Question 1

Freud's theory of psychosexual development and Erikson's theory of psychosocial development are two examples of psychoanalytic theories. Describe two similarities of the theories and two differences between them.

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Question 2

The life-span perspective takes into account development from _____.

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A)   birth to death
B)   childhood to middle age
C)   the last decade of life
D)   conception to deathE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 3

When differences between the experimental group and the _____ are so large that they could not have occurred simply by chance, they are considered to be significant.

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Question 4

A cognitive theory that involves attention to perceptual and neurological processes is called _____.

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A)   social learning theory
B)   behaviorism
C)   information-processing theory
D)   psychoanalytic theoryE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

The second step in the scientific method involves _____.

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A)   posing a question
B)   conducting research
C)   developing a hypothesis
D)   sharing the resultsE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 6

As children age, they tend to sleep fewer hours. This relationship is an example of a ____ correlation.

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Question 7

In scientific research, collecting additional evidence by studying a different population than that used in the original project is known as _____.

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Question 8

Jenny learned to play the piano as a child and played very well until she was in late adolescence, when she stopped playing. In her 40s, she decided to play the piano again. She quickly realized that she had lost most of her ability to play after decades of not playing, so she took lessons. After several years of lessons she once again plays the piano very well. This example illustrates the multi-directional nature of development.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is a dependent variable?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is the measured variable that may change depending on manipulation of an independent variable.
B)   It is any unmeasured variable that is uncontrolled within the context of the experiment.
C)   It is the variable that is intentionally manipulated by the researcher.
D)   It is an external variable that cannot be controlled by the researcher.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 10

Behaviorism has also been referred to as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   conditioning theory
B)   learning theory
C)   modeling theory
D)   operant theoryE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Piaget's first stage of cognitive development is the sensorimotor stage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Social learning theory indicates that learning occurs from _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   the association between one stimulus and another
B)   past reinforcement
C)   observing and imitating others
D)   responding to a particular stimulusE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Operant conditioning is also referred to as _____.

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A)   classical conditioning
B)   instrumental conditioning
C)   observational conditioning
D)   reinforcement conditioningE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

If a researcher finds that there is a correlation between secondhand smoke and children's asthma, he knows for SURE that _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   secondhand smoke causes children's asthma
B)   secondhand smoke does not cause children's asthma
C)   children exposed to smoke in utero often get asthma
D)   asthma and secondhand smoke have some connectionE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

When a person or animal learns to associate a neutral stimulus with a meaningful stimulus, gradually responding to the neutral stimulus in the same way as to the meaningful one, they are exhibiting _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   classical conditioning
B)   observational learning
C)   operant conditioning
D)   modelingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Dr. Whitmore is curious to know more about how children develop over time. To gain an understanding of this subject not based on opinion or personal bias, Dr. Whitmore should _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   use the scientific method to collect data and establish facts
B)   have the children undergo psychoanalysis
C)   talk with many children's parents
D)   read Dr. Spock's book, Baby and Child CareE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

Name and describe each of the five levels in Maslow's hierarchy of needs in order.

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Level 1 is physiological needs, which is...

Question 18

In longitudinal research, the same people are measured at multiple assessment points over a period of time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to Piaget, interpreting new experiences to fit into old ideas is called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   learning
B)   assimilation
C)   equilibrium
D)   accommodationE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Within Bronfenbrenner's ecological-systems approach, he called the historical context that affects other systems the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   ecosystem
B)   chronosystem
C)   mesosystem
D)   macrosystemE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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