Question 1

While there is an expectation that researchers will conduct their studies ethically, there is no system of checks and verifications that ensures this is the case.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

According to Erikson's concept of ____, different life periods are associated with different psychosocial strengths.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​external societal demands
B)   ​naturalistic observation
C)   ​the epigenetic principle
D)   ​identity versus confusion B

Question 3

The notion that development is best described in terms of a series of abrupt shifts in behavior BEST fits with the ____ approach.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​nature
B)   ​nurture
C)   ​continuity
D)   ​discontinuity D

Question 4

Albert Bandura, a noted psychologist who focused on different cognitive factors in life, argues that experience gives people a sense of self-_______________, which refers to their beliefs about their own abilities and talents.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Albert Bandura, a noted psychologist who focused...

Question 5

According to Bandura, experience gives people a sense of self-____, which to a person's beliefs about their own abilities and talents.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​efficacy
B)   ​esteem
C)   ​image
D)   ​concept

Question 6

The ecological theory of Urie Bronfenbrenner proposes that there are three interacting levels of environmental context that influence human development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which two perspectives share the common feature of drawing attention to the role of aging and its unique influences in the broader context of human development?

Accepted Answer

A)   the competence-environmental press and selective optimization withcompensation perspectives
B)   ​the learning and psychodynamic perspectives
C)   ​the life-span and life-course perspectives
D)   ​the information-processing and ecological perspectives

Question 8

Dr. Swartzman wants to know if children who are raised in lower socioeconomic environments have more difficulty succeeding in school as they grow up. He enlists a group of four-year-old children and their parents, and he observes the children in school twice a year until they turn 18. Dr. Swartzman's study would be best described as

Accepted Answer

A)   ​cross-sectional.
B)   ​longitudinal.
C)   ​sequential.
D)   ​correlational

Question 9

Marielle and Dominic have not seen each other since high school, and they are both getting ready to attend their 30-year reunion. Marielle remembers Dominic as being a very playful, funny, and easy-going person. She is looking forward to seeing him, and expects that he will be very much the same as he was 30 years ago. Marielle's expectation demonstrates a belief in

Accepted Answer

A)   ​universal development.
B)   ​continuity.
C)   ​nurture.
D)   ​nature.

Question 10

According to your text, the most influential developmental psychologist of the 20th century was

Accepted Answer

A)   ​Lev Vygotsky.
B)   Sigmund Freud.
C)   ​​Paul Baltes.
D)   ​Jean Piaget.

Question 11

A researcher is studying the effects of the revolution and political unrest taking place in the Middle East on the development of cognitive skills in children from that region of the world. According to the ecological theory of human development, this study is focusing on the children's ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​macrosystem
B)   ​exosystem
C)   ​ecosystem
D)   ​microsystem

Question 12

The idea that development is determined largely as a result of the manner in which people resolve the conflicts that they face at different ages is the central concept of the ____ theories.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​epigenetic
B)   ​learning
C)   ​context-specific
D)   ​psychodynamic

Question 13

Research by developmentalists led to the ban on lead-based paint in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Neuroscientists base their studies of the brain and nervous systems exclusively on the information gleaned from brain imaging techniques.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The primary pioneer in the study of behaviorism was Erik Erikson.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is the major distinction between a structured observation and a naturalistic observation?

Accepted Answer

A)   ​Structured observation involves the manipulation of an independent variable, while naturalistic observation involves manipulation of a dependent variable.
B)   ​Naturalistic observation involves creating a setting that is likely to evoke the behavior being studied, while a structured observation involves watching people as they behave in real-life situations.
C)   ​Naturalistic observation involves the manipulation of an independent variable, while structured observation involves manipulation of a dependent variable.
D)   ​Structured observation involves creating a setting that is likely to evoke the behavior being studied, while a naturalistic observation involves watching people as they behave in real-life situations.

Question 17

Which of the following BEST summarizes the current thinking in human development with regard to the nature and nurture question?

Accepted Answer

A)   ​Development is always shaped by both nature- and nurture-related factors.
B)   ​While nature is important, it is truly our environment that determines who we are.
C)   ​While nurture is important, it is truly our genetics that determines who we are.
D)   ​Because there are no scientific ways to tease them apart, nature and nurture are largely ignored.

Question 18

A punishment is a consequence of an action that decreases the likelihood that the action will be repeated in the future

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The demands that are placed on individuals by their environment are referred to as environmental press.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which BEST describes the relationship between biological, psychological, and sociocultural forces in human development?

Accepted Answer

A)   ​unimportant
B)   ​independent
C)   ​interactive
D)   ​non-normative

Exam 1: The Study of Human Development.

While there is an expectation that researchers will conduct their studies ethically, there is no system of checks and verifications that ensures this is the case.

According to Erikson's concept of ____, different life periods are associated with different psychosocial strengths.

The notion that development is best described in terms of a series of abrupt shifts in behavior BEST fits with the ____ approach.

Albert Bandura, a noted psychologist who focused on different cognitive factors in life, argues that experience gives people a sense of self-_______________, which refers to their beliefs about their own abilities and talents.

According to Bandura, experience gives people a sense of self-____, which to a person's beliefs about their own abilities and talents.

The ecological theory of Urie Bronfenbrenner proposes that there are three interacting levels of environmental context that influence human development.

Which two perspectives share the common feature of drawing attention to the role of aging and its unique influences in the broader context of human development?

According to your text, the most influential developmental psychologist of the 20th century was

A researcher is studying the effects of the revolution and political unrest taking place in the Middle East on the development of cognitive skills in children from that region of the world. According to the ecological theory of human development, this study is focusing on the children's ____.

The idea that development is determined largely as a result of the manner in which people resolve the conflicts that they face at different ages is the central concept of the ____ theories.

Research by developmentalists led to the ban on lead-based paint in the United States.

Neuroscientists base their studies of the brain and nervous systems exclusively on the information gleaned from brain imaging techniques.

The primary pioneer in the study of behaviorism was Erik Erikson.

What is the major distinction between a structured observation and a naturalistic observation?

Which of the following BEST summarizes the current thinking in human development with regard to the nature and nurture question?

A punishment is a consequence of an action that decreases the likelihood that the action will be repeated in the future

The demands that are placed on individuals by their environment are referred to as environmental press.

Which BEST describes the relationship between biological, psychological, and sociocultural forces in human development?