Lifespan & development exam 1 (ch.1-5) Exam question with Correct /verified Answers
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Lifespan & development
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Lifespan & Development
Ch. 1
Developmental psychology views historical differences as ___________.
a.) not properly a part of the study of developmental psychology
b.) unimportant since development is universal and constant over time
c.) a result of differences in nature, not nurture
d.) reflecting differences in a...
Lifespan & development exam 1 (ch.1-5) Exam
question with Correct /verified Answers
Ch. 1
Developmental psychology views historical differences as ___________.
a.) not properly a part of the study of developmental psychology
b.) unimportant since development is universal and constant over time
c.) a result of differences in nature, not nurture
d.) reflecting differences in age norms and age grades - ANSWER-d.) reflecting
differences in age norms and age grades.
Dr.Maddox, a developmental psychologist, is conducting research on the emotional
development or preschool children. Into which broad domain of development does this
fall?
a.) psychosocial
b.) cognitive
c.) growth
d.) physical - ANSWER-a.) psychosocial
Jared signs up for college classes because he feels that this is what a 19-year-old
should do. This best illustrates that he is influenced by ______.
a.) age norms
b.) age grade
c.) chronological age
d.) aging - ANSWER-a.) age norms
Pat, a 35-year-old female, notes that many of her friends are already expecting their
second or even third child, while she and her husband are only now starting to talk
about having children. She wonders whether there is something wrong with them
because they seem so behind their friends. Pat's concerns reflect _____.
a.) the social clock
b.) the mothering instinct
c.) age related desires
d.) a rite of passage - ANSWER-a.) the social clock
what was the average life expectancy in the U.S. for an infant born in 1900?
a.) 47 years
b.) 69 years
c.) 35 years
d.) 29 years - ANSWER-a.) 47 years
The nature/nurture debate is most closely related to which of the following assumptions
of the life-span development perspective?
, a.) development involves both gains and losses
b.) development is influenced by multiple factors
c.) development is a lifelong process
d.) development is universal - ANSWER-b.) development is influenced by multiple
factors.
research that characterizes human behavior at different ages and traces how it changes
with age is consistent with which of the three broad goals of life-span development
research?
a.) explanation
b.) prevention
c.) optimization
d.) description - ANSWER-d.) description
When health educator teaches students about sex education based on materials that
have been shown to be effective through research, rather than relying on personal
opinions, they are using _______.
a.) correlation techniques
b.) biased-practice
c.) evidence-based practice
d.) intuition - ANSWER-c.) evidence-based practice
Who is most often considered to be the founder of developmental psychology?
a.) G. stanley hall
b.) Charles Darwin
c.) Glen Elder
d.) Paul Baltes - ANSWER-a.) G. stanley Hall
What type of research design does a baby biography fall under?
a.) structured observation
b.) case study
c.) correlation
d.) experimental - ANSWER-b.) case study
A researcher is testing the effect of a drug versus a placebo on the level of hyperactive
behavior in children. What is the independent variable in this study?
a.) heart rate
b.) age of child
c.) drug versus placebo
d.) measure of hyperactive behavior - ANSWER-C.
A researcher is interested in studying the effects violent video games have on male and
female children. Obviously random assignment to gender is not possible. What type of
study should she do?
a.) a case study
b.) an experiment
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