Question 1

Tanisha gets Cs and Ds in math while Freddie always gets As. In understanding these differences, an evolutionary theorist would be interested in whether:

Accepted Answer

A)  there are genetic variations between individuals in math abilities. 
B)  Freddie has been reinforced more than Tanisha for performing well in math. 
C)  math abilities are biologically built into being male. 
D)  math abilities can be increased by stimulating efficacy feelings. 
A)  there are genetic variations between individuals in math abilities. 
B)  Freddie has been reinforced more than Tanisha for performing well in math. 
C)  math abilities are biologically built into being male. 
D)  math abilities can be increased by stimulating efficacy feelings. C

Question 2

Which period of life is the newest or most recent stage of development?

Accepted Answer

A)  old age 
B)  middle adulthood 
C)  emerging adulthood 
D)  childhood 
A)  old age 
B)  middle adulthood 
C)  emerging adulthood 
D)  childhood C

Question 3

According to ecological developmental systems theory:

Accepted Answer

A)  family is the main influence on people's lives. 
B)  friends are the main influence on people's lives. 
C)  cohort is the main influence on people's lives. 
D)  peoples' lives are shaped by many different influences- friends, family, school system, and culture. 
A)  family is the main influence on people's lives. 
B)  friends are the main influence on people's lives. 
C)  cohort is the main influence on people's lives. 
D)  peoples' lives are shaped by many different influences- friends, family, school system, and culture. D

Question 4

According to traditional behaviorists, the way to extinguish behavior is to stop reinforcing it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Miguel decides to study the relationship between exercise and health. He picks a group of older people, assesses how much they work out, and then relates these scores to measures of blood pressure and other signs of illness. Miguel's strategy of relating variables as they naturally occur is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  correlational research. 
B)  naturalistic observation. 
C)  self-report. 
D)  experimental research. 
A)  correlational research. 
B)  naturalistic observation. 
C)  self-report. 
D)  experimental research.

Question 6

According to B. F. Skinner, behaviors that are _____ will be learned.

Accepted Answer

A)  stopped 
B)  reinforced 
C)  observed 
D)  beneficial 
A)  stopped 
B)  reinforced 
C)  observed 
D)  beneficial

Question 7

The developmental science term for inherited or genetic forces that shape behavior is _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The developmental science term for inherited or...

Question 8

Which quality has almost nothing to do with genetics?

Accepted Answer

A)  religious tendencies 
B)  political views 
C)  the tendency to drink to excess 
D)  the region of the world where a person is born 
A)  religious tendencies 
B)  political views 
C)  the tendency to drink to excess 
D)  the region of the world where a person is born

Question 9

At age 72, Phyllis is very reluctant to go to the local senior center. A behaviorist might make which statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Phyllis is emotionally disturbed." 
B)  "Phyllis is not being reinforced for attending the program." 
C)  "Phyllis may have high efficacy feelings with regard to making new friends." 
D)  "The senior center should develop less reinforcing activities for younger adults like Phyllis." 
A)  "Phyllis is emotionally disturbed." 
B)  "Phyllis is not being reinforced for attending the program." 
C)  "Phyllis may have high efficacy feelings with regard to making new friends." 
D)  "The senior center should develop less reinforcing activities for younger adults like Phyllis."

Question 10

Dr. Schatzman is a fan of attachment theory. Which statement is he LEAST likely to make?

Accepted Answer

A)  "The way parents treat children during infancy determines adult mental health." 
B)  "The attachment response is biologically programmed to come out when babies start to walk." 
C)  "People need to have a significant other during every stage of life." 
D)  "It's unhealthy to get too attached to people." 
A)  "The way parents treat children during infancy determines adult mental health." 
B)  "The attachment response is biologically programmed to come out when babies start to walk." 
C)  "People need to have a significant other during every stage of life." 
D)  "It's unhealthy to get too attached to people."

Question 11

With regard to studying, link the examples to the following: (1) modeling and (2) self-efficacy.

Accepted Answer

A)  (1) "My best friend studies and makes good grades, so I am inspired to study." (2) "I know I can do well academically, so I study a lot." 
B)  (1) "I know I can do well academically, so I study a lot." (2) "My best friend studies and makes good grades, so I am inspired to study." 
C)  (1) "The last test I studied for I got an A, so I'll study for this one too." (2) "I'm in the habit of studying." 
D)  (1) "I hate studying."(2) "I love studying." 
A)  (1) "My best friend studies and makes good grades, so I am inspired to study." (2) "I know I can do well academically, so I study a lot." 
B)  (1) "I know I can do well academically, so I study a lot." (2) "My best friend studies and makes good grades, so I am inspired to study." 
C)  (1) "The last test I studied for I got an A, so I'll study for this one too." (2) "I'm in the habit of studying." 
D)  (1) "I hate studying."(2) "I love studying."

