THEBRIGHT EXAM SOLUTIONS 8/20/2024 8:37 PM
DEP Exam 1 Review Questions With
Correct Answers
Development results from biologically programmed changes called__________ and from
specific environmental experiences called ______________.
a. aging; learning
b. learning; growth
c. maturation; learn...
Development results from biologically programmed changes called__________ and from
specific environmental experiences called ______________.
a. aging; learning
b. learning; growth
c. maturation; learning
d. age changes; age differences - answer✔✔C
One of the assumptions of the life-span perspective is that development is multidirectional. This
means that
a. development is caused by any number of factors and determining which cause is most
influential can't be done.
b. developmental changes are universal across most people.
c. developmental outcomes can never be predicted.
d. development at all ages consists of some gains and some losses, as well as some abilities that
remain the same. - answer✔✔D
Another assumption of the life-span perspective is that there is plasticity in development This
means that
a. most of our acquisition of new skills will occur during infancy when our brains are not fully
developed.
b. developmental changes can occur in response to our experiences across the life span.
c. development is never really complete
d. all skills can be developed at any time of the life span - answer✔✔B
, THEBRIGHT EXAM SOLUTIONS 8/20/2024 8:37 PM
A positive correlation between viewing televised violence and aggressive behavior would
indicate that:
a. children who watch less television tend to be less aggressive.
b. children who watch more television tend to be less aggressive.
c. increases in aggression are caused by watching more televised violence
d. watching televised violence is not related to level of aggressive behavior - answer✔✔A
The major disadvantage of correlational studies is that:
a. they are costly and time-consuming.
b. they do not allow researchers to make cause and effect conclusion
c. the conclusions are confounded by time-of-measurement effects.
d. they have no clear dependent variables - answer✔✔B
If you wanted to assess individual changes over time in prosocial behavior, you would need to
use
a. a longitudinal design
b. a cross-sectional design
c. a correlational design
d. an experimental design - answer✔✔A
Cross-sectional designs provide information about age _________; longitudinal designs provide
information about age ________.
a. differences; changes
b. changes; differences
c. differences; differences
d. changes; changes - answer✔✔A
Cross-sectional designs confound age effects with _________; longitudinal designs confound
age effects with________.
a. cohort effects; cohort effects
b. time of measurement effects; cohort effects
c. cohort effects; type of measurement effects
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