Exam 1: The Science of Child Development

Which of the following designs used in child-development research provides information about continuity and allows researchers to determine the presence of practice and cohort effects?

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Question 41

A weakness of experimental studies is that

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Question 42

Deciding whether a research study is ethical is

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Question 43

The results of a correlational study illustrate the causal relationship between the two variables of interest.

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Question 44

Which of the following statements best represents the prevailing view among developmentalists?

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Question 45

According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development,development is

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Question 46

Locke's view that children are a blank slate on which experience writes,is an illustration of which theme in child development?

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Question 47

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of a longitudinal approach?

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Question 48

Seth failed to put away his bicycle at night as he was supposed to.His father told him that he would not be allowed to ride his bicycle for one week.Seth's father tried to change Seth's behavior by using

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Question 49

Which of the following is true of sampling behavior with tasks?

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Question 50

During Piaget's preoperational period,knowledge of the world is based on an infant's sensory and motor skills.

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Question 51

Which of the following measures involves sampling behavior with a task?

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Question 52

One disadvantage of cross-sectional studies is that repeated testing may change participants' behaviors.

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Question 53

A researcher is interested in how the scores that children receive on a spelling test are affected by the amount of food that they eat for lunch.The independent variable is

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Question 54

Using examples from everyday life,explain why a correlation between two variables does not prove a cause and effect relation between the variables.

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Question 55

A microgenetic study would best be described as

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Question 56

Sigmund Freud's psychodynamic theory

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Question 57

The tendency to select socially acceptable answers is called

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Question 58

The American Psychological Society was formed in 1933 in an effort to bring together an interdisciplinary group dedicated to improving children's lives through research.

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Question 59

__________ refers to whether a measure really measures what it is intended to measure.

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Which of the following designs used in child-development research provides information about continuity and allows researchers to determine the presence of practice and cohort effects?

A weakness of experimental studies is that

Deciding whether a research study is ethical is

The results of a correlational study illustrate the causal relationship between the two variables of interest.

Which of the following statements best represents the prevailing view among developmentalists?

According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development,development is

Locke's view that children are a blank slate on which experience writes,is an illustration of which theme in child development?

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of a longitudinal approach?

Seth failed to put away his bicycle at night as he was supposed to.His father told him that he would not be allowed to ride his bicycle for one week.Seth's father tried to change Seth's behavior by using

Which of the following is true of sampling behavior with tasks?

During Piaget's preoperational period,knowledge of the world is based on an infant's sensory and motor skills.

Which of the following measures involves sampling behavior with a task?

One disadvantage of cross-sectional studies is that repeated testing may change participants' behaviors.

A researcher is interested in how the scores that children receive on a spelling test are affected by the amount of food that they eat for lunch.The independent variable is

Using examples from everyday life,explain why a correlation between two variables does not prove a cause and effect relation between the variables.

A microgenetic study would best be described as

Sigmund Freud's psychodynamic theory

The tendency to select socially acceptable answers is called

The American Psychological Society was formed in 1933 in an effort to bring together an interdisciplinary group dedicated to improving children's lives through research.

__________ refers to whether a measure really measures what it is intended to measure.

Genetic Bases of Child Development

Prenatal Development, Birth and the Newborn

Growth and Health

Perceptual and Motor Development

Theories of Cognitive Development

Cognitive Processes and Academic Skills

Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition

Language and Communication

Emotional Development

Understanding Self and Others

Moral Understanding and Behavior

Gender and Development

Family Relationships

Influences Beyond the Family

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