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Psychology 308 Quizzes Detailed Questions and Expert Answers
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Psychology 308 Quizzes Detailed Questions and Expert Answers
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Psychology 308 Quizzes Detailed Questionsand Expert Answers
A longitudinal research design - ANS tests the same group (5 year-olds) at different
times (first test when kids are 5, then when they are 10, and finally when they turn
15).
Which of the following restate one of the "big questions" in developmental
psychology? - ANS When and how much are systems open to change and
development?
Are changes specific and local or broad and wide-ranging, affecting many systems
at once?
What causes people to differ from each other and how stable are these
differences?
Is development continuous and stage-like, or discontinuous?
What is the relative balance of influence between games and the environment on
development?
Changes in cognitive development such as achieving conservation alter many of
the ways that a child interacts with the world, leading to _________ changes
which exert a ________ influence on other areas of development. - ANS global;
strong
Which of the following research questions reflect the idea of individual
differences? - ANS Which children are most likely to succeed in school?
,The empiricist and nativist perspectives differ because nativists believe that - ANS
there are modules which predispose one to have an advantage in learning complex
things, like language.
In which type of study are the effects of age and the effects of time of
measurement confounded with one another? - ANS Longitudinal
The timeframe of prenatal development which is most highly sensitive to adverse
effects from teratogens across the most developing systems is the - ANS
embryonic period
New York taxi drivers, because of their job, have enhanced neural representation
in the visual-spatial and memory regions. This is an example of - ANS experience-
dependent plasticity.
The question addressed by the correlational method is - ANS are two or more
variables related in some systematic way?
When does adolescence begin and end? - ANS puberty = begin
assumption of adult roles/responsibilities = end
Which of the following is true about myelination? - ANS Myelination improves the
efficiency of communication between neurons
, A heritability estimate of .1 suggests that _______ variation is explained primarily
by _______ influences. - ANS phenotypic; environmental
Generally speaking, early developing brain structures tend to - ANS support
capacities that are essential for life
Which of the following are true about infant visual capabilities? - ANS Newborn
vision is best for objects about one foot away.
Newborn vision has poor sensitivity to contrast.
Babies see poorly because they all have astigmatism.
In a research study, the infant hears the speech sound "timay" over and over until
it gets bored. Next, the researcher exposes the infant to the speech sound "dobu".
The infant perks up and starts paying attention again after hearing the sound
"dobu". The infant is demonstrating: - ANS dishabituation
a novelty preference
A researcher recruits infants to participate in Gibson's visual cliff study. What
research question could be answered by this study? - ANS When does depth
perception develop?
Which of the following do NOT support the maturational account of motor
development? - ANS Infants who were given practice with sticky velcro mittens
spent more time reaching and grasping than infants who had regular mittens, and
became better at reaching and grasping than the average time when these skills
develop
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