Question 1

Truthful answers to interviews or questionnaires are more likely to be obtained when the subjects are

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A) asked about embarrassing topics. 
B) reminded that improper behavior deserves to be punished. 
C) promised confidentiality of their responses. 
D) offered payment for responding correctly. 
A) asked about embarrassing topics. 
B) reminded that improper behavior deserves to be punished. 
C) promised confidentiality of their responses. 
D) offered payment for responding correctly.

Question 2

The clinical method is like

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A) tracking a moving target. 
B) reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. 
C) noticing that rabbits are always pursued by dogs. 
D) serving the same food to everyone at a dinner. 
A) tracking a moving target. 
B) reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. 
C) noticing that rabbits are always pursued by dogs. 
D) serving the same food to everyone at a dinner.

Question 3

Horace had a tough childhood; he suffered physical abuse, neglect, and poverty while being raised by his single mom in an inner-city ghetto. Yet, he is resilient and graduated as high school valedictorian. Horace's success illustrates the ____ developmental principle.

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A) holistic 
B) plasticity 
C) historical/cultural 
D) tabula rasa 
A) holistic 
B) plasticity 
C) historical/cultural 
D) tabula rasa

Question 4

Studies in which participants from different cultural or subcultural backgrounds are observed, tested, and compared on one or more aspects of development are

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A) laboratory experiments. 
B) field experiments. 
C) observational designs. 
D) cross-cultural designs. 
A) laboratory experiments. 
B) field experiments. 
C) observational designs. 
D) cross-cultural designs.

Question 5

The debate among theorists about the relative importance of biological predispositions and environmental influences is known as the _____ in development.

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A) nature/nurture issue 
B) continuity/discontinuity issue 
C) active/passive theme 
D) holistic approach 
A) nature/nurture issue 
B) continuity/discontinuity issue 
C) active/passive theme 
D) holistic approach

Question 6

The major WEAKNESS of a natural (quasi-) experiment is its

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A) nonrandom assignment of participants to groups. 
B) obsession with psychophysiological measurements. 
C) absence of ecological validity. 
D) strong cohort effects. 
A) nonrandom assignment of participants to groups. 
B) obsession with psychophysiological measurements. 
C) absence of ecological validity. 
D) strong cohort effects.

Question 7

Which of these is an advantage of longitudinal research?

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A) Longitudinal projects are time-consuming, lasting years. 
B) Practice affects confound data collected in later tests. 
C) Some children eventually drop out of the study. 
D) Long-term patterns of individual development are shown with much detail. 
A) Longitudinal projects are time-consuming, lasting years. 
B) Practice affects confound data collected in later tests. 
C) Some children eventually drop out of the study. 
D) Long-term patterns of individual development are shown with much detail.

Question 8

Two important processes that underlie developmental changes are

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A) history and parenting. 
B) evolution and experience. 
C) maturation and learning. 
D) cognition and behavior. 
A) history and parenting. 
B) evolution and experience. 
C) maturation and learning. 
D) cognition and behavior.

Question 9

In their study, Courage, Edeson, and Howe (2004) combined the microgenetic and cross-sectional approaches to investigate

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A) cross-cultural child-rearing practices. 
B) play behavior in toddlers. 
C) mother-child interactions. 
D) the development of visual self-recognition in infants. 
A) cross-cultural child-rearing practices. 
B) play behavior in toddlers. 
C) mother-child interactions. 
D) the development of visual self-recognition in infants.

Question 10

In the context of this course, development refers to

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A) growth in the national economy. 
B) advances in civilization's technologies. 
C) continuities and changes during the organism's lifespan. 
D) the evolution of species in the animal kingdom. 
A) growth in the national economy. 
B) advances in civilization's technologies. 
C) continuities and changes during the organism's lifespan. 
D) the evolution of species in the animal kingdom.

Question 11

A correlation coefficient's negative sign indicates that

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A) the correlation is significant (real). 
B) the two factors are unrelated. 
C) the first factor causes the second factor to change. 
D) as one variable increases, the other variable decreases. 
A) the correlation is significant (real). 
B) the two factors are unrelated. 
C) the first factor causes the second factor to change. 
D) as one variable increases, the other variable decreases.

Question 12

Identify the four major themes in development that your textbook discusses.

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The four major themes in development tha

Question 13

The sequential research design combines features of these two methods or designs:

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A) experimentation and correlation. 
B) naturalistic and structured observations. 
C) case study and self-report questionnaire. 
D) cross-sectional and longitudinal designs. 
A) experimentation and correlation. 
B) naturalistic and structured observations. 
C) case study and self-report questionnaire. 
D) cross-sectional and longitudinal designs.

