Question 1

Briefly describe the ethological perspective.Provide an example that involves a critical period to support this perspective's argument.

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Ethology stresses that behavior is stron...

Question 2

Compared with earlier decades,U.S.adults today are:

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A)   more likely to be married.
B)   more likely to be childless.
C)   less likely to be living alone.
D)   less likely to need social relationships and support.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 3

The _____ period is the time from conception to birth.

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A)   perinatal
B)   prenatal
C)   neonatal
D)   postnatalE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 4

List Freud's psychosexual stages and explain how adult personality is determined as a result of these stages.

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Freud believed that we go through five s...

Question 5

Nellie,3,bangs her head against the wall repeatedly throughout the day.How could Skinner's concept of operant conditioning be applied to address this behavior?

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A)   Explore experiences from Nellie's early childhood and address them in therapy
B)   Test Nellie to determine her current level of cognitive functioning
C)   Investigate her psychosocial environment and eliminate stressors
D)   Reward Nellie when she does not bang her head and punish the head-banging behaviorE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Tzu-Chiang is 55 years old and is currently enrolled in a college algebra course.He is pleasantly surprised that he is performing well in the course despite not taking a formal math class for over 30 years.Researchers would consider this an instance that illustrates how development is:

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A)   plastic.
B)   multidisciplinary.
C)   lifelong.
D)   contextual.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Keith has won the lottery and now has more money than he ever thought.This incident will likely affect Keith's development and is an example of a:

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A)   normative history-graded influence.
B)   nonnormative life event.
C)   nonnormative history-graded influence.
D)   normative age-graded influence.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Vygotsky's theory emphasizes how _____ guides cognitive development.

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A)   culture and social interaction
B)   biology
C)   the unconscious mind
D)   genetic makeupE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Which theories describe development as primarily unconscious (beyond awareness)and heavily colored by emotion?

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Psychoanal...

Question 10

According to Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory,a person's family,peers,school,and neighborhood constitute his/her:

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A)   microsystem.
B)   mesosystem.
C)   chronosystem.
D)   macrosystem.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Two concepts that help provide a framework for describing and understanding an individual's development are:

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A)   developmental attributes and behavior.
B)   developmental characteristics and traits.
C)   developmental challenges and opportunities.
D)   developmental processes and periods.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Which age is determined based on physical health and the functional capacities of a person's vital organs?

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The answer of Which age is determined based on physical...

Question 13

The _____ involves the culture in which individuals live.

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A)   chronosystem
B)   mesosystem
C)   ethnosystem
D)   macrosystemE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Identify the term that refers to the developmental issue or debate concerning whether development is influenced by biology or environment.

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Nature-nur...

Question 15

Cynthia is conducting a survey on the prevalence and patterns of substance abuse in her city.Which of the following problems is she likely to encounter while using this method of data collection?

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A)   The assumption that a person's behavior is consistent and stable.
B)   The inability to sample a large number of people.
C)   The assumption that surveys have to be conducted only in person.
D)   Some participants may not tell the truth and instead give socially acceptable answers.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Dr.Perkins predicts that children who spend years playing a musical instrument are smarter than children who do not play music.This testable prediction is known as a(n) _____.

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A)   hypothesis
B)   classification
C)   variable
D)   axiomE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Ariel wants to describe the strength of the relationship between the number of airplane companies in the world and global warming.Which of the following kinds of research is Ariel most likely to perform?

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A)   Descriptive
B)   Correlational
C)   Collaborative
D)   DiscreteE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

The final stage of Erik Erikson's developmental theory is:

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A)   generativity versus stagnation.
B)   trust versus mistrust.
C)   integrity versus despair.
D)   intimacy versus isolation.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

According to Piaget's theory,two processes underlie children's cognitive construction of the world:

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A)   assimilation and generalization.
B)   adaptation and abstraction.
C)   association and abstraction.
D)   organization and adaptation.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Fernando believes that as individuals adapt to their environment,development,or phylogeny occurs.He further believes that there are critical periods that have also been selected for.He is most likely taking a(n) _____ approach.

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A)   behavioral
B)   ethological
C)   social cognitive
D)   psychoanalyticE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Tzu-Chiang is 55 years old and is currently enrolled in a college algebra course.He is pleasantly surprised that he is performing well in the course despite not taking a formal math class for over 30 years.Researchers would consider this an instance that illustrates how development is:

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Cynthia is conducting a survey on the prevalence and patterns of substance abuse in her city.Which of the following problems is she likely to encounter while using this method of data collection?

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Identify the term that refers to the developmental issue or debate concerning whether development is influenced by biology or environment.

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According to Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory,a person's family,peers,school,and neighborhood constitute his/her:

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Vygotsky's theory emphasizes how _____ guides cognitive development.

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Keith has won the lottery and now has more money than he ever thought.This incident will likely affect Keith's development and is an example of a:

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Two concepts that help provide a framework for describing and understanding an individual's development are:

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Which age is determined based on physical health and the functional capacities of a person's vital organs?

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Which theories describe development as primarily unconscious (beyond awareness)and heavily colored by emotion?

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Fernando believes that as individuals adapt to their environment,development,or phylogeny occurs.He further believes that there are critical periods that have also been selected for.He is most likely taking a(n) _____ approach.

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Dr.Perkins predicts that children who spend years playing a musical instrument are smarter than children who do not play music.This testable prediction is known as a(n) _____.

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According to Piaget's theory,two processes underlie children's cognitive construction of the world:

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Ariel wants to describe the strength of the relationship between the number of airplane companies in the world and global warming.Which of the following kinds of research is Ariel most likely to perform?

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The final stage of Erik Erikson's developmental theory is:

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List Freud's psychosexual stages and explain how adult personality is determined as a result of these stages.

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Nellie,3,bangs her head against the wall repeatedly throughout the day.How could Skinner's concept of operant conditioning be applied to address this behavior?

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The _____ period is the time from conception to birth.

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The _____ involves the culture in which individuals live.

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Compared with earlier decades,U.S.adults today are:

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Briefly describe the ethological perspective.Provide an example that involves a critical period to support this perspective's argument.

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