Question 1

What term is often used to refer to a person's social class,which includes educational level,income level,and occupational status?

Accepted Answer

A)  social class status 
B)  socioeconomic status 
C)  tax bracket status 
D)  education status 
A)  social class status 
B)  socioeconomic status 
C)  tax bracket status 
D)  education status

Question 2

____ is a life stage in which most people are not as dependent on their parents as they were in childhood and adolescence but have not yet made commitments to the stable roles in love and work that structure adult life for most people.

Accepted Answer

A)  Emerging adulthood 
B)  Young adulthood 
C)  Middle adulthood 
D)  Late adulthood 
A)  Emerging adulthood 
B)  Young adulthood 
C)  Middle adulthood 
D)  Late adulthood

Question 3

What term is used to refer to people in the rural areas of developed or developing countries,who tend to adhere more closely to the historical aspects of their culture than do people in urban areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  agrarian cultures 
B)  conventional cultures 
C)  traditional cultures 
D)  rural cultures 
A)  agrarian cultures 
B)  conventional cultures 
C)  traditional cultures 
D)  rural cultures

Question 4

The Upper Paleolithic period was from ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  4,000 to about 1,000 years ago 
B)  6,000 to about 60,000 years ago 
C)  40,000 to about 10,000 years ago 
D)  60,000 to about 300,000 years ago 
A)  4,000 to about 1,000 years ago 
B)  6,000 to about 60,000 years ago 
C)  40,000 to about 10,000 years ago 
D)  60,000 to about 300,000 years ago

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of a negative correlation?

Accepted Answer

A)  exercise and physical health 
B)  study time and grades 
C)  exposure to sunlight and plant growth 
D)  gas prices and the rate of driving 
A)  exercise and physical health 
B)  study time and grades 
C)  exposure to sunlight and plant growth 
D)  gas prices and the rate of driving

Question 6

The first step in the scientific method is ____; the third step is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  identifying a question of scientific interest; choose a research method and a research design 
B)  forming a hypothesis; choose a research method and a research design 
C)  identifying a question of scientific interest; collect data to test the hypothesis 
D)  collecting data to test the hypothesis; choose a research method and a research design 
A)  identifying a question of scientific interest; choose a research method and a research design 
B)  forming a hypothesis; choose a research method and a research design 
C)  identifying a question of scientific interest; collect data to test the hypothesis 
D)  collecting data to test the hypothesis; choose a research method and a research design

Question 7

What is an advantage of the experimental method?

Accepted Answer

A)  Researchers can conclude a cause and effect relationship between the variables. 
B)  There are no confounding variables. 
C)  Participants will always tell the truth. 
D)  Experimental research will always be funded. 
A)  Researchers can conclude a cause and effect relationship between the variables. 
B)  There are no confounding variables. 
C)  Participants will always tell the truth. 
D)  Experimental research will always be funded.

Question 8

A(n)__________ is a statistical relationship between two variables,such that knowing one of the variables makes it possible to predict the other.

Accepted Answer

A)  correlation 
B)  theory 
C)  experiment 
D)  quasi-experiment 
A)  correlation 
B)  theory 
C)  experiment 
D)  quasi-experiment

Question 9

What type of design collects data on a sample of people of different ages on a single occasion?

Accepted Answer

A)  survey method 
B)  longitudinal method 
C)  cross-sectional method 
D)  correlational method 
A)  survey method 
B)  longitudinal method 
C)  cross-sectional method 
D)  correlational method

Question 10

According to Erikson,what is the developmental challenge during middle adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  identity vs. identity confusion 
B)  intimacy vs. isolation 
C)  generativity vs. stagnation 
D)  ego integrity vs. despair 
A)  identity vs. identity confusion 
B)  intimacy vs. isolation 
C)  generativity vs. stagnation 
D)  ego integrity vs. despair

Question 11

What is the goal when developing a sample for a research study? To generate a sample that will be _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  easy to find 
B)  an answer to the scientific question 
C)  representative of the population 
D)  as large as possible 
A)  easy to find 
B)  an answer to the scientific question 
C)  representative of the population 
D)  as large as possible

Question 12

Which of the following best describes a questionnaire with an open-ended question format?