Question 12

A woman who says she is a baby boomer:

Accepted Answer

A)  grew up during World War II. 
B)  grew up during the 1980s. 
C)  reached her teens during the late 1960s or 1970s. 
D)  reached her teens in the 1980s. 
A)  grew up during World War II. 
B)  grew up during the 1980s. 
C)  reached her teens during the late 1960s or 1970s. 
D)  reached her teens in the 1980s.

Question 13

Jorge is an 8-year-old boy. According to social learning theory, which person would Jorge be MOST likely to model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maria, a 4-year-old girl who lives down the street 
B)  Uncle Pedro, who is incredibly kind and involved with Jorge 
C)  Mr. Taylor, the principal at the high school in town 
D)  Spot, Jorge's dog 
A)  Maria, a 4-year-old girl who lives down the street 
B)  Uncle Pedro, who is incredibly kind and involved with Jorge 
C)  Mr. Taylor, the principal at the high school in town 
D)  Spot, Jorge's dog

Question 14

When Freud used the term "libido," he was referring to:

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual impulses driving behavior. 
B)  the goal of psychoanalytic treatment. 
C)  feelings of love for the therapist. 
D)  a transfer of unconscious impulses. 
A)  sexual impulses driving behavior. 
B)  the goal of psychoanalytic treatment. 
C)  feelings of love for the therapist. 
D)  a transfer of unconscious impulses.

Question 15

Dr. Patel is a behavioral geneticist. He would be LEAST likely to conduct a study that compares:

Accepted Answer

A)  identical twins and fraternal twins' test scores on risk taking. 
B)  adopted children's personalities to the personalities of their biological parents. 
C)  childrearing practices in India and the United States. 
D)  pairs of identical twins raised apart and reunited in adulthood. 
A)  identical twins and fraternal twins' test scores on risk taking. 
B)  adopted children's personalities to the personalities of their biological parents. 
C)  childrearing practices in India and the United States. 
D)  pairs of identical twins raised apart and reunited in adulthood.

Question 16

Daniel gets an A on his developmental psych test and Eva gets a C. Which conclusion is one a behaviorist might make?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eva may have low self-efficacy with regard to this class. 
B)  Daniel is more genetically gifted than Eva. 
C)  Eva may have been reinforced for doing well in school in the past. 
D)  Daniel may not have been reinforced for doing well in school in the past. 
A)  Eva may have low self-efficacy with regard to this class. 
B)  Daniel is more genetically gifted than Eva. 
C)  Eva may have been reinforced for doing well in school in the past. 
D)  Daniel may not have been reinforced for doing well in school in the past.

Question 17

Eighteen-year-old Bethany is trying to determine who she is as a person and what she wants to do in life. According to Erik Erikson's framework, Bethany's current life challenge is:

Accepted Answer

A)  basic trust. 
B)  initiative. 
C)  identity. 
D)  role confusion. 
A)  basic trust. 
B)  initiative. 
C)  identity. 
D)  role confusion.

Question 18

Which study examining the impact of teachers is CLEARLY unethical?

Accepted Answer

A)  A researcher randomly assigns third-graders to a high-quality teacher and a low-quality teacher and measures their grades at the end of the year. 
B)  A researcher relates third-graders' final grades to their teacher's skills that year. 
C)  A researcher sits in on third-grade classes and rates the skills of each teacher. 
D)  A researcher gives a questionnaire to each third-grade teacher in a particular school. 
A)  A researcher randomly assigns third-graders to a high-quality teacher and a low-quality teacher and measures their grades at the end of the year. 
B)  A researcher relates third-graders' final grades to their teacher's skills that year. 
C)  A researcher sits in on third-grade classes and rates the skills of each teacher. 
D)  A researcher gives a questionnaire to each third-grade teacher in a particular school.

Question 19

Mariah says, "Obedience to family comes first." Obi says, "Honesty and independence are my main values in life." Compared to Obi's cultural worldview, Mariah's cultural worldview is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  narcissistic 
B)  caring 
C)  collectivist 
D)  individualistic 
A)  narcissistic 
B)  caring 
C)  collectivist 
D)  individualistic

Question 20

Rosario is adopted as an infant and then meets his biological parents. Generalizing from the behavioral genetic findings, Rosario is apt to be more like:

Accepted Answer

A)  his adoptive parents. 
B)  his biological parents. 
C)  his adoptive mother and biological father. 
D)  both his adoptive and biological parents equally. 
A)  his adoptive parents. 
B)  his biological parents. 
C)  his adoptive mother and biological father. 
D)  both his adoptive and biological parents equally.

