Psyc 210 Test 1 Questions with 100% Correct
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Th development best be described as
Multidisciplinary
2. Which term does not belong in this group
hereditary
Dr. Fletcher is attempting to determine whether adult criminals were rule-breakers
throughout their childhood or whether they suddenly turned to a life of crime. Her
research is most concerned with which issue of human development?
continuity versus discontinuity
When Clarisse says, "'It doesn't matter if they are French, Swedish, or Chinese, kids
are kids," she is espousing a position concerning human development.
Context-specific
The field of ________ gives us information about how the four developmental forces
interact with each other
Neuroscience
Which item does nor constitute a "psychological force
Heredity
Daisy and Rose are identical twins who were separated at birth. Daisy was raised in the
United States whereas Rose spent her childhood in Austria Which force would likely
explain most of the differences between their behaviors as teens?
, Socioultural
Psychodynamic theories place the least emphasis on the portion of the biopsychosocial
framework
Biological
Nemo wishes to leave home and begin an adventure etter understanding of himself.
According to Erik Erikson, Nemo is in which stage that will challenge his skills as a
person and lead to a development?
identity vs. identity confusion
10. The basic premise of is that the consequences of a behavior determine the likelihood
of the behavior being repeated in the future
Operant conditioning
Social cognitive theory and operant conditioning are similar in that they both
b. believe that experience is important in determining behavior
What is the correct order of Piaget's stages of development?
ensorimotor preoperational, concrete operational, formal perational
What type of theorist would most likely descnbe human cogniltive development using
the analogy ntal sofrware?
Information processing theorist
According to ecological theory, the people closest to a developing child represent his or
her
Microsystem
Answers
Th development best be described as
Multidisciplinary
2. Which term does not belong in this group
hereditary
Dr. Fletcher is attempting to determine whether adult criminals were rule-breakers
throughout their childhood or whether they suddenly turned to a life of crime. Her
research is most concerned with which issue of human development?
continuity versus discontinuity
When Clarisse says, "'It doesn't matter if they are French, Swedish, or Chinese, kids
are kids," she is espousing a position concerning human development.
Context-specific
The field of ________ gives us information about how the four developmental forces
interact with each other
Neuroscience
Which item does nor constitute a "psychological force
Heredity
Daisy and Rose are identical twins who were separated at birth. Daisy was raised in the
United States whereas Rose spent her childhood in Austria Which force would likely
explain most of the differences between their behaviors as teens?
, Socioultural
Psychodynamic theories place the least emphasis on the portion of the biopsychosocial
framework
Biological
Nemo wishes to leave home and begin an adventure etter understanding of himself.
According to Erik Erikson, Nemo is in which stage that will challenge his skills as a
person and lead to a development?
identity vs. identity confusion
10. The basic premise of is that the consequences of a behavior determine the likelihood
of the behavior being repeated in the future
Operant conditioning
Social cognitive theory and operant conditioning are similar in that they both
b. believe that experience is important in determining behavior
What is the correct order of Piaget's stages of development?
ensorimotor preoperational, concrete operational, formal perational
What type of theorist would most likely descnbe human cogniltive development using
the analogy ntal sofrware?
Information processing theorist
According to ecological theory, the people closest to a developing child represent his or
her
Microsystem