Accepted Answer

A)  observing people and recording their behavior either through filming or through written records 
B)  participants are allowed to state their own responses following the question 
C)  researchers spend a considerable amount of time among the people they wish to study, often by actually living among them 
D)  participants are provided with specific responses to choose from 
A)  observing people and recording their behavior either through filming or through written records 
B)  participants are allowed to state their own responses following the question 
C)  researchers spend a considerable amount of time among the people they wish to study, often by actually living among them 
D)  participants are provided with specific responses to choose from

Question 13

How much larger are the brains of Homo sapiens than the brains of the early Homo species that immediately preceded us?

Accepted Answer

A)  approximately 100cc 
B)  approximately 300cc 
C)  approximately 500cc 
D)  approximately 700cc 
A)  approximately 100cc 
B)  approximately 300cc 
C)  approximately 500cc 
D)  approximately 700cc

Question 14

A(n)____ means that when one variable increases,the other increases as well; a(n)____ means that when one variable increases,the other decreases.

Accepted Answer

A)  positive correlation; negative correlation 
B)  negative correlation; positive correlation 
C)  additive correlation; subtractive correlation 
D)  subtractive correlation; additive correlation 
A)  positive correlation; negative correlation 
B)  negative correlation; positive correlation 
C)  additive correlation; subtractive correlation 
D)  subtractive correlation; additive correlation

Question 15

Dr.Mitchell is conducting a research study on temperament.As a basis of this study,he plans to follow 1,000 subjects from the age of 5 to the age of 35.At periodic times he will revisit subjects and their temperament.Dr.Mitchell's research study is planned to last for 30 years.Which of the following best describes the type of research Dr.Mitchell is conducting?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnographic research 
B)  quasi-experimental research 
C)  longitudinal research 
D)  cross-sectional research 
A)  ethnographic research 
B)  quasi-experimental research 
C)  longitudinal research 
D)  cross-sectional research

Question 16

What percent of the current world's population lives in the most affluent countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  18% 
B)  34% 
C)  51% 
D)  68% 
A)  18% 
B)  34% 
C)  51% 
D)  68%

Question 17

At the local aquarium,the trainers shape the dolphin's behavior so that they get rewarded each time they jump up and get closer to a target toy hanging above their tank.Training in this manner most closely resembles _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  classical conditioning 
B)  operant conditioning 
C)  neutral conditioning 
D)  a conditioned stimulus 
A)  classical conditioning 
B)  operant conditioning 
C)  neutral conditioning 
D)  a conditioned stimulus

Question 18

In ____,the young of any species are born with variations on a wide range of characteristics.Among the young,those who will be ____ until they can reproduce will be the ones whose variations are best adapted to their environment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social Darwinism; able to gain financial resources 
B)  the Theory of Psychoanalysis; controlled by their unconscious 
C)  natural selection; most likely to survive 
D)  Humanistic Psychology; congruent between their different "selves" 
A)  Social Darwinism; able to gain financial resources 
B)  the Theory of Psychoanalysis; controlled by their unconscious 
C)  natural selection; most likely to survive 
D)  Humanistic Psychology; congruent between their different "selves"

Question 19

Who attends colleges,universities,and other forms of post-secondary education in developing countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  the wealthy elite 
B)  most of the population 
C)  about half of the middle class 
D)  about one-fourth of the middle class 
A)  the wealthy elite 
B)  most of the population 
C)  about half of the middle class 
D)  about one-fourth of the middle class

Question 20

According to Freud,what stage of development are infants in when sexual sensations are concentrated in the mouth?

Accepted Answer

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

What term is often used to refer to a person's social class,which includes educational level,income level,and occupational status?

