Question 1

Dr. McMath is an evolutionary developmental psychologist. Which of the following is probably true about Dr. McMath?

Accepted Answer

A)  He is primarily concerned with the genetic and biological basis of development. 
B)  He wants to understand the entire organism-environment system. 
C)  He is primarily concerned with environmental influences on development. 
D)  He focuses on how culture is transmitted to the next generation. 
A)  He is primarily concerned with the genetic and biological basis of development. 
B)  He wants to understand the entire organism-environment system. 
C)  He is primarily concerned with environmental influences on development. 
D)  He focuses on how culture is transmitted to the next generation.

Question 2

A strength of the clinical interview is that

Accepted Answer

A)  it can provide a large amount of information in a fairly brief period. 
B)  it provides highly objective and generalizable data. 
C)  it accurately assesses even those participants who have low verbal ability and expressiveness. 
D)  each participant is asked the same questions in the same way. 
A)  it can provide a large amount of information in a fairly brief period. 
B)  it provides highly objective and generalizable data. 
C)  it accurately assesses even those participants who have low verbal ability and expressiveness. 
D)  each participant is asked the same questions in the same way.

Question 3

In Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, the _____________ includes interactions between the child and the immediate environment.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Dr. Kudrow views development as open to change in response to influential experiences. Dr. Kudrow probably emphasizes

Accepted Answer

A)  stability. 
B)  heredity. 
C)  stages. 
D)  plasticity. 
A)  stability. 
B)  heredity. 
C)  stages. 
D)  plasticity.

Question 5

The stage concept assumes that

Accepted Answer

A)  development is a smooth, continuous process. 
B)  change is fairly sudden rather than gradual and ongoing. 
C)  infants and preschoolers respond to the world in much the same way as adults do. 
D)  development is a process of gradually adding more of the same types of skills that were there to begin with. 
A)  development is a smooth, continuous process. 
B)  change is fairly sudden rather than gradual and ongoing. 
C)  infants and preschoolers respond to the world in much the same way as adults do. 
D)  development is a process of gradually adding more of the same types of skills that were there to begin with.

Question 6

Which of the following is true about the correlational design?

Accepted Answer

A)  Researchers gather information on individuals, generally in natural life circumstances, and make no effort to alter their experiences. 
B)  Unlike the experimental design, it permits inferences of cause and effect. 
C)  Researchers use an evenhanded procedure to assign people to two or more treatment conditions. 
D)  In an experiment, the events and behaviors of interest are divided into independent and dependent variables. 
A)  Researchers gather information on individuals, generally in natural life circumstances, and make no effort to alter their experiences. 
B)  Unlike the experimental design, it permits inferences of cause and effect. 
C)  Researchers use an evenhanded procedure to assign people to two or more treatment conditions. 
D)  In an experiment, the events and behaviors of interest are divided into independent and dependent variables.

Question 7

Along with Benjamin Spock's Baby and Child Care, _____________'s books became a central part of a rapidly expanding popular literature for parents.

Accepted Answer

A)  G. Stanley Hall 
B)  Alfred Binet 
C)  Theodore Simon 
D)  Arnold Gesell 
A)  G. Stanley Hall 
B)  Alfred Binet 
C)  Theodore Simon 
D)  Arnold Gesell

Question 8

According to John Locke's view, children begin

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A)  with a soul tainted by original sin. 
B)  as nothing at all. 
C)  as noble savages. 
D)  as evil and stubborn. 
A)  with a soul tainted by original sin. 
B)  as nothing at all. 
C)  as noble savages. 
D)  as evil and stubborn.

Question 9

According to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, children are

Accepted Answer

A)  born evil and stubborn and have to be civilized. 
B)  born as blank slates to be filled by adult instruction. 
C)  naturally endowed with a sense of right and wrong. 
D)  passive and do little to influence their own destinies. 
A)  born evil and stubborn and have to be civilized. 
B)  born as blank slates to be filled by adult instruction. 
C)  naturally endowed with a sense of right and wrong. 
D)  passive and do little to influence their own destinies.

Question 10

In interpreting a correlation coefficient,

Accepted Answer

A)  the magnitude of the number shows the direction of the relationship. 
B)  the sign of the number shows the strength of the relationship. 
C)  a positive sign means that as one variable increases, the other decreases. 
D)  a zero correlation indicates no relationship. 
A)  the magnitude of the number shows the direction of the relationship. 
B)  the sign of the number shows the strength of the relationship. 
C)  a positive sign means that as one variable increases, the other decreases. 
D)  a zero correlation indicates no relationship.

Question 11

Dr. Newman spent three years in Botswana, participating in the daily life of a community there. She gathered extensive field notes, consisting of a mix of self-reports from members of the community and her own observations. Which research method did Dr. Newman most likely use in her research?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnography 
B)  structured observation 
C)  the microgenetic design 
D)  the case study method 
A)  ethnography 
B)  structured observation 
C)  the microgenetic design 
D)  the case study method

Question 12

A correlation of +.55 between preschool attendance and self-esteem indicates that children who attend preschool have

Accepted Answer

A)  moderately higher self-esteem scores than children who do not attend preschool. 
B)  significantly higher self-esteem scores than children who do not attend preschool. 
C)  have significantly lower self-esteem scores than children who do not attend preschool. 
D)  have moderately lower self-esteem scores than children who do not attend preschool. 
A)  moderately higher self-esteem scores than children who do not attend preschool. 
B)  significantly higher self-esteem scores than children who do not attend preschool. 
C)  have significantly lower self-esteem scores than children who do not attend preschool. 
D)  have moderately lower self-esteem scores than children who do not attend preschool.

Dr. McMath is an evolutionary developmental psychologist. Which of the following is probably true about Dr. McMath?

A strength of the clinical interview is that

In Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, the _____________ includes interactions between the child and the immediate environment.

Dr. Kudrow views development as open to change in response to influential experiences. Dr. Kudrow probably emphasizes

The stage concept assumes that

Which of the following is true about the correlational design?

Along with Benjamin Spock's Baby and Child Care, _____________'s books became a central part of a rapidly expanding popular literature for parents.

According to John Locke's view, children begin

According to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, children are

In interpreting a correlation coefficient,

Dr. Newman spent three years in Botswana, participating in the daily life of a community there. She gathered extensive field notes, consisting of a mix of self-reports from members of the community and her own observations. Which research method did Dr. Newman most likely use in her research?

A correlation of +.55 between preschool attendance and self-esteem indicates that children who attend preschool have

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Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

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Exam 1: History, Theory, and Research Strategies

Dr. McMath is an evolutionary developmental psychologist. Which of the following is probably true about Dr. McMath?

A strength of the clinical interview is that

In Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, the _____________ includes interactions between the child and the immediate environment.

Dr. Kudrow views development as open to change in response to influential experiences. Dr. Kudrow probably emphasizes

The stage concept assumes that

Which of the following is true about the correlational design?

Along with Benjamin Spock's Baby and Child Care, _____________'s books became a central part of a rapidly expanding popular literature for parents.

According to John Locke's view, children begin

According to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, children are

In interpreting a correlation coefficient,

Dr. Newman spent three years in Botswana, participating in the daily life of a community there. She gathered extensive field notes, consisting of a mix of self-reports from members of the community and her own observations. Which research method did Dr. Newman most likely use in her research?

A correlation of +.55 between preschool attendance and self-esteem indicates that children who attend preschool have

Genetic and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

Emerging Adulthood

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