Question 1

The dependent variable is a variable whose presence is manipulated by the experimenters so that its effects can be determined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following systems would include programs to help mothers with infants?

Accepted Answer

A)  microsystem 
B)  mesosystem 
C)  exosystem 
D)  macrosystem 
A)  microsystem 
B)  mesosystem 
C)  exosystem 
D)  macrosystem

Question 3

When teachers use Piaget's theory of cognitive development, which of the following do they practice?

Accepted Answer

A)  They provide instruction appropriate for the current development stage and encourage the child to move on to the next level. 
B)  They provide instruction appropriate for the current development stage and encourage the child to remain at that level until they achieve complete mastery. 
C)  They provide instruction appropriate for the next development stage to encourage the child to move on to the next level. 
D)  They provide instruction appropriate for the next development stage and push them to try harder. 
A)  They provide instruction appropriate for the current development stage and encourage the child to move on to the next level. 
B)  They provide instruction appropriate for the current development stage and encourage the child to remain at that level until they achieve complete mastery. 
C)  They provide instruction appropriate for the next development stage to encourage the child to move on to the next level. 
D)  They provide instruction appropriate for the next development stage and push them to try harder.

Question 4

Kali automatically gets up and switches classes in school when she hears the second bell. Which theory describes this behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychosexual development 
B)  operant conditioning 
C)  classical conditioning 
D)  cognitive development 
A)  psychosexual development 
B)  operant conditioning 
C)  classical conditioning 
D)  cognitive development

Question 5

When learning with other people, children externalize the conversations and explanation that help them gain the necessary skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following has been implicated in human behavior based on research into the biological perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  specificity 
B)  rapid mutations 
C)  instincts 
D)  androgyny 
A)  specificity 
B)  rapid mutations 
C)  instincts 
D)  androgyny

Question 7

Which of the following psychosexual stages correspond to the identity vs. role diffusion stage of psychosocial development?

Accepted Answer

A)  anal stage 
B)  phallic stage 
C)  latency stage 
D)  genital stage 
A)  anal stage 
B)  phallic stage 
C)  latency stage 
D)  genital stage

Question 8

Behaviorism is the discipline that studies the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development of humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following would concern Vygotsky?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karen is conditioned to respond to the school bell. 
B)  Karen can distinguish between cake and cupcakes. 
C)  Karen learns by watching her mother. 
D)  Karen learns from interacting with her parents and teachers. 
A)  Karen is conditioned to respond to the school bell. 
B)  Karen can distinguish between cake and cupcakes. 
C)  Karen learns by watching her mother. 
D)  Karen learns from interacting with her parents and teachers.

Question 10

Which of the following is a temporary skeletal structure that enables workers to fabricate a building or other more permanent structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  zone of proximal development 
B)  maturation 
C)  scaffolding 
D)  fixed action patterns 
A)  zone of proximal development 
B)  maturation 
C)  scaffolding 
D)  fixed action patterns

Question 11

Which of the following would be an example of how Freud gathered information for his theories?

Accepted Answer

A)  He gathered information by observing children at different ages. 
B)  He gathered information by interviewing children of different ages. 
C)  He gathered information from parents about their children. 
D)  He gathered information from adult clients about their childhood. 
A)  He gathered information by observing children at different ages. 
B)  He gathered information by interviewing children of different ages. 
C)  He gathered information from parents about their children. 
D)  He gathered information from adult clients about their childhood.

Question 12

Which of the following is the preferred method for investigating cause and effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  correlational study 
B)  case study 
C)  experiment 
D)  naturalistic observation 
A)  correlational study 
B)  case study 
C)  experiment 
D)  naturalistic observation

Question 13

Which of the following areas would be concerned with how instinctive survival occurs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ecology 
B)  Ethology 
C)  Physiology 
D)  Biology 
A)  Ecology 
B)  Ethology 
C)  Physiology 
D)  Biology

Question 14

The Skinner box teaches pigeons to learn and alter behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

David is a two year-old who is trying to get the cat to play with her like the dog does. She starts calling "doggie" and runs after the cat. Which of Piaget's concepts is she using?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Which of the following would be a mental structure responsible for helping a child determine how to act in a restaurant?

Accepted Answer

A)  scheme 
B)  adaptation 
C)  heuristic 
D)  pattern 
A)  scheme 
B)  adaptation 
C)  heuristic 
D)  pattern

Question 17

Which of the following would be an example of the naturalistic-observation method?

