HDF

1.

1 point

which one is quasi exp?

researches are less concerned about validity and reliability of their measures than is true in exp studies.

reseacrhes examine childrens behaviors in edu settings rather than in labs

participants randomly asssigned to treatment and ctonrol groups

treatment and control interventions are administered to pre existing groups

2.

1 point

researcher wants to know how childrens career aspirations change as they grow older. follows same students until high school. what example of research is this?

longitudinal

naturalistic

expirementsal

cross sectional

3.

1 point

------------ suggests violence is because oof maltreatment of child, ---------- suggests violence is because of hormones

nurture, nature

nature , nurture,

nature nature

nurture, nurture

4.

1 point

a culture with collectivist orrientation considers which of the following as primary?

the interdependence among member of society

uhman rights

uniqueness of indivual

the human rights of the child over the parental rights of the parent

5.

1 point

parenting styles" james does he want when he wants and mom lets him

authitative

permisive

ununinvolved

athoitarian

6.

1 point

one statement is true about gay and lesbian parents' children:

they are just as intelligent and well adjusted as other children

likely to become gay

likely to suffer mental health and adjustment problems

chlrenhave trouble forming intimate relationships as adults

7.

1 point

mara finds that the correlation between variables a and be is -883 while the correlation between a and c is +28 . this indicates

the corr between and A and c is stronger

the correlationbetween a and b is stronger than the other

variable a causes both b and c

variable a causes B but not c

8.

1 point

read 20 from paper. answer is C

asdfsdf

9.

1 point

ray and jess adopt baby girl from russia. as she gets olderl , they can best foster her social emotional dev by:

talking openly about adoption process

tell her shes adopted but telll her to wait till shes 13 so she can inderstand better.

pretending shes not adopted

waiting till shes older to talk about adoption

10.

1 point

the organism as a spontaneosly active self or adaptive system that actively constructs world is known as ------------ metatheory o

empiricist

organismic

mechanistic

nativeist

11.

1 point

what type of study are you conducting if you examine people of diff stages at the same time?

quasi epiremental

correlational

corss sectional

longitudanal

12.

1 point

which is not considered a threat to the validity of obsesrvational data collection

memory of participant

attentino limits of observers

obsever bias

effects of observers presence

13.

1 point

developmental change must be

taught

reversible

ordered

continous

14.

1 point

hermann family imigareted from germany three genreations ago, youngest gen doesnt speak or understand german. this is known as

a bicultural orientation

rejection

assimilation

selective adoption

15.

1 point

developmental systems theory considers environment to

be used as a resource for the organism to create its own development

cause variational change in the development of the organism

be insignificant

play the dominant role in development

16.

1 point

critical periods in development

occur in animals but not humans

are times during which particular events must occur for dev to proceed normally

have been observed in humans for psych development but not for physical development

are though to regulate bonding in human infants

17.

1 point

which one is authoritatiran?

have high expectations, but ask child of opinions when they set guidelines for acceptable behavior

parents strict, show high expectations, and impose strong punishment for breaking rules

parents allow generous leeway in terms of bed times, curfew, choise of friends

very involved in their own lives and problemes, dont provide affection, guidance, emotional support

18.

1 point

variational change exhibits

discontinuty

continuity

stage like features

novel features

19.

1 point

accultration is when immigrants:

gradually take on customs and values of new culture

refuse to abandon old culture

express confussion about how new culture people ar

feel toolessness as result of being in new culture

20.

1 point

theory that views person as a steel filing cabinat and environments as filing clerk

organismic

constructivist

native

behaviorist

21.

1 point

dev researchers need to make sure their data collection method asses what it is supposed to asses. in other words, they need to be concerned about the -------- of their data collection techniques

reliability

practicality

physiological basis

validity

22.

1 point

exp research requires on thing. which one is essential component of an exp study?

describing each variable in considerable detail

being able to predict two or more variable

studying behavior in lab rather thank in more natural setting

manipulating an aspect of env

23.

1 point

bronfenners theory, microsystem refers to:

cultural context within and in is raised

contexts in which the individual lives and plays an active role

contexts in which the ind lives but doesnt play an active role

changes in ones culture over time

24.

1 point

which of the questions is best answered by using a longitudial research design???

what is the dev sequence of a childs concept of gender identity?

do toddlers underrtsand gender roles as well as 5 years olds

do adolescents adhere to gener roles more than elementary students

at what age do most children fully understand the concept of gener?

25.

1 point

japanes family moved to usa 25 years ago. maintain old traditions but also celbrate christmas and thanksgiving. example of:

rejection

selective adoption

assimilation

accomodation

26.

1 point

example of indicual difference in development

dev of emotions

temperment

lang dev

sesnsitive period in dev

27.

1 point

Sara and friend reach adolesnce at peak of AIDS awareness - are more aware of what why how AIDS happens. more aware then parents genereation. this is example of

genereation gap

age-graded effect

cohort effect

exosystem

28.

1 point

according to dev systs approach. psych traits are

not related to bio

100 % bio 100 % env

40 % bio 60 env

60 % bio 40 % env

29.

1 point

psychologist think childrens understanding of science progresses through a series of qualitatively distinct stages. he may take a ------- approach

developmental system

nativist

behaviorist

psychotic

30.

1 point

a metatheory

all of above

describes what is aceptable as a theory

prescribes what is acceptable as theory

can be world view

31.

1 point

When event A, and event B are positively correlated

we can never be sure if a and b are causally related

it is certain that they are not causally related

either a causes b or b causes a

a causes b

32.

1 point

the metatheory that views the developing person as an active participant in the creation of their own development is

organismic

mechanistic

behaviorist

nativist

33.

1 point

jen easily frustrated, loses control of emotions, comes to school hungry, inappopriately dressed for wheather,

parents are:

authoitative

uninvolved

athoritarian

permissive

34.

1 point

brofenbrenners theory, systems are contantly changing over time is called the:

chronosystem

exosystem

microsystem

macrosystem

35.

1 point

degree to which dev behavior or hys strucutre is modifiable is referred to as

pasticity

definitive

variational

critical

36.

1 point

which is true regarding child outcomes and family structure?

child will have more positive outvomes if he has a stable consitent nurturing env, regardless of fam structure

bio mother and bio dad is more favorable to childs outcomes

children in step families rarely adjust well. relationships are strained all the time

single paretnts not able to provide intimate fam structure

37.

1 point

in positive correlations, as one variable increases, the other:

fluctuates

stays same

increaes

decrease

38.

1 point

according to prof, heritability is

a valid measure of the impact of genes on a trait

a flawed measure of the impact of genes on a trait

both reliable and valid measure of the impact of genes ona trait

a reliable measure of the impact of genes ona trait

39.

1 point

which is accurate regarding privacy protection? for expirements

honesty and protection of child is key. if child in danger, it is important they know that info will be shared.

not essential to to protect privacy of mminors

there are never any expectations, to this protection of privacy

as longas child isnt told, info may be shared

40.

1 point

discontinuous (transformational change is)

a process that is influencd solely by genetics

a cumulative process of adding more of the same types of skills that were there to being with

a process in which new wats of understanding and responding to the world emerge at particular time periods

a process that is influenced solely by environmental factors and culture