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1. The story of Ted Kaczynski and Alice Walker is told to draw attention to the fact that 
A. some children grow up unable to pick up the pieces of a life shattered by tragedy and become unhinged by life and stress.
B. children with difficult childhoods are always destined to have difficult adulthoods.
C. children with easygoing childhoods are always destined to have easygoing adulthoods.
D. None of these.
 
2. Why do parents and teachers study children? 
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.
 
3. The pattern of change that begins at conception and continues throughout the life span is 
A. context.
B. comprehension.
C. development.
D. determination.
 
4. Luis Vargas, a clinical psychologist, is involved in work including the 
A. assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and their families.
B. training mental health professionals to provide culturally responsive mental health services.
C. training mental health professionals to provide developmentally appropriate mental health service.
D. All of these.
 
5. Parents want their children to grow up to be socially mature individuals, but they often are not sure about what to do to help their children with this goal. Why are they confused? 
A. They say they want the best for their children, but they don't follow through.
B. They often get conflicting information on what they should do for their child.
C. They believe in a permissive environment.
D. They believe in strict controls in the home.
 
6. The setting in which development occurs and that is influenced by historical, economic, social, and cultural factors defines 
A. culture.
B. ethnicity.
C. context.
D. gender.
 
7. A preschooler is growing up in an upper-middle-class home with parents who both have advanced degrees. She lives in a thriving suburb. The preschool she attends is rated the best in the state. These settings in which her development occurs are referred to as 
A. cultures.
B. matrixes.
C. contexts.
D. scenarios.
 
8. A child's development occurs in (a) ________________ context(s). 
A. singular
B. numerous
C. strictly positive
D. strictly negative
 
9. Which is not a context for a child's development? 
A. culture
B. ethnicity
C. language development
D. gender
 
10. _______________ refers to the behavior patterns, beliefs, and all other products of a particular group of people that are passed on from generation to generation. 
A. Ethnicity
B. Context
C. Open forum
D. Culture
 
11. A sense of membership in an ethnic group based upon shared language, religion, customs, values, history, and race defines 
A. race.
B. nationality.
C. ethnicity.
D. ethnocentricity.
 
12. André is of Mexican American and African slave ancestry, and aligns himself with the traditions and history of Mexican Americans. This reflects his 
A. culture.
B. context.
C. ethnicity.
D. gender.
 
13. As a college student, you are studying ethnicity. Which scenario should not be considered? 
A. a 5-year-old and his bilingual abilities
B. a 10-year-old and her religious beliefs
C. a 12-year-old and his observance of Passover
D. a 4-year-old and her home located in a poverty-stricken area
 
14. ______________ is based on cultural heritage, nationality characteristics, race, religion, and language. 
A. Ethnicity
B. Context
C. Open forum
D. Culture
 
15. The acronym SES stands for 
A. secondary ethnic sector.
B. solitary ethnic sector.
C. socioeconomic status.
D. social ethnic status.
 
16. Which statement(s) related to the meaning of the words gender and sex are true? 
A. Gender involves the psychological and sociocultural dimensions of being female or male.
B. Sex involves the psychological and sociocultural dimensions of being female or male.
C. Sex refers to the biological dimensions of being female or male.
D. Gender involves the psychological and sociocultural dimensions of being female or male, and sex refers to the biological dimensions of being female or male.
 
17. A cross-cultural concern for women includes 
A. inadequate educational opportunities.
B. violence.
C. mental health issues.
D. All of these.
 
18. Resilience in relation to children means that 
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.
 
19. Certain characteristics make children resilient. Analysis of research shows that which of the following does not apply to resiliency? 
A. good intellectual functioning
B. close relationship with a caring parent
C. parents with outgoing personalities
D. bonds to extrafamilial people
 
20. What is social policy? 
A. an individual's way of interacting with others in his or her ecosystem
B. a global philosophy based on the premise of equity and equality for all
C. any law designed to limit the behavior of individuals within a population
D. a government's course of action to promote the welfare of its citizens
 
21. 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. 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.
 
22. The pattern of human development is strongly related to 
A. biology.
B. cognition.
C. socioemotional development.
D. All of these.
 
23. The _____________________ processes produce changes in an individual's body. 
A. cognitive
B. biological
C. socioemotional
D. cultural
 
24. The ____________________ processes refer to changes in an individual's thought, intelligence, and language. 
A. cognitive
B. biological
C. socioemotional
D. cultural
 
25. The ___________________ processes involve changes in an individual's relationships with other people, changes in emotions, and changes in personality. 
A. cognitive
B. biology
C. socioemotional
D. cultural
 
26. The child who is best thought of as engaging in a cognitive process is the one who is 
A. gripping his bottle.
B. drooling on his bib.
C. learning to speak Spanish.
D. expressing anger that she could not be in the play.
 
27. When he was 6 years old, Ron could recite the Pledge of Allegiance from memory. When Ron was 9 years old, he began to understand what the terms pledge and republic meant. Finally, at age 12, Ron realized the political importance of this pledge. This illustrates the concept of 
A. cognitive development.
B. kinesthetic development.
C. biological development.
D. socioemotional development.
 
28. 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? 
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
 
29. The most widely used classification of development periods describes a child's development in terms of the following sequence: 
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
 
30. What is the first developmental period? 
A. birth
B. infancy
C. prenatal
D. conception
 
31. Which activity is characteristic of infancy? 
A. beginning language
B. coordination of sensations and physical actions
C. thinking with symbols
D. All of these.
 
32. As a 3- to5-year-old preschooler, Brittany would most accurately be described as being in what period of development? 
A. infancy
B. early childhood
C. middle childhood
D. late childhood
 
33. Early childhood is sometimes called 
A. the preschool years.
B. the elementary school years.
C. the most difficult time of development.
D. puberty.
 
34. Helen is learning to read, write, and do mathematics. She is also very interested in doing these activities well. Based on this information, which stage of development is Helen most likely in? 
A. infancy
B. preschool
C. middle childhood
D. adolescence
 
35. During what developmental period is independence and identity the central theme? 
A. early childhood
B. middle childhood
C. late childhood
D. adolescence
 
36. What do most developmental psychologists currently believe about change and growth? 
A. They do not vary across cultures.
B. They are only biologically driven.
C. They do not vary between the sexes.
D. They are lifelong processes.
 
37. A group of people born at a similar point in history and share similar experiences is a description of a 
A. clique.
B. crowd.
C. cohort.
D. company.
 
38. People born of the generation after 1980 are called 
A. mellenials.
B. minorities.
C. monopolies.
D. microsystems.
 
39. Nurture is to experience as nature is to 
A. maturation.
B. edification.
C. learning.
D. the environment.
 
40. Basic growth tendencies are genetically wired into humans. This is referred to as 
A. nature.
B. experience.
C. continuity.
D. nurture
 
41. In the nature-nurture controversy 
A. nature refers to an organism's biological inheritance.
B. nurture refers to environmental experiences.
C. nature refers to an organism's biological inheritance, while nurture refers to environmental experiences.
D. None of these.
 
42. Experiences run the gamut from the individual's biological environment (nutrition, medical care, drugs, and physical accidents) to the social environment (family, peers, schools, community, media, and culture). This is referred to as 
A. nature.
B. nurture.
C. genetic epistemology.
D. None of these.
 
43. A developmentalist who emphasizes ________ usually describes development as a gradual, continuous process. 
A. nature
B. nurture
C. discontinuity
D. None of these.
 
44. A developmental psychologist with a strong belief in the influence of nurture on social development would most likely explain a youngster's behavioral problem by saying, 
A. "It's in his genes."
B. "He's just a late bloomer."
C. "He was raised by incompetent parents."
D. "He probably had a traumatic prenatal period."
 
45. If a pregnant woman is using drugs during her pregnancy and the baby is born with an addiction, this would be an example of 
A. nature.
B. nurture.
C. continuity.
D. maturation.
 
46. A developmentalist who emphasizes ________ often describes development as a series of distinct stages. 
A. nature
B. nurture
C. continuity
D. None of these.
 