Tanisha gets Cs and Ds in math while Freddie always gets As. In understanding these differences, an evolutionary theorist would be interested in whether:

Which period of life is the newest or most recent stage of development?

According to ecological developmental systems theory:

According to traditional behaviorists, the way to extinguish behavior is to stop reinforcing it.

Miguel decides to study the relationship between exercise and health. He picks a group of older people, assesses how much they work out, and then relates these scores to measures of blood pressure and other signs of illness. Miguel's strategy of relating variables as they naturally occur is called:

According to B. F. Skinner, behaviors that are _____ will be learned.

The developmental science term for inherited or genetic forces that shape behavior is _____.

Which quality has almost nothing to do with genetics?

At age 72, Phyllis is very reluctant to go to the local senior center. A behaviorist might make which statement?

Dr. Schatzman is a fan of attachment theory. Which statement is he LEAST likely to make?

With regard to studying, link the examples to the following: (1) modeling and (2) self-efficacy.

A woman who says she is a baby boomer:

Jorge is an 8-year-old boy. According to social learning theory, which person would Jorge be MOST likely to model?

When Freud used the term "libido," he was referring to:

Dr. Patel is a behavioral geneticist. He would be LEAST likely to conduct a study that compares:

Daniel gets an A on his developmental psych test and Eva gets a C. Which conclusion is one a behaviorist might make?

Eighteen-year-old Bethany is trying to determine who she is as a person and what she wants to do in life. According to Erik Erikson's framework, Bethany's current life challenge is:

Which study examining the impact of teachers is CLEARLY unethical?

Mariah says, "Obedience to family comes first." Obi says, "Honesty and independence are my main values in life." Compared to Obi's cultural worldview, Mariah's cultural worldview is _____.

Rosario is adopted as an infant and then meets his biological parents. Generalizing from the behavioral genetic findings, Rosario is apt to be more like:

Prenatal Development, Pregnancy, and Birth

Infancy: Physical and Cognitive Development

Infancy: Socioemotional Development

Early Childhood

Middle Childhood

Settings for Development Home and School

Physical Development

Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

Constructing an Adult Life

Relationships and Roles

Midlife

Later Life: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

The Physical Challenges of Aging

Death and Dying

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Exam 1: The People and the Field

Tanisha gets Cs and Ds in math while Freddie always gets As. In understanding these differences, an evolutionary theorist would be interested in whether:

Which period of life is the newest or most recent stage of development?

According to ecological developmental systems theory:

According to traditional behaviorists, the way to extinguish behavior is to stop reinforcing it.

Miguel decides to study the relationship between exercise and health. He picks a group of older people, assesses how much they work out, and then relates these scores to measures of blood pressure and other signs of illness. Miguel's strategy of relating variables as they naturally occur is called:

According to B. F. Skinner, behaviors that are _____ will be learned.

The developmental science term for inherited or genetic forces that shape behavior is _____.

Which quality has almost nothing to do with genetics?

At age 72, Phyllis is very reluctant to go to the local senior center. A behaviorist might make which statement?

Dr. Schatzman is a fan of attachment theory. Which statement is he LEAST likely to make?

With regard to studying, link the examples to the following: (1) modeling and (2) self-efficacy.

A woman who says she is a baby boomer:

Jorge is an 8-year-old boy. According to social learning theory, which person would Jorge be MOST likely to model?

When Freud used the term "libido," he was referring to:

Dr. Patel is a behavioral geneticist. He would be LEAST likely to conduct a study that compares:

Daniel gets an A on his developmental psych test and Eva gets a C. Which conclusion is one a behaviorist might make?

Eighteen-year-old Bethany is trying to determine who she is as a person and what she wants to do in life. According to Erik Erikson's framework, Bethany's current life challenge is:

Which study examining the impact of teachers is CLEARLY unethical?

Mariah says, "Obedience to family comes first." Obi says, "Honesty and independence are my main values in life." Compared to Obi's cultural worldview, Mariah's cultural worldview is _____.

Rosario is adopted as an infant and then meets his biological parents. Generalizing from the behavioral genetic findings, Rosario is apt to be more like:

Prenatal Development, Pregnancy, and Birth

Infancy: Physical and Cognitive Development

Infancy: Socioemotional Development

Early Childhood

Middle Childhood

Settings for Development Home and School

Physical Development

Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

Constructing an Adult Life

Relationships and Roles

Midlife

Later Life: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

The Physical Challenges of Aging

Death and Dying

Filters