The quality of the caregiving that you received while growing up is an example of __________ and your
ability (that you are born with) to learn how to use language is an example of __________. - correct
answer ✔✔nurture; nature
Among children who suffer early deprivation, we see a variety of developmental outcomes. Some
deprived children do quite well, but others are more negatively affected. This demonstrates the principle
of: - correct answer ✔✔multifocality.
You can have confidence in information that you find in scientific journals because: - correct answer
✔✔articles are reviewed by a panel of experts before they are published.
Rebecca is 2.5 years old. She is learning new words at a rapid pace and is beginning to show more
independence from her parents - she like to do things for herself. Which stage of childhood is Rebecca
in? - correct answer ✔✔toddlerhood
Which of the following is an example of a qualitative change? - correct answer ✔✔One month ago David
believed that if he can't see someone (because he has his eyes closed), then they can't see him. He now
knows this is incorrect.
Sigmund Freud would say that an adult who smokes heavily or one who constantly bites her nails: -
correct answer ✔✔is fixated at the oral stages because these needs were not met in infancy.
In Bandura's Bobo Doll experiment, when children observed an adult treating a Bobo doll in an
aggressive manner: - correct answer ✔✔they were more likely to treat the doll aggressively themselves
when they had the chance to play with it.
According to the theory of sociobiology, you are more likely to protect, help, and give to relatives rather
than to other people because: - correct answer ✔✔this helps to ensure that genes that you share in
common will be passed on to future generations.
, The family is a part of which level of the Bronfenbrenner's model of development? - correct answer
✔✔the Microsystem
Danny is a child who behaves selfishly and impulsively. He seeks immediate gratification and ignore any
potential negative consequences of his actions. According to Freud, Danny is ruled by his ____________.
- correct answer ✔✔id
According to Erikson, successful resolution of the trust vs. mistrust crisis involves: - correct answer
✔✔learning to feel safe and secure in their parents and, by extension, the world.
Psychoanalytic theory focuses on the internal process of the mind, but learning theories focus on: -
correct answer ✔✔observable behavior.
According to Piaget, when you encounter new information and it fits into an existing scheme, you can
____________ the new information. - correct answer ✔✔assimilate
Stage theories are also considered to be: - correct answer ✔✔qualitative theories.
Most theories can be proven beyond a shadow of a doubt, which is why they have lasted throughout the
years and can be generalized to all behavior. - correct answer ✔✔False
A researcher is interested in the development of depression. She interviews children ages 5, 9, & 13
about their depressive symptoms all around the same time. What type of research design did she use? -
correct answer ✔✔cross-sectional
As part of research study, a researcher decides that she will use the number of pieces of junk mail that a
family receives each week as an indicator of how wealthy the family is. If we do not have a good reason
to believe that these two things are related, her measure of family wealth is: - correct answer ✔✔not
valid.
When Piaget was conducting his research, he might present a story and then ask children questions
about it. There were some questions he asked every child, but there also were questions that were
specifically tied to the child's initial response. Piaget was using a ____________ to conduct his research. -
correct answer ✔✔clinical interview
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