FAD 3220 TEST 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
basic issues for theorists in explaining development? - CORRECT ANSWER- Weather
people are active or reactive in their own development
Whether development is continuos or occurs in stages
the relative weight given to heredity and environment
A mechanistic model of college students' drinking behaviors would look at - CORRECT
ANSWER- enviromental influences such as advertising peer pressure and the consequences
imposed by college administrators for drunkenness
In which of the following models or approaches are people characterized as active, growing, and
responsible for their own development? - CORRECT ANSWER- Organismic approach
Freud's term for the part of the personality that operates on the pleasure principle, seeking
immediate gratification, is the - CORRECT ANSWER- id
Erik Erikson extended Freudian theory by emphasizing - CORRECT ANSWER- the
influences of society and culture on development
As a child, Albert was bitten and scratched many times by the vicious family hamster. Now, as an
adult, he finds that he is uncomfortable when his own children want to look at a zoo exhibit
featuring small rodents. Albert's current fear is a result of - CORRECT ANSWER- classical
conditioning
Piaget suggested that children develop their thinking through adaptation, which includes two
different processes: - CORRECT ANSWER- assimilation and accommodation
Arturo, a fourth-grader, is teaching his 7-year-old brother to put together a model airplane. First,
Arturo shows Abel how to set up the pieces, and then how to glue pieces together. Next, Arturo
guides his brother's hands as they glue two more pieces together. Finally, Arturo watches Abel
,glue pieces by himself. Vygotsky suggested Abel's learning is occurring in his - CORRECT
ANSWER- zone of proximal development
Miranda is doing a research study using Bronfenbrenner's model to look at all the different
influences on development. In the part of her paper that talks about the macrosystem, Miranda
will most likely focus on - CORRECT ANSWER- societys overall cultural patterns
Which of the following is an example of a behavior that evolutionary psychologists would view
as adaptive for the survival of our species? - CORRECT ANSWER- Sudden food aversions
during pregnancy
Babies ability to cry to attach the attention of their parents
Mens interest in attractive, healthy looking women
Keeshon has a summer job working for a psychology professor. He conducts telephone
interviews with parents about their children's participation in team sports. He asks every parent
the same set of questions. This data collection method is referred to as a(n) - CORRECT
ANSWER- structured interview
Dr. Martinez wants to study the effects of parental cheerfulness in the morning upon the school
performance of teenagers. She defines parental cheerfulness as the number of remarks with a
positive theme uttered by the parent as a percentage of that parent's total number of remarks. Dr.
Martinez has created an _____ definition. - CORRECT ANSWER- operational
correlational study? - CORRECT ANSWER- design intended to discover whether a
statistical relationship between variables exists.
In a longitudinal research study, researchers assess - CORRECT ANSWER- the same person
or group of people more than once
After she conducts a study on adolescent Internet use, Dr. Green sells the names and addresses of
the study's participants to an Internet service provider that wants to get customers to upgrade
their service. Dr. Green has violated the participants' right to - CORRECT ANSWER-
confidentiality and privacy
,What is Human development - CORRECT ANSWER- The study of patterns of change and
stability in human growth throughout the life
Characteristics of human development? 3 of them - CORRECT ANSWER- Systematic
Adaptive
Life span devel.
Systematic - CORRECT ANSWER- Organized
Adaptive - CORRECT ANSWER- to internal and external conditions
Life span development - CORRECT ANSWER- life long process
Domains of development - CORRECT ANSWER- physical
cognitice
psychosocial
The life span periods are - CORRECT ANSWER- social constructions
Social contructions - CORRECT ANSWER- childhood
Adolescence
Adulthood
Prenatal period - CORRECT ANSWER- Conception to birth
Infancy and toddlerhood - CORRECT ANSWER- birth to 3
, Early Childhood - CORRECT ANSWER- 3-6
Middle Childhood - CORRECT ANSWER- 6-11
Adolescence - CORRECT ANSWER- 11-20
Emerging and Young Adulthood - CORRECT ANSWER- 20-40
Middle Adulthood - CORRECT ANSWER- 40-65
Late Adulthood - CORRECT ANSWER- 65 and over
Heredity is based on - CORRECT ANSWER- DNA chromosomes Genes
Enviroment is based on - CORRECT ANSWER- Parents siblings schools
Maturation is - CORRECT ANSWER- changes over time
Context - CORRECT ANSWER- Enviroments, Philosophies, institutions
Culture - CORRECT ANSWER- Ethnicity, language, religion, location
Normative can be - CORRECT ANSWER- Normative Age-grade influences
Normative history grade infulences
NON normative influences - CORRECT ANSWER- Affect the individual, like a unique
circumstance
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
basic issues for theorists in explaining development? - CORRECT ANSWER- Weather
people are active or reactive in their own development
Whether development is continuos or occurs in stages
the relative weight given to heredity and environment
A mechanistic model of college students' drinking behaviors would look at - CORRECT
ANSWER- enviromental influences such as advertising peer pressure and the consequences
imposed by college administrators for drunkenness
In which of the following models or approaches are people characterized as active, growing, and
responsible for their own development? - CORRECT ANSWER- Organismic approach
Freud's term for the part of the personality that operates on the pleasure principle, seeking
immediate gratification, is the - CORRECT ANSWER- id
Erik Erikson extended Freudian theory by emphasizing - CORRECT ANSWER- the
influences of society and culture on development
As a child, Albert was bitten and scratched many times by the vicious family hamster. Now, as an
adult, he finds that he is uncomfortable when his own children want to look at a zoo exhibit
featuring small rodents. Albert's current fear is a result of - CORRECT ANSWER- classical
conditioