Question 1

Jamila is very happy because she had a lot of fun playing with her friends after school.When she goes home,her mood makes her parents happier at dinner,and they decide to take her out for ice cream.This situation is best explained by

Accepted Answer

A) the ecological perspective. 
B) the psychoanalytic perspective. 
C) the dynamic systems perspective. 
D) the sociocultural perspective.

Question 2

What is the major advantage of using a correlational research design?

Accepted Answer

A) It helps pinpoint causality. 
B) It allows improvisation in the data collection method. 
C) It permits an intensive study of specific individuals. 
D) It allows us to discover relationships between specific variables.

Question 3

A developmental psychologist who studies the behavior patterns of other animals in order to explain human development is likely working from _____ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) a dynamic systems 
B) an ecological 
C) an evolutionary 
D) a sociocultural

Question 4

When Mary Ainsworth suggested that a child's early attachment pattern would influence her attachment patterns in adulthood,she was addressing the idea that

Accepted Answer

A) development results from the interplay of biology and the environment. 
B) development occurs in a multilayered context. 
C) development is a dynamic,reciprocal process. 
D) development is a cumulative process.

Question 5

Psychologists study the development of individuals across several domains.Which of the following is not one of the domains studied?

Accepted Answer

A) Physical 
B) Cognitive 
C) Socioemotional 
D) Psychodynamic

Question 6

Professor Tsalani studies how children of different ages solve word puzzles and riddles.He is concerned with development in the _____domain.

Accepted Answer

A) physical 
B) cognitive 
C) socioemotional 
D) perceptual

Question 7

Which of the following is not one of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A) The sensorimotor period 
B) The formal operational period 
C) The concrete operational period 
D) The socioemotional operational period

Question 8

A child's development is primarily due to

Accepted Answer

A) the genes she inherits from both of her parents. 
B) only the genes she inherits from her mother. 
C) the environment in which she is raised. 
D) the interaction of inherited genes and her environment.

Question 9

A study which follows people in different age groups over a relatively limited period of time is called a _____ study.

Accepted Answer

A) longitudinal 
B) cross-sectional 
C) accelerated longitudinal 
D) accelerated cross-sectional

Question 10

Professor Loki wants to conduct an experiment in which he will have to lie to children in order to gauge their reactions.He intends to debrief the children after the experiment so that they will know about the deception when it's all over.Will this study be permitted by his university's human research review board?

Accepted Answer

A) No. 
B) Yes,because there is no problem with deception in research. 
C) Yes,but only if the deception will not cause lasting harm. 
D) Yes,if he provides appropriate amounts of money or other compensation to the children or their parents.

Question 11

According to Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory,schools,doctors' offices,and the child's family are all part of the child's

Accepted Answer

A) microsystem. 
B) mesosystem. 
C) exosystem. 
D) macrosystem.

Question 12

Professor Nikodemos has found a high positive correlation between the number of his psychology lectures that students attend during the semester and their grades in psychology.This means that attending more of Nikodemos's classes

Accepted Answer

A) causes better grades in psychology. 
B) causes worse grades in psychology. 
C) is predictive of better grades in psychology. 
D) is predictive of worse grades in psychology.

Question 13

Which of the following researchers is engaging in participant observation?

Accepted Answer

A) Dr.Fujiko is interviewing people at the mall about their favorite foods. 
B) Dr.Cyrus is dressed as a student and is sitting with the other students in an introductory psychology class in a large lecture hall. 
C) Dr.Mousa is testing a new drug on a group of volunteers. 
D) Dr.Dionizy is observing children and their parents in a specially equipped playroom in his laboratory.

Question 14

Bratislav is fascinated by his daughter's excitement and determination to learn new things.Thus,he is concerned with her development in the _____ domain.

Accepted Answer

A) physical 
B) sociocultural 
C) cognitive 
D) socioemotional

Question 15

Developmental scientists have determined that

Accepted Answer

A) 
the average age of puberty in Europe and North America has been declining. 
B) the average age of puberty in Europe and North America has been rising. 
C) The average age of puberty in Mexico and Asia has been declining. 
D) the average age of puberty in Mexico and Asia has been declining.

Question 16

According to Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory,a child's exosystem would include

Accepted Answer

A) her parents' jobs,her neighbors,and the mediA. 
B) her school and playground. 
C) her friends. 
D) herself.

Question 17

In which of the following ways does Erikson's theory not differ from Freud's theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Both Erikson and Freud stressed the idea that development takes place in stages 
B) Both Erikson and Freud stressed the idea that each stage was based on some unconscious struggle 
C) Both Erikson and Freud stressed the idea that people develop over time,rather than being born completely developed 
D) Both Erikson and Freud stressed the idea that basic personality development is completed in early childhood

Question 18

Francisco says,"You can't just look at the child.If you want to understand development,you have to look at all of the things that have impacts on her development,such as educational systems,political systems,and the mass media." "Sure," says Rosalinda,"but you can't give it all equal weight.You should concentrate more on how the child adapts to the specific demands of her culture." Francisco supports _____,while Rosalinda is a proponent of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) the ecological perspective;the sociocultural perspective 
B) the ecological perspective;the evolutionary perspective 
C) the sociocultural perspective;the ecological perspective 
D) the sociocultural perspective;the dynamic systems perspective

Question 19

A _____ is a set of ideas and principles based on empirical findings that explains related natural phenomena.

Accepted Answer

A) theory 
B) hypothesis 
C) test 
D) variable

Question 20

The quote,"Behavior is controlled by its consequences," might best be associated with

Accepted Answer

A) Erikson. 
B) Bandura. 
C) Freud. 
D) Skinner.

Exam 1: The Study of Child Development