Exam 1: Introduction

The changes that occur in an individual's personality, emotions, and relationships with others refer to:

Roger reads about a study in which the same set of people are investigated each year from birth until age 30. This study best illustrates which research method?

All of the following are limitations of the social survey method EXCEPT:

The students in Mr. Bertram's class are very noisy when he leaves the room but become quiet when he returns. If this were an experiment, what would the independent variable be?

Marcia has childhood arthritis. She takes part in an experiment designed to determine if a new drug will relieve the suffering of childhood arthritis. She reports to the lab every week and is examined by a doctor, but she receives a pill that contains no medication. According to your text, what is the best explanation for Marcia's receiving a pill with no drug?

When each member has an equally likely probability of being chosen in a sample population, it is called:

The changes that occur in sensation, perception, memory, thought, reasoning, and language refer to:

One of the most noticeable features of early development is the increase in size of the individual. This is dependent on the metabolic processes that take place within the body. This is known as:

The cross-sectional method of research:

The changes that occur in a person's height, weight, and organ, skeletal, muscular, and neurological structures refer to:

A psychologist wants to know whether there is a cause-effect relationship between how much effort a child expends on completing a puzzle and how much he or she likes it. According to your text, which method should she use?

An age cohort is:

Dr. Sheehan observes preschool children in a Head Start program. She watches and records their interactions with teachers and adults in the classroom every 10 seconds. This is an example of:

Justin's 55-year-old mother attends rock concerts and political rallies against the war. According to your text's discussion of the timing of developmental events, the activities Justin's mother engages in probably result from:

Based on recent research findings, a developmental psychologist advises that an infant born with an inherited disorder be put on a special diet to avoid intellectual impairment. This best illustrates:

A psychologist conducts a study of 800 children who have mental disabilities using subjects from several schools. She follows them from the age of 4 through adulthood. This study is based on which research method?

Bronfenbrenner's approach asserts that developmental influences include all of the following EXCEPT:

Dr. Benson conducts a study to determine the effect of rewards on altruistic behavior. The measure of altruistic behavior would be an example of the:

The definition of "old age":

Developmental psychology is mainly concerned with: