanding Self and Others

Becoming Self-Directed Thinkers: Problem Solving and Memory

Language Development

Intelligence and School Achievement

Emotion, Temperament, and Personality Development

Attachment and Early Parent-Child Care

The Family and Other Contexts for Socialization

Competing and Cooperating With Peers

The Development of Sexuality and Gender Identity

Filters