Question 1

A person experiences a traumatic event during childhood. A developmental psychologist would view the traumatic event as an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   biological factor
B)   random factor
C)   representative factor
D)   environmental factorE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

A researcher obtains individuals' permission before randomly assigning them to the treatment or the control group. She is complying with the basic ethical principle regarding:

Accepted Answer

A)   freedom from harm
B)   informed consent
C)   use of deception
D)   maintenance of privacyE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

According to Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model, your family, friends, and classmates are part of your:

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A)   exosystem
B)   macrosystem
C)   mesosystem
D)   microsystemE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Generalizing from the text, you would expect that culture would have the greatest impact on development during which of the following developmental periods?

Accepted Answer

A)   infancy
B)   toddlerhood
C)   early childhood
D)   adolescenceE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Which of the following is of highest value in a collectivist culture?

Accepted Answer

A)   interdependence
B)   competition
C)   individuality
D)   personal achievementE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Which of the following terms would be most closely associated with the field of operant conditioning?

Accepted Answer

A)   fixation
B)   assimilation
C)   systems
D)   rewardE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a term typically used to describe one of the stages in Freud's psychosexual theory?

Accepted Answer

A)   oral
B)   phallic
C)   latency
D)   pubertyE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Freud's genital stage begins during:

Accepted Answer

A)   infancy
B)   childhood
C)   adolescence
D)   adulthoodE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 9

A researcher conducts extensive, in-depth interviews with a small group of highly gifted children with genius IQs. What type of study is he conducting?

Accepted Answer

A)   case study
B)   naturalistic observation
C)   experiment
D)   laboratory observationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Darwin's idea of "survival of the fittest" is also referred to as the theory of:

Accepted Answer

A)   natural selection
B)   social learning
C)   social success
D)   biological changeE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Developmental psychologists generally focus their study on the unusual individuals in order to learn about the extremes of human development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Lev Vygotsky's views on human development can be best categorized as belonging to which of the following theoretical perspectives?

Accepted Answer

A)   biological
B)   evolutionary
C)   psychodynamic
D)   social-cognitiveE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true regarding the corporal punishment of children?

Accepted Answer

A)   About 80% of parents spank their children at least occasionally.
B)   The use of corporal punishment has been banned in all public schools in the U.S., although private schools are allowed to determine their own rules for punishment
C)   Except for the U.S., no other industrialized countries have banned corporal punishment in the public schools.
D)   All of the three statements provided as answers in this question are true.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Freud viewed this part of the mind as involving a person's impulsive tendencies, particularly the search for pleasure and the avoidance of pain.

Accepted Answer

A)   id
B)   ego
C)   superego
D)   pleasure centerE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Learning to talk in infancy is a good example of maturation because it is closely linked to the development of the brain and the increasing ability to coordinate motor control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Four-year-old Sasha watches carefully how her older brother unlocks the chest where her mother hides special toys. After her brother locks the chest and leaves, Sasha is able to remember the steps he used and she now unlocks the chest. Sasha's method of learning is best thought of as an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)   operant conditioning
B)   classical conditioning
C)   social learning
D)   fixationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

A researcher studies how individuals born during the 1940s compare to individuals born during the 1970s with regard to political participation. The groups of individuals are called:

Accepted Answer

A)   reference groups
B)   alliances
C)   support groups
D)   cohortsE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Human development is studied from a scientific perspective, meaning that its methods of study are:

Accepted Answer

A)   objective
B)   important
C)   based on cases of individuals
D)   based on random samples of individualsE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Which of the following best describes the difference in Freud's and Erikson's views about human development?

Accepted Answer

A)   Erikson emphasized the role of unconscious processes; Freud emphasized conscious processes.
B)   Erikson emphasized the role of conditioning and social learning; Freud emphasized unconscious processes.
C)   Erikson emphasized the role of conscious processes; Freud emphasized unconscious processes.
D)   None of the answers are correct because Freud and Erikson emphasized very similar processes as guiding human development.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 20

"An organized, coherent set of ideas that helps us to understand, to explain, and to make predictions" is known as a:

Accepted Answer

A)   scientific law
B)   domain
C)   theory
D)   phenomenonE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 1: Understanding Human Development

Freud's genital stage begins during:

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A researcher obtains individuals' permission before randomly assigning them to the treatment or the control group. She is complying with the basic ethical principle regarding:

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Freud viewed this part of the mind as involving a person's impulsive tendencies, particularly the search for pleasure and the avoidance of pain.

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Darwin's idea of "survival of the fittest" is also referred to as the theory of:

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Generalizing from the text, you would expect that culture would have the greatest impact on development during which of the following developmental periods?

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Developmental psychologists generally focus their study on the unusual individuals in order to learn about the extremes of human development.

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Which of the following statements is true regarding the corporal punishment of children?

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"An organized, coherent set of ideas that helps us to understand, to explain, and to make predictions" is known as a:

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A researcher conducts extensive, in-depth interviews with a small group of highly gifted children with genius IQs. What type of study is he conducting?

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Lev Vygotsky's views on human development can be best categorized as belonging to which of the following theoretical perspectives?

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Four-year-old Sasha watches carefully how her older brother unlocks the chest where her mother hides special toys. After her brother locks the chest and leaves, Sasha is able to remember the steps he used and she now unlocks the chest. Sasha's method of learning is best thought of as an example of:

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Which of the following best describes the difference in Freud's and Erikson's views about human development?

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Which of the following terms would be most closely associated with the field of operant conditioning?

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Which of the following is NOT a term typically used to describe one of the stages in Freud's psychosexual theory?

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Learning to talk in infancy is a good example of maturation because it is closely linked to the development of the brain and the increasing ability to coordinate motor control.

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Which of the following is of highest value in a collectivist culture?

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A researcher studies how individuals born during the 1940s compare to individuals born during the 1970s with regard to political participation. The groups of individuals are called:

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Human development is studied from a scientific perspective, meaning that its methods of study are:

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According to Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model, your family, friends, and classmates are part of your:

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A person experiences a traumatic event during childhood. A developmental psychologist would view the traumatic event as an example of which of the following?

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