47. Which of the following statements best characterizes the view that development is a discontinuous process? 
A. During adolescence, an individual moves from not being able to think abstractly about the world to being able to do so in distinct stages.
B. Puberty is a gradual process, occurring over several years.
C. Even though extreme environments can depress development, basic growth tendencies are wired into human beings.
D. If infants experience negative events in their lives, those experiences can be overcome by later, more positive experiences.
 
48. A developmentalist who focuses on the distinct stages in the life span emphasizes 
A. maturation.
B. later development.
C. the continuity of development.
D. the discontinuity of development.
 
49. __________________ focuses on the degree to which early experiences (especially in infancy) or later experiences are the key determinants of the child's development. 
A. Early-later experience issue
B. Continuity of development
C. Discontinuity of development
D. Nature versus nurture approach
 
50. The outcome of the early-later experience issue is 
A. agreed upon by most developmentalists.
B. of no concern to developmentalists.
C. is a hotly debated issue among developmentalists.
D. is an issue that was a concern only in the 1950s.
 
51. Western culture's current emphasis on early experience can be traced to the work of 
A. Sigmund Freud.
B. Jerome Kagan.
C. John Watson.
D. Mary Ainsworth.
 
52. 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? 
A. stability and change
B. continuity and discontinuity
C. maturation and experience
D. early and later experience
 
53. Most developmentalists believe that it is unwise to take an extreme position on which of the following controversies? 
A. nature and nurture
B. continuity and discontinuity
C. early and later experiences
D. All of these.
 
54. Which discipline is not considered a science? 
A. physics
B. child development
C. biology
D. All of these disciplines are sciences.
 
55. Scientific research is 
A. objective.
B. systematic.
C. testable.
D. All of these are involved in scientific research.
 
56. A(n) __________________ is a specific assumption or prediction that can be tested to determine accuracy. 
A. theory
B. hypothesis
C. model
D. paradigm
 
57. After observing children interacting with a department store Santa Claus, a psychologist decides to study children's beliefs in Santa. Prior to beginning the study, the psychologist predicts that 5-year-olds will believe in Santa, 10-year-olds will not be sure of their belief, and 15-year-olds will not believe at all. This prediction represents a 
A. theory.
B. method.
C. paradigm.
D. hypothesis.
 
58. After setting up a hypothesis, what is the next step in the scientific research approach? 
A. collecting data
B. interpreting data
C. revising research conclusions.
D. None of these.
 
59. ____________________ theory describes development as primarily unconscious and colored by emotion. 
A. Cognitive
B. Psychoanalytic
C. Biological
D. None of these.
 
60. Which of the following statements about Freud is incorrect? 
A. He worked with mental patients early in his career.
B. He was a medical doctor specializing in neurology.
C. His work stemmed from studying with Piaget.
D. All of these are incorrect statements.
 
61. A psychoanalytic theorist would likely blame antisocial personality traits exhibited by a preschooler on 
A. parents.
B. genetics.
C. teachers.
D. cultural factors.
 
62. Which of the following is not a Freudian stage of personality development? 
A. unconscious
B. oral
C. anal
D. phallic
 
63. Due to her knowledge of psychoanalysis, Julie is aware that her 9-month-old daughter is in the 
A. anal psychosexual stage.
B. oral psychosexual stage.
C. latency psychosexual stage.
D. phallic psychosexual stage.
 
64. Which of the following is the correct developmental sequence of Freud's psychosexual stages? 
A. oral, anal, latency, genital, phallic
B. oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital
C. phallic, oral, anal, latency, genital
D. latency, phallic, anal, oral, genital
 
65. Erikson is noted for his theory of ________ stages. 
A. psychosexual
B. psychosocial
C. psychogenic
D. psychopathological
 
66. Erikson developed his theory of development because although he agreed with many of Freud's ideas, he felt that Freud placed too much emphasis on 
A. sex and childhood.
B. sex and adulthood.
C. self-esteem and childhood.
D. self-esteem and adulthood.
 
67. One of the major differences between Erikson's and Freud's approaches to human development involves Erikson's emphasis on 
A. heredity.
B. sex differences.
C. the mind-body relationship.
D. development across the life span.
 
68. As a parent with an Eriksonian orientation, Sheryl believes that the first developmental task her newborn daughter will encounter will be about 
A. trust.
B. autonomy.
C. initiative.
D. self-identity.
 
69. The ________________________ stage of psychosocial theory has the following characteristics: occurs in late infancy and toddler hood; infants discover that their behavior is their own; assertion of independence. 
A. trust versus mistrust
B. autonomy versus shame and doubt
C. industry versus inferiority
D. initiative versus guilt
 
70. Two-year-old Benjamin asserts his independence and realizes his will. He tests his parents' boundaries. Based on Erikson's psychosocial theory, if he is restrained or punished too harshly, he is likely to develop 
A. guilt.
B. despair.
C. identity confusion.
D. shame and doubt.
 
71. Which of Erikson's psychosocial stages occurs during the later preschool years? 
A. trust versus mistrust
B. initiative versus guilt
C. autonomy versus shame and doubt
D. industry versus inferiority
 
72. Erikson had a specific outlook on the initiative versus guilt stage. Which of the following statements matches his outlook? 
A. Seldom does a child reach a sense of accomplishment.
B. Many children in this stage reach a sense of accomplishment, but it takes a long time.
C. Erikson had a positive outlook on this stage when children succeed in accomplishing tasks.
D. This stage is one of the most difficult stages to complete successfully.
 
73. When teachers work with children in Erikson's industry versus inferiority stage, the fifth stage of psychosocial development, they should 
A. allow adolescents to explore many different roles and different paths within a particular role in order for a positive identity to emerge.
B. help children find out that they can do things that they never thought they could do.
C. let the children make their own decisions even if they appear to need some direction on deciding to try something.
D. punish children if they are not interested in industry related to their own work.
 
74. 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? 
A. industry versus inferiority
B. generativity versus stagnation
C. identity versus identity confusion
D. autonomy versus shame and doubt
 
75. In Erikson's sixth stage of psychosocial development, individuals face the developmental task of forming intimate relationships with others. This stage is called 
A. industry versus inferiority.
B. trust versus mistrust.
C. intimacy versus isolation.
D. intimacy versus mistrust.
 
76. _____________________________ is Erikson's seventh developmental stage, which individuals experience during middle adulthood. 
A. Stagnation versus integrity
B. Isolation versus generativity
C. Integrity versus isolation
D. Generativity versus stagnation
 
77. Generativity means 
A. lazy behavior.
B. stagnation.
C. helping younger generations.
D. technology advancement.
 
78. Stagnation means 
A. a state of confusion as people move toward old age.
B. a slow start in trying to help others.
C. the desire to meet young children and teach them life lessons.
D. the feeling of having done nothing to help the next generation.
 
79. Which of the following examples is a positive resolution to Erikson's eighth stage of psychosocial development, integrity versus despair? 
A. not being able to look back on your life and feel good about it
B. celebrating a sixtieth wedding anniversary with happiness
C. a preoccupation with death
D. dwelling on regrets about raising a teenage child
 
80. Which of the following is not a criticism of psychoanalytical theory? 
A. The main concepts have been too difficult to test scientifically.
B. The sexual underpinnings are not given enough importance, especially in Freud's theory.
C. The theories are culture- and gender-biased.
D. The view is overly negative.
 
81. Cognitive theories of human development emphasize ________ thoughts. 
A. adaptive
B. maladaptive
C. conscious
D. unconscious
 
82. Which of the following is not an important cognitive theory? 
A. Watson's integration theory
B. Piaget's cognitive development theory
C. Vygotsky's sociocultural cognitive theory
D. Information-processing approach
 
83. In discussing the nature of cognitive development, Piaget would describe a child as being a(n) 
A. passive participant in the construction of thoughts.
B. active participant in the construction of thoughts.
C. passive participant whose experiences alone determine intellectual development.
D. active participant whose experiences alone determine intellectual development.
 
