Question 1

What is the function of schemes?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are action patterns. 
B)  They restrict our understanding of the world. 
C)  They limit our ability to learn about and to represent our world mentally. 
D)  They guarantee that information processing will be unique and individualized. 
A)  They are action patterns. 
B)  They restrict our understanding of the world. 
C)  They limit our ability to learn about and to represent our world mentally. 
D)  They guarantee that information processing will be unique and individualized.

Question 2

Which theorist would be most likely to respond to the "continuity-discontinuity" debate by saying that development is continuous, with maturational processes of the nervous system allowing cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

MATCHING
-Oral stage

Accepted Answer

A) Children actively construct their knowledge. 
B) maturation 
C) theory of psychosocial development 
D) place information into existing schemas 
E) outside of awareness
F)using consequences to alter behaviour
G)Children are innately good.
H)first year of life
I)theory of psychosexual development
J)standardized intelligence test
K)Children are caught in conflicts.
L)begins in the third year of life
M)tested in experiments
N)decreases behaviour
O)modify schema to fit new information
P)cultural setting
Q)increases behaviour
R)Pavlov
S)what we are currently aware of
T)tabula rasa 
A) Children actively construct their knowledge. 
B) maturation 
C) theory of psychosocial development 
D) place information into existing schemas 
E) outside of awareness
F)using consequences to alter behaviour
G)Children are innately good.
H)first year of life
I)theory of psychosexual development
J)standardized intelligence test
K)Children are caught in conflicts.
L)begins in the third year of life
M)tested in experiments
N)decreases behaviour
O)modify schema to fit new information
P)cultural setting
Q)increases behaviour
R)Pavlov
S)what we are currently aware of
T)tabula rasa

Question 4

Which is the independent variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  the television 
B)  the study subject 
C)  aggressiveness (the child's behaviour) 
D)  the type of TV program watched (violent or not) 
A)  the television 
B)  the study subject 
C)  aggressiveness (the child's behaviour) 
D)  the type of TV program watched (violent or not)

Question 5

A study is investigating the effects of divorce on children over time.Which of Bronfenbrenner's systems is the study examining?

Accepted Answer

A)  an exosystem 
B)  a mesosystem 
C)  a macrosystem 
D)  a chronosystem 
A)  an exosystem 
B)  a mesosystem 
C)  a macrosystem 
D)  a chronosystem

Question 6

How does Erikson's psychosocial theory differ from Freud's psychosexual theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Erikson's psychosocial theory places greater emphasis on the id. 
B)  Erikson's psychosocial theory increases the emphasis on intrapsychic conflict. 
C)  Erikson's psychosocial theory focuses extensively on genetic explanations of early child behaviour. 
D)  Erikson's psychosocial theory emphasizes social relationships more than sexual ones. 
A)  Erikson's psychosocial theory places greater emphasis on the id. 
B)  Erikson's psychosocial theory increases the emphasis on intrapsychic conflict. 
C)  Erikson's psychosocial theory focuses extensively on genetic explanations of early child behaviour. 
D)  Erikson's psychosocial theory emphasizes social relationships more than sexual ones.

Question 7

Teachers and parents use scaffolding to help children reach a more advanced level of performance than would be possible without assistance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A conditioned stimulus occurs without prior learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Cross-sequential research combines the longitudinal and cross-sectional research methods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the focus of sociocultural theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It addresses the impact of diverse systems on children. 
B)  It explains how one's genes interact with one's environment. 
C)  It illuminates the interplay between genetics and diet on development. 
D)  It explores the importance of the unconscious thoughts on child development. 
A)  It addresses the impact of diverse systems on children. 
B)  It explains how one's genes interact with one's environment. 
C)  It illuminates the interplay between genetics and diet on development. 
D)  It explores the importance of the unconscious thoughts on child development.

Question 11

Gender is NOT considered an aspect of diversity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Researchers have found no difference between adolescent and adult performance on intellectual tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

After Mathew had worked at his job for only three weeks and was still on probation, his friend suggested he should skip work and go cycling.Although Mathew wanted to go cycling with his friend, he decided work was the better choice.According to Freud's theory, what was at work?

Accepted Answer

A)  superego 
B)  id 
C)  preconscious mind 
D)  ego 
A)  superego 
B)  id 
C)  preconscious mind 
D)  ego

Question 14

Which of the following statements best describes cross-sequential research?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is hampered by the cohort effect. 
B)  It takes less time than cross-sectional research. 
C)  It combines longitudinal and cross-sectional research methods. 
D)  It has too many ethical problems to be considered an effective research method. 
A)  It is hampered by the cohort effect. 
B)  It takes less time than cross-sectional research. 
C)  It combines longitudinal and cross-sectional research methods. 
D)  It has too many ethical problems to be considered an effective research method.

