Question 1

__________________ focuses on the degree to which early experiences (especially in infancy)or later experiences are the key determinants of the child's development.

Accepted Answer

A)  Early-later experience issue 
B)  Continuity of development 
C)  Discontinuity of development 
D)  Nature versus nurture approach 
A)  Early-later experience issue 
B)  Continuity of development 
C)  Discontinuity of development 
D)  Nature versus nurture approach

Question 2

Resilience in relation to children means that

Accepted Answer

A)  some children develop confidence in their abilities despite negative stereotypes about their gender. 
B)  some children develop confidence in their abilities despite negative stereotypes about their ethnic group. 
C)  some children triumph over poverty or other adversities. 
D)  All of these. 
A)  some children develop confidence in their abilities despite negative stereotypes about their gender. 
B)  some children develop confidence in their abilities despite negative stereotypes about their ethnic group. 
C)  some children triumph over poverty or other adversities. 
D)  All of these.

Question 3

As Courtney graduates from high school,she explores many roles in trying to decide what to study in college.What psychosocial stage of development is she in?

Accepted Answer

A)  industry versus inferiority 
B)  generativity versus stagnation 
C)  identity versus identity confusion 
D)  autonomy versus shame and doubt 
A)  industry versus inferiority 
B)  generativity versus stagnation 
C)  identity versus identity confusion 
D)  autonomy versus shame and doubt

Question 4

Why do parents and teachers study children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Responsibility for children is or will be a part of their everyday lives. 
B)  The study will help them understand their own individual histories. 
C)  The study of child development raises some intriguing and provocative issues. 
D)  All of these. 
A)  Responsibility for children is or will be a part of their everyday lives. 
B)  The study will help them understand their own individual histories. 
C)  The study of child development raises some intriguing and provocative issues. 
D)  All of these.

Question 5

What is the purpose of correlational research?

Accepted Answer

A)  to determine the cause of a behavior 
B)  to describe the strength of the relationship between two events 
C)  to compare the responses of an individual with that of a group 
D)  to compare groups from at least two different cultures or geographic areas 
A)  to determine the cause of a behavior 
B)  to describe the strength of the relationship between two events 
C)  to compare the responses of an individual with that of a group 
D)  to compare groups from at least two different cultures or geographic areas

Question 6

Freud's belief that children's relationships with their parents in the first 5 years of life are key to development relates to what developmental issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  stability and change 
B)  continuity and discontinuity 
C)  maturation and experience 
D)  early and later experience 
A)  stability and change 
B)  continuity and discontinuity 
C)  maturation and experience 
D)  early and later experience

Question 7

People born of the generation after 1980 are called

Accepted Answer

A)  mellenials. 
B)  minorities. 
C)  monopolies. 
D)  microsystems. 
A)  mellenials. 
B)  minorities. 
C)  monopolies. 
D)  microsystems.

Question 8

Who would most likely argue that the consequences that follow a behavior determine whether that behavior is exhibited again?

Accepted Answer

A)  a Skinnerian 
B)  a humanist 
C)  an ethologist 
D)  a Freudian 
A)  a Skinnerian 
B)  a humanist 
C)  an ethologist 
D)  a Freudian

Question 9

Which of the following is missing from classical ethological theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  the imprinting process 
B)  the nature of social relationships 
C)  the biological basis 
D)  both the imprinting process and the biological process 
A)  the imprinting process 
B)  the nature of social relationships 
C)  the biological basis 
D)  both the imprinting process and the biological process

Question 10

Lorenz demonstrated the importance of experience during critical periods by imprinting goslings to

Accepted Answer

A)  adoptive mothers. 
B)  himself. 
C)  each other. 
D)  surrogate mothers. 
A)  adoptive mothers. 
B)  himself. 
C)  each other. 
D)  surrogate mothers.

Question 11

Scientific observation requires that

Accepted Answer

A)  the observer needs to know what he or she is looking for. 
B)  the observer needs to remain unbiased. 
C)  recording and categorizing is essential. 
D)  All of these. 
A)  the observer needs to know what he or she is looking for. 
B)  the observer needs to remain unbiased. 
C)  recording and categorizing is essential. 
D)  All of these.

Question 12

Basic growth tendencies are genetically wired into humans.This is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  nature. 
B)  experience. 
C)  continuity. 
D)  nurture 
A)  nature. 
B)  experience. 
C)  continuity. 
D)  nurture

Question 13

As a 3- to5-year-old preschooler,Brittany would most accurately be described as being in what period of development?

Accepted Answer

A)  infancy 
B)  early childhood 
C)  middle childhood 
D)  late childhood 
A)  infancy 
B)  early childhood 
C)  middle childhood 
D)  late childhood

Question 14

Which of the following is the correct developmental sequence of Freud's psychosexual stages?

Accepted Answer

A)  oral,anal,latency,genital,phallic 
B)  oral,anal,phallic,latency,genital 
C)  phallic,oral,anal,latency,genital 
D)  latency,phallic,anal,oral,genital 
A)  oral,anal,latency,genital,phallic 
B)  oral,anal,phallic,latency,genital 
C)  phallic,oral,anal,latency,genital 
D)  latency,phallic,anal,oral,genital

Question 15

A developmentalist who emphasizes ________ often describes development as a series of distinct stages.

Accepted Answer

A)  nature 
B)  nurture 
C)  continuity 
D)  None of these. 
A)  nature 
B)  nurture 
C)  continuity 
D)  None of these.

Question 16

The most widely used classification of development periods describes a child's development in terms of the following sequence:

Accepted Answer

A)  infancy,prenatal,early childhood,middle childhood,adolescence,late childhood 
B)  prenatal,infancy,early childhood,middle childhood,late childhood,adulthood 
C)  prenatal,infancy,early childhood,middle childhood,late childhood,adolescence 
D)  pre-infancy,toddler,early childhood,late childhood,adolescence,middle childhood 
A)  infancy,prenatal,early childhood,middle childhood,adolescence,late childhood 
B)  prenatal,infancy,early childhood,middle childhood,late childhood,adulthood 
C)  prenatal,infancy,early childhood,middle childhood,late childhood,adolescence 
D)  pre-infancy,toddler,early childhood,late childhood,adolescence,middle childhood

Question 17

The Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)was designed in the 1990s primarily to affect the behavior of adults.How did this affect most children whose parents were in the program?

Accepted Answer

A)  School achievement improved. 
B)  Behavior problems decreased in school. 
C)  Children improved only with outside treatment help in addition to the parent's additional income. 
D)  School achievement improved,and behavior problems decreased. 
A)  School achievement improved. 
B)  Behavior problems decreased in school. 
C)  Children improved only with outside treatment help in addition to the parent's additional income. 
D)  School achievement improved,and behavior problems decreased.

Question 18

A group of people born at a similar point in history and share similar experiences is a description of a

Accepted Answer

A)  clique. 
B)  crowd. 
C)  cohort. 
D)  company. 
A)  clique. 
B)  crowd. 
C)  cohort. 
D)  company.

Question 19

At the parent/teacher conference in school,Ms.Johnson wants to share information about Meredith's socioemotional development with her parents.What topic will she not include?

Accepted Answer

A)  her height and weight changes since the beginning of school 
B)  her relationships with peers on the playground 
C)  her ability to work collaboratively on a group project 
D)  her leadership skills within her small peer group 
A)  her height and weight changes since the beginning of school 
B)  her relationships with peers on the playground 
C)  her ability to work collaboratively on a group project 
D)  her leadership skills within her small peer group

Question 20

Cognitive theories of human development emphasize ________ thoughts.

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptive 
B)  maladaptive 
C)  conscious 
D)  unconscious 
A)  adaptive 
B)  maladaptive 
C)  conscious 
D)  unconscious

__________________ focuses on the degree to which early experiences (especially in infancy)or later experiences are the key determinants of the child's development.

Resilience in relation to children means that

As Courtney graduates from high school,she explores many roles in trying to decide what to study in college.What psychosocial stage of development is she in?

Why do parents and teachers study children?

What is the purpose of correlational research?

Freud's belief that children's relationships with their parents in the first 5 years of life are key to development relates to what developmental issue?

People born of the generation after 1980 are called

Who would most likely argue that the consequences that follow a behavior determine whether that behavior is exhibited again?

Which of the following is missing from classical ethological theory?

Lorenz demonstrated the importance of experience during critical periods by imprinting goslings to

Scientific observation requires that

Basic growth tendencies are genetically wired into humans.This is referred to as

As a 3- to5-year-old preschooler,Brittany would most accurately be described as being in what period of development?

Which of the following is the correct developmental sequence of Freud's psychosexual stages?

A developmentalist who emphasizes ________ often describes development as a series of distinct stages.

The most widely used classification of development periods describes a child's development in terms of the following sequence:

The Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)was designed in the 1990s primarily to affect the behavior of adults.How did this affect most children whose parents were in the program?

A group of people born at a similar point in history and share similar experiences is a description of a

At the parent/teacher conference in school,Ms.Johnson wants to share information about Meredith's socioemotional development with her parents.What topic will she not include?

Cognitive theories of human development emphasize ________ thoughts.

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development and Health

Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Information Processing

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development

The Self and Identity

Gender

Moral Development

Families

Peers

Schools and Achievement

Culture and Diversity

Filters

Exam 1: Introduction

__________________ focuses on the degree to which early experiences (especially in infancy)or later experiences are the key determinants of the child's development.

Resilience in relation to children means that

As Courtney graduates from high school,she explores many roles in trying to decide what to study in college.What psychosocial stage of development is she in?

Why do parents and teachers study children?

What is the purpose of correlational research?

Freud's belief that children's relationships with their parents in the first 5 years of life are key to development relates to what developmental issue?

People born of the generation after 1980 are called

Who would most likely argue that the consequences that follow a behavior determine whether that behavior is exhibited again?

Which of the following is missing from classical ethological theory?

Lorenz demonstrated the importance of experience during critical periods by imprinting goslings to

Scientific observation requires that

Basic growth tendencies are genetically wired into humans.This is referred to as

As a 3- to5-year-old preschooler,Brittany would most accurately be described as being in what period of development?

Which of the following is the correct developmental sequence of Freud's psychosexual stages?

A developmentalist who emphasizes ________ often describes development as a series of distinct stages.

The most widely used classification of development periods describes a child's development in terms of the following sequence:

The Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)was designed in the 1990s primarily to affect the behavior of adults.How did this affect most children whose parents were in the program?

A group of people born at a similar point in history and share similar experiences is a description of a

At the parent/teacher conference in school,Ms.Johnson wants to share information about Meredith's socioemotional development with her parents.What topic will she not include?

Cognitive theories of human development emphasize ________ thoughts.

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development and Health

Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Information Processing

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development

The Self and Identity

Gender

Moral Development

Families

Peers

Schools and Achievement

Culture and Diversity

Filters