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As he was studying life-span development, Tyrell had to learn several interrelated, coherent sets of ideas that would help him explain and make predictions about development. Tyrell had to learn: |
| | A) | theories. |
| | B) | hypotheses. |
| | C) | models. |
| | D) | scientific methods. |
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An assumption or prediction that can be tested to determine its accuracy is a: |
| | A) | theory. |
| | B) | hypothesis. |
| | C) | model. |
| | D) | scientific method. |
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Socioemotional processes are important in all of the following theories EXCEPT: |
| | A) | ethological. |
| | B) | Freud's. |
| | C) | Vygotsky's. |
| | D) | ecological. |
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Tyisha will not take illegal drugs because she believes that any law breaking is immoral. She is relying on her _________ for the decision-making process. |
| | A) | id |
| | B) | superid |
| | C) | ego |
| | D) | superego |
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During the ______stage, Freud believed that pleasure centers on the genital area and resolution of the Oedipus complex occurs. |
| | A) | oral |
| | B) | anal |
| | C) | phallic |
| | D) | genital |
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Erik Erikson's theory emphasized: |
| | A) | repeated resolutions of unconscious conflicts about sexual energy. |
| | B) | success in confronting specific crises at particular ages in life. |
| | C) | changes in children's thinking as they mature. |
| | D) | the influence of sensitive periods in the various stages of biological maturation. |
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Issa is interested in school. He reads a lot and likes to do experiments. Assuming normal development, according to Erik Erikson's theory Issa is in which stage? |
| | A) | autonomy versus shame and doubt |
| | B) | initiative versus guilt |
| | C) | industry versus inferiority |
| | D) | identity versus identify confusion |
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Within the framework of Piaget's cognitive theory, _________ occurs when a person is able to fit new information into an existing schema. |
| | A) | assimilation |
| | B) | accommodation |
| | C) | organization |
| | D) | disequilibrium |
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The key to formal operational thinking is the ability to think about _____concepts. |
| | A) | concrete |
| | B) | sensory |
| | C) | symbolic |
| | D) | abstract |
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All of the following statements represent Vygotsky's views of development EXCEPT: |
| | A) | the child's way of knowing is best advanced through internal mechanisms, which are separate from the social environment. |
| | B) | the child's cognitive skills can be understood only when they are developmentally analyzed and interpreted. |
| | C) | cognitive skills are mediated by words, language, and forms of discourse, which serve as psychological tools for facilitating and transforming mental activity. |
| | D) | cognitive skills have their origins in social relations and are embedded in a sociocultural backdrop. |
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The information-processing approach to development emphasizes: |
| | A) | the quality of thinking among children of different ages. |
| | B) | overcoming certain age-related problems or crises. |
| | C) | age appropriate expressions of sexual energy. |
| | D) | that individuals manipulate information, monitor it, and strategize about it. |
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Pavlov discovered the principles of classical conditioning when he studied: |
| | A) | dogs salivating |
| | B) | children playing |
| | C) | pigeons pecking |
| | D) | rats running in a maze |
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From B. F. Skinner's point of view, behaviour is explained by paying attention to: |
| | A) | the rewards and punishments that shape behaviour. |
| | B) | the unconscious processes that determine behaviour. |
| | C) | individuals' cognitive interpretations of their environmental experiences. |
| | D) | the biological processes that determine maturation. |
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Watson's experiment with little Albert: |
| | A) | proved that fears cannot be learned through classical conditioning. |
| | B) | proved that the concepts of classical conditioning could not be applied to humans. |
| | C) | did not provide the scientific community with valuable information. |
| | D) | would be considered unethical today. |
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According to Albert Bandura's social cognitive theory, the three factors that reciprocally influence development involve: |
| | A) | behaviour, cognition, and the environment. |
| | B) | punishment, reward, and reinforcement. |
| | C) | memory, problem solving, and reasoning. |
| | D) | cognition, reward, and observation. |
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Konrad Lorenz discovered that baby geese imprint to: |
| | A) | their mother only. |
| | B) | any adult female bird. |
| | C) | any adult bird. |
| | D) | the first moving object seen. |
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One of the most important applications of ethological theory to human development involves: |
| | A) | John Bowlby's research demonstrating that critical periods are evident in birds, but do not occur in humans. |
| | B) | John Bowlby's research demonstrating that attachment to a caregiver in the first year of life has important consequences throughout the life span. |
