Exam 1: The Study of Human Development

Gabrielle is at the stage of psychosocial development in which she is developing the ability to try new things and to deal with failure. At which of the following stages has Gabrielle arrived?

Which of the following terms is associated with social cognitive theory?

Harvey is interested in doing a study to determine whether or not a statistically significant relationship exists between participating in college athletics and self-efficacy for academic work. Because Harvey is not particularly interested in determining a cause-and-effect relationship, what kind of study should he do?

Sophia notices that children seem to mature socially much faster in Argentina than in Canada. Which position regarding human development is Sophia most likely to support?

Dana studies how individuals' choice of life goals change as the individual gets older, and how individuals maintain and enhance the goals that they select. Which model does Dana most likely support?

Which of the following can range from -1.0 to 1.0?

Louis discovers that the experiences he has in his developmental psychology class help him to deal with the children he works with at a day-care centre. Which of Bronfenbrenner's concepts best exemplifies this relationship?

Your friend David has decided to start studying human development because he hates studying biology. According to your textbook, will David find happiness in his new area of interest?

According to your textbook, which kind of developmental forces have received the most attention?

Dr. Jones studies how children think about television by asking them to answer several questions related to their television viewing. Which method is Dr. Jones using?

The AIDS epidemic has dramatically influenced dating behaviour. From an ecological perspective, what is this influence part of?

Michael studies developmental differences in extroversion by testing 9-, 19-, 39-, and 59-year-old subjects all at the same time. What kind of study is Michael performing?

Michelle finds that whenever she talks to her daughter about her obnoxious behaviour, the obnoxious behaviour increases in frequency. What do Michelle's talks appear to be doing to her daughter's obnoxious behaviour?

If Mark wants to do one study to determine whether or not playing violent video games causes children to act more aggressively, what kind of study should he do?

Mr. Harwood is no longer able to participate in his weekly poker game because his dementia is progressing and he can't remember which card is which. What does this change in Mr. Harwood's life exemplify?

Which type of variable is manipulated by an experimenter?

When Dr. Bentley is asked to explain troubled adolescents, she says, "The only way to explain the problems of adolescents is to study them in relation to their parents and the culture that surrounds them." Which theory does Dr. Bentley most likely support?

Rutger believes that, rather than progressing through a sequence of stages, mental processes gradually get more complex and efficient. Which theory does Rutger most likely support?

Patti studies the behaviour of preschool children by watching them play at a local daycare centre. While doing this, she is careful to find a spot where she will be completely unnoticed by the individuals she is observing. What kind of approach is Patti using to study the children?

You are doing a study to determine whether smoking nicotine prior to taking a psychology test affects performance on that test. What is the independent variable in your study?