Question 1

As researchers continued to study the children who were part of the Minnesota Parent-Child Project as they entered adulthood, the researchers realized that

Accepted Answer

A)  they already had all the information that they needed to predict adult adjustment by the time the children were age 6. 
B)  to their surprise early attachment had little or no effect on children's later social development. 
C)  attachment predicted early social relationships, but was not related to any of the other development outcomes they studied. 
D)  attachment set the initial conditions for peer relationships, but other experiences played an important role in how the children developed.

Question 2

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a teenage parent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Teen parents are less likely to talk to their infants. 
B)  Teen parents are less likely to use physical punishment to discipline their children. 
C)  Teen parents are more likely to have unrealistic expectations regarding their child's development. 
D)  Teen parents are more likely play with their infants.

Question 3

Child therapy and family therapy are two ways to try to

Accepted Answer

A)  prevent problems from developing. 
B)  address existing problems. 
C)  develop social policies that support children and families. 
D)  identify problems before they become serious.

Question 4

There is a straight line from the quality of infant attachment to adult developmental outcomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Early experiences are the ones that have the most important and long lasting effects on development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A family's socioeconomic status is important because it largely determines the amount of resources the family will have to support their children's development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

We tend to notice things that we expect to see and to disregard things that we aren't expecting. This tendency is called

Accepted Answer

A)  a generalization fallacy. 
B)  a perceptual bias. 
C)  niche picking. 
D)  sample bias.

Question 8

Teen parents are particularly able to benefit from intervention programs that provide information on child development because they

Accepted Answer

A)  are more open and receptive to new ideas than older parents. 
B)  usually have larger families than older parents. 
C)  are less likely to know what to expect of children than older parents. 
D)  are more impressionable than older parents.

Question 9

A child who is very active and enjoys the challenge of competing with others will be more likely to join an athletic team at school than to join the chorus or the French Club. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  scaffolding. 
B)  cultural transmission. 
C)  multifinality. 
D)  active niche-picking.

Question 10

The Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky described learning as

Accepted Answer

A)  a collaborative process between the child and more experienced adults or peers. 
B)  something that others impose upon the child through the use of rewards and punishments. 
C)  the optimal fit between the characteristics of the child and the demands of the environment. 
D)  a child-directed process that is motivated by the child's internal drives.

Question 11

In the Occupational Outlook Handbook, you can find all of the following information about careers EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  The training and qualifications need for a particular career 
B)  Information on average earnings 
C)  Information on other related careers 
D)  Where you can apply for jobs

Question 12

The emotional bond that develops between an infant and the infant's caregivers during the first year of life is called

Accepted Answer

A)  affective regulation. 
B)  attachment. 
C)  active niche picking. 
D)  scaffolding.

Question 13

Understanding that children who are victims of abuse can have many different long-term outcomes that can include depression but also resiliency and healing means that you understand the concept of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  multifinality 
B)  equifinality 
C)  psychopathway 
D)  convergence

Question 14

In any stage theory, the quality of what happens at one stage is different from what happens at other stages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What can you correctly conclude when you read that research has found that playing violent video games is associated with aggressive behavior in children?

Accepted Answer

A)  As a group, children who play violent video games are more likely to behave aggressively than children who don't play violent video games. 
B)  Children should not be allowed to play violent video games. 
C)  Boys should not be allowed to play violent video games. 
D)  Children who play violent video games will behave aggressively.

Question 16

Understanding that depression may result from biological and genetic processes, but also from early traumatic experiences means that you understand the concept of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  multifinality 
B)  equifinality 
C)  psychopathway 
D)  convergence

Question 17

We should not generalize the findings from a study to the general population unless

Accepted Answer

A)  the research agrees with your personal experiences. 
B)  the findings apply to every individual who was in the study. 
C)  longitudinal research has tracked the individuals over time. 
D)  the sample is representative of the group we want to understand.

Question 18

The socioeconomic status of a child's family plays an important role in children's development. Describe several factors related to socioeconomic status that affect a child's academic achievement.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The socioeconomic status of a child's family...

Question 19

Describe how a child plays an active role in his or her own development.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe how a child plays an active...

Question 20

The conclusion drawn from the most recent longitudinal research on attachment conducted by Sroufe and his colleagues was that

Accepted Answer

A)  there is a straight line in development from early attachment relationships to the nature of adult relationships. 
B)  there is a straight line in development from adolescent romantic relationships to adult relationships. 
C)  the nature of adult relationships was related to early attachment as well as the nature of early peer relationships. 
D)  there is no strong reliable relationship between early attachment and later social relationships.

Exam 1: Introduction: Issues and Themes in Child Development

As researchers continued to study the children who were part of the Minnesota Parent-Child Project as they entered adulthood, the researchers realized that

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a teenage parent?

Child therapy and family therapy are two ways to try to

There is a straight line from the quality of infant attachment to adult developmental outcomes.

Early experiences are the ones that have the most important and long lasting effects on development.

A family's socioeconomic status is important because it largely determines the amount of resources the family will have to support their children's development.

We tend to notice things that we expect to see and to disregard things that we aren't expecting. This tendency is called

Teen parents are particularly able to benefit from intervention programs that provide information on child development because they

A child who is very active and enjoys the challenge of competing with others will be more likely to join an athletic team at school than to join the chorus or the French Club. This is an example of

The Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky described learning as

In the Occupational Outlook Handbook, you can find all of the following information about careers EXCEPT

The emotional bond that develops between an infant and the infant's caregivers during the first year of life is called

Understanding that children who are victims of abuse can have many different long-term outcomes that can include depression but also resiliency and healing means that you understand the concept of _____.

In any stage theory, the quality of what happens at one stage is different from what happens at other stages.

What can you correctly conclude when you read that research has found that playing violent video games is associated with aggressive behavior in children?

Understanding that depression may result from biological and genetic processes, but also from early traumatic experiences means that you understand the concept of _____.

We should not generalize the findings from a study to the general population unless

The socioeconomic status of a child's family plays an important role in children's development. Describe several factors related to socioeconomic status that affect a child's academic achievement.

Describe how a child plays an active role in his or her own development.

The conclusion drawn from the most recent longitudinal research on attachment conducted by Sroufe and his colleagues was that