Question 14

The plasticity principle states that the child

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A) responds flexibly to changes in his or her life experiences. 
B) must be trained by parents to avoid consuming plastics. 
C) progresses predictably through developmental stages. 
D) asserts his or her individuality and cannot accurately be described by generalizations that apply to all children. 
A) responds flexibly to changes in his or her life experiences. 
B) must be trained by parents to avoid consuming plastics. 
C) progresses predictably through developmental stages. 
D) asserts his or her individuality and cannot accurately be described by generalizations that apply to all children.

Question 15

The____ is a type of research used to identify and describe the processes that promote developmental change.

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A) microgenetic design 
B) naturalistic observation 
C) correlational design 
D) sequential design 
A) microgenetic design 
B) naturalistic observation 
C) correlational design 
D) sequential design

Question 16

With its emphasis on individuality, the clinical method is especially useful for the ____ research design.

Accepted Answer

A) case study 
B) cross-sectional 
C) correlational 
D) sequential 
A) case study 
B) cross-sectional 
C) correlational 
D) sequential

Question 17

A study is done on the effect of tornado survival on children's self-esteem. Survivors of a tornado are compared to others on a self-esteem test. The independent variable is

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A) whether the child experienced a tornado. 
B) the scores on the self-esteem test. 
C) the number of children who participated. 
D) the severity of the trauma. 
A) whether the child experienced a tornado. 
B) the scores on the self-esteem test. 
C) the number of children who participated. 
D) the severity of the trauma.

Question 18

Ideographic development refers to

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A) changes that occur as a result of maturation. 
B) changes that most children experience at a specific age. 
C) changes that are unrelated to development. 
D) individual variations in patterns of change. 
A) changes that occur as a result of maturation. 
B) changes that most children experience at a specific age. 
C) changes that are unrelated to development. 
D) individual variations in patterns of change.

Question 19

Questionnaire research is like

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A) asking someone to go out on a date with you. 
B) being in charge of a TV quiz show. 
C) noticing that well-dressed people drive expensive cars. 
D) working at a polling station on election day. 
A) asking someone to go out on a date with you. 
B) being in charge of a TV quiz show. 
C) noticing that well-dressed people drive expensive cars. 
D) working at a polling station on election day.

Question 20

Discuss the roles of maturation and learning in human development.

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Maturation is determined by genes, in th

Truthful answers to interviews or questionnaires are more likely to be obtained when the subjects are

The clinical method is like

Horace had a tough childhood; he suffered physical abuse, neglect, and poverty while being raised by his single mom in an inner-city ghetto. Yet, he is resilient and graduated as high school valedictorian. Horace's success illustrates the ____ developmental principle.

Studies in which participants from different cultural or subcultural backgrounds are observed, tested, and compared on one or more aspects of development are

The debate among theorists about the relative importance of biological predispositions and environmental influences is known as the _____ in development.

The major WEAKNESS of a natural (quasi-) experiment is its

Which of these is an advantage of longitudinal research?

Two important processes that underlie developmental changes are

In their study, Courage, Edeson, and Howe (2004) combined the microgenetic and cross-sectional approaches to investigate

In the context of this course, development refers to

A correlation coefficient's negative sign indicates that

Identify the four major themes in development that your textbook discusses.

The sequential research design combines features of these two methods or designs:

The plasticity principle states that the child

The____ is a type of research used to identify and describe the processes that promote developmental change.

With its emphasis on individuality, the clinical method is especially useful for the ____ research design.

A study is done on the effect of tornado survival on children's self-esteem. Survivors of a tornado are compared to others on a self-esteem test. The independent variable is

Ideographic development refers to

Questionnaire research is like

Discuss the roles of maturation and learning in human development.

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

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Exam 1: Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Its Research Strategies

Truthful answers to interviews or questionnaires are more likely to be obtained when the subjects are

The clinical method is like

Horace had a tough childhood; he suffered physical abuse, neglect, and poverty while being raised by his single mom in an inner-city ghetto. Yet, he is resilient and graduated as high school valedictorian. Horace's success illustrates the ____ developmental principle.

Studies in which participants from different cultural or subcultural backgrounds are observed, tested, and compared on one or more aspects of development are

The debate among theorists about the relative importance of biological predispositions and environmental influences is known as the _____ in development.

The major WEAKNESS of a natural (quasi-) experiment is its

Which of these is an advantage of longitudinal research?

Two important processes that underlie developmental changes are

In their study, Courage, Edeson, and Howe (2004) combined the microgenetic and cross-sectional approaches to investigate

In the context of this course, development refers to

A correlation coefficient's negative sign indicates that

Identify the four major themes in development that your textbook discusses.

The sequential research design combines features of these two methods or designs:

The plasticity principle states that the child

The____ is a type of research used to identify and describe the processes that promote developmental change.

With its emphasis on individuality, the clinical method is especially useful for the ____ research design.

A study is done on the effect of tornado survival on children's self-esteem. Survivors of a tornado are compared to others on a self-esteem test. The independent variable is

Ideographic development refers to

Questionnaire research is like

Discuss the roles of maturation and learning in human development.

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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