____ is a life stage in which most people are not as dependent on their parents as they were in childhood and adolescence but have not yet made commitments to the stable roles in love and work that structure adult life for most people.

What term is used to refer to people in the rural areas of developed or developing countries,who tend to adhere more closely to the historical aspects of their culture than do people in urban areas?

The Upper Paleolithic period was from ______.

Which of the following is an example of a negative correlation?

The first step in the scientific method is ; the third step is to .

What is an advantage of the experimental method?

A(n)__________ is a statistical relationship between two variables,such that knowing one of the variables makes it possible to predict the other.

What type of design collects data on a sample of people of different ages on a single occasion?

According to Erikson,what is the developmental challenge during middle adulthood?

What is the goal when developing a sample for a research study? To generate a sample that will be _____.

Which of the following best describes a questionnaire with an open-ended question format?

How much larger are the brains of Homo sapiens than the brains of the early Homo species that immediately preceded us?

A(n) means that when one variable increases,the other increases as well; a(n) means that when one variable increases,the other decreases.

What percent of the current world's population lives in the most affluent countries?

At the local aquarium,the trainers shape the dolphin's behavior so that they get rewarded each time they jump up and get closer to a target toy hanging above their tank.Training in this manner most closely resembles _____.

In ,the young of any species are born with variations on a wide range of characteristics.Among the young,those who will be until they can reproduce will be the ones whose variations are best adapted to their environment.

Who attends colleges,universities,and other forms of post-secondary education in developing countries?

According to Freud,what stage of development are infants in when sexual sensations are concentrated in the mouth?

Genetics and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Child

Infancy

Toddlerhood

Early Childhood

Adolescence

Middle Childhood

Emerging Adulthood

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Exam 1: A Cultural Approach to Child Development

What term is often used to refer to a person's social class,which includes educational level,income level,and occupational status?

____ is a life stage in which most people are not as dependent on their parents as they were in childhood and adolescence but have not yet made commitments to the stable roles in love and work that structure adult life for most people.

What term is used to refer to people in the rural areas of developed or developing countries,who tend to adhere more closely to the historical aspects of their culture than do people in urban areas?

The Upper Paleolithic period was from ______.

Which of the following is an example of a negative correlation?

The first step in the scientific method is ____; the third step is to ____.

What is an advantage of the experimental method?

A(n)__________ is a statistical relationship between two variables,such that knowing one of the variables makes it possible to predict the other.

What type of design collects data on a sample of people of different ages on a single occasion?

According to Erikson,what is the developmental challenge during middle adulthood?

What is the goal when developing a sample for a research study? To generate a sample that will be _____.

Which of the following best describes a questionnaire with an open-ended question format?

How much larger are the brains of Homo sapiens than the brains of the early Homo species that immediately preceded us?

A(n)____ means that when one variable increases,the other increases as well; a(n)____ means that when one variable increases,the other decreases.

What percent of the current world's population lives in the most affluent countries?

At the local aquarium,the trainers shape the dolphin's behavior so that they get rewarded each time they jump up and get closer to a target toy hanging above their tank.Training in this manner most closely resembles _____.

In ____,the young of any species are born with variations on a wide range of characteristics.Among the young,those who will be ____ until they can reproduce will be the ones whose variations are best adapted to their environment.

Who attends colleges,universities,and other forms of post-secondary education in developing countries?

According to Freud,what stage of development are infants in when sexual sensations are concentrated in the mouth?

Genetics and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Child

Infancy

Toddlerhood

Early Childhood

Adolescence

Middle Childhood

Emerging Adulthood

Filters

The first step in the scientific method is ; the third step is to .

A(n) means that when one variable increases,the other increases as well; a(n) means that when one variable increases,the other decreases.

In ,the young of any species are born with variations on a wide range of characteristics.Among the young,those who will be until they can reproduce will be the ones whose variations are best adapted to their environment.