| | C) | John Bowlby's research demonstrating that despite negative or insecure attachment in the first year, the individual is still likely to develop into a healthy adult. |
| | D) | Mary Salter Ainsworth's research demonstrating a lack of connection between attachment early in life and later life adjustment. |
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According to Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory, growing up in a particular culture would be a part of an individual's: |
| | A) | microsystem. |
| | B) | exosystem. |
| | C) | macrosystem. |
| | D) | chronosystem. |
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A major strength of Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory is its framework for explaining: |
| | A) | environmental influences on development. |
| | B) | biological influences on development. |
| | C) | cognitive development. |
| | D) | affective processes in development. |
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Growing up as a "Baby Boomer" would be part of a person's: |
| | A) | microsystem. |
| | B) | mesosystem. |
| | C) | exosystem. |
| | D) | chronosystem. |
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An approach that simultaneously consists of several different theoretical perspectives is referred to as: |
| | A) | nondescript. |
| | B) | eclectic. |
| | C) | quasi-experimental. |
| | D) | pseudoscientific. |
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One difficulty of conducting research in the labouratory setting is that: |
| | A) | it is artificial, thus difficult to generalize findings to the real world. |
| | B) | random assignment is impossible. |
| | C) | extraneous factors are difficult to control. |
| | D) | participants tend to be unaware that they are in an experiment. |
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The main advantage of the naturalistic observation technique involves: |
| | A) | real world validity. |
| | B) | great control over extraneous variables. |
| | C) | the ability to utilize inferential statistics. |
| | D) | a lack of ethical controls. |
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Dr. Somberg is using a method of gathering information that gives an in-depth look at one individual. She is using: |
| | A) | The interview. |
| | B) | labouratory observation. |
| | C) | participant observation. |
| | D) | The case study. |
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Which of the following questions would best be answered using a correlational study? |
| | A) | Does depression increase with age? |
| | B) | Are people more depressed before or after retirement? |
| | C) | Does exercise decrease depression? |
| | D) | How depressed are 14-year-olds? |
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A common caution for correlational studies is: |
| | A) | they are difficult to administer. |
| | B) | correlation does not equal causation. |
| | C) | correlations do not tell direction of relationship. |
| | D) | correlations do not indicate the strength of a relationship. |
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Which type of research allows researchers to determine the causes of behaviour? |
| | A) | correlational |
| | B) | archival |
| | C) | experimental |
| | D) | case study |
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An experiment involves the effects of aerobic exercise by pregnant women on their newborns' breathing and sleeping patterns. In this experiment, the newborns' breathing and sleeping patterns are the ____variable. |
| | A) | random |
| | B) | dependent |
| | C) | independent |
| | D) | confounding |
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A ___________ design compares individuals of different ages (e.g., 30-year-olds, 40-year-olds, and 50-year-olds) at one testing time. |
| | A) | cross-sectional |
| | B) | longitudinal |
| | C) | Latin squares |
| | D) | correlational |
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Effects due to a participant's time of birth or generation, but not to actual age are referred to as ___________ effects. |
| | A) | subjective |
| | B) | cohort |
| | C) | confounding |
| | D) | historical |
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Most journal articles in the field of life-span development: |
| | A) | refer to archival studies. |
| | B) | address issues of either the very young or the very old. |
| | C) | are reports of original research. |
| | D) | use more rigorous methods than articles in other fields. |
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When psychologists are conducting research with children, once the parents have provided consent: |
| | A) | the psychologist may continue to the end of the study unless the child becomes ill. |
| | B) | if the child does not want to participate, the psychologist must not continue testing the child. |
| | C) | if the child does not want to participate, the psychologist must stop long enough to talk to the parents and calm the child down before proceeding. |
| | D) | if the child does not want to participate, the psychologist will ask the parents to calm the child down so the testing may continue. |
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When researchers use an ethnic label, such as Egyptian- Canadian or European-Canadian, in a superficial way that makes an ethnic group look more homogeneous than it really is, this is referred to as: |
| | A) | ethnic gloss. |
| | B) | ethnic bias. |
| | C) | stereotyping. |
| | D) | xenophobia. |
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