Question 1

What happens when a child attempts to assimilate new information and cannot?

Accepted Answer

A)  The child will ignore the contradiction at all costs 
B)  The child may accommodate to restore equilibrium 
C)  The child will simply accept the incongruity and move on 
D)  None of these 
A)  The child will ignore the contradiction at all costs 
B)  The child may accommodate to restore equilibrium 
C)  The child will simply accept the incongruity and move on 
D)  None of these

Question 2

Briefly describe the major theories of child development.

Accepted Answer

Behaviorism suggests that children are l

Question 3

Which of the following terms or phrases is not associated with ethological theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Critical period 
B)  Development is discontinuous 
C)  Imprinting 
D)  RAM 
A)  Critical period 
B)  Development is discontinuous 
C)  Imprinting 
D)  RAM

Question 4

Suppose you wished to conduct a cross-sequential study on children's gender roles across a period of six years.Which method would you use?

Accepted Answer

A)  Follow one group of children,assessing their gender roles across six years 
B)  Conduct detailed interviews of one child across six years 
C)  Obtain a sample of 3-year-olds and of 6-year-olds and assess them for three years 
D)  Visit a daycare center and observe which toys children choose to play with at different ages 
A)  Follow one group of children,assessing their gender roles across six years 
B)  Conduct detailed interviews of one child across six years 
C)  Obtain a sample of 3-year-olds and of 6-year-olds and assess them for three years 
D)  Visit a daycare center and observe which toys children choose to play with at different ages

Question 5

According to information-processing theorists,knowing your birth date is information stored where?

Accepted Answer

A)  Long-term memory 
B)  RAM 
C)  Working memory 
D)  Superego 
A)  Long-term memory 
B)  RAM 
C)  Working memory 
D)  Superego

Question 6

The first step in the scientific method is testing the hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Negative reinforcement will increase a desired behavior when removed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Anna is an eight-year-old girl.Her sexual impulses are suppressed,and she spends her time focused on her schoolwork and developing relationships with same-sex friends.Which of Freud's psychosexual stages is Anna in?

Accepted Answer

A)  Phallic 
B)  Latency 
C)  Genital 
D)  Oral 
A)  Phallic 
B)  Latency 
C)  Genital 
D)  Oral

Question 9

Social cognitive theorists,such as Albert Bandura,suggest that

Accepted Answer

A)  children do not learn by use of such principles as reinforcement and punishment. 
B)  children do not learn unless they are given hands-on practice with what is to be learned. 
C)  children learn much of what they learn through observation of others. 
D)  None of these 
A)  children do not learn by use of such principles as reinforcement and punishment. 
B)  children do not learn unless they are given hands-on practice with what is to be learned. 
C)  children learn much of what they learn through observation of others. 
D)  None of these

Question 10

Dr.Allen forms the hypothesis that students will score higher on take-home exams than they will on in-class exams.In this experiment,what is the best way to divide the participants into groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Have the participants choose which type of exam they want to take 
B)  How the groups are formed doesn't matter 
C)  Have all males in one group and all females in the other 
D)  Use random assignment 
A)  Have the participants choose which type of exam they want to take 
B)  How the groups are formed doesn't matter 
C)  Have all males in one group and all females in the other 
D)  Use random assignment

Question 11

Which of the following is the correct order of Freud's psychosexual stages?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anal,latency,phallic,oral,genital 
B)  Oral,latency,anal,phallic,genital 
C)  Phallic,oral,anal,latency,genital 
D)  Oral,anal,phallic,latency,genital 
A)  Anal,latency,phallic,oral,genital 
B)  Oral,latency,anal,phallic,genital 
C)  Phallic,oral,anal,latency,genital 
D)  Oral,anal,phallic,latency,genital

Question 12

Which theorist would answer the "active-passive" question in child development by suggesting the concept of "reciprocal determinism?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud 
B)  Bronfenbrenner 
C)  Bandura 
D)  Piaget 
A)  Freud 
B)  Bronfenbrenner 
C)  Bandura 
D)  Piaget

Question 13

Kareem laughs whenever his neck is touched.Now before touching his neck,his mommy says "gotcha." Pretty soon,as soon as she says "gotcha," Kareem starts to laugh.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Who suggested that we develop in a healthy fashion by confronting and resolving developmental life crises?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karen Horney 
B)  Erik Erikson 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Alfred Adler 
A)  Karen Horney 
B)  Erik Erikson 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Alfred Adler

Question 15

The terms "growth" and "development" are synonymous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

MATCHING
Match the following:
-Negative reinforcer

Accepted Answer

A) people distinguished by cultural heritage 
B) distinct periods which occur in an orderly sequence 
C) theory of psychosocial development 
D) the building blocks of heredity 
E) subjects who do not receive treatment
F)stimulus,response,consequence
G)similar behavior in same-age peers
H)first year of life
I)number ranging from +1.00 to -1.00
J)standardized intelligence test
K)relationships between living organisms and their environment
L)begins in the third year of life
M)quantities that can vary
N)decreases undesired behavior
O)create a new schema
P)cross-cultural studies
Q)increases desired behavior
R)Pavlov
S)study of how behaviors specific to a species help them adapt
T)tabula rasa 
A) people distinguished by cultural heritage 
B) distinct periods which occur in an orderly sequence 
C) theory of psychosocial development 
D) the building blocks of heredity 
E) subjects who do not receive treatment
F)stimulus,response,consequence
G)similar behavior in same-age peers
H)first year of life
I)number ranging from +1.00 to -1.00
J)standardized intelligence test
K)relationships between living organisms and their environment
L)begins in the third year of life
M)quantities that can vary
N)decreases undesired behavior
O)create a new schema
P)cross-cultural studies
Q)increases desired behavior
R)Pavlov
S)study of how behaviors specific to a species help them adapt
T)tabula rasa

Question 17

MATCHING
Match the following:
-Control group

Accepted Answer

A) people distinguished by cultural heritage 
B) distinct periods which occur in an orderly sequence 
C) theory of psychosocial development 
D) the building blocks of heredity 
E) subjects who do not receive treatment
F)stimulus,response,consequence
G)similar behavior in same-age peers
H)first year of life
I)number ranging from +1.00 to -1.00
J)standardized intelligence test
K)relationships between living organisms and their environment
L)begins in the third year of life
M)quantities that can vary
N)decreases undesired behavior
O)create a new schema
P)cross-cultural studies
Q)increases desired behavior
R)Pavlov
S)study of how behaviors specific to a species help them adapt
T)tabula rasa 
A) people distinguished by cultural heritage 
B) distinct periods which occur in an orderly sequence 
C) theory of psychosocial development 
D) the building blocks of heredity 
E) subjects who do not receive treatment
F)stimulus,response,consequence
G)similar behavior in same-age peers
H)first year of life
I)number ranging from +1.00 to -1.00
J)standardized intelligence test
K)relationships between living organisms and their environment
L)begins in the third year of life
M)quantities that can vary
N)decreases undesired behavior
O)create a new schema
P)cross-cultural studies
Q)increases desired behavior
R)Pavlov
S)study of how behaviors specific to a species help them adapt
T)tabula rasa

Question 18

When researchers study the effects of events,such as wars or economic depressions,on children over time,which of Bronfenbrenner's systems is being examined?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mesosystem 
B)  Exosystem 
C)  Macrosystem 
D)  Chronosystem 
A)  Mesosystem 
B)  Exosystem 
C)  Macrosystem 
D)  Chronosystem

Question 19

When a parent and teacher meet to develop an individualized education plan for a child,the home and school systems are interacting.According to Bronfenbrenner,this represents the

Accepted Answer

A)  mesosystem. 
B)  exosystem. 
C)  microsystem. 
D)  macrosystem. 
A)  mesosystem. 
B)  exosystem. 
C)  microsystem. 
D)  macrosystem.

Question 20

Kylie first learned to lift her head,then sit up,crawl,stand,and walk.These changes in type and kind of motor development represent

Accepted Answer

A)  qualitative changes. 
B)  quantitative changes. 
C)  both qualitative and quantitative changes. 
D)  neither qualitative nor quantitative changes. 
A)  qualitative changes. 
B)  quantitative changes. 
C)  both qualitative and quantitative changes. 
D)  neither qualitative nor quantitative changes.

What happens when a child attempts to assimilate new information and cannot?

Briefly describe the major theories of child development.

Which of the following terms or phrases is not associated with ethological theory?

Suppose you wished to conduct a cross-sequential study on children's gender roles across a period of six years.Which method would you use?

According to information-processing theorists,knowing your birth date is information stored where?

The first step in the scientific method is testing the hypothesis.

Negative reinforcement will increase a desired behavior when removed.

Anna is an eight-year-old girl.Her sexual impulses are suppressed,and she spends her time focused on her schoolwork and developing relationships with same-sex friends.Which of Freud's psychosexual stages is Anna in?

Social cognitive theorists,such as Albert Bandura,suggest that

Dr.Allen forms the hypothesis that students will score higher on take-home exams than they will on in-class exams.In this experiment,what is the best way to divide the participants into groups?

Which of the following is the correct order of Freud's psychosexual stages?

Which theorist would answer the "active-passive" question in child development by suggesting the concept of "reciprocal determinism?"

Kareem laughs whenever his neck is touched.Now before touching his neck,his mommy says "gotcha." Pretty soon,as soon as she says "gotcha," Kareem starts to laugh.This is an example of

Who suggested that we develop in a healthy fashion by confronting and resolving developmental life crises?

The terms "growth" and "development" are synonymous.

MATCHING Match the following: -Negative reinforcer

MATCHING Match the following: -Control group

When researchers study the effects of events,such as wars or economic depressions,on children over time,which of Bronfenbrenner's systems is being examined?

When a parent and teacher meet to develop an individualized education plan for a child,the home and school systems are interacting.According to Bronfenbrenner,this represents the

Kylie first learned to lift her head,then sit up,crawl,stand,and walk.These changes in type and kind of motor development represent

Heredity and Conception

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 Development

Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical Development

Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development

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Exam 1: History, Theories, and Methods

What happens when a child attempts to assimilate new information and cannot?

Briefly describe the major theories of child development.

Which of the following terms or phrases is not associated with ethological theory?

Suppose you wished to conduct a cross-sequential study on children's gender roles across a period of six years.Which method would you use?

According to information-processing theorists,knowing your birth date is information stored where?

The first step in the scientific method is testing the hypothesis.

Negative reinforcement will increase a desired behavior when removed.

Anna is an eight-year-old girl.Her sexual impulses are suppressed,and she spends her time focused on her schoolwork and developing relationships with same-sex friends.Which of Freud's psychosexual stages is Anna in?

Social cognitive theorists,such as Albert Bandura,suggest that

Dr.Allen forms the hypothesis that students will score higher on take-home exams than they will on in-class exams.In this experiment,what is the best way to divide the participants into groups?

Which of the following is the correct order of Freud's psychosexual stages?

Which theorist would answer the "active-passive" question in child development by suggesting the concept of "reciprocal determinism?"

Kareem laughs whenever his neck is touched.Now before touching his neck,his mommy says "gotcha." Pretty soon,as soon as she says "gotcha," Kareem starts to laugh.This is an example of

Who suggested that we develop in a healthy fashion by confronting and resolving developmental life crises?

The terms "growth" and "development" are synonymous.

MATCHING Match the following: -Negative reinforcer

MATCHING Match the following: -Control group

When researchers study the effects of events,such as wars or economic depressions,on children over time,which of Bronfenbrenner's systems is being examined?

When a parent and teacher meet to develop an individualized education plan for a child,the home and school systems are interacting.According to Bronfenbrenner,this represents the

Kylie first learned to lift her head,then sit up,crawl,stand,and walk.These changes in type and kind of motor development represent

Heredity and Conception

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 Development

Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical Development

Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

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