HDFS Exam 1 Review Questions & Answers 2024/2025
Theories - ANSWERSguide and give meaning to what we see
Theorists who emphasize stability stress the importance of - ANSWERSheredity
________ is considered the founder of the child study movement - ANSWERSG. Stanley Hall
According to th...
Theories - ANSWERSguide and give meaning to what we see
Theorists who emphasize stability stress the importance of - ANSWERSheredity
________ is considered the founder of the child study movement - ANSWERSG. Stanley Hall
According to the psychoanalytic perspective, people move through a series of stages in which they -
ANSWERSconfront conflicts between biological drives and social expectations
Dr. Faulkner believes that directly observable events -- stimuli responses-- are the appropriate focus of
the study of development. Dr. Faulkner probably follows the _______ perspective of development. -
ANSWERSbehaviorism
In Ivan Pavlov's famous experiment with dogs, the neutral stimulus was - ANSWERSthe trainer
______ consists of procedures that combine conditioning and modeling to eliminate undesirable
behaviors and increase desirable responses - ANSWERSBehavior modification
According to Jean Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory, the structures of a child's mind develop as
the result of - ANSWERSefforts to achieve equilibrium between internal structures and the outside
world.
Annabelle uses symbols and engages in make-believe play. However, her thinking lacks logic. Annabelle is
in Piaget's _______ stage of development. - ANSWERSpreoperational
Unlike Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory, the information-processing approach - ANSWERSdoes
not divide development into stages.
, In Vygotsky's theory, children advance dramatically in reasoning and problem solving when they -
ANSWERSenter school.
Urie Bronfenbrenner characterized his perspective as a(n) _______ model of development. -
ANSWERSbioecological
According to ecological systems theory, interactions between Marina and her child occur in the -
ANSWERSmicrosystem
A major strength of the clinical interview is that it - ANSWERScan provide a large amount of information
in a fairly brief period.
Yolanda spent six months in Argentina studying parent-teacher communication in the Argentinian school
system. Yolanda used the ______ research method. - ANSWERSethnographic
Two main types of designs used in all research on human behavior are ______ and ________. -
ANSWERScorrelational; experimental
Dr. Anderson wants to conduct a study to determine the cause-and-effect relationship between domestic
violence and anger in children. Dr. Anderson should use a(n) _________ design. - ANSWERSexperimental
When researchers cannot randomly assign participants and manipulate conditions in the real world, they
can sometimes compromise by conducting _______ experiments. - ANSWERSnatural
To determine whether shy children become shy adults, Dr. Mulvaney followed a group of participants
from age 5 to age 25. This is an example of a _______ design. - ANSWERSlongitudinal
A major limitation of cross-sectional research is that - ANSWERSage differences may be distorted
because of cohort effects.
A _____ is a complex blend of genetic information that determines the species and influences unique
characteristics. - ANSWERSgenotype
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