Question 1

Cross-sectional comparison is like

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A) staring at a candle while it gradually burns. 
B) looking into classrooms while walking through a school. 
C) voting with a Florida-style punch-card ballot. 
D) shopping for various vegetables in a supermarket. 
A) staring at a candle while it gradually burns. 
B) looking into classrooms while walking through a school. 
C) voting with a Florida-style punch-card ballot. 
D) shopping for various vegetables in a supermarket.

Question 2

An old professor tells her graduate students, "Above all, when you apply the scientific method, be sure to

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A) stay close to your gut feelings." 
B) avoid contradicting your commonsense knowledge." 
C) acknowledge that psychic phenomena are beyond scientific explanation." 
D) develop theories from objective observations." 
A) stay close to your gut feelings." 
B) avoid contradicting your commonsense knowledge." 
C) acknowledge that psychic phenomena are beyond scientific explanation." 
D) develop theories from objective observations."

Question 3

Explain how ethical considerations in developmental research on children might vary from research that does not study developmental change in children.

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Probably the first, and most obvious, wa

Question 4

The study of cohort effects recognizes the importance of ____ on development.

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A) historical context 
B) nutritional quality 
C) the family/home situation 
D) school type 
A) historical context 
B) nutritional quality 
C) the family/home situation 
D) school type

Question 5

Which of the following is a method used to minimize the impact of observer influence on the behavior of research participants?

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A) Spending time in the setting before collecting data 
B) Paying participants for their time 
C) Asking participants to behave as they typically would 
D) Wearing dark glasses 
A) Spending time in the setting before collecting data 
B) Paying participants for their time 
C) Asking participants to behave as they typically would 
D) Wearing dark glasses

Question 6

Cognitive theorists have used the ____ approach to better understand how children develop more efficient problem-solving approaches.

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A) sequential design 
B) observation method 
C) microgenetic design 
D) case study method 
A) sequential design 
B) observation method 
C) microgenetic design 
D) case study method

Question 7

Identify the two qualities that scientific measures must have if they are to be useful, and briefly explain what is meant by each of these terms.

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The two qualities that scientific measur

Question 8

The author argued that students should learn about developmental research methods mainly so that they

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A) can carry out their own independent research projects. 
B) will be able to explain methodology to their children. 
C) can evaluate research reported in the media or journals. 
D) are able to explain research to politicians. 
A) can carry out their own independent research projects. 
B) will be able to explain methodology to their children. 
C) can evaluate research reported in the media or journals. 
D) are able to explain research to politicians.

Question 9

A bar patron tells his buddies, "I've been studying you guys for months now, and I conclude that you are all nuts!" The bar patron applied a crude type of

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A) structured observation. 
B) naturalistic observation. 
C) practice effect. 
D) time-sampling. 
A) structured observation. 
B) naturalistic observation. 
C) practice effect. 
D) time-sampling.

Question 10

Professor Wisdom studies the effects of TV on cooperative play. He uses parental interviews, child interviews, correlation, and experiments. All his results show consistently that children who watch the least TV are most cooperative. He applies the principle of

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A) selective attrition. 
B) converging evidence. 
C) observer bias. 
D) innate purity. 
A) selective attrition. 
B) converging evidence. 
C) observer bias. 
D) innate purity.

Question 11

In their field experiment, Leyens et al. (1975) evaluated the impact of media exposure on the aggression of Belgian delinquents. In this study, the authors found that viewing violent films

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A) resulted in a significant increase in physical and verbal aggression. 
B) did not affect verbal and physical aggression. 
C) increased verbal aggression but had no impact on physical aggression. 
D) increased physical aggression but reduced verbal aggression. 
A) resulted in a significant increase in physical and verbal aggression. 
B) did not affect verbal and physical aggression. 
C) increased verbal aggression but had no impact on physical aggression. 
D) increased physical aggression but reduced verbal aggression.

Question 12

The text especially emphasizes development during ____ of the lifespan.

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A) childhood and adolescence 
B) young adulthood 
C) the senior years 
D) all ages equally 
A) childhood and adolescence 
B) young adulthood 
C) the senior years 
D) all ages equally

Cross-sectional comparison is like

An old professor tells her graduate students, "Above all, when you apply the scientific method, be sure to

Explain how ethical considerations in developmental research on children might vary from research that does not study developmental change in children.

The study of cohort effects recognizes the importance of ____ on development.

Which of the following is a method used to minimize the impact of observer influence on the behavior of research participants?

Cognitive theorists have used the ____ approach to better understand how children develop more efficient problem-solving approaches.

Identify the two qualities that scientific measures must have if they are to be useful, and briefly explain what is meant by each of these terms.

The author argued that students should learn about developmental research methods mainly so that they

A bar patron tells his buddies, "I've been studying you guys for months now, and I conclude that you are all nuts!" The bar patron applied a crude type of

Professor Wisdom studies the effects of TV on cooperative play. He uses parental interviews, child interviews, correlation, and experiments. All his results show consistently that children who watch the least TV are most cooperative. He applies the principle of

In their field experiment, Leyens et al. (1975) evaluated the impact of media exposure on the aggression of Belgian delinquents. In this study, the authors found that viewing violent films

The text especially emphasizes development during ____ of the lifespan.

Hereditary Influences on Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Infancy

Physical Development: the Brain, the Body, Motor Skills, and Sexual Development

Cognitive Development: Piagets Theory and Vygotskys Sociocultural Viewpoint

Cognitive Development: Information-Processing Perspectives

Intelligence: Measuring Mental Performance

Development of Language and Communication Skills

Emotional Development, Temperament, and Attachment

Development of the Self-Concept

Sex Differences and Gender-Role Development

Aggression, Altruism, and Moral Development

The Context of Development I: the Family

The Context of Development

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Exam 1: Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Its Research Strategies

Cross-sectional comparison is like

An old professor tells her graduate students, "Above all, when you apply the scientific method, be sure to

Explain how ethical considerations in developmental research on children might vary from research that does not study developmental change in children.

The study of cohort effects recognizes the importance of ____ on development.

Which of the following is a method used to minimize the impact of observer influence on the behavior of research participants?

Cognitive theorists have used the ____ approach to better understand how children develop more efficient problem-solving approaches.

Identify the two qualities that scientific measures must have if they are to be useful, and briefly explain what is meant by each of these terms.

The author argued that students should learn about developmental research methods mainly so that they

A bar patron tells his buddies, "I've been studying you guys for months now, and I conclude that you are all nuts!" The bar patron applied a crude type of

Professor Wisdom studies the effects of TV on cooperative play. He uses parental interviews, child interviews, correlation, and experiments. All his results show consistently that children who watch the least TV are most cooperative. He applies the principle of

In their field experiment, Leyens et al. (1975) evaluated the impact of media exposure on the aggression of Belgian delinquents. In this study, the authors found that viewing violent films

The text especially emphasizes development during ____ of the lifespan.

Hereditary Influences on Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Infancy

Physical Development: the Brain, the Body, Motor Skills, and Sexual Development

Cognitive Development: Piagets Theory and Vygotskys Sociocultural Viewpoint

Cognitive Development: Information-Processing Perspectives

Intelligence: Measuring Mental Performance

Development of Language and Communication Skills

Emotional Development, Temperament, and Attachment

Development of the Self-Concept

Sex Differences and Gender-Role Development

Aggression, Altruism, and Moral Development

The Context of Development I: the Family

The Context of Development

Filters