Accepted Answer

A)  Watching children play 
B)  Creating a game for children to play 
C)  Asking children what they like to play 
D)  Asking children about their play history 
A)  Watching children play 
B)  Creating a game for children to play 
C)  Asking children what they like to play 
D)  Asking children about their play history

Question 18

Which of the following is required from each participant in a research study?

Accepted Answer

A)  release of liability during the study 
B)  consent to participate in the study 
C)  obedience during the study 
D)  commitment for the entire study 
A)  release of liability during the study 
B)  consent to participate in the study 
C)  obedience during the study 
D)  commitment for the entire study

Question 19

What did the Skinner box demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rat's ability to learn its way around a maze. 
B)  The rat's ability to get out of a box. 
C)  The rat's ability to find food. 
D)  The rat's ability to learn how to get its water. 
A)  The rat's ability to learn its way around a maze. 
B)  The rat's ability to get out of a box. 
C)  The rat's ability to find food. 
D)  The rat's ability to learn how to get its water.

Question 20

In the Middle Ages children who turned 7 years old were expected to work with the adults in the home and field because they ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  had reached legal age 
B)  had reached puberty 
C)  had reached an age of adulthood 
D)  had reached an age of reason 
A)  had reached legal age 
B)  had reached puberty 
C)  had reached an age of adulthood 
D)  had reached an age of reason

The dependent variable is a variable whose presence is manipulated by the experimenters so that its effects can be determined.

Which of the following systems would include programs to help mothers with infants?

When teachers use Piaget's theory of cognitive development, which of the following do they practice?

Kali automatically gets up and switches classes in school when she hears the second bell. Which theory describes this behavior?

When learning with other people, children externalize the conversations and explanation that help them gain the necessary skills.

Which of the following has been implicated in human behavior based on research into the biological perspective?

Which of the following psychosexual stages correspond to the identity vs. role diffusion stage of psychosocial development?

Behaviorism is the discipline that studies the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development of humans.

Which of the following would concern Vygotsky?

Which of the following is a temporary skeletal structure that enables workers to fabricate a building or other more permanent structure?

Which of the following would be an example of how Freud gathered information for his theories?

Which of the following is the preferred method for investigating cause and effect?

Which of the following areas would be concerned with how instinctive survival occurs?

The Skinner box teaches pigeons to learn and alter behavior.

David is a two year-old who is trying to get the cat to play with her like the dog does. She starts calling "doggie" and runs after the cat. Which of Piaget's concepts is she using?

Which of the following would be a mental structure responsible for helping a child determine how to act in a restaurant?

Which of the following would be an example of the naturalistic-observation method?

Which of the following is required from each participant in a research study?

What did the Skinner box demonstrate?

In the Middle Ages children who turned 7 years old were expected to work with the adults in the home and field because they ____.

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Infancy

Early Childhood

Social Development: Middle Childhood

Adolescence

Early Adulthood

Middle Adulthood

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The dependent variable is a variable whose presence is manipulated by the experimenters so that its effects can be determined.

Which of the following systems would include programs to help mothers with infants?

When teachers use Piaget's theory of cognitive development, which of the following do they practice?

Kali automatically gets up and switches classes in school when she hears the second bell. Which theory describes this behavior?

When learning with other people, children externalize the conversations and explanation that help them gain the necessary skills.

Which of the following has been implicated in human behavior based on research into the biological perspective?

Which of the following psychosexual stages correspond to the identity vs. role diffusion stage of psychosocial development?

Behaviorism is the discipline that studies the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development of humans.

Which of the following would concern Vygotsky?

Which of the following is a temporary skeletal structure that enables workers to fabricate a building or other more permanent structure?

Which of the following would be an example of how Freud gathered information for his theories?

Which of the following is the preferred method for investigating cause and effect?

Which of the following areas would be concerned with how instinctive survival occurs?

The Skinner box teaches pigeons to learn and alter behavior.

David is a two year-old who is trying to get the cat to play with her like the dog does. She starts calling "doggie" and runs after the cat. Which of Piaget's concepts is she using?

Which of the following would be a mental structure responsible for helping a child determine how to act in a restaurant?

Which of the following would be an example of the naturalistic-observation method?

Which of the following is required from each participant in a research study?

What did the Skinner box demonstrate?

In the Middle Ages children who turned 7 years old were expected to work with the adults in the home and field because they ____.

Beginnings

Infancy

Early Childhood

Social Development: Middle Childhood

Adolescence

Early Adulthood

Middle Adulthood

Late Adulthood

Lifes

Filters