Question 1

According to Freudian psychoanalytic theory, a nail-biting adult is "fixated" during which stage of development?

Accepted Answer

A)  the oral stage 
B)  the anal stage 
C)  the genital stage 
D)  the phallic stage 
A)  the oral stage 
B)  the anal stage 
C)  the genital stage 
D)  the phallic stage

Question 2

Longitudinal research studies the same individuals over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

MATCHING
-Accommodation

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

What is ethology an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  a biologically oriented theory of development 
B)  a behaviourist method for studying behaviour 
C)  a stage theory for studying cognitive development 
D)  a strict information processing approach to studying development 
A)  a biologically oriented theory of development 
B)  a behaviourist method for studying behaviour 
C)  a stage theory for studying cognitive development 
D)  a strict information processing approach to studying development

Question 5

MATCHING
-Psychoanalytic theories

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 6

If you believe that every person is born innately good, which thinker do you most likely agree with?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Locke 
B)  Alfred Binet 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
A)  John Locke 
B)  Alfred Binet 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Question 7

The nature and nurture controversy debates whether development is continuous or a series of stages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is a component of ecological theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It looks for unconscious motives of behaviour. 
B)  It emphasizes the impact of genetic determinants. 
C)  It makes researchers aware of the multiple systems that influence children. 
D)  It clearly delineates the overarching importance of reinforcement and punishment. 
A)  It looks for unconscious motives of behaviour. 
B)  It emphasizes the impact of genetic determinants. 
C)  It makes researchers aware of the multiple systems that influence children. 
D)  It clearly delineates the overarching importance of reinforcement and punishment.

Question 9

Which of the following scenarios is an example of observational learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jonathan jumps when he hears loud thunder. 
B)  Nicholas isn't given any dessert because he didn't eat his green vegetables. 
C)  Frank stops having temper tantrums in public after his father begins ignoring them. 
D)  Gina watches her mother mow the grass and then she pushes her toy lawnmower around the lawn. 
A)  Jonathan jumps when he hears loud thunder. 
B)  Nicholas isn't given any dessert because he didn't eat his green vegetables. 
C)  Frank stops having temper tantrums in public after his father begins ignoring them. 
D)  Gina watches her mother mow the grass and then she pushes her toy lawnmower around the lawn.

Question 10

The cohort effect is a potential problem in cross-sectional research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is the correct order of Bronfenbrenner's five systems, going from narrowest (closest to the child) to widest (furthest away from the child)?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

What term did Freud use to describe his theory of child development?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychometric 
B)  epigenetic 
C)  psychosexual 
D)  emergent 
A)  psychometric 
B)  epigenetic 
C)  psychosexual 
D)  emergent

Question 13

What is Mark's behaviour an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  habituation learning 
B)  classical conditioning 
C)  sensitization learning 
D)  operant habitualization 
A)  habituation learning 
B)  classical conditioning 
C)  sensitization learning 
D)  operant habitualization

Question 14

Freud believed the superego developed to force the id to follow rules.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is the focus of Freudian psychoanalytic theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  observable behaviours 
B)  learning and education 
C)  emotional and social development 
D)  quantitative change in development 
A)  observable behaviours 
B)  learning and education 
C)  emotional and social development 
D)  quantitative change in development

Question 16

Which statement best represents the thinking of Bandura?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children can learn only by doing. 
B)  Children are passive recipients of knowledge. 
C)  Children choose whether they will show new behaviours they have learned. 
D)  Children will NOT imitate the behaviour of others unless they are rewarded for doing so. 
A)  Children can learn only by doing. 
B)  Children are passive recipients of knowledge. 
C)  Children choose whether they will show new behaviours they have learned. 
D)  Children will NOT imitate the behaviour of others unless they are rewarded for doing so.

Question 17

Chris's mother offers him a cookie, but only if he doesn't throw a temper tantrum in the grocery store.Which concept of operant conditioning is Chris's mother applying?

Accepted Answer

A)  extinction 
B)  positive reinforcement 
C)  alternative reinforcement 
D)  conditioned stimulus and conditioned response 
A)  extinction 
B)  positive reinforcement 
C)  alternative reinforcement 
D)  conditioned stimulus and conditioned response

Question 18

According to ecological system theory, only genetic factors are worthy of study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

MATCHING
-Classical conditioning

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 20

"I remember being a very busy child, always running and jumping.As an adolescent, life became more serious, and I became a quiet, and reflective.In young adulthood, I regained my excitement and sense of challenge.Now, in middle age, I feel a bit more serene." This information is typical of information gathered during what type of research?

Accepted Answer

A)  an experiment 
B)  a longitudinal study 
C)  a correlational study 
D)  a cross-sectional study 
A)  an experiment 
B)  a longitudinal study 
C)  a correlational study 
D)  a cross-sectional study

According to Freudian psychoanalytic theory, a nail-biting adult is "fixated" during which stage of development?

Longitudinal research studies the same individuals over time.

MATCHING -Accommodation

What is ethology an example of?

MATCHING -Psychoanalytic theories

If you believe that every person is born innately good, which thinker do you most likely agree with?

The nature and nurture controversy debates whether development is continuous or a series of stages.

Which of the following is a component of ecological theory?

Which of the following scenarios is an example of observational learning?

The cohort effect is a potential problem in cross-sectional research.

What is the correct order of Bronfenbrenner's five systems, going from narrowest (closest to the child) to widest (furthest away from the child)?

What term did Freud use to describe his theory of child development?

What is Mark's behaviour an example of?

Freud believed the superego developed to force the id to follow rules.

What is the focus of Freudian psychoanalytic theory?

Which statement best represents the thinking of Bandura?

Chris's mother offers him a cookie, but only if he doesn't throw a temper tantrum in the grocery store.Which concept of operant conditioning is Chris's mother applying?

According to ecological system theory, only genetic factors are worthy of study.

MATCHING -Classical conditioning

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

According to Freudian psychoanalytic theory, a nail-biting adult is "fixated" during which stage of development?

Longitudinal research studies the same individuals over time.

MATCHING -Accommodation

What is ethology an example of?

MATCHING -Psychoanalytic theories

If you believe that every person is born innately good, which thinker do you most likely agree with?

The nature and nurture controversy debates whether development is continuous or a series of stages.

Which of the following is a component of ecological theory?

Which of the following scenarios is an example of observational learning?

The cohort effect is a potential problem in cross-sectional research.

What is the correct order of Bronfenbrenner's five systems, going from narrowest (closest to the child) to widest (furthest away from the child)?

What term did Freud use to describe his theory of child development?

What is Mark's behaviour an example of?

Freud believed the superego developed to force the id to follow rules.

What is the focus of Freudian psychoanalytic theory?

Which statement best represents the thinking of Bandura?

Chris's mother offers him a cookie, but only if he doesn't throw a temper tantrum in the grocery store.Which concept of operant conditioning is Chris's mother applying?

According to ecological system theory, only genetic factors are worthy of study.

MATCHING -Classical conditioning

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

Life's

Filters