Question 1

The fact that growing up in Newfoundland has influenced Corey's life provides an example of the impact of the ____________ on human development.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Two-year-old Benjamin asserts his independence and realizes his will.He tests his parents' boundaries.Based on Erikson's psychosocial theory,if he is restrained or punished too harshly,he is likely to develop

Accepted Answer

A) guilt. 
B) despair. 
C) identity confusion. 
D) shame and doubt. 
A) guilt. 
B) despair. 
C) identity confusion. 
D) shame and doubt. D

Question 3

__________________ focuses on the degree to which early experiences (especially in infancy)or later experiences are the key determinants of the child's development.

Accepted Answer

A) Early-later experience issue 
B) Continuity of development 
C) Discontinuity of development 
D) Nature versus nurture approach 
A) Early-later experience issue 
B) Continuity of development 
C) Discontinuity of development 
D) Nature versus nurture approach A

Question 4

The main disadvantage of a longitudinal design is

Accepted Answer

A) too much expense. 
B) too much time involvement. 
C) both too much time and expense. 
D) None of these. 
A) too much expense. 
B) too much time involvement. 
C) both too much time and expense. 
D) None of these.

Question 5

A local school board wants to know whether parents approve of teachers using physical punishment to control children.The most efficient way to answer this issue would be to

Accepted Answer

A) conduct a cross-cultural study. 
B) conduct a laboratory-based experiment. 
C) develop and distribute a questionnaire. 
D) use a naturalistic, observation-based technique. 
A) conduct a cross-cultural study. 
B) conduct a laboratory-based experiment. 
C) develop and distribute a questionnaire. 
D) use a naturalistic, observation-based technique.

Question 6

One of the major differences between Erikson's and Freud's approaches to human development involves Erikson's emphasis on

Accepted Answer

A) heredity. 
B) sex differences. 
C) the mind-body relationship. 
D) development across the life span. 
A) heredity. 
B) sex differences. 
C) the mind-body relationship. 
D) development across the life span.

Question 7

Which of the following is missing from classical ethological theory?

Accepted Answer

A) the imprinting process 
B) the nature of social relationships 
C) the biological basis 
D) both the imprinting process and the biological process 
A) the imprinting process 
B) the nature of social relationships 
C) the biological basis 
D) both the imprinting process and the biological process

Question 8

Stagnation means

Accepted Answer

A) a state of confusion as people move toward old age. 
B) a slow start in trying to help others. 
C) the desire to meet young children and teach them life lessons. 
D) the feeling of having done nothing to help the next generation. 
A) a state of confusion as people move toward old age. 
B) a slow start in trying to help others. 
C) the desire to meet young children and teach them life lessons. 
D) the feeling of having done nothing to help the next generation.

Question 9

____________________ theory describes development as primarily unconscious and coloured by emotion.

Accepted Answer

A) Cognitive 
B) Psychoanalytic 
C) Biological 
D) None of these. 
A) Cognitive 
B) Psychoanalytic 
C) Biological 
D) None of these.

Question 10

Resilience in relation to children means that

Accepted Answer

A) some children develop confidence in their abilities despite negative stereotypes about their gender. 
B) some children develop confidence in their abilities despite negative stereotypes about their ethnic group. 
C) some children triumph over poverty or other adversities. 
D) All of these. 
A) some children develop confidence in their abilities despite negative stereotypes about their gender. 
B) some children develop confidence in their abilities despite negative stereotypes about their ethnic group. 
C) some children triumph over poverty or other adversities. 
D) All of these.

Question 11

Millennials-the generation born after 1980-are history's first "always connected" generation.This is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) dependent variable 
B) correlation effect 
C) cohort effect 
D) independent variable 
A) dependent variable 
B) correlation effect 
C) cohort effect 
D) independent variable

Question 12

One criticism of the ethological theory is that

Accepted Answer

A) the concept of the critical period is overdrawn. 
B) the concept of the critical period is underplayed. 
C) the critical period emphasizes the early years, as it should. 
D) there is an overemphasis on human relationships. 
A) the concept of the critical period is overdrawn. 
B) the concept of the critical period is underplayed. 
C) the critical period emphasizes the early years, as it should. 
D) there is an overemphasis on human relationships.

Question 13

Vygotsky's theory emphasizes

Accepted Answer

A) the role of language. 
B) culture. 
C) social relations. 
D) All of these. 
A) the role of language. 
B) culture. 
C) social relations. 
D) All of these.

Question 14

The acronym SES stands for

Accepted Answer

A) secondary ethnic sector. 
B) solitary ethnic sector. 
C) socioeconomic status. 
D) social ethnic status. 
A) secondary ethnic sector. 
B) solitary ethnic sector. 
C) socioeconomic status. 
D) social ethnic status.

Question 15

Why does the textbook favour an eclectic approach?