84. Piaget's theory of cognitive development has __________ stages. 
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. eight
 
85. According to Piaget, it is the different way of understanding the world that makes one stage of cognitive development more advanced than another. This is an example of 
A. quantitative difference of thought.
B. qualitative difference of thought.
C. psychosocial developmental stage.
D. psychosexual developmental stage.
 
86. What is the first Piagetian stage? 
A. sensorimotor stage
B. formal operational stage
C. concrete operational stage
D. preoperational stage
 
87. Three-year-old Hannah represents the world with words, images, and drawings. She still lacks internalized mental actions. What cognitive stage is she in? 
A. sensorimotor
B. formal operational
C. concrete operational
D. preoperational
 
88. According to Piaget, if 10-year-old André is in the concrete operational stage of development, he cannot engage in ________ thought. 
A. moral
B. abstract
C. symbolic
D. egocentric
 
89. Fifteen-year-old Reginald is enrolled in an algebra course and is doing very well in his assignments. According to Piaget, Reginald is in what stage of cognitive development? 
A. sensorimotor
B. formal operational
C. concrete operational
D. preoperational
 
90. Which of the following skills is not a part of the formal operational stage of cognitive development? 
A. abstract thinking
B. logical thinking
C. images of ideal circumstances
D. All of these are a part of the formal operational stage.
 
91. Russian Lev Vygotsky is associated with which of the following theories? 
A. sociocultural
B. psychoanalytic
C. psychosexual
D. cognitive
 
92. Vygotsky's theory emphasizes 
A. the role of language.
B. culture.
C. social relations.
D. All of these.
 
93. Vygotsky portrayed the child's development as inseparable from 
A. social activities.
B. cultural activities.
C. social and cultural activities.
D. None of these.
 
94. Which of the following is not a correct pairing? 
A. Pavlov and classical conditioning
B. Bandura and social-learning theory
C. Watson and information processing
D. Skinner and operant conditioning
 
95. Which of the following was one of the most important factors contributing to the information-processing theory? 
A. the computer
B. vacation travel
C. television
D. video games
 
96. Which theorist is associated with the information-processing theory? 
A. Skinner
B. Siegler
C. Piaget
D. Vygotsky
 
97. The cognitive theories present a positive view of development, emphasizing ______________ thinking. 
A. unconscious
B. conscious
C. infantile
D. None of these.
 
98. Classical conditioning occurs when a neutral stimulus 
A. is replaced by a cognitive schema.
B. can be ignored by the respondent.
C. is converted into a neutral response.
D. acquires the ability to produce a response originally produced by another stimulus.
 
99. One day, while swimming in the ocean, Frank is stung by a large jellyfish. The next day, he sees a bowl of quivering clear gelatin and is startled. Frank's behavior is best explained by _________ principles. 
A. cognitive
B. ethological
C. psychoanalytic
D. classical-conditioning
 
100. What type of learning did Ivan Pavlov discover in his investigation of the way the body digests food? 
A. operant conditioning
B. classical conditioning
C. social conditioning
D. counter conditioning
 
101. Which term does not belong with the rest? 
A. conditioning
B. modeling
C. imitation
D. observational learning
 
102. Through his research with a little boy named Albert, which of the following did John Watson demonstrate could be classically conditioned in humans? 
A. phobias
B. Oedipus complex
C. mathematical skills
D. salivation in response to a ringing bell
 
103. In operant conditioning, a reinforcement _____________ increases the probability of a behavior occurring. 
A. always
B. never
C. seldom
D. sometimes
 
104. As a Skinnerian, Dr. Brown's explanation for the aggressive behavior exhibited by 10-year-old Ben would likely involve a(n) 
A. discussion of Ben's unresolved love for his mother.
B. proposal that Ben's problem is due to a faulty thought pattern.
C. argument that although Ben's behavior is bad, human behavior is basically good.
D. description of how Ben's father has often rewarded his child's aggressive behavior.
 
105. Who would most likely argue that the consequences that follow a behavior determine whether that behavior is exhibited again? 
A. a Skinnerian
B. a humanist
C. an ethologist
D. a Freudian
 
106. Which of the following factors is not key to the social cognitive theory? 
A. behavior
B. environment
C. classical conditioning
D. cognition
 
107. Bandura argues that a child's 
A. environment can influence her behavior.
B. behavior can influence her cognitive abilities.
C. cognitive ability can influence her environment.
D. All of these.
 
108. Behavioral and social cognitive theories have much to say about socioemotional processes in development, and social cognitive theory deals with cognitive processes, but these approaches have little to say about _______________ processes. 
A. friendship
B. biological
C. educational
D. modeling
 
109. A developmental psychologist with an ethological orientation would be least likely to 
A. believe in the theory of evolution.
B. utilize the concept of a critical period.
C. view behavior as being influenced by biology.
D. focus on the impact of punishment on behavior.
 
110. Ethology emerged as an important theoretical view of development because of the work of 
A. Konrad Lorenz.
B. Albert Bandura.
C. B. F. Skinner.
D. Urie Bronfenbrenner.
 
111. Lorenz demonstrated the importance of experience during critical periods by imprinting goslings to 
A. adoptive mothers.
B. himself.
C. each other.
D. surrogate mothers.
 
112. The person who is least likely to be an ethologist is one who observes 
A. monkeys in the jungles of Africa.
B. infant-parent attachment.
C. ducklings as they develop on farms.
D. rats in a well-controlled research lab.
 
113. _____________________ is the rapid, innate learning within a limited critical period of time that involves attachment to the first moving object seen. 
A. Evolution
B. Classical conditioning
C. Imprinting
D. Cultural matching
 
114. Which of the following is missing from classical ethological theory? 
A. the imprinting process
B. the nature of social relationships
C. the biological basis
D. both the imprinting process and the biological process
 
115. __________________ argued that attachment to a caregiver over the first year of life has important consequences throughout the life span. 
A. Jean Piaget
B. John Watson
C. Karen Horney
D. John Bowlby
 
116. One criticism of the ethological theory is that 
A. the concept of the critical period is overdrawn.
B. the concept of the critical period is underplayed.
C. the critical period emphasizes the early years, as it should.
D. there is an overemphasis on human relationships.
 
117. A contribution of the __________________ theory is that it increases the focus on the biological and evolutionary basis of development. 
A. imprinting
B. ecological
C. ethological
D. immersion
 
118. The ____________________ theory emphasizes environmental factors. 
A. ecological
B. ethological
C. biological
D. critical-period
 
119. The major theorist connected to the ecological theory is 
A. John Bowlby.
B. Konrad Lorenz.
C. Urie Bronfenbrenner.
D. John Piaget.
 
120. The setting in which an individual lives is called the 
A. macrosystem.
B. exosystem.
C. microsystem.
D. chronosystem.
 
121. Bronfenbrenner's environmental system does not include a 
A. megasystem.
B. microsystem.
C. exosystem.
D. chronosystem.
 
122. Since Jerome has always been the center of attention in his family, he has some difficulty in his preschool because he insists on total attention from his peers and teachers. According to Bronfenbrenner, Jerome's developmental problems are taking place in the 
A. microsystem.
B. mesosystem.
C. exosystem.
D. macrosystem.
 
123. Lana, who is the mayor of Lockport, decides that the city library is too expensive to maintain so she sells it to a private company that charges children $.50 to check out a book. This ecological change in the community involves the 
A. chronosystem.
B. macrosystem.
C. microsystem.
D. exosystem.
 
124. The fact that growing up in Australia has influenced Matilda's life provides an example of the impact of the ____________ on human development. 
A. macrosystem
B. chronosystem
C. exosystem
D. microsystem
 
125. The _______________________ is the patterning of environmental events and transitions over the life course, as well as sociohistorical circumstances. 
A. exosystem
B. chronosystem
C. macrosystem
D. microsystem
 
126. Why does the text favor an eclectic approach? 
A. It is the simplest approach.
B. It is the newest theoretical approach.
C. It recognizes the strengths of very different approaches.
D. All of these.
 
127. Casual watching is very different than observation as used in scientific studies. A major difference is that scientific observation is 
A. highly systematic.
B. done over a very long period of time.
C. sometimes biased.
D. None of these.
 
128. Scientific observation requires that 
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.
 
129. An advantage of laboratory observation over naturalistic observation is that when observations are made in the lab, researchers can 
A. assess cause in a natural setting.
B. employ longitudinal designs.
C. utilize inferential statistical analyses.
D. control factors that might influence behavior.
 
130. Which of the following locations would not be considered for a naturalistic observation? 
A. a home
B. a day-care center
C. a child study lab at the university
D. a sporting event
 
131. A child-care director is trying to find out information about the parents in her center. She decides to have them fill out surveys. What method of research is this approach? 
A. correlational
B. observational
C. descriptive
D. experimental
 
132. A local school board wants to know whether parents approve of teachers using physical punishment to control children. The most efficient way to answer this issue would be to 
A. conduct a cross-cultural study.
B. conduct a laboratory-based experiment.
C. develop and distribute a questionnaire.
D. use a naturalistic, observation-based technique.
 
133. The main difference between a questionnaire and an interview is that the questionnaire requires subjects to 
A. provide personal opinions.
B. record their own answers.
C. respond to a lot of different items.
D. spend more time formulating their answers.
 
134. ___________________________ are commercially prepared tests that assess children's performance in different domains. These tests often allow a child's performance to be compared with those of other children at the same age, in many cases on the national level. 
A. Standardized tests
B. Physical development tests
C. Chapter tests in classroom textbooks
D. All of these.
 
135. Prior to applying to college, Andrea is told she will have to take the ACT exam. This situation provides an example of how psychologists answer application problems using 
A. cross-sectional testing.
B. projective testing.
C. standardized testing.
D. naturalistic observation.
 
136. To determine why Jeffrey Dahmer became a mass murderer, a researcher spent a great deal of time talking with both Dahmer and people who knew him both as a child and as an adult. The personal in-depth approach the researcher used is called a(n) 
A. case study.
B. archival study.
C. correlational study.
D. naturalistic observation.
 
137. In order to assess the brain and spinal cord (the central nervous system) with a psychophysiological measure, which of the following can be used? 
A. neuroimaging techniques
B. electroencephalograph
C. both neuroimaging and electroencephalograph techniques
D. None of these.
 
138. Measuring ____________________ can provide information about many aspects of a person's emotional and physical state, such as stress levels and pubertal changes. 
A. hormones
B. weight
C. digestion
D. facial expressions
 
139. What is the purpose of correlational research? 
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
 
140. What is the purpose of experimental research? 
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
 
141. To determine the effects of a new memory-enhancing pill, a researcher randomly assigns 30 women to one of two conditions. In the first condition, each subject is given a pill and then told to try to memorize a list of 20 nonsense words. In the second condition, subjects are simply asked to try to memorize the word list. Results indicated that subjects who received the pill got an average of 12 items correct, whereas the no-pill group recalled only 6 items. In this experiment, the independent variable is the 
A. sex of the subjects.
B. number of words recalled.
C. pill versus no-pill condition.
D. use of nonsense words.
 
142. A drug company believes that it has discovered a pill that may improve a person's reaction speed. To test the drug, 10 men are given no drug, 10 men are given one pill, and 10 men are given two pills. One week later, each subject is presented with a task in which they hit a button after hearing a tone. The speed of their reaction is recorded to the hundredth of a second. What is the dependent variable in this experiment? 
A. pill dosage
B. sex of the subjects in the study
C. time it takes a subject to push the button
D. one-week delay
 
143. As a high-school principal, Dr. Ilka is interested in whether the fifth-grade students have better math skills than the third- and first-graders. To answer her question she presents children in each of the three grades with the same math test and then compares the scores. Dr. Ilka's study utilized a ________ design. 
A. cross-sectional
B. longitudinal
C. time-lag
D. correlational
 
144. A psychologist is interested in how early childhood nutrition affects height. To research this subject he tracks the nutritional consumption and growth of the same group of infants from age 1 through age 6. This research technique is utilizing a ________ design. 
A. time-lag
B. longitudinal
C. correlational
D. cross-sectional
 
145. The main disadvantage of a longitudinal design is 
A. too much expense.
B. too much time involvement.
C. both too much time and expense.
D. None of these.
 
146. Which ethical precaution is not required by the American Psychological Association for researchers using children as subjects? 
A. Informed consent must be obtained from either a parent or legal guardian.
B. Children must be allowed to withdraw from the research at any point if they so desire.
C. Experimenters must strive to make the research encounter a positive and supportive experience.
D. Researchers must avoid the use of deception.
 
147. The key goal of the American Psychological Association's ethical guidelines is to 
A. ensure precise and accurate findings.
B. eliminate the use of deception in research.
C. help ensure that subjects will not leave a study.
D. protect subjects from mental and physical harm.
 
148. ______________ is using an ethnic label such as African American or Latino in a superficial way that portrays an ethnic group as being more homogeneous than it really is. 
A. Ethnic value-free
B. Ethnicity interpretation
C. Ethnic gloss
D. None of these.
 
149. In the early 2000s, which of the following is true about ethnic minority research? 
A. There is an abundance of research.
B. There is about equal treatment of research between minority and non-minority children.
C. More children from ethnic minority backgrounds need to be included in research.
D. None of these.
 
150. From the standpoint of a professional and/or parent, explain why it is important for an adult to understand child development in order to help a child reach his or her full potential. 

 

 
151. Show that you understand the difference between culture and ethnicity by giving a child-related example of each. 

 

 
152. Explain the concept of resilience in children. Name and explain three examples of the characteristics you would see in a resilient child. 

 

 
153. List the five stages of childhood development. 

 

 
154. One form of research data collection is through interviews and questionnaires. What are the pros and cons of each approach? 

 

 

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1. The story of Ted Kaczynski and Alice Walker is told to draw attention to the fact that 
A. some children grow up unable to pick up the pieces of a life shattered by tragedy and become unhinged by life and stress.
B. children with difficult childhoods are always destined to have difficult adulthoods.
C. children with easygoing childhoods are always destined to have easygoing adulthoods.
D. None of these.
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2. Why do parents and teachers study children? 
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.
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3. The pattern of change that begins at conception and continues throughout the life span is 
A. context.
B. comprehension.
C. development.
D. determination.
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4. Luis Vargas, a clinical psychologist, is involved in work including the 
A. assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and their families.
B. training mental health professionals to provide culturally responsive mental health services.
C. training mental health professionals to provide developmentally appropriate mental health service.
D. All of these.
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5. Parents want their children to grow up to be socially mature individuals, but they often are not sure about what to do to help their children with this goal. Why are they confused? 
A. They say they want the best for their children, but they don't follow through.
B. They often get conflicting information on what they should do for their child.
C. They believe in a permissive environment.
D. They believe in strict controls in the home.
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6. The setting in which development occurs and that is influenced by historical, economic, social, and cultural factors defines 
A. culture.
B. ethnicity.
C. context.
D. gender.
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7. A preschooler is growing up in an upper-middle-class home with parents who both have advanced degrees. She lives in a thriving suburb. The preschool she attends is rated the best in the state. These settings in which her development occurs are referred to as 
A. cultures.
B. matrixes.
C. contexts.
D. scenarios.
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8. A child's development occurs in (a) ________________ context(s). 
A. singular
B. numerous
C. strictly positive
D. strictly negative
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9. Which is not a context for a child's development? 
A. culture
B. ethnicity
C. language development
D. gender
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10. _______________ refers to the behavior patterns, beliefs, and all other products of a particular group of people that are passed on from generation to generation. 
A. Ethnicity
B. Context
C. Open forum
D. Culture
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11. A sense of membership in an ethnic group based upon shared language, religion, customs, values, history, and race defines 
A. race.
B. nationality.
C. ethnicity.
D. ethnocentricity.
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12. André is of Mexican American and African slave ancestry, and aligns himself with the traditions and history of Mexican Americans. This reflects his 
A. culture.
B. context.
C. ethnicity.
D. gender.
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13. As a college student, you are studying ethnicity. Which scenario should not be considered? 
A. a 5-year-old and his bilingual abilities
B. a 10-year-old and her religious beliefs
C. a 12-year-old and his observance of Passover
D. a 4-year-old and her home located in a poverty-stricken area
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14. ______________ is based on cultural heritage, nationality characteristics, race, religion, and language. 
A. Ethnicity
B. Context
C. Open forum
D. Culture
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15. The acronym SES stands for 
A. secondary ethnic sector.
B. solitary ethnic sector.
C. socioeconomic status.
D. social ethnic status.
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16. Which statement(s) related to the meaning of the words gender and sex are true? 
A. Gender involves the psychological and sociocultural dimensions of being female or male.
B. Sex involves the psychological and sociocultural dimensions of being female or male.
C. Sex refers to the biological dimensions of being female or male.
D. Gender involves the psychological and sociocultural dimensions of being female or male, and sex refers to the biological dimensions of being female or male.
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17. A cross-cultural concern for women includes 
A. inadequate educational opportunities.
B. violence.
C. mental health issues.
D. All of these.
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18. Resilience in relation to children means that 
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.
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19. Certain characteristics make children resilient. Analysis of research shows that which of the following does not apply to resiliency? 
A. good intellectual functioning
B. close relationship with a caring parent
C. parents with outgoing personalities
D. bonds to extrafamilial people
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20. What is social policy? 
A. an individual's way of interacting with others in his or her ecosystem
B. a global philosophy based on the premise of equity and equality for all
C. any law designed to limit the behavior of individuals within a population
D. a government's course of action to promote the welfare of its citizens
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21. 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. 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.
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22. The pattern of human development is strongly related to 
A. biology.
B. cognition.
C. socioemotional development.
D. All of these.
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23. The _____________________ processes produce changes in an individual's body. 
A. cognitive
B. biological
C. socioemotional
D. cultural
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24. The ____________________ processes refer to changes in an individual's thought, intelligence, and language. 
A. cognitive
B. biological
C. socioemotional
D. cultural
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25. The ___________________ processes involve changes in an individual's relationships with other people, changes in emotions, and changes in personality. 
A. cognitive
B. biology
C. socioemotional
D. cultural
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26. The child who is best thought of as engaging in a cognitive process is the one who is 
A. gripping his bottle.
B. drooling on his bib.
C. learning to speak Spanish.
D. expressing anger that she could not be in the play.
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27. When he was 6 years old, Ron could recite the Pledge of Allegiance from memory. When Ron was 9 years old, he began to understand what the terms pledge and republic meant. Finally, at age 12, Ron realized the political importance of this pledge. This illustrates the concept of 
A. cognitive development.
B. kinesthetic development.
C. biological development.
D. socioemotional development.
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28. 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? 
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
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29. The most widely used classification of development periods describes a child's development in terms of the following sequence: 
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
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30. What is the first developmental period? 
A. birth
B. infancy
C. prenatal
D. conception
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31. Which activity is characteristic of infancy? 
A. beginning language
B. coordination of sensations and physical actions
C. thinking with symbols
D. All of these.
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32. As a 3- to5-year-old preschooler, Brittany would most accurately be described as being in what period of development? 
A. infancy
B. early childhood
C. middle childhood
D. late childhood
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33. Early childhood is sometimes called 
A. the preschool years.
B. the elementary school years.
C. the most difficult time of development.
D. puberty.
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34. Helen is learning to read, write, and do mathematics. She is also very interested in doing these activities well. Based on this information, which stage of development is Helen most likely in? 
A. infancy
B. preschool
C. middle childhood
D. adolescence
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35. During what developmental period is independence and identity the central theme? 
A. early childhood
B. middle childhood
C. late childhood
D. adolescence
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36. What do most developmental psychologists currently believe about change and growth? 
A. They do not vary across cultures.
B. They are only biologically driven.
C. They do not vary between the sexes.
D. They are lifelong processes.
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37. A group of people born at a similar point in history and share similar experiences is a description of a 
A. clique.
B. crowd.
C. cohort.
D. company.
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38. People born of the generation after 1980 are called 
A. mellenials.
B. minorities.
C. monopolies.
D. microsystems.
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39. Nurture is to experience as nature is to 
A. maturation.
B. edification.
C. learning.
D. the environment.
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40. Basic growth tendencies are genetically wired into humans. This is referred to as 
A. nature.
B. experience.
C. continuity.
D. nurture
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41. In the nature-nurture controversy 
A. nature refers to an organism's biological inheritance.
B. nurture refers to environmental experiences.
C. nature refers to an organism's biological inheritance, while nurture refers to environmental experiences.
D. None of these.
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42. Experiences run the gamut from the individual's biological environment (nutrition, medical care, drugs, and physical accidents) to the social environment (family, peers, schools, community, media, and culture). This is referred to as 
A. nature.
B. nurture.
C. genetic epistemology.
D. None of these.
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43. A developmentalist who emphasizes ________ usually describes development as a gradual, continuous process. 
A. nature
B. nurture
C. discontinuity
D. None of these.
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44. A developmental psychologist with a strong belief in the influence of nurture on social development would most likely explain a youngster's behavioral problem by saying, 
A. "It's in his genes."
B. "He's just a late bloomer."
C. "He was raised by incompetent parents."
D. "He probably had a traumatic prenatal period."
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45. If a pregnant woman is using drugs during her pregnancy and the baby is born with an addiction, this would be an example of 
A. nature.
B. nurture.
C. continuity.
D. maturation.
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46. A developmentalist who emphasizes ________ often describes development as a series of distinct stages. 
A. nature
B. nurture
C. continuity
D. None of these.
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47. Which of the following statements best characterizes the view that development is a discontinuous process? 
A. During adolescence, an individual moves from not being able to think abstractly about the world to being able to do so in distinct stages.
B. Puberty is a gradual process, occurring over several years.
C. Even though extreme environments can depress development, basic growth tendencies are wired into human beings.
D. If infants experience negative events in their lives, those experiences can be overcome by later, more positive experiences.
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48. A developmentalist who focuses on the distinct stages in the life span emphasizes 
A. maturation.
B. later development.
C. the continuity of development.
D. the discontinuity of development.
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49. __________________ focuses on the degree to which early experiences (especially in infancy) or later experiences are the key determinants of the child's development. 
A. Early-later experience issue
B. Continuity of development
C. Discontinuity of development
D. Nature versus nurture approach
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50. The outcome of the early-later experience issue is 
A. agreed upon by most developmentalists.
B. of no concern to developmentalists.
C. is a hotly debated issue among developmentalists.
D. is an issue that was a concern only in the 1950s.
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51. Western culture's current emphasis on early experience can be traced to the work of 
A. Sigmund Freud.
B. Jerome Kagan.
C. John Watson.
D. Mary Ainsworth.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #51
 
52. 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? 
A. stability and change
B. continuity and discontinuity
C. maturation and experience
D. early and later experience
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #52
 
53. Most developmentalists believe that it is unwise to take an extreme position on which of the following controversies? 
A. nature and nurture
B. continuity and discontinuity
C. early and later experiences
D. All of these.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #53
 
54. Which discipline is not considered a science? 
A. physics
B. child development
C. biology
D. All of these disciplines are sciences.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #54
 
55. Scientific research is 
A. objective.
B. systematic.
C. testable.
D. All of these are involved in scientific research.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #55
 
56. A(n) __________________ is a specific assumption or prediction that can be tested to determine accuracy. 
A. theory
B. hypothesis
C. model
D. paradigm
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #56
 
57. After observing children interacting with a department store Santa Claus, a psychologist decides to study children's beliefs in Santa. Prior to beginning the study, the psychologist predicts that 5-year-olds will believe in Santa, 10-year-olds will not be sure of their belief, and 15-year-olds will not believe at all. This prediction represents a 
A. theory.
B. method.
C. paradigm.
D. hypothesis.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #57
 
58. After setting up a hypothesis, what is the next step in the scientific research approach? 
A. collecting data
B. interpreting data
C. revising research conclusions.
D. None of these.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #58
 
