Question 1

_________ are stereotyped patterns of behavior that are evoked by a ''releasing stimulus.''

Accepted Answer

A)  Fixed action patterns 
B)  Learned behavioral tendencies 
C)  Survival mechanisms 
D) Mnemonics 
A)  Fixed action patterns 
B)  Learned behavioral tendencies 
C)  Survival mechanisms 
D) Mnemonics A

Question 2

Which of the following circumstances would make a researcher use animals instead of human participants?​

Accepted Answer

A)  When the use of human participants would be considered unethical 
B)  When the use of human participants would require deception on the part of the researcher 
C)  When the researcher would be forced to keep a human participant's identity confidential 
D)  When the use of animals would be cheaper than human participants 
A)  When the use of human participants would be considered unethical 
B)  When the use of human participants would require deception on the part of the researcher 
C)  When the researcher would be forced to keep a human participant's identity confidential 
D)  When the use of animals would be cheaper than human participants A

Question 3

According to behaviorists, once a behavior is learned, it cannot be extinguished.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Which of the following is a similarity between Freud's and Erikson's psychoanalytic theories?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Both are types of stage theories. 
B)  Both are exclusively nature theories. 
C)  Both are exclusively nurture theories 
D)  Both are quantitative theories. 
A)  Both are types of stage theories. 
B)  Both are exclusively nature theories. 
C)  Both are exclusively nurture theories 
D)  Both are quantitative theories.

Question 5

Which of the following is true of family life during the industrial revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Family life was legally defined to include three generations of relatives. 
B)  Family life grew to include extended family members, like cousins, aunts, and uncles. 
C)  Family life was defined in terms of the nuclear unit of mother, father, and children. 
D)  Family life shrank to include only one child per family. 
A)  Family life was legally defined to include three generations of relatives. 
B)  Family life grew to include extended family members, like cousins, aunts, and uncles. 
C)  Family life was defined in terms of the nuclear unit of mother, father, and children. 
D)  Family life shrank to include only one child per family.

Question 6

Which of the following is a similarity between Piaget's cognitive developmental theory and Vygotsky's sociocultural theory?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Both emphasize the joint contributions of nature and nurture to one's development. 
B)  Both suggest that one's genetic endowment determines one's ideas, preferences, and skills. 
C)  Both suggest that experience determines one's ideas, preferences, and skills. 
D)  Both see the child's functioning as adaptive. 
A)  Both emphasize the joint contributions of nature and nurture to one's development. 
B)  Both suggest that one's genetic endowment determines one's ideas, preferences, and skills. 
C)  Both suggest that experience determines one's ideas, preferences, and skills. 
D)  Both see the child's functioning as adaptive.

Question 7

Describe the case-study method for studying development.

Accepted Answer

The case study is a carefully drawn acco

Question 8

Which of the following is true of the sociocultural perspective?​

Accepted Answer

A)  It illuminates the interplay between genetics and development. 
B)  It explains how one's genes interact with one's environment. 
C)  It explores the importance of the unconscious on child development. 
D)  It examines the impact of human diversity on people. 
A)  It illuminates the interplay between genetics and development. 
B)  It explains how one's genes interact with one's environment. 
C)  It explores the importance of the unconscious on child development. 
D)  It examines the impact of human diversity on people.

Question 9

Bandura's social cognitive theory argues that children learn by observing models.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Define the longitudinal research method. Explain the major drawbacks of the longitudinal research method.

Accepted Answer

In longitudinal research, the same peopl

Question 11

Which of the following is true of children in the 20th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children received greater legal protection than they did prior to then. 
B)  Children were married younger than during previous centuries. 
C)  Children were considered to be the property of their parents. 
D)  Children experienced less emphasis on education than during previous centuries. 
A)  Children received greater legal protection than they did prior to then. 
B)  Children were married younger than during previous centuries. 
C)  Children were considered to be the property of their parents. 
D)  Children experienced less emphasis on education than during previous centuries.

Question 12

Which of the following is true of fixation in the oral stage?​

Accepted Answer

A)  It occurs because of being toilet trained too strictly. 
B)  It occurs because of being weaned too early or breast-fed for too long. 
C)  It occurs because of concentrating on school work for too long. 
D)  It occurs because of playing with children of the opposite gender too often. 
A)  It occurs because of being toilet trained too strictly. 
B)  It occurs because of being weaned too early or breast-fed for too long. 
C)  It occurs because of concentrating on school work for too long. 
D)  It occurs because of playing with children of the opposite gender too often.

Question 13

Vygotsky's sociocultural theory suggests that:​

Accepted Answer

A)  a child's interactions with adults organize the child's learning experiences. 
B)  children learn only through a complex interaction of rewards and punishments. 
C)  children are like miniature adults and need to be rigidly instructed to obtain cognitive skills. 
D)  a child's development is unaffected by ethnicity and gender. 
A)  a child's interactions with adults organize the child's learning experiences. 
B)  children learn only through a complex interaction of rewards and punishments. 
C)  children are like miniature adults and need to be rigidly instructed to obtain cognitive skills. 
D)  a child's development is unaffected by ethnicity and gender.

Question 14

Which of the following is an advantage of Erikson's psychosocial theory?​

Accepted Answer

A)  It reinforces the importance of unconscious forces in human development. 
B)  It emphasizes the importance of human consciousness and choice. 
C)  It explains to what extent human behavior is a product of evolutionary change. 
D)  It suggests that childhood experiences could easily be overcome as we develop in our lives. 
A)  It reinforces the importance of unconscious forces in human development. 
B)  It emphasizes the importance of human consciousness and choice. 
C)  It explains to what extent human behavior is a product of evolutionary change. 
D)  It suggests that childhood experiences could easily be overcome as we develop in our lives.

Question 15

Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that children were born inherently evil.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In _____, the same people are observed repeatedly over time, and changes in development, such as gains in height or changes in mental abilities, are recorded.

Accepted Answer

A)  longitudinal research 
B)  cross-sectional research 
C)  adaptive clinical research 
D)  correlational research 
A)  longitudinal research 
B)  cross-sectional research 
C)  adaptive clinical research 
D)  correlational research

Question 17

Dr. Fitzsimmons is an evolutionary psychologist. He studies the ways in which adaptation and natural selection are connected with mental processes and behavior. Given his background, which of the following statements is he most likely expected to make?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Patterns of behavior are transmitted genetically from one generation to another. 
B)  Prenatal exposure to hormones has little effect on gender behaviors. 
C)  The same level of influence of biology affects humans as it does other animals. 
D)  Instincts have little effect on the behavior of an individual. 
A)  Patterns of behavior are transmitted genetically from one generation to another. 
B)  Prenatal exposure to hormones has little effect on gender behaviors. 
C)  The same level of influence of biology affects humans as it does other animals. 
D)  Instincts have little effect on the behavior of an individual.

Question 18

The major limitation of correlational research is that it:​

Accepted Answer

A)  can only be used with nonhuman (animal) participants. 
B)  may not always yield correct results. 
C)  cannot be used to determine cause-and-effect relationships between variables. 
D)  gives the researcher so much control over the variables that the results can be easily manipulated. 
A)  can only be used with nonhuman (animal) participants. 
B)  may not always yield correct results. 
C)  cannot be used to determine cause-and-effect relationships between variables. 
D)  gives the researcher so much control over the variables that the results can be easily manipulated.

Question 19

According to Freud's psychosexual theory, children develop strong sexual attachments to the same-sex parent during the genital stage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

_________ is closely associated with the sociocultural perspective.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sigmund Freud 
B)  Urie Bronfenbrenner 
C)  Erik Erikson 
D)  Lev Vygotsky​ 
A)  Sigmund Freud 
B)  Urie Bronfenbrenner 
C)  Erik Erikson 
D)  Lev Vygotsky​

_________ are stereotyped patterns of behavior that are evoked by a ''releasing stimulus.''

Which of the following circumstances would make a researcher use animals instead of human participants?

According to behaviorists, once a behavior is learned, it cannot be extinguished.

Which of the following is a similarity between Freud's and Erikson's psychoanalytic theories?

Which of the following is true of family life during the industrial revolution?

Which of the following is a similarity between Piaget's cognitive developmental theory and Vygotsky's sociocultural theory?

Describe the case-study method for studying development.

Which of the following is true of the sociocultural perspective?

Bandura's social cognitive theory argues that children learn by observing models.

Define the longitudinal research method. Explain the major drawbacks of the longitudinal research method.

Which of the following is true of children in the 20th century?

Which of the following is true of fixation in the oral stage?

Vygotsky's sociocultural theory suggests that:

Which of the following is an advantage of Erikson's psychosocial theory?

Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that children were born inherently evil.

In _____, the same people are observed repeatedly over time, and changes in development, such as gains in height or changes in mental abilities, are recorded.

Dr. Fitzsimmons is an evolutionary psychologist. He studies the ways in which adaptation and natural selection are connected with mental processes and behavior. Given his background, which of the following statements is he most likely expected to make?

The major limitation of correlational research is that it:

According to Freud's psychosexual theory, children develop strong sexual attachments to the same-sex parent during the genital stage.

_________ is closely associated with the sociocultural perspective.

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

_________ are stereotyped patterns of behavior that are evoked by a ''releasing stimulus.''

Which of the following circumstances would make a researcher use animals instead of human participants?​

According to behaviorists, once a behavior is learned, it cannot be extinguished.

Which of the following is a similarity between Freud's and Erikson's psychoanalytic theories?​

Which of the following is true of family life during the industrial revolution?

Which of the following is a similarity between Piaget's cognitive developmental theory and Vygotsky's sociocultural theory?​

Describe the case-study method for studying development.

Which of the following is true of the sociocultural perspective?​

Bandura's social cognitive theory argues that children learn by observing models.

Define the longitudinal research method. Explain the major drawbacks of the longitudinal research method.

Which of the following is true of children in the 20th century?

Which of the following is true of fixation in the oral stage?​

Vygotsky's sociocultural theory suggests that:​

Which of the following is an advantage of Erikson's psychosocial theory?​

Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that children were born inherently evil.

In _____, the same people are observed repeatedly over time, and changes in development, such as gains in height or changes in mental abilities, are recorded.

Dr. Fitzsimmons is an evolutionary psychologist. He studies the ways in which adaptation and natural selection are connected with mental processes and behavior. Given his background, which of the following statements is he most likely expected to make?​

The major limitation of correlational research is that it:​

According to Freud's psychosexual theory, children develop strong sexual attachments to the same-sex parent during the genital stage.

_________ is closely associated with the sociocultural perspective.

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

Lifes

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Which of the following circumstances would make a researcher use animals instead of human participants?

Which of the following is a similarity between Freud's and Erikson's psychoanalytic theories?

Which of the following is a similarity between Piaget's cognitive developmental theory and Vygotsky's sociocultural theory?

Which of the following is true of the sociocultural perspective?

Which of the following is true of fixation in the oral stage?

Vygotsky's sociocultural theory suggests that:

Which of the following is an advantage of Erikson's psychosocial theory?

Dr. Fitzsimmons is an evolutionary psychologist. He studies the ways in which adaptation and natural selection are connected with mental processes and behavior. Given his background, which of the following statements is he most likely expected to make?

The major limitation of correlational research is that it: