PSYC 230 UIUC EXAM S 1, 2, AND 3 | ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALRE ADY GRADED A+ | PROFESSOR VERIFIED | LATEST VERSIONS 2024 PSYC 230 UIUC EXAM 1 Which theories propose that development is largely determined by how well people resolve the conflicts that they face at different ages? a. learning b. cognitive c. systems d. psychodynamic -----CORRECT ANSWER --------- ------- d. psychodynamic A researcher is gathering several studies to estimate relations between variables. What kind of study is this researcher conducting? a. neuroscience b. continuity c. meta -analysis d. nature versus nurture -----CORRECT ANSWER ---------------- c. meta -analysis With regard to the nature -nurture debate, which factors are most influential in determining the kind of person you are? a. environmental and context -specific factors b. mutually interactive genetic and environmental fac tors c. predominantly environmental factors d. predominantly genetic factors -----CORRECT ANSWER ---------------- b. mutually interactive genetic and environmental factors Towanda notices that her 2 -year-old child has made a huge leap in language abilit y. As far as language ability is concerned, Towanda would probably most agree with the ________ point of view. a. universal development b. discontinuity c. genetic d. environmental -----CORRECT ANSWER ---------------- b. discontinuity The ideas of wh ich theorist emphasized the discontinuity and universal stages? a. Vygotsky b. Bandura c. Skinner d. Erikson -----CORRECT ANSWER ---------------- d. Erikson According to the example in the text, which product below was pulled from American shelves in response to human development research and its impact on social policy? a. flammable pajamas b. mercury -based thermometers c. plastic bottles d. lead -based paint -----CORRECT ANSWER ---------------- d. lead -based paint ________ is one kind of ______ __. a. Insight learning; punishment b. Reinforcement; operant conditioning c. Operant conditioning; negative reinforcement d. Negative reinforcement; insight learning -----CORRECT ANSWER ---------------- b. Reinforcement; operant conditioning Which i s the proper order of Piaget's stages? a. concrete operational, formal operational, sensorimotor, preoperational b. formal operational, sensorimotor, concrete operational, preoperational c. sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal ope rational d. preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational, sensorimotor -----CORRECT ANSWER ---------------- c. sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational Dr. Zachary is studying how adolescents' self -esteem is affe cted by school transitions, gender, and family environment. He hopes to soon replicate his studies in Japan and Africa. Which perspective most heavily influences Dr. Zachary? a. Competence -environmental press b. Psychodynamic c. Selective optimization with compensation (SOC) model. d. Life -span perspective -----CORRECT ANSWER ---------------- d. Life -span perspective Self-reports are not always valid because people ___________. a. engage in validity bias b. often lie about personal information c. remember events inaccurately and respond in socially acceptable ways d. like being observed -----CORRECT ANSWER ---------------- c. remember events inaccurately and respond in socially acceptable ways Dr. Hindsmith has developed a new test for IQ. When D r. Hindsmith distributes the new test to college students and finds that the students score the same every time they take the test, but that the test does not predict how they perform on other IQ tests. Dr. Hindsmith's test appears to have _________ but no t ________. a. reliability; validity b. validity; reliability c. reliability; sampling efficacy d. sampling efficacy; reliability -----CORRECT ANSWER ---------------- a. reliability; validity For a correlation coefficient, the ________ shows the dire ction of the relationship, while the ________ shows the strength of the relationship. a. difference from zero; probability b. difference from zero; positive or negative sign c. probability; difference from zero d. positive or negative sign; difference from zero -----CORRECT ANSWER ----------------
d. positive or negative sign; difference from zero In general, _________ forces include all internal perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and personality factors that affect development. a. psychological b. biological c. sociocultural d. life -cycle -----CORRECT ANSWER ---------------- a. psychological According to the text, which highly populated country is the most diverse in a sociocultural context? a. China b. Russia c. United States d. India -----CORRECT ANSWER ---------------- c. United States A researcher is interested in studying the consequences of behavior, such as whether a consequence increases the likelihood of the behavior that it follows. Which theory is this researcher likely studying? a. social learning theory b. cognitive -development theory c. behaviorism d. life -course perspective -----CORRECT ANSWER ---------------- c. behaviorism At any point in life, the ________ consists of the people and objects in an individual's immediate environment. a. microsystem b. mesosystem c. exosystem d. macrosystem -----CORRECT ANSWER ---------------- a. microsystem Two-year-old Luke lines up behind peers after seeing them make a line. Luke is demonstrating learning by _________. a. reinfo rcement b. operant conditioning
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