Developmental Psychology Final (Part 2)

Today 3 year old Chandra is going for her first flight on an airplane. As the engines begin to roar, the plane vibrates as it picks up speed, and as it finally lifts off the ground, she looks at her mother's expression. Her mother is smiling as she looks out of the window, so Chandra thinks that flying must be fun and begins smiling too. This is an example of

While you are sitting with your friends in the cafeteria at lunchtime, someone who is walking past your table splashes some juice on your shoulder. You get angry because you figure that he was trying to embarrass you in front of your friends. This is an example of

A boy in the United States who is hurt on the playing field may come off the field feeling very angry because

Dr. Lacamoire is studying the effects of a new computer program that is supposed to increase children's reading fluency. While testing one group of participants, the power goes out of Dr. Lacamoire has to start the assessment over. This example represents a threat of

In Phinney's theory of ethnic identity development, adolescents move from a stage of unexamined ethnic identity to

One of the criticisms that has been leveled at research that examines the similarity between twins separated at birth is that

A concordance rate allows us to look at the

You can help an infant learn to regulate his own emotions by

As we look at temperament throughout childhood and adolescence, based on research we could say that

Calculating H (heritability estimate) tells us

The pattern of attachment called anxious avoidant attachment has been associated with a caregiver who is

In Sternberg's theory, individuals who are high in practical intelligence excel at

According to James Marcia, before an adolescent can achieve an identity they must

Of the following, which statement contributes to IQ test bias against ethnic minorities?

A description of the self that included terms such as "beautiful, smart, helpful, fast runner" would be more typical of children.

The consequences for a child of having one type of temperament versus another largely depends on

Spearman proposed the concept of "g" after he found that

To study the effect of Ritalin on the cognitive performance of children with ADHD, Dr. Rem has 30 participants perform several cognitive tasks after taking a placebo and then performing the same tasks two hours later after taking Ritalin. Results showed that participants performed better on the tasks after taking Ritalin. Dr. Rem cannot conclude that Ritalin facilitated cognitive performance because he did not account for

Which of the following statements about gender differences in self-esteem is the most accurate?

A parent who suffers from a mental disorder may also provide a dysfunctional family environment for his or her children. In this case, we would describe the genes for the disorder as

Which of the following is the best description of the typical pattern of change in self-esteem from childhood through late adolescence?

The existence of children with autism who excel in numerical and spatial skills provides support for

Studies examining the correlational stability of IQ suggest that

10 year old Andrea has an IQ of 130. This means that she

Professor Pedagogy's research shows that participation in extracurricular activities is correlated with grades in school. Based on this study's findings, what can Professor Pedagogy conclude?

A toddler's sense of possessiveness and declarations that something is "Mine!!" is an indication that the child

To examine whether birth order has any bearing on children's intelligence, a researcher would us a

The Baby X experiments have found that adults

Beliefs such as "Others are unpredictable and I don't know what to expect from them" or "I can't explore because I might miss and opportunity for love" would reflect having a

If you ask 4 year old Mariah to describe herself, she will most likely mention

Once an adolescent has reached an achieved identity status

Of the following, which measure of infant performance best predicts later intelligence?

When an infant ha a secure attachment to a parent, the infant can

One reason why preschoolers have such positive views of themselves is that

According to Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, an individual demonstrating high interpersonal intelligence would perform well as a

Dr. Leguzamo is interested in weight loss methods. He recruits 120 overweight adolescents and randomly assigns them to one of three treatment groups: one group will take a daily diet pill, one group will be placed on a low carb diet and one group will participate in an exercise boot camp. The independent variable is __________ the dependent variable is _______.

A child who is sitting next to another child and playing with similar toys, but who doesn't interact with the other child is engaging in

Separation anxiety appears in infants during the stage of

Researchers who study cultures other than their own have at times been guilty of

Statements lied "I tend to do my own thing" or "I take pride in being able to do things that other can't do" reflect the values of a(n)

A major disadvantage of cross-sectional research is that

Once children have gender consistency, they become more flexible about external things like clothing and hairstyles.

When we say that a trait is deeply canalized, we mean that

Dr. Lee also developed a measure to rate children's distress during medical procedures. To test reliability, she

One way to help children remember more details of their life and to even understand their lives in more complex ways is to

Of the following, which ability reflects fluid intelligence?

Marisol is planning to become a pediatrician. For as long as she can remember that is what everyone in her family has expected because all of them work in medical careers. James Marcia would descrbe Marisol as being in the status of

A child who has violent tendency may seek out and enjoy playing violent video games. In this case, we would describe the genes for this tendency as

Professor Smart developed a new intelligence test. Although children who took the new test twice received similar scores on both occasions, their scores were not related to their scores on traditional intelligence tests. Professor Smart's test has _______ reliability and ________ validity.

Jack and Jake are fraternal twins who were reared together. Tom and Tim are identical twins who were reared apart. Based on prior research, one would expect the IQ correlation to be