DEP FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ASWERS
One of the main contributions of Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory to our
understanding is
A. its emphasis on biology and the individual as the most important influence on
development
B. the way it details the interaction of biology and environmental influences on
development
C. its emphasis on the family system as the most important influence on development
D. its description of sensitive periods in development - Answers - B. the way it details
the interaction of biology and environmental influences on development
Which research design is best for studying individual patters of development?
A. Longitudinal
B. Case study
C. Cross-sectional
D. Retrospective - Answers - A. Longitudinal
A sex-linked characteristic
A. involves alleles on the sex chromosomes
B. is important for sexual attraction
C. occurs only in women
D. occurs only in men - Answers - A. involves alleles on the sex chromosome
The ___- is most involved in cushioning the embryo/fetus
A. chorion
B. umbilical cord
C. amnion
D. placenta - Answers - C. amnion
The fetal period begins
A. at the age of viability
B. at the start of the third trimester
C. when the ectoderm is functional
D. when ossification begins - Answers - D. when ossification begins
Which of the following is vulnerable to teratogens throughout the embryonic and fetal
periods
A. limbs (arms and legs)
B. central nervous system
C. eyes
D. heart - Answers - B. central nervous system
The degree to which, and the conditions under which, development is open to change
and intervention is called - Answers - plasticity
, Name a specific element of a child's Microsystem according to Bronfenbrenner's Theory
- Answers - home, parents, school, siblings
Describe the concept of the coevolution of culture and biology - Answers - involves the
idea that cultural factors influence the likelihood that people with certain genetically-
influenced mental and physical traits will survive and reproduce.
A person's measurable, observable characteristics that result from the interaction of the
genotype and environment are called that person's - Answers - phenotype
According to the text, which sensory-perceptual ability is most developed at birth?
A. taste and smell
B. color perception
C. visual acuity
D. temperature detection - Answers - A. taste and smell
Which aspect of infant sleep appears to be most influenced by cultural practices
according to the text?
A. number of total hours infants sleep a day
B. the length of the longest period of wakefulness
C. the content of infants' dreams
D. infants' night/day sleep cycle - Answers - D. infants' night/day sleep cycle
Piaget was interested in deferred imitation because it indicates that children have
A. intentionality
B. the ability to reproduce interesting events
C. mental representations
D. the ability to engage in pretend play - Answers - C. mental representations
Rovee-COllier's research tested infants' memory for their own actions by tying a ribbon
from their legs to a mobile. She found that babies had a harder time remembering what
to do when they were tested in a different room or in a different crib. This finding shows
that young infants
A. are easily distracted
B. rely on memory cues
C. need many exposures to remember things
D. need sustained attention to form associations - Answers - B. rely on memory cues
A 1-year old classified as securely attached __ in the Ainsworth Strange Situation
A. can be comforted as well by a stranger as the caregiver
B. stays close to the caregiver
C. doesn't cry when separated from the caregiver
D. checks back with the caregiver while exploring - Answers - D. checks back with the
caregiver while exploring
Which of the following is a self-conscious emotion?
One of the main contributions of Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory to our
understanding is
A. its emphasis on biology and the individual as the most important influence on
development
B. the way it details the interaction of biology and environmental influences on
development
C. its emphasis on the family system as the most important influence on development
D. its description of sensitive periods in development - Answers - B. the way it details
the interaction of biology and environmental influences on development
Which research design is best for studying individual patters of development?
A. Longitudinal
B. Case study
C. Cross-sectional
D. Retrospective - Answers - A. Longitudinal
A sex-linked characteristic
A. involves alleles on the sex chromosomes
B. is important for sexual attraction
C. occurs only in women
D. occurs only in men - Answers - A. involves alleles on the sex chromosome
The ___- is most involved in cushioning the embryo/fetus
A. chorion
B. umbilical cord
C. amnion
D. placenta - Answers - C. amnion
The fetal period begins
A. at the age of viability
B. at the start of the third trimester
C. when the ectoderm is functional
D. when ossification begins - Answers - D. when ossification begins
Which of the following is vulnerable to teratogens throughout the embryonic and fetal
periods
A. limbs (arms and legs)
B. central nervous system
C. eyes
D. heart - Answers - B. central nervous system
The degree to which, and the conditions under which, development is open to change
and intervention is called - Answers - plasticity
, Name a specific element of a child's Microsystem according to Bronfenbrenner's Theory
- Answers - home, parents, school, siblings
Describe the concept of the coevolution of culture and biology - Answers - involves the
idea that cultural factors influence the likelihood that people with certain genetically-
influenced mental and physical traits will survive and reproduce.
A person's measurable, observable characteristics that result from the interaction of the
genotype and environment are called that person's - Answers - phenotype
According to the text, which sensory-perceptual ability is most developed at birth?
A. taste and smell
B. color perception
C. visual acuity
D. temperature detection - Answers - A. taste and smell
Which aspect of infant sleep appears to be most influenced by cultural practices
according to the text?
A. number of total hours infants sleep a day
B. the length of the longest period of wakefulness
C. the content of infants' dreams
D. infants' night/day sleep cycle - Answers - D. infants' night/day sleep cycle
Piaget was interested in deferred imitation because it indicates that children have
A. intentionality
B. the ability to reproduce interesting events
C. mental representations
D. the ability to engage in pretend play - Answers - C. mental representations
Rovee-COllier's research tested infants' memory for their own actions by tying a ribbon
from their legs to a mobile. She found that babies had a harder time remembering what
to do when they were tested in a different room or in a different crib. This finding shows
that young infants
A. are easily distracted
B. rely on memory cues
C. need many exposures to remember things
D. need sustained attention to form associations - Answers - B. rely on memory cues
A 1-year old classified as securely attached __ in the Ainsworth Strange Situation
A. can be comforted as well by a stranger as the caregiver
B. stays close to the caregiver
C. doesn't cry when separated from the caregiver
D. checks back with the caregiver while exploring - Answers - D. checks back with the
caregiver while exploring
Which of the following is a self-conscious emotion?
