Question 1

Research ethics with infants address all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  the demographic characteristics of the participants 
B)  parents' beliefs about potential benefits from participating 
C)  potential risks or negative consequences of participating 
D)  parents' informed consent 
A)  the demographic characteristics of the participants 
B)  parents' beliefs about potential benefits from participating 
C)  potential risks or negative consequences of participating 
D)  parents' informed consent A

Question 2

The most optimal behavioral state for most research with infants

Accepted Answer

A)  is awake/alert 
B)  is the transition between sleep and waking 
C)  is the transition between deep sleep and light sleep 
D)  comprises approximately 45 percent of the average newborn infant's day 
A)  is awake/alert 
B)  is the transition between sleep and waking 
C)  is the transition between deep sleep and light sleep 
D)  comprises approximately 45 percent of the average newborn infant's day A

Question 3

In the _____ research design, the same sample of children is studied over time, measuring their behavior or abilities at intervals of months or even years.

Accepted Answer

A)  cross-sectional 
B)  longitudinal 
C)  case-study 
D)  microgenetic 
A)  cross-sectional 
B)  longitudinal 
C)  case-study 
D)  microgenetic B

Question 4

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Experimental design

Accepted Answer

A design that examin

Question 5

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Electroencephalography(EEG)

Accepted Answer

A measurement of ele

Question 6

All of the following describe microgenetic research designs except

Accepted Answer

A)  they are ideal for showing long-term effects of interventions 
B)  they are time consuming 
C)  they focus on behavior during a short period of time 
D)  they are labor intensive 
A)  they are ideal for showing long-term effects of interventions 
B)  they are time consuming 
C)  they focus on behavior during a short period of time 
D)  they are labor intensive

Question 7

Researchers working with young infants need to keep all of the following in mind except

Accepted Answer

A)  the ethical issue of informed consent 
B)  inference and interpretation of responses 
C)  finding a source of participants 
D)  infants' tendency not to change states during a laboratory task or procedure 
A)  the ethical issue of informed consent 
B)  inference and interpretation of responses 
C)  finding a source of participants 
D)  infants' tendency not to change states during a laboratory task or procedure

Question 8

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Cohort

Accepted Answer

A particular group o

Question 9

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Cohort effects

Accepted Answer

A problem in cross-sectional r

Question 10

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Event-related potential (ERP)

Accepted Answer

A measurement of electrical ac

Question 11

All of the following might be reasons to use parental reports instead of researchers' measures except

Accepted Answer

A)  parents have a wider range of experience observing their infants 
B)  parents tend to be more objective about their infants' behavior 
C)  parents are unlikely to elicit wariness or unusual behavior in their infants 
D)  parents can be trained to keep diaries about their infants' development, noting when a particular behavioral milestone is achieved 
A)  parents have a wider range of experience observing their infants 
B)  parents tend to be more objective about their infants' behavior 
C)  parents are unlikely to elicit wariness or unusual behavior in their infants 
D)  parents can be trained to keep diaries about their infants' development, noting when a particular behavioral milestone is achieved

Question 12

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Independent variable

Accepted Answer

absence of an infant

Question 13

In which type of design do researchers have the greatest degree of control?

Accepted Answer

A)  archival 
B)  correlational 
C)  case study 
D)  experimental 
A)  archival 
B)  correlational 
C)  case study 
D)  experimental

Question 14

Which of the following research measures requires presenting infants with two stimuli simultaneously?

Accepted Answer

A)  habituation 
B)  visual preference 
C)  dishabituation 
D)  parental report 
A)  habituation 
B)  visual preference 
C)  dishabituation 
D)  parental report

Question 15

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Conditioned headturning

Accepted Answer

A technique in which are taught to turn

Question 16

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Random assignment

Accepted Answer

The equivalent of flipping a coin, this

Question 17

Which of the following research designs is most likely to use a random number table?

Accepted Answer

A)  experimental 
B)  quasi-experimental 
C)  case study 
D)  single-subject 
A)  experimental 
B)  quasi-experimental 
C)  case study 
D)  single-subject

Question 18

Cross-sectional research designs

Accepted Answer

A)  provide information about individual change or stability 
B)  are rarely used because they are time- and labor-intensive 
C)  are ideal for showing the long-term effects of interventions 
D)  do not differentiate between differences due to age and differences due to cohort 
A)  provide information about individual change or stability 
B)  are rarely used because they are time- and labor-intensive 
C)  are ideal for showing the long-term effects of interventions 
D)  do not differentiate between differences due to age and differences due to cohort

Question 19

In a classic study of language development, Roger Brown chose three children to study and sampled their language every 2 weeks beginning when they were approximately 2 years old. This is an example of which research design?

Accepted Answer

A)  cohort-experimental 
B)  cross-sectional 
C)  longitudinal 
D)  microgenetic 
A)  cohort-experimental 
B)  cross-sectional 
C)  longitudinal 
D)  microgenetic

Question 20

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Internal validity

Accepted Answer

The degree to which difference

Research ethics with infants address all of the following except

The most optimal behavioral state for most research with infants

In the _____ research design, the same sample of children is studied over time, measuring their behavior or abilities at intervals of months or even years.

What is the definition of the following terms? -Experimental design

What is the definition of the following terms? -Electroencephalography(EEG)

All of the following describe microgenetic research designs except

Researchers working with young infants need to keep all of the following in mind except

What is the definition of the following terms? -Cohort

What is the definition of the following terms? -Cohort effects

What is the definition of the following terms? -Event-related potential (ERP)

All of the following might be reasons to use parental reports instead of researchers' measures except

What is the definition of the following terms? -Independent variable

In which type of design do researchers have the greatest degree of control?

Which of the following research measures requires presenting infants with two stimuli simultaneously?

What is the definition of the following terms? -Conditioned headturning

What is the definition of the following terms? -Random assignment

Which of the following research designs is most likely to use a random number table?

Cross-sectional research designs

In a classic study of language development, Roger Brown chose three children to study and sampled their language every 2 weeks beginning when they were approximately 2 years old. This is an example of which research design?

What is the definition of the following terms? -Internal validity

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Research ethics with infants address all of the following except

The most optimal behavioral state for most research with infants

In the _____ research design, the same sample of children is studied over time, measuring their behavior or abilities at intervals of months or even years.

What is the definition of the following terms? -Experimental design

What is the definition of the following terms? -Electroencephalography(EEG)

All of the following describe microgenetic research designs except

Researchers working with young infants need to keep all of the following in mind except

What is the definition of the following terms? -Cohort

What is the definition of the following terms? -Cohort effects

What is the definition of the following terms? -Event-related potential (ERP)

All of the following might be reasons to use parental reports instead of researchers' measures except

What is the definition of the following terms? -Independent variable

In which type of design do researchers have the greatest degree of control?

Which of the following research measures requires presenting infants with two stimuli simultaneously?

What is the definition of the following terms? -Conditioned headturning

What is the definition of the following terms? -Random assignment

Which of the following research designs is most likely to use a random number table?

Cross-sectional research designs

In a classic study of language development, Roger Brown chose three children to study and sampled their language every 2 weeks beginning when they were approximately 2 years old. This is an example of which research design?

What is the definition of the following terms? -Internal validity

Beliefs About Babies: Historical Perspectives on Children and Childhood

Genetics, Conception, and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn

Physical Growth, Health, and Nutrition

Sensation, Perception, and Motor Development

Cognition, Learning, and Intelligence

Language and Communication

Relationships and Social Development

Temperament, Emotions, and the Self

Building Better Babies: Childcare and Early Intervention

Babies of Today and Tomorrow: Music, Media, and Computers

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