PSYCH 2210 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Developmentalists believe that biological, cognitive, and socioemotional processes
______. - Answers - interact as people develop
The "nature" part of the nature-nurture issue in development can be described as
______. - Answers - a biological and genetic perspective
______ theories view development as being primarily the result of unconscious
processes. - Answers - Psychoanalytic
Both the behavioral and the social cognitive theories of development assume that
______. - Answers - development does not occur in a stage-like fashion
The perspective that does not rigidly believe in any one theoretical perspective but
considers multiple theories and selects the best features from each is known as ______
theoretical orientation. - Answers - eclectic
______ age refers to an individual's ability to adapt to change as compared to other
people who have lived the same amount of time. - Answers - Psychological
Informed consent - Answers - Participants must have information on the costs and
benefits of their participation. They must be told that they have the right to withdraw.
Confidentiality - Answers - Information on participants must not be published or
revealed; ideally, participants' information will remain anonymous.
Debriefing - Answers - Participants will be advised of the purpose of the study and
methods used once their participation has ended.
Deception - Answers - For study purposes, participants are not told everything in
advance because it would change their behavior and alter data. This is allowed as long
as participants are not harmed.
Which of the following are cognitive theories of development? - Answers - Piaget's
developmental theory
Information-processing theory
Vygotsky's sociocultural theory
According to ______, the presence or absence of certain experiences is especially
important during specific time frames called critical periods. - Answers - ethologists
, Dr. Booker is researching friendship patterns across childhood. She has included four
groups in her study: 4-year-olds, 6-year-olds, 8-year-olds, and 10-year-olds. This is an
example of _______. - Answers - a cross-sectional study
Life-span development is defined as the pattern of change that begins ______ and
continues ______. - Answers - at conception; through the human life span
biological
cognitive
socioemotional - Answers - physical stature
Language and intelligence
relationships with others
What term describes the beliefs, customs, and general behavior patterns of a group of
people? - Answers - culture
Psychoanalytic theories of development place heavy emphasis on the role of ______. -
Answers - the unconscious
Both the behavioral and the social cognitive theories emphasize ______. - Answers -
continuity in development
The prenatal period is the time from ______. - Answers - conception to birth
A person's _____ age refers to connectedness with others and the roles that individuals
adopt. - Answers - social
Developmentalists believe that biological, cognitive, and socioemotional processes
______. - Answers - interact as people develop
The _____ method consists of the following steps: conceptualize a process or problem
to be studied, collect research data, analyze the data, and draw conclusions. - Answers
- Scientific
______ theories view development as being primarily the result of unconscious
processes. - Answers - Psychoanalytic
Both the behavioral and the social cognitive theories of development assume that
______. - Answers - development does not occur in a stage-like fashion
The _____ period of development is the time from conception to birth. - Answers -
prenatal
______ age refers to an individual's ability to adapt to change as compared to other
people who have lived the same amount of time. - Answers - Psychological
Developmentalists believe that biological, cognitive, and socioemotional processes
______. - Answers - interact as people develop
The "nature" part of the nature-nurture issue in development can be described as
______. - Answers - a biological and genetic perspective
______ theories view development as being primarily the result of unconscious
processes. - Answers - Psychoanalytic
Both the behavioral and the social cognitive theories of development assume that
______. - Answers - development does not occur in a stage-like fashion
The perspective that does not rigidly believe in any one theoretical perspective but
considers multiple theories and selects the best features from each is known as ______
theoretical orientation. - Answers - eclectic
______ age refers to an individual's ability to adapt to change as compared to other
people who have lived the same amount of time. - Answers - Psychological
Informed consent - Answers - Participants must have information on the costs and
benefits of their participation. They must be told that they have the right to withdraw.
Confidentiality - Answers - Information on participants must not be published or
revealed; ideally, participants' information will remain anonymous.
Debriefing - Answers - Participants will be advised of the purpose of the study and
methods used once their participation has ended.
Deception - Answers - For study purposes, participants are not told everything in
advance because it would change their behavior and alter data. This is allowed as long
as participants are not harmed.
Which of the following are cognitive theories of development? - Answers - Piaget's
developmental theory
Information-processing theory
Vygotsky's sociocultural theory
According to ______, the presence or absence of certain experiences is especially
important during specific time frames called critical periods. - Answers - ethologists
, Dr. Booker is researching friendship patterns across childhood. She has included four
groups in her study: 4-year-olds, 6-year-olds, 8-year-olds, and 10-year-olds. This is an
example of _______. - Answers - a cross-sectional study
Life-span development is defined as the pattern of change that begins ______ and
continues ______. - Answers - at conception; through the human life span
biological
cognitive
socioemotional - Answers - physical stature
Language and intelligence
relationships with others
What term describes the beliefs, customs, and general behavior patterns of a group of
people? - Answers - culture
Psychoanalytic theories of development place heavy emphasis on the role of ______. -
Answers - the unconscious
Both the behavioral and the social cognitive theories emphasize ______. - Answers -
continuity in development
The prenatal period is the time from ______. - Answers - conception to birth
A person's _____ age refers to connectedness with others and the roles that individuals
adopt. - Answers - social
Developmentalists believe that biological, cognitive, and socioemotional processes
______. - Answers - interact as people develop
The _____ method consists of the following steps: conceptualize a process or problem
to be studied, collect research data, analyze the data, and draw conclusions. - Answers
- Scientific
______ theories view development as being primarily the result of unconscious
processes. - Answers - Psychoanalytic
Both the behavioral and the social cognitive theories of development assume that
______. - Answers - development does not occur in a stage-like fashion
The _____ period of development is the time from conception to birth. - Answers -
prenatal
______ age refers to an individual's ability to adapt to change as compared to other
people who have lived the same amount of time. - Answers - Psychological