Question 15

What action might a teacher take when a child needs "time out from positive reinforcement"?

Accepted Answer

A)  placing the child in a "time-out seat" at the front of the classroom 
B)  having the child write sentences on the board 
C)  having the child sit and read a book in the corner of the classroom 
D)  placing the child away from peers and classroom activities for a short time period 
A)  placing the child in a "time-out seat" at the front of the classroom 
B)  having the child write sentences on the board 
C)  having the child sit and read a book in the corner of the classroom 
D)  placing the child away from peers and classroom activities for a short time period

Question 16

According to ethology, what causes people to respond the way they do?

Accepted Answer

A)  innate behaviours 
B)  psychosexual crises 
C)  learned associations 
D)  experimentation with the environment 
A)  innate behaviours 
B)  psychosexual crises 
C)  learned associations 
D)  experimentation with the environment

Question 17

Classical conditioning involves training an individual to respond to a new stimulus by pairing it with an unconditioned stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

All people are born with the same capacities and same opportunities in life, making the study of diversity irrelevant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following researchers has NOT been in some way connected to the field or concepts incorporated in ethology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lorenz 
B)  Bronfenbrenner 
C)  Tinbergen 
D)  Darwin 
A)  Lorenz 
B)  Bronfenbrenner 
C)  Tinbergen 
D)  Darwin

Question 20

Experiments are used to test hypotheses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is the function of schemes?

Which theorist would be most likely to respond to the "continuity-discontinuity" debate by saying that development is continuous, with maturational processes of the nervous system allowing cognitive development?

MATCHING -Oral stage

Which is the independent variable?

A study is investigating the effects of divorce on children over time.Which of Bronfenbrenner's systems is the study examining?

How does Erikson's psychosocial theory differ from Freud's psychosexual theory?

Teachers and parents use scaffolding to help children reach a more advanced level of performance than would be possible without assistance.

A conditioned stimulus occurs without prior learning.

Cross-sequential research combines the longitudinal and cross-sectional research methods.

What is the focus of sociocultural theory?

Gender is NOT considered an aspect of diversity.

Researchers have found no difference between adolescent and adult performance on intellectual tasks.

After Mathew had worked at his job for only three weeks and was still on probation, his friend suggested he should skip work and go cycling.Although Mathew wanted to go cycling with his friend, he decided work was the better choice.According to Freud's theory, what was at work?

Which of the following statements best describes cross-sequential research?

What action might a teacher take when a child needs "time out from positive reinforcement"?

According to ethology, what causes people to respond the way they do?

Classical conditioning involves training an individual to respond to a new stimulus by pairing it with an unconditioned stimulus.

All people are born with the same capacities and same opportunities in life, making the study of diversity irrelevant.

Which of the following researchers has NOT been in some way connected to the field or concepts incorporated in ethology?

Experiments are used to test hypotheses.

Heredity and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

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Exam 1: History, Theories, and Methods

What is the function of schemes?

Which theorist would be most likely to respond to the "continuity-discontinuity" debate by saying that development is continuous, with maturational processes of the nervous system allowing cognitive development?

MATCHING -Oral stage

Which is the independent variable?

A study is investigating the effects of divorce on children over time.Which of Bronfenbrenner's systems is the study examining?

How does Erikson's psychosocial theory differ from Freud's psychosexual theory?

Teachers and parents use scaffolding to help children reach a more advanced level of performance than would be possible without assistance.

A conditioned stimulus occurs without prior learning.

Cross-sequential research combines the longitudinal and cross-sectional research methods.

What is the focus of sociocultural theory?

Gender is NOT considered an aspect of diversity.

Researchers have found no difference between adolescent and adult performance on intellectual tasks.

After Mathew had worked at his job for only three weeks and was still on probation, his friend suggested he should skip work and go cycling.Although Mathew wanted to go cycling with his friend, he decided work was the better choice.According to Freud's theory, what was at work?

Which of the following statements best describes cross-sequential research?

What action might a teacher take when a child needs "time out from positive reinforcement"?

According to ethology, what causes people to respond the way they do?

Classical conditioning involves training an individual to respond to a new stimulus by pairing it with an unconditioned stimulus.

All people are born with the same capacities and same opportunities in life, making the study of diversity irrelevant.

Which of the following researchers has NOT been in some way connected to the field or concepts incorporated in ethology?

Experiments are used to test hypotheses.

Heredity and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

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