Question 1

The key distinction between a true experiment and a quasi-experiment is that in quasi-experiments,

Accepted Answer

A)  research is conducted in the "real world" not in the laboratory. 
B)  individuals are not randomly assigned to different treatments. 
C)  no statistical analysis is conducted. 
D)  there is always a control group. 
A)  research is conducted in the "real world" not in the laboratory. 
B)  individuals are not randomly assigned to different treatments. 
C)  no statistical analysis is conducted. 
D)  there is always a control group.

Question 2

Which of the following represents a maturational process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Being taught how to pay attention 
B)  Changing one's violent ways as the result of spending time in prison 
C)  Learning to tie your shoes 
D)  The development of pubic hair during puberty 
A)  Being taught how to pay attention 
B)  Changing one's violent ways as the result of spending time in prison 
C)  Learning to tie your shoes 
D)  The development of pubic hair during puberty

Question 3

Socioeconomic status affects the development of

Accepted Answer

A)  both lower- and higher-SES individuals. 
B)  lower-SES but not higher-SES individuals. 
C)  higher-SES but not lower-SES individuals. 
D)  neither lower- nor higher-SES individuals. 
A)  both lower- and higher-SES individuals. 
B)  lower-SES but not higher-SES individuals. 
C)  higher-SES but not lower-SES individuals. 
D)  neither lower- nor higher-SES individuals.

Question 4

The greatest advantage of the experimental method is the ability to establish the fact that one thing causes another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The construct of middle-age emerged when

Accepted Answer

A)  a more educated workforce continued working longer. 
B)  increased consumerism in the early 20th Century created a desire for greater wealth. 
C)  the loss of healthy young men during World Wars I and II created an excess of healthy, marriageable young women. 
D)  20th-century parents began to bear fewer children and live long enough to see their children grow up and leave home. 
A)  a more educated workforce continued working longer. 
B)  increased consumerism in the early 20th Century created a desire for greater wealth. 
C)  the loss of healthy young men during World Wars I and II created an excess of healthy, marriageable young women. 
D)  20th-century parents began to bear fewer children and live long enough to see their children grow up and leave home.

Question 6

Family indicators like education, income, and occupational prestige levels underlie _____ status.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Family indicators like education, income, and occupational...

Question 7

The main limitation of physiological measures is that

Accepted Answer

A)  responses to such measures are easy to fake. 
B)  they cannot be used to assess emotional reactions. 
C)  it is not always clear what is being assessed. 
D)  they cannot be used to study infants. 
A)  responses to such measures are easy to fake. 
B)  they cannot be used to assess emotional reactions. 
C)  it is not always clear what is being assessed. 
D)  they cannot be used to study infants.

Question 8

Reba wants to examine the TV-viewing habits of 18- to 25-year-old males in the United States. As it is quite impossible to include all males of this age group in her study, she selects a smaller group of 18- to 25-year old males to survey. The males included in her study are called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  population. 
B)  sample. 
C)  control group. 
D)  age grade. 
A)  population. 
B)  sample. 
C)  control group. 
D)  age grade.

Question 9

Biological aging is defined as the deterioration of organisms that leads inevitably to their death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The key distinction between a true experiment and a quasi-experiment is that in quasi-experiments,

Which of the following represents a maturational process?

Socioeconomic status affects the development of

The greatest advantage of the experimental method is the ability to establish the fact that one thing causes another.

The construct of middle-age emerged when

Family indicators like education, income, and occupational prestige levels underlie _____ status.

The main limitation of physiological measures is that

Reba wants to examine the TV-viewing habits of 18- to 25-year-old males in the United States. As it is quite impossible to include all males of this age group in her study, she selects a smaller group of 18- to 25-year old males to survey. The males included in her study are called a(n)

Biological aging is defined as the deterioration of organisms that leads inevitably to their death.

Theories of Human Development

Genes, Environment, and Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Body, Brain, Health

Sensation, Perception, and Action

Cognition

Memory and Information Processing

Intelligence and Creativity

Language and Education

Self and Personality

Gender Roles and Sexuality

Social Cognition and Moral Development

Emotions, Attachment, and Social Relationships

The Family

Developmental Psychopathology

The Final Challenge: Death and Dying

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Exam 1: Understanding Life-Span Human Development

The key distinction between a true experiment and a quasi-experiment is that in quasi-experiments,

Which of the following represents a maturational process?

Socioeconomic status affects the development of

The greatest advantage of the experimental method is the ability to establish the fact that one thing causes another.

The construct of middle-age emerged when

Family indicators like education, income, and occupational prestige levels underlie _____ status.

The main limitation of physiological measures is that

Reba wants to examine the TV-viewing habits of 18- to 25-year-old males in the United States. As it is quite impossible to include all males of this age group in her study, she selects a smaller group of 18- to 25-year old males to survey. The males included in her study are called a(n)

Biological aging is defined as the deterioration of organisms that leads inevitably to their death.

Theories of Human Development

Genes, Environment, and Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Body, Brain, Health

Sensation, Perception, and Action

Cognition

Memory and Information Processing

Intelligence and Creativity

Language and Education

Self and Personality

Gender Roles and Sexuality

Social Cognition and Moral Development

Emotions, Attachment, and Social Relationships

The Family

Developmental Psychopathology

The Final Challenge: Death and Dying

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