Accepted Answer

A) It is the simplest approach. 
B) It is the newest theoretical approach. 
C) It recognizes the strengths of very different approaches. 
D) All of these. 
A) It is the simplest approach. 
B) It is the newest theoretical approach. 
C) It recognizes the strengths of very different approaches. 
D) All of these.

Question 16

Who would most likely argue that the consequences that follow a behaviour determine whether that behaviour is exhibited again?

Accepted Answer

A) a Skinnerian 
B) a humanist 
C) an ethologist 
D) a Freudian 
A) a Skinnerian 
B) a humanist 
C) an ethologist 
D) a Freudian

Question 17

A child-care director is trying to find out information about the parents in her centre.She decides to have them fill out surveys.What method of research is this approach?

Accepted Answer

A) correlational 
B) observational 
C) descriptive 
D) experimental 
A) correlational 
B) observational 
C) descriptive 
D) experimental

Question 18

There are certain characteristics that make children resilient.Analysis of research shows that which of the following does not apply to resiliency?

Accepted Answer

A) good intellectual functioning 
B) close relationship with a caring parent 
C) parents with outgoing personalities 
D) bonds to extrafamilial people 
A) good intellectual functioning 
B) close relationship with a caring parent 
C) parents with outgoing personalities 
D) bonds to extrafamilial people

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) oral, anal, latency, genital, phallic 
B) oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital 
C) phallic, oral, anal, latency, genital 
D) latency, phallic, anal, oral, genital 
A) oral, anal, latency, genital, phallic 
B) oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital 
C) phallic, oral, anal, latency, genital 
D) latency, phallic, anal, oral, genital

Question 20

Generativity means

Accepted Answer

A) lazy behaviour. 
B) stagnation. 
C) helping younger generations. 
D) technology advancement. 
A) lazy behaviour. 
B) stagnation. 
C) helping younger generations. 
D) technology advancement.

The fact that growing up in Newfoundland has influenced Corey's life provides an example of the impact of the ____________ on human development.

Two-year-old Benjamin asserts his independence and realizes his will.He tests his parents' boundaries.Based on Erikson's psychosocial theory,if he is restrained or punished too harshly,he is likely to develop

__________________ focuses on the degree to which early experiences (especially in infancy)or later experiences are the key determinants of the child's development.

The main disadvantage of a longitudinal design is

A local school board wants to know whether parents approve of teachers using physical punishment to control children.The most efficient way to answer this issue would be to

One of the major differences between Erikson's and Freud's approaches to human development involves Erikson's emphasis on

Which of the following is missing from classical ethological theory?

Stagnation means

____________________ theory describes development as primarily unconscious and coloured by emotion.

Resilience in relation to children means that

Millennials-the generation born after 1980-are history's first "always connected" generation.This is an example of a(n)

One criticism of the ethological theory is that

Vygotsky's theory emphasizes

The acronym SES stands for

Why does the textbook favour an eclectic approach?

Who would most likely argue that the consequences that follow a behaviour determine whether that behaviour is exhibited again?

A child-care director is trying to find out information about the parents in her centre.She decides to have them fill out surveys.What method of research is this approach?

There are certain characteristics that make children resilient.Analysis of research shows that which of the following does not apply to resiliency?

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

Generativity means

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development and Health

Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Information Processing

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development

The Self and Identity

Gender

Moral Development

Families

Peers

Schools and Technology

Filters

Exam 1: Introduction

The fact that growing up in Newfoundland has influenced Corey's life provides an example of the impact of the ____________ on human development.

Two-year-old Benjamin asserts his independence and realizes his will.He tests his parents' boundaries.Based on Erikson's psychosocial theory,if he is restrained or punished too harshly,he is likely to develop

__________________ focuses on the degree to which early experiences (especially in infancy)or later experiences are the key determinants of the child's development.

The main disadvantage of a longitudinal design is

A local school board wants to know whether parents approve of teachers using physical punishment to control children.The most efficient way to answer this issue would be to

One of the major differences between Erikson's and Freud's approaches to human development involves Erikson's emphasis on

Which of the following is missing from classical ethological theory?

Stagnation means

____________________ theory describes development as primarily unconscious and coloured by emotion.

Resilience in relation to children means that

Millennials-the generation born after 1980-are history's first "always connected" generation.This is an example of a(n)

One criticism of the ethological theory is that

Vygotsky's theory emphasizes

The acronym SES stands for

Why does the textbook favour an eclectic approach?

Who would most likely argue that the consequences that follow a behaviour determine whether that behaviour is exhibited again?

A child-care director is trying to find out information about the parents in her centre.She decides to have them fill out surveys.What method of research is this approach?

There are certain characteristics that make children resilient.Analysis of research shows that which of the following does not apply to resiliency?

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

Generativity means

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development and Health

Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Information Processing

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development

The Self and Identity

Gender

Moral Development

Families

Peers

Schools and Technology

Filters