Question 1

Which of the following would be of interest to biological theorists?

Accepted Answer

A)  language development 
B)  social development 
C)  personality development 
D)  cultural development 
A)  language development 
B)  social development 
C)  personality development 
D)  cultural development

Question 2

What are sudden changes in genetic material that provide differences from parents?

Accepted Answer

A)  reflexes 
B)  mutations 
C)  fixed action patterns 
D)  instinctive patterns 
A)  reflexes 
B)  mutations 
C)  fixed action patterns 
D)  instinctive patterns

Question 3

List three of the characteristics of the concrete operational stage and give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

The child develops conservation concepts

Question 4

Sam found that as the number of churches in town went up, the number of bars went down. Which of the following can be said about this information?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a positive correlation 
B)  There is no correlation 
C)  There is a negative correlation 
D)  There is a correlation coefficient 
A)  There is a positive correlation 
B)  There is no correlation 
C)  There is a negative correlation 
D)  There is a correlation coefficient

Question 5

In the Middle Ages, children could be sent to the monastery against their will because they were ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  legally considered property 
B)  considered to be divine 
C)  not needed at home 
D)  in need of discipline 
A)  legally considered property 
B)  considered to be divine 
C)  not needed at home 
D)  in need of discipline

Question 6

Tara moved from the country to the city and is learning to adjust to the faster pace. She has started to learn how navigate the different streets. Which Piaget concept is Tara utilizing?

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation 
B)  adaptation 
C)  accommodation 
D)  equilibration 
A)  assimilation 
B)  adaptation 
C)  accommodation 
D)  equilibration

Question 7

In a study to determine whether temperature affects test performance, what is the test performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  dependent variable 
B)  independent variable 
C)  correlation coefficient 
D)  experimental group 
A)  dependent variable 
B)  independent variable 
C)  correlation coefficient 
D)  experimental group

Question 8

Why are ethical guidelines valuable?

Accepted Answer

A)  They reduce experiment liability. 
B)  They limit the amount of research. 
C)  They obligate participants to complete the experiment. 
D)  They protect the well-being of the participants involved. 
A)  They reduce experiment liability. 
B)  They limit the amount of research. 
C)  They obligate participants to complete the experiment. 
D)  They protect the well-being of the participants involved.

Question 9

Which of the following settings utilizes Piaget's work to the highest degree?

Accepted Answer

A)  educational 
B)  correctional 
C)  residential 
D)  clinical 
A)  educational 
B)  correctional 
C)  residential 
D)  clinical

Question 10

How long has scientific inquiry into human development existed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Since the Middle Ages 
B)  A little more than a century 
C)  In the last twenty years 
D)  Since the 1600s 
A)  Since the Middle Ages 
B)  A little more than a century 
C)  In the last twenty years 
D)  Since the 1600s

Question 11

As infants begin to get teeth, they are introduced to chewable foods and they must add them to their food scheme. Which Piaget concept does this portray?

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptation 
B)  assimilation 
C)  accommodation 
D)  equilibration 
A)  adaptation 
B)  assimilation 
C)  accommodation 
D)  equilibration

Question 12

Who argued that a scientific approach to development must focus only on observable behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud 
B)  Erikson 
C)  Watson 
D)  Skinner 
A)  Freud 
B)  Erikson 
C)  Watson 
D)  Skinner

Question 13

The Skinner box trains a rat based on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  classic conditioning 
B)  observational learning 
C)  social learning 
D)  operant conditioning 
A)  classic conditioning 
B)  observational learning 
C)  social learning 
D)  operant conditioning

Question 14

Explain the series of events that occurs when you use positive reinforcement in an effort to get your child to study more?

Accepted Answer

When the parent sees the child

Question 15

Which of the following would be the likely IRB determination of Watson's experiment with Albert?

Accepted Answer

A)  The IRB would allow it as it was conducted. 
B)  The IRB would allow it as long as the mother was present. 
C)  The IRB would allow the rat but not the bunny. 
D)  The IRB would not allow the experiment. 
A)  The IRB would allow it as it was conducted. 
B)  The IRB would allow it as long as the mother was present. 
C)  The IRB would allow the rat but not the bunny. 
D)  The IRB would not allow the experiment.

Question 16

Homing pigeons are said to be able to always find their way home based on their instincts. Which of the following concepts explains this?

Accepted Answer

A)  mutations 
B)  ethology 
C)  ecology 
D)  fixed action patterns 
A)  mutations 
B)  ethology 
C)  ecology 
D)  fixed action patterns

Question 17

How does Freud's phallic stage compare with Erikson's initiative vs. guilt stage? Describe one similarity and one difference.

Accepted Answer

Both stages occur approximatel

Question 18

Which of the following is one criticism of Piaget?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many cognitive skills develop in distinct stages. 
B)  Piaget may have overestimated the ages when children are capable of certain tasks. 
C)  Piaget may have ignored proper ages for certain tasks. 
D)  Many cognitive skills develop gradually. 
A)  Many cognitive skills develop in distinct stages. 
B)  Piaget may have overestimated the ages when children are capable of certain tasks. 
C)  Piaget may have ignored proper ages for certain tasks. 
D)  Many cognitive skills develop gradually.

Question 19

Ned begins to experience drives for sexual gratification with someone of the opposite sex. What psychosexual stage is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  phallic 
B)  oral 
C)  genital 
D)  latency 
A)  phallic 
B)  oral 
C)  genital 
D)  latency

Question 20

Whose theory is the most discontinuous?

Accepted Answer

A)  Erikson 
B)  Vygotsky 
C)  Bronfenbrenner 
D)  Piaget 
A)  Erikson 
B)  Vygotsky 
C)  Bronfenbrenner 
D)  Piaget

Which of the following would be of interest to biological theorists?

What are sudden changes in genetic material that provide differences from parents?

List three of the characteristics of the concrete operational stage and give an example of each.

Sam found that as the number of churches in town went up, the number of bars went down. Which of the following can be said about this information?

In the Middle Ages, children could be sent to the monastery against their will because they were ____.

Tara moved from the country to the city and is learning to adjust to the faster pace. She has started to learn how navigate the different streets. Which Piaget concept is Tara utilizing?

In a study to determine whether temperature affects test performance, what is the test performance?

Why are ethical guidelines valuable?

Which of the following settings utilizes Piaget's work to the highest degree?

How long has scientific inquiry into human development existed?

As infants begin to get teeth, they are introduced to chewable foods and they must add them to their food scheme. Which Piaget concept does this portray?

Who argued that a scientific approach to development must focus only on observable behavior?

The Skinner box trains a rat based on which of the following?

Explain the series of events that occurs when you use positive reinforcement in an effort to get your child to study more?

Which of the following would be the likely IRB determination of Watson's experiment with Albert?

Homing pigeons are said to be able to always find their way home based on their instincts. Which of the following concepts explains this?

How does Freud's phallic stage compare with Erikson's initiative vs. guilt stage? Describe one similarity and one difference.

Which of the following is one criticism of Piaget?

Ned begins to experience drives for sexual gratification with someone of the opposite sex. What psychosexual stage is this?

Whose theory is the most discontinuous?

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Which of the following would be of interest to biological theorists?

What are sudden changes in genetic material that provide differences from parents?

List three of the characteristics of the concrete operational stage and give an example of each.

Sam found that as the number of churches in town went up, the number of bars went down. Which of the following can be said about this information?

In the Middle Ages, children could be sent to the monastery against their will because they were ____.

Tara moved from the country to the city and is learning to adjust to the faster pace. She has started to learn how navigate the different streets. Which Piaget concept is Tara utilizing?

In a study to determine whether temperature affects test performance, what is the test performance?

Why are ethical guidelines valuable?

Which of the following settings utilizes Piaget's work to the highest degree?

How long has scientific inquiry into human development existed?

As infants begin to get teeth, they are introduced to chewable foods and they must add them to their food scheme. Which Piaget concept does this portray?

Who argued that a scientific approach to development must focus only on observable behavior?

The Skinner box trains a rat based on which of the following?

Explain the series of events that occurs when you use positive reinforcement in an effort to get your child to study more?

Which of the following would be the likely IRB determination of Watson's experiment with Albert?

Homing pigeons are said to be able to always find their way home based on their instincts. Which of the following concepts explains this?

How does Freud's phallic stage compare with Erikson's initiative vs. guilt stage? Describe one similarity and one difference.

Which of the following is one criticism of Piaget?

Ned begins to experience drives for sexual gratification with someone of the opposite sex. What psychosexual stage is this?

Whose theory is the most discontinuous?

Beginnings

Infancy

Early Childhood

Social Development: Middle Childhood

Adolescence

Early Adulthood

Middle Adulthood

Late Adulthood

Lifes

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