DEP 3053 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS
Finish the statement by choosing the best possible answer: Given the roots of
developmental psychology, human anger is likely to be viewed
____________________. - Answers - as an adaptive quality
The unique effect of the Great Depression can be characterized as - Answers - a cohort
effect
Choose All that apply: A developmental psychologist wants to find out whether and how
the quality of education has changed for the internet generation of students. This is a
question of a ________________________ - Answers - cohort effect and history-
graded influences
Alice's symptoms of menopause include hot flashes and cessation of her monthly
menstrual cycle. Alice's doctor tells her she is experiencing a(n) - Answers - age-graded
influence.
What do Freud's psychoanalytic and Erikson's psychosocial theories have in common?
- Answers - They imply that development is marked by certain sensitive periods.
What perspective has been particularly successful at empirically studying and
explaining human mating behavior ? - Answers - Evolutionary
Freud believed that the ego operates on the - Answers - reality principle.
Piaget's view assumes that thinking undergoes ________ advances, but the
information-processing approach assumes that development is marked by ________
advantages. - Answers - qualitative; quantitative
A child spent the first 5 years of his life isolated from the outside world and as a result
never learned to speak. This is an example of
_________________________________. - Answers - a critical period concept
A graduate student wants to write a dissertation on age-related changes in memory
between young and old adults. The best research method for her is
____________________ - Answers - cross-sectional.
Differences in female and male reproductive biology have led to different mating
strategies for men and women. This is an example of what developmental perspective?
- Answers - Evolutionary
,A historical event, such as the terrorist attacks in New York in September of 2001,
would be considered by Bronfenbrenner to fall within which system? - Answers -
chronosystem
A professor wants to examine the effectiveness of a new teaching approach. Her 9:00
a.m. class will be exposed to the new method of viewing teaching tapes, while her 10:00
a.m. class will be exposed to traditional lectures. Students will be able to choose which
tapes they want to view. What method is the professor using to conduct her
experiment? - Answers - scientific
Alice used to do her math homework regularly and studied hard for tests although she
continued to have difficulty getting passing grades; disheartened, Alice began to put
less effort into her math homework, and eventually she failed math. This is an example
of what type of behavior? - Answers - punishment
A researcher is interested in conducting a study to determine whether (and why) people
who experienced a devastating event, such as a house fire where the family lost
everything, suffer lasting effects (e.g., in relationships) over time. This researcher is
interested in the ________ development of the subject(s). - Answers - social
When an investigator typically devises two different conditions and then studies and
compares the outcomes of the participants exposed to those two different conditions in
order to see how behavior is affected, this is called a(n) - Answers - experiment.
"Nature" refers to - Answers - traits, abilities and capacities inherited from parents.
If the focus of a research study is to examine the ways in which elementary school
teachers can assist children to remember information more easily, such as a study
would represent ________ research. - Answers - applied
A researcher working with college-age football players is conducting a longitudinal study
to examine an athlete's decline in physical performance as the athlete ages. What type
of development and influence would the researcher most likely be studying? - Answers -
physical; age-graded
Biological and environmental influences that are similar for individuals in a particular
age group, regardless of where they are raised, are called ______influences - Answers
- age-graded
When the critical hormone ___________ is released in high enough concentration by
the mother's pituitary gland, the mother's uterus begins periodic contractions. - Answers
- oxytocin
If a baby is being born feet first, this is called - Answers - breech position.
Which test can be used to determine the sex of the child? - Answers - amniocentesis
, What is the name of the rod-shaped portions of DNA that are organized in 23 pairs? -
Answers - chromosomes
Diane has had difficult pregnancies and also developed a rare form of cervical cancer.
Diane's mother may have been prescribed ______ before Diane was born to prevent
miscarriage. - Answers - DES (diethylstilbestrol)
A trait within an organism that is present but not expressed is called - Answers -
recessive.
The neck of the uterus that separates it from the vagina is called the - Answers - cervix.
Three days after fertilization, the organism consists of some ___ cells, and by the next
day the number doubles. - Answers - 32
Women who give birth over the age of ___ are at a greater risk for a variety of
pregnancy and birth complications. - Answers - 30
Scientists have discovered that carrying the sickle-cell gene raises immunity to
_______, which is a common disease in West Africa. - Answers - malaria
Knowing what we know about the link between genetics, environment and intelligence,
what is the best answer for the following question:" If you had a pair of dizygotic twins in
your classroom, would you teach them any differently than if they were two siblings
students?" - Answers - Genetically, they are as similar as other siblings. So, no, I would
assume that their intellectual abilities are somewhat different.
Choose the best answer: A pregnant mother eats high fat foods, which then influences
her child's behavior for life time is an example of ________________. - Answers -
epigenetics
Knowing what we know about the link between genetics, environment and intelligence,
what would be your expectations if you were a teacher and you had a pair of
monozygotic twins in your classroom?" - Answers - I would expect them to perform
similar.
Many of the reflexes that infants are born with have ________ value. - Answers -
survival
How would multifactorial transmission explain development of personality. Choose the
most representative and the most accurate example. - Answers - Someone with a
genotype of an introvert (an underlying preference to be alone) can learn to be more
social. However, he/she will never become a "true" extrovert (an underlying preference
to be social).
ANSWERS
Finish the statement by choosing the best possible answer: Given the roots of
developmental psychology, human anger is likely to be viewed
____________________. - Answers - as an adaptive quality
The unique effect of the Great Depression can be characterized as - Answers - a cohort
effect
Choose All that apply: A developmental psychologist wants to find out whether and how
the quality of education has changed for the internet generation of students. This is a
question of a ________________________ - Answers - cohort effect and history-
graded influences
Alice's symptoms of menopause include hot flashes and cessation of her monthly
menstrual cycle. Alice's doctor tells her she is experiencing a(n) - Answers - age-graded
influence.
What do Freud's psychoanalytic and Erikson's psychosocial theories have in common?
- Answers - They imply that development is marked by certain sensitive periods.
What perspective has been particularly successful at empirically studying and
explaining human mating behavior ? - Answers - Evolutionary
Freud believed that the ego operates on the - Answers - reality principle.
Piaget's view assumes that thinking undergoes ________ advances, but the
information-processing approach assumes that development is marked by ________
advantages. - Answers - qualitative; quantitative
A child spent the first 5 years of his life isolated from the outside world and as a result
never learned to speak. This is an example of
_________________________________. - Answers - a critical period concept
A graduate student wants to write a dissertation on age-related changes in memory
between young and old adults. The best research method for her is
____________________ - Answers - cross-sectional.
Differences in female and male reproductive biology have led to different mating
strategies for men and women. This is an example of what developmental perspective?
- Answers - Evolutionary
,A historical event, such as the terrorist attacks in New York in September of 2001,
would be considered by Bronfenbrenner to fall within which system? - Answers -
chronosystem
A professor wants to examine the effectiveness of a new teaching approach. Her 9:00
a.m. class will be exposed to the new method of viewing teaching tapes, while her 10:00
a.m. class will be exposed to traditional lectures. Students will be able to choose which
tapes they want to view. What method is the professor using to conduct her
experiment? - Answers - scientific
Alice used to do her math homework regularly and studied hard for tests although she
continued to have difficulty getting passing grades; disheartened, Alice began to put
less effort into her math homework, and eventually she failed math. This is an example
of what type of behavior? - Answers - punishment
A researcher is interested in conducting a study to determine whether (and why) people
who experienced a devastating event, such as a house fire where the family lost
everything, suffer lasting effects (e.g., in relationships) over time. This researcher is
interested in the ________ development of the subject(s). - Answers - social
When an investigator typically devises two different conditions and then studies and
compares the outcomes of the participants exposed to those two different conditions in
order to see how behavior is affected, this is called a(n) - Answers - experiment.
"Nature" refers to - Answers - traits, abilities and capacities inherited from parents.
If the focus of a research study is to examine the ways in which elementary school
teachers can assist children to remember information more easily, such as a study
would represent ________ research. - Answers - applied
A researcher working with college-age football players is conducting a longitudinal study
to examine an athlete's decline in physical performance as the athlete ages. What type
of development and influence would the researcher most likely be studying? - Answers -
physical; age-graded
Biological and environmental influences that are similar for individuals in a particular
age group, regardless of where they are raised, are called ______influences - Answers
- age-graded
When the critical hormone ___________ is released in high enough concentration by
the mother's pituitary gland, the mother's uterus begins periodic contractions. - Answers
- oxytocin
If a baby is being born feet first, this is called - Answers - breech position.
Which test can be used to determine the sex of the child? - Answers - amniocentesis
, What is the name of the rod-shaped portions of DNA that are organized in 23 pairs? -
Answers - chromosomes
Diane has had difficult pregnancies and also developed a rare form of cervical cancer.
Diane's mother may have been prescribed ______ before Diane was born to prevent
miscarriage. - Answers - DES (diethylstilbestrol)
A trait within an organism that is present but not expressed is called - Answers -
recessive.
The neck of the uterus that separates it from the vagina is called the - Answers - cervix.
Three days after fertilization, the organism consists of some ___ cells, and by the next
day the number doubles. - Answers - 32
Women who give birth over the age of ___ are at a greater risk for a variety of
pregnancy and birth complications. - Answers - 30
Scientists have discovered that carrying the sickle-cell gene raises immunity to
_______, which is a common disease in West Africa. - Answers - malaria
Knowing what we know about the link between genetics, environment and intelligence,
what is the best answer for the following question:" If you had a pair of dizygotic twins in
your classroom, would you teach them any differently than if they were two siblings
students?" - Answers - Genetically, they are as similar as other siblings. So, no, I would
assume that their intellectual abilities are somewhat different.
Choose the best answer: A pregnant mother eats high fat foods, which then influences
her child's behavior for life time is an example of ________________. - Answers -
epigenetics
Knowing what we know about the link between genetics, environment and intelligence,
what would be your expectations if you were a teacher and you had a pair of
monozygotic twins in your classroom?" - Answers - I would expect them to perform
similar.
Many of the reflexes that infants are born with have ________ value. - Answers -
survival
How would multifactorial transmission explain development of personality. Choose the
most representative and the most accurate example. - Answers - Someone with a
genotype of an introvert (an underlying preference to be alone) can learn to be more
social. However, he/she will never become a "true" extrovert (an underlying preference
to be social).
