TEST BANK FOR ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A LIFE-SPAN VIEW, 2ND EDITION, ROBERT V. KAIL, JOHN C. CAVANAUGH

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 1 — The Study of Human Development True / False 1. Research has conclusively found that nature has a significantly greater effect on development than does nurture across nearly all behaviors and characteristics. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 2. The continuity-discontinuity issue concerns whether there is just one path of development or several. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 3. The biopsychosocial model emphasizes that many different forces interact with each other in order to make up development. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 4. Neuroscientists base their studies of the brain and nervous systems exclusively on the information gleaned from brain imaging techniques. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 5. Erikson’s conceptualization of the epigenetic principle provides the basis for psychosocial theory’s sequence of stages. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 6. The primary pioneer in the study of behaviorism was Erik Erikson. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 7. A punishment is a consequence of an action that decreases the likelihood that the action will be repeated in the future a. True b. False ANSWER: True 8. According to the information-processing theory, the human mind is analogous to a computer and contains both mental “software” and mental “hardware.” a. True b. False ANSWER: True 9. The ecological theory of Urie Bronfenbrenner proposes that there are three interacting levels of environmental context