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Test Bank for Lifespan Development, 6th Canadian Edition, Denise Boyd, Paul Johnson, Helen B
Chapter 01: Basic Concepts and Methods
Chapter 01 Multiple-Choice Questions
1. Developmental psychology is the scientific study of ________ in our bodies, behaviour, thinking, emotions,
social relation...
Test Bank for Lifespan Development, 6th Canadian Edition,
Denise Boyd, Paul Johnson, Helen Bee
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,Chapter 01: Basic Concepts and Methods
Chapter 01 Multiple-Choice Questions
1. Developmental psychology is the scientific study of ________ in our bodies, behaviour, thinking, emotions,
social relationships, and personalities.
A) maturity and stability
B) age-related changes
C) social and cultural norms
D) genetic and biological influences
2. The belief that humans must seek redemption and lead a disciplined life to reduce the influence of innate
tendencies toward acting immorally is associated with the philosophical doctrine of
A) innate goodness.
B) original sin.
C) empiricism.
D) blank slate.
3. A developmental psychologist who espouses the ideas of the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau would
suggest that the basis for human development is
A) life experiences and external environmental influences that shape a "blank slate" malleable individual.
B) preprogrammed sequential stages and genetically inherited traits.
C) the struggle between an individual's selfish/sinful nature and redemption.
D) an individual's effort to achieve his or her inborn potential.
Answer: D) an individual's effort to achieve his or her inborn potential.
4. A developmental psychologist who espouses the ideas of the English philosopher John Locke would suggest
that the basis for human development is
A) the struggle between an individual's selfish/sinful nature and redemption.
B) an individual's effort to achieve his or her inborn potential.
C) preprogrammed sequential stages and genetically inherited traits.
D) environmental influences that shape a "blank slate" malleable individual.
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Answer: D) environmental influences that shape a "blank slate" malleable individual.
5. Which scientist contributed the concept of developmental stages to the scientific study of human
development?
A) Charles Darwin
B) John Watson
C) Arnold Gesell
D) G. Stanley Hall
6. ______ are recognized as the first scientific studies of child development.
A) Darwin's baby biographies
B) Gesell's studies of maturation
C) Hall's questionnaires and interviews
D) Piaget's cognitive theories
7. Early developmental psychology pioneer G. Stanley Hall believed that developmentalists should identify
________ to further the field's understanding of child development.
A) milestones
B) norms
C) developmental stages
D) maturation processes
8. ________ is the term used to describe the average age at which children reach developmental milestones.
A) "Norms"
B) "Maturation stage"
C) "Psycho-social developmental stage"
D) "Phenomenon"
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