Question 1

What is the total pattern of a group's customs,beliefs,art,and technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  clan 
B)  society 
C)  culture 
D)  beliefs

Question 2

The term "habituation" refers to when an infant _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  becomes used to a stimulus, indicating he/she recognizes it 
B)  is surprised by new stimuli 
C)  repeats the same behaviors over and over 
D)  gets used to a daily routine

Question 3

What are two characteristics that mark civilization,the final historical change that began around 5,000 years ago?

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Question 4

India is the second most populous country and is projected to have more people than any other country by 2050.Describe three aspects of Indian people and/or culture.

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Question 5

When subjects ____,they must be told the true purpose of the study and the reason for any deception.

Accepted Answer

A)  are randomly selected 
B)  are provided informed consent 
C)  are debriefed 
D)  are dependent variables

Question 6

Statistically speaking,a child born today will most likely be from ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  a developing country 
B)  a developed country 
C)  an economically wealthy country 
D)  a high social economic status culture

Question 7

Human art first appeared during the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Upper Paleolithic period 
B)  Lower Mesozoic period 
C)  Middle Cenozoic period 
D)  Lower Jurassic period

Question 8

From an evolutionary perspective,it is believed that the human species originated in ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the forests and plateaus of South America 
B)  the plains and lowlands of North America 
C)  the grasslands and forests of Africa 
D)  the tundra and deciduous forests of the Arctic

Question 9

Given what is known about the population changes in the past 10 years,which country is likely to see the highest total fertility rate (TFR)?

Accepted Answer

A)  United States 
B)  Canada 
C)  South Korea 
D)  India

Question 10

The plan for when and how to collect the data for a study is the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  data collection schedule 
B)  research design 
C)  scientific plan 
D)  research method

Question 11

Within the textbook,the stage of early childhood is from _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  birth to 12 months 
B)  12 to 36 months 
C)  3 to 6 years 
D)  6 to 9 years

Question 12

What is the main advantage of the ethnographic method?

Accepted Answer

A)  to generalize results to all humans 
B)  to collect a lot of data in a short period of time 
C)  to learn how people behave in their daily lives 
D)  researchers get to travel to conduct their study

Question 13

____ may include a variety of components,such as cultural origin,cultural traditions,race,religion,and language.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnicity 
B)  Race 
C)  Socioeconomic status 
D)  Cultural independency

Question 14

How does the text define the term "population"?

Accepted Answer

A)  only those individuals who are in the research study 
B)  the entire category of people the sample represents 
C)  a smaller subset of an entire category of people 
D)  those individuals in the research pool

Question 15

At what point does the total fertility rate (TFR)become the replacement rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  1.4 
B)  2.1 
C)  2.8 
D)  3.2

Question 16

What country allows for more legal immigrations than most other countries and has millions of illegal immigrants as well?

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States 
B)  Canada 
C)  Germany 
D)  Japan

Question 17

Which of the following is a characteristic of human evolutionary history and a similarity that we have with our ancestral relatives,hominid?

Accepted Answer

A)  Humans have especially long arms to allow them to move in trees. 
B)  Humans have small skulls to make the birthing process easier. 
C)  Humans have a relatively short time span during which they depend upon adults. 
D)  Humans have a relatively long period of childhood dependence on adults before reaching maturity.

Question 18

Which of the following best describes when findings from the sample make it possible to draw conclusions about the larger population than the sample is intended to represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  generalizability 
B)  validity 
C)  reliability 
D)  standardization

Question 19

Questionnaires and interviews are examples of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ways to generate hypotheses 
B)  faulty research designs 
C)  statistical procedures used to analyze data 
D)  the research method

Question 20

Which of the following are components of the microsystem from Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  parents, siblings, peers and friends, and teachers 
B)  schools, religious institutions, and the media 
C)  cultural beliefs and values, and economic and governmental systems 
D)  time and historical change

Exam 1: A Cultural Approach to Child Development