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A Child's World: Infancy through Adolescence, 9/e

Diane E. Papalia, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sally Wendkos Olds
Ruth Duskin Feldman

A Child's World: How We Discover It

True/False


1	According to Bronfenbrenner's ecological approach, the effect upon a child of the parent's divorce is part of the child's exosytem.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	A theory is information obtained through research.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	A hypothesis is a prediction that can be tested by research.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	Behavioral genetics has shown that intelligence is almost entirely inherited.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	In Freud's theory, the superego operates under the reality principle.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	Erikson's theory is based on Piaget's.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	According to Erikson, successful resolution of each crisis requires discarding a negative trait in order to acquire the corresponding positive trait.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	The learning perspective sees change as qualitative.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	Learning theorists see development as occurring in clearly defined stages .
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	In classical conditioning, an unconditioned stimulus automatically elicits an unlearned response.
		A)	True
		B)	False


11	Reinforcement is a crucial element in classical conditioning.
		A)	True
		B)	False


12	According to social-learning theory, children develop abilities through observing and imitating models.
		A)	True
		B)	False


13	According to Piaget, accommodation and assimilation are both forms of adaptation.
		A)	True
		B)	False


14	14 .Information-processing researchers ask children to recall lists of words.
		A)	True
		B)	False


15	Neo-Piagetian psychologists combine elements of Piaget's theory with the ethological approach.
		A)	True
		B)	False


16	John Bowlby's convictions about the importance of the mother-baby bond were based on studies of animals and clinically disturbed children.
		A)	True
		B)	False


17	Human beings mature more rapidly than other primates.
		A)	True
		B)	False


18	Both naturalistic observation and laboratory observation are subject to observer bias.
		A)	True
		B)	False


19	Tests based on Vygotsky's concept of the of proximal development focus on children's potential, rather than actual, development.
		A)	True
		B)	False


20	Random sampling is the best way to assign participants to groups in an experiment.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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