59. ____________________ theory describes development as primarily unconscious and colored by emotion. 
A. Cognitive
B. Psychoanalytic
C. Biological
D. None of these.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #59
 
60. Which of the following statements about Freud is incorrect? 
A. He worked with mental patients early in his career.
B. He was a medical doctor specializing in neurology.
C. His work stemmed from studying with Piaget.
D. All of these are incorrect statements.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #60
 
61. A psychoanalytic theorist would likely blame antisocial personality traits exhibited by a preschooler on 
A. parents.
B. genetics.
C. teachers.
D. cultural factors.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #61
 
62. Which of the following is not a Freudian stage of personality development? 
A. unconscious
B. oral
C. anal
D. phallic
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #62
 
63. Due to her knowledge of psychoanalysis, Julie is aware that her 9-month-old daughter is in the 
A. anal psychosexual stage.
B. oral psychosexual stage.
C. latency psychosexual stage.
D. phallic psychosexual stage.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #63
 
64. Which of the following is the correct developmental sequence of Freud's psychosexual stages? 
A. oral, anal, latency, genital, phallic
B. oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital
C. phallic, oral, anal, latency, genital
D. latency, phallic, anal, oral, genital
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #64
 
65. Erikson is noted for his theory of ________ stages. 
A. psychosexual
B. psychosocial
C. psychogenic
D. psychopathological
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #65
 
66. Erikson developed his theory of development because although he agreed with many of Freud's ideas, he felt that Freud placed too much emphasis on 
A. sex and childhood.
B. sex and adulthood.
C. self-esteem and childhood.
D. self-esteem and adulthood.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #66
 
67. One of the major differences between Erikson's and Freud's approaches to human development involves Erikson's emphasis on 
A. heredity.
B. sex differences.
C. the mind-body relationship.
D. development across the life span.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #67
 
68. As a parent with an Eriksonian orientation, Sheryl believes that the first developmental task her newborn daughter will encounter will be about 
A. trust.
B. autonomy.
C. initiative.
D. self-identity.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #68
 
69. The ________________________ stage of psychosocial theory has the following characteristics: occurs in late infancy and toddler hood; infants discover that their behavior is their own; assertion of independence. 
A. trust versus mistrust
B. autonomy versus shame and doubt
C. industry versus inferiority
D. initiative versus guilt
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #69
 
70. Two-year-old Benjamin asserts his independence and realizes his will. He tests his parents' boundaries. Based on Erikson's psychosocial theory, if he is restrained or punished too harshly, he is likely to develop 
A. guilt.
B. despair.
C. identity confusion.
D. shame and doubt.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #70
 
71. Which of Erikson's psychosocial stages occurs during the later preschool years? 
A. trust versus mistrust
B. initiative versus guilt
C. autonomy versus shame and doubt
D. industry versus inferiority
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #71
 
72. Erikson had a specific outlook on the initiative versus guilt stage. Which of the following statements matches his outlook? 
A. Seldom does a child reach a sense of accomplishment.
B. Many children in this stage reach a sense of accomplishment, but it takes a long time.
C. Erikson had a positive outlook on this stage when children succeed in accomplishing tasks.
D. This stage is one of the most difficult stages to complete successfully.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #72
 
73. When teachers work with children in Erikson's industry versus inferiority stage, the fifth stage of psychosocial development, they should 
A. allow adolescents to explore many different roles and different paths within a particular role in order for a positive identity to emerge.
B. help children find out that they can do things that they never thought they could do.
C. let the children make their own decisions even if they appear to need some direction on deciding to try something.
D. punish children if they are not interested in industry related to their own work.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #73
 
74. 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? 
A. industry versus inferiority
B. generativity versus stagnation
C. identity versus identity confusion
D. autonomy versus shame and doubt
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #74
 
75. In Erikson's sixth stage of psychosocial development, individuals face the developmental task of forming intimate relationships with others. This stage is called 
A. industry versus inferiority.
B. trust versus mistrust.
C. intimacy versus isolation.
D. intimacy versus mistrust.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #75
 
76. _____________________________ is Erikson's seventh developmental stage, which individuals experience during middle adulthood. 
A. Stagnation versus integrity
B. Isolation versus generativity
C. Integrity versus isolation
D. Generativity versus stagnation
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #76
 
77. Generativity means 
A. lazy behavior.
B. stagnation.
C. helping younger generations.
D. technology advancement.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #77
 
78. Stagnation means 
A. a state of confusion as people move toward old age.
B. a slow start in trying to help others.
C. the desire to meet young children and teach them life lessons.
D. the feeling of having done nothing to help the next generation.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #78
 
79. Which of the following examples is a positive resolution to Erikson's eighth stage of psychosocial development, integrity versus despair? 
A. not being able to look back on your life and feel good about it
B. celebrating a sixtieth wedding anniversary with happiness
C. a preoccupation with death
D. dwelling on regrets about raising a teenage child
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #79
 
80. Which of the following is not a criticism of psychoanalytical theory? 
A. The main concepts have been too difficult to test scientifically.
B. The sexual underpinnings are not given enough importance, especially in Freud's theory.
C. The theories are culture- and gender-biased.
D. The view is overly negative.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #80
 
81. Cognitive theories of human development emphasize ________ thoughts. 
A. adaptive
B. maladaptive
C. conscious
D. unconscious
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #81
 
82. Which of the following is not an important cognitive theory? 
A. Watson's integration theory
B. Piaget's cognitive development theory
C. Vygotsky's sociocultural cognitive theory
D. Information-processing approach
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #82
 
83. In discussing the nature of cognitive development, Piaget would describe a child as being a(n) 
A. passive participant in the construction of thoughts.
B. active participant in the construction of thoughts.
C. passive participant whose experiences alone determine intellectual development.
D. active participant whose experiences alone determine intellectual development.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #83
 
84. Piaget's theory of cognitive development has __________ stages. 
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. eight
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #84
 
85. According to Piaget, it is the different way of understanding the world that makes one stage of cognitive development more advanced than another. This is an example of 
A. quantitative difference of thought.
B. qualitative difference of thought.
C. psychosocial developmental stage.
D. psychosexual developmental stage.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #85
 
86. What is the first Piagetian stage? 
A. sensorimotor stage
B. formal operational stage
C. concrete operational stage
D. preoperational stage
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #86
 
87. Three-year-old Hannah represents the world with words, images, and drawings. She still lacks internalized mental actions. What cognitive stage is she in? 
A. sensorimotor
B. formal operational
C. concrete operational
D. preoperational
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #87
 
88. According to Piaget, if 10-year-old André is in the concrete operational stage of development, he cannot engage in ________ thought. 
A. moral
B. abstract
C. symbolic
D. egocentric
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #88
 
89. Fifteen-year-old Reginald is enrolled in an algebra course and is doing very well in his assignments. According to Piaget, Reginald is in what stage of cognitive development? 
A. sensorimotor
B. formal operational
C. concrete operational
D. preoperational
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #89
 
90. Which of the following skills is not a part of the formal operational stage of cognitive development? 
A. abstract thinking
B. logical thinking
C. images of ideal circumstances
D. All of these are a part of the formal operational stage.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #90
 
91. Russian Lev Vygotsky is associated with which of the following theories? 
A. sociocultural
B. psychoanalytic
C. psychosexual
D. cognitive
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #91
 
92. Vygotsky's theory emphasizes 
A. the role of language.
B. culture.
C. social relations.
D. All of these.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #92
 
93. Vygotsky portrayed the child's development as inseparable from 
A. social activities.
B. cultural activities.
C. social and cultural activities.
D. None of these.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #93
 
94. Which of the following is not a correct pairing? 
A. Pavlov and classical conditioning
B. Bandura and social-learning theory
C. Watson and information processing
D. Skinner and operant conditioning
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #94
 
95. Which of the following was one of the most important factors contributing to the information-processing theory? 
A. the computer
B. vacation travel
C. television
D. video games
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #95
 
96. Which theorist is associated with the information-processing theory? 
A. Skinner
B. Siegler
C. Piaget
D. Vygotsky
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #96
 
97. The cognitive theories present a positive view of development, emphasizing ______________ thinking. 
A. unconscious
B. conscious
C. infantile
D. None of these.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #97
 
98. Classical conditioning occurs when a neutral stimulus 
A. is replaced by a cognitive schema.
B. can be ignored by the respondent.
C. is converted into a neutral response.
D. acquires the ability to produce a response originally produced by another stimulus.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #98
 
99. One day, while swimming in the ocean, Frank is stung by a large jellyfish. The next day, he sees a bowl of quivering clear gelatin and is startled. Frank's behavior is best explained by _________ principles. 
A. cognitive
B. ethological
C. psychoanalytic
D. classical-conditioning
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #99
 
100. What type of learning did Ivan Pavlov discover in his investigation of the way the body digests food? 
A. operant conditioning
B. classical conditioning
C. social conditioning
D. counter conditioning
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #100
 
101. Which term does not belong with the rest? 
A. conditioning
B. modeling
C. imitation
D. observational learning
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #101
 
102. Through his research with a little boy named Albert, which of the following did John Watson demonstrate could be classically conditioned in humans? 
A. phobias
B. Oedipus complex
C. mathematical skills
D. salivation in response to a ringing bell
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #102
 
103. In operant conditioning, a reinforcement _____________ increases the probability of a behavior occurring. 
A. always
B. never
C. seldom
D. sometimes
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #103
 
104. As a Skinnerian, Dr. Brown's explanation for the aggressive behavior exhibited by 10-year-old Ben would likely involve a(n) 
A. discussion of Ben's unresolved love for his mother.
B. proposal that Ben's problem is due to a faulty thought pattern.
C. argument that although Ben's behavior is bad, human behavior is basically good.
D. description of how Ben's father has often rewarded his child's aggressive behavior.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #104
 
105. Who would most likely argue that the consequences that follow a behavior determine whether that behavior is exhibited again? 
A. a Skinnerian
B. a humanist
C. an ethologist
D. a Freudian
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #105
 
106. Which of the following factors is not key to the social cognitive theory? 
A. behavior
B. environment
C. classical conditioning
D. cognition
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #106
 
107. Bandura argues that a child's 
A. environment can influence her behavior.
B. behavior can influence her cognitive abilities.
C. cognitive ability can influence her environment.
D. All of these.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #107
 
108. Behavioral and social cognitive theories have much to say about socioemotional processes in development, and social cognitive theory deals with cognitive processes, but these approaches have little to say about _______________ processes. 
A. friendship
B. biological
C. educational
D. modeling
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #108
 
109. A developmental psychologist with an ethological orientation would be least likely to 
A. believe in the theory of evolution.
B. utilize the concept of a critical period.
C. view behavior as being influenced by biology.
D. focus on the impact of punishment on behavior.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #109
 
110. Ethology emerged as an important theoretical view of development because of the work of 
A. Konrad Lorenz.
B. Albert Bandura.
C. B. F. Skinner.
D. Urie Bronfenbrenner.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #110
 
111. Lorenz demonstrated the importance of experience during critical periods by imprinting goslings to 
A. adoptive mothers.
B. himself.
C. each other.
D. surrogate mothers.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #111
 
112. The person who is least likely to be an ethologist is one who observes 
A. monkeys in the jungles of Africa.
B. infant-parent attachment.
C. ducklings as they develop on farms.
D. rats in a well-controlled research lab.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #112
 
113. _____________________ is the rapid, innate learning within a limited critical period of time that involves attachment to the first moving object seen. 
A. Evolution
B. Classical conditioning
C. Imprinting
D. Cultural matching
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #113
 
114. Which of the following is missing from classical ethological theory? 
A. the imprinting process
B. the nature of social relationships
C. the biological basis
D. both the imprinting process and the biological process
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #114
 
115. __________________ argued that attachment to a caregiver over the first year of life has important consequences throughout the life span. 
A. Jean Piaget
B. John Watson
C. Karen Horney
D. John Bowlby
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #115
 
116. One criticism of the ethological theory is that 
A. the concept of the critical period is overdrawn.
B. the concept of the critical period is underplayed.
C. the critical period emphasizes the early years, as it should.
D. there is an overemphasis on human relationships.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #116
 
117. A contribution of the __________________ theory is that it increases the focus on the biological and evolutionary basis of development. 
A. imprinting
B. ecological
C. ethological
D. immersion
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #117
 
118. The ____________________ theory emphasizes environmental factors. 
A. ecological
B. ethological
C. biological
D. critical-period
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #118
 
119. The major theorist connected to the ecological theory is 
A. John Bowlby.
B. Konrad Lorenz.
C. Urie Bronfenbrenner.
D. John Piaget.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #119
 
120. The setting in which an individual lives is called the 
A. macrosystem.
B. exosystem.
C. microsystem.
D. chronosystem.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #120
 
121. Bronfenbrenner's environmental system does not include a 
A. megasystem.
B. microsystem.
C. exosystem.
D. chronosystem.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #121
 
122. Since Jerome has always been the center of attention in his family, he has some difficulty in his preschool because he insists on total attention from his peers and teachers. According to Bronfenbrenner, Jerome's developmental problems are taking place in the 
A. microsystem.
B. mesosystem.
C. exosystem.
D. macrosystem.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #122
 
123. Lana, who is the mayor of Lockport, decides that the city library is too expensive to maintain so she sells it to a private company that charges children $.50 to check out a book. This ecological change in the community involves the 
A. chronosystem.
B. macrosystem.
C. microsystem.
D. exosystem.
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #123
 
124. The fact that growing up in Australia has influenced Matilda's life provides an example of the impact of the ____________ on human development. 
A. macrosystem
B. chronosystem
C. exosystem
D. microsystem
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #124
 
125. The _______________________ is the patterning of environmental events and transitions over the life course, as well as sociohistorical circumstances. 
A. exosystem
B. chronosystem
C. macrosystem
D. microsystem
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Santrock - Chapter 01 #125
 
126. Why does the text favor an eclectic approach? 
A. It is the simplest approach.
B. It is the newest theoretical approach.
C. It recognizes the strengths of very different approaches.
D. All of these.
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Blooms Taxonomy: Analysis
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Goal: 01-03
Santrock - Chapter 01 #126
 
127. Casual watching is very different than observation as used in scientific studies. A major difference is that scientific observation is 
A. highly systematic.
B. done over a very long period of time.
C. sometimes biased.
D. None of these.
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Blooms Taxonomy: Application
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Goal: 01-03
Santrock - Chapter 01 #127
 
128. Scientific observation requires that 
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.
Refer to page 29

Blooms Taxonomy: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Goal: 01-03
Santrock - Chapter 01 #128
 
129. An advantage of laboratory observation over naturalistic observation is that when observations are made in the lab, researchers can 
A. assess cause in a natural setting.
B. employ longitudinal designs.
C. utilize inferential statistical analyses.
D. control factors that might influence behavior.
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Blooms Taxonomy: Analysis
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Goal: 01-03
Santrock - Chapter 01 #129
 
130. Which of the following locations would not be considered for a naturalistic observation? 
A. a home
B. a day-care center
C. a child study lab at the university
D. a sporting event
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Blooms Taxonomy: Analysis
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Goal: 01-03
Santrock - Chapter 01 #130
 
131. A child-care director is trying to find out information about the parents in her center. She decides to have them fill out surveys. What method of research is this approach? 
A. correlational
B. observational
C. descriptive
D. experimental
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Blooms Taxonomy: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Goal: 01-03
Santrock - Chapter 01 #131
 
132. A local school board wants to know whether parents approve of teachers using physical punishment to control children. The most efficient way to answer this issue would be to 
A. conduct a cross-cultural study.
B. conduct a laboratory-based experiment.
C. develop and distribute a questionnaire.
D. use a naturalistic, observation-based technique.
Refer to page 30

Blooms Taxonomy: Analysis
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Goal: 01-03
Santrock - Chapter 01 #132
 
133. The main difference between a questionnaire and an interview is that the questionnaire requires subjects to 
A. provide personal opinions.
B. record their own answers.
C. respond to a lot of different items.
D. spend more time formulating their answers.
Refer to page 30

Blooms Taxonomy: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Goal: 01-03
Santrock - Chapter 01 #133
 
134. ___________________________ are commercially prepared tests that assess children's performance in different domains. These tests often allow a child's performance to be compared with those of other children at the same age, in many cases on the national level. 
A. Standardized tests
B. Physical development tests
C. Chapter tests in classroom textbooks
D. All of these.
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Blooms Taxonomy: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Goal: 01-03
Santrock - Chapter 01 #134
 
135. Prior to applying to college, Andrea is told she will have to take the ACT exam. This situation provides an example of how psychologists answer application problems using 
A. cross-sectional testing.
B. projective testing.
C. standardized testing.
D. naturalistic observation.
Refer to pages 30

Blooms Taxonomy: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Goal: 01-03
Santrock - Chapter 01 #135
 
136. To determine why Jeffrey Dahmer became a mass murderer, a researcher spent a great deal of time talking with both Dahmer and people who knew him both as a child and as an adult. The personal in-depth approach the researcher used is called a(n) 
A. case study.
B. archival study.
C. correlational study.
D. naturalistic observation.
Refer to page 31

Blooms Taxonomy: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Goal: 01-03
Santrock - Chapter 01 #136
 
137. In order to assess the brain and spinal cord (the central nervous system) with a psychophysiological measure, which of the following can be used? 
A. neuroimaging techniques
B. electroencephalograph
C. both neuroimaging and electroencephalograph techniques
D. None of these.
Refer to page 31

Blooms Taxonomy: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Goal: 01-03
Santrock - Chapter 01 #137
 
138. Measuring ____________________ can provide information about many aspects of a person's emotional and physical state, such as stress levels and pubertal changes. 
A. hormones
B. weight
C. digestion
D. facial expressions
Refer to page 31

Blooms Taxonomy: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Goal: 01-03
Santrock - Chapter 01 #138
 
139. What is the purpose of correlational research? 
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
Refer to page 32

Blooms Taxonomy: Analysis
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Goal: 01-03
Santrock - Chapter 01 #139
 
140. What is the purpose of experimental research? 
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
Refer to pages 33

Blooms Taxonomy: Analysis
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Goal: 01-03
Santrock - Chapter 01 #140
 
141. To determine the effects of a new memory-enhancing pill, a researcher randomly assigns 30 women to one of two conditions. In the first condition, each subject is given a pill and then told to try to memorize a list of 20 nonsense words. In the second condition, subjects are simply asked to try to memorize the word list. Results indicated that subjects who received the pill got an average of 12 items correct, whereas the no-pill group recalled only 6 items. In this experiment, the independent variable is the 
A. sex of the subjects.
B. number of words recalled.
C. pill versus no-pill condition.
D. use of nonsense words.
Refer to page 33

Blooms Taxonomy: Analysis
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Goal: 01-03
Santrock - Chapter 01 #141
 
142. A drug company believes that it has discovered a pill that may improve a person's reaction speed. To test the drug, 10 men are given no drug, 10 men are given one pill, and 10 men are given two pills. One week later, each subject is presented with a task in which they hit a button after hearing a tone. The speed of their reaction is recorded to the hundredth of a second. What is the dependent variable in this experiment? 
A. pill dosage
B. sex of the subjects in the study
C. time it takes a subject to push the button
D. one-week delay
Refer to page 33

Blooms Taxonomy: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Goal: 01-03
Santrock - Chapter 01 #142
 
143. As a high-school principal, Dr. Ilka is interested in whether the fifth-grade students have better math skills than the third- and first-graders. To answer her question she presents children in each of the three grades with the same math test and then compares the scores. Dr. Ilka's study utilized a ________ design. 
A. cross-sectional
B. longitudinal
C. time-lag
D. correlational
Refer to page 33

Blooms Taxonomy: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Goal: 01-03
Santrock - Chapter 01 #143
 
144. A psychologist is interested in how early childhood nutrition affects height. To research this subject he tracks the nutritional consumption and growth of the same group of infants from age 1 through age 6. This research technique is utilizing a ________ design. 
A. time-lag
B. longitudinal
C. correlational
D. cross-sectional
Refer to page 34

Blooms Taxonomy: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Goal: 01-03
Santrock - Chapter 01 #144
 
145. The main disadvantage of a longitudinal design is 
A. too much expense.
B. too much time involvement.
C. both too much time and expense.
D. None of these.
Refer to page 34

Blooms Taxonomy: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Goal: 01-03
Santrock - Chapter 01 #145
 
146. Which ethical precaution is not required by the American Psychological Association for researchers using children as subjects? 
A. Informed consent must be obtained from either a parent or legal guardian.
B. Children must be allowed to withdraw from the research at any point if they so desire.
C. Experimenters must strive to make the research encounter a positive and supportive experience.
D. Researchers must avoid the use of deception.
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Blooms Taxonomy: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Goal: 01-03
Santrock - Chapter 01 #146
 
147. The key goal of the American Psychological Association's ethical guidelines is to 
A. ensure precise and accurate findings.
B. eliminate the use of deception in research.
C. help ensure that subjects will not leave a study.
D. protect subjects from mental and physical harm.
Refer to page 36

Blooms Taxonomy: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Goal: 01-03
Santrock - Chapter 01 #147
 
148. ______________ is using an ethnic label such as African American or Latino in a superficial way that portrays an ethnic group as being more homogeneous than it really is. 
A. Ethnic value-free
B. Ethnicity interpretation
C. Ethnic gloss
D. None of these.
Refer to page 38

Blooms Taxonomy: Analysis
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Goal: 01-03
Santrock - Chapter 01 #148
 
149. In the early 2000s, which of the following is true about ethnic minority research? 
A. There is an abundance of research.
B. There is about equal treatment of research between minority and non-minority children.
C. More children from ethnic minority backgrounds need to be included in research.
D. None of these.
Refer to page 37

Blooms Taxonomy: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Goal: 01-03
Santrock - Chapter 01 #149
 
150. From the standpoint of a professional and/or parent, explain why it is important for an adult to understand child development in order to help a child reach his or her full potential. 
Student answers may vary

Feedback: Refer to page 6

Blooms Taxonomy: Evaluation
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Goal: 01-01
Santrock - Chapter 01 #150
 
151. Show that you understand the difference between culture and ethnicity by giving a child-related example of each. 
Student answers may vary

Feedback: Refer to page 8

Blooms Taxonomy: Analysis
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Goal: 01-01
Santrock - Chapter 01 #151
 
152. Explain the concept of resilience in children. Name and explain three examples of the characteristics you would see in a resilient child. 
Student answers may vary

Feedback: Refer to pages 10

Blooms Taxonomy: Analysis
Blooms Taxonomy: Application
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Goal: 01-01
Santrock - Chapter 01 #152
 
153. List the five stages of childhood development. 
prenatal, infancy, early childhood, middle and late childhood, adolescence

Feedback: Refer to page 14

Blooms Taxonomy: Evaluation
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Goal: 01-02
Santrock - Chapter 01 #153
 
154. One form of research data collection is through interviews and questionnaires. What are the pros and cons of each approach? 
Student answers may vary

Feedback: Refer to page 30

Blooms Taxonomy: Evaluation
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Goal: 01-03
Santrock - Chapter 01 #154

ch1 Summary
Category	# of Questions	
Blooms Taxonomy: Analysis	73	
Blooms Taxonomy: Application	18	
Blooms Taxonomy: Comprehension	58	
Blooms Taxonomy: Evaluation	3	
Blooms Taxonomy: Knowledge	2	
Blooms Taxonomy: Understanding	1	
Difficulty Level: Basic	92	
Difficulty Level: Moderate	62	
Learning Goal: 01-01	24	
Learning Goal: 01-02	33	
Learning Goal: 01-03	97	
Santrock - Chapter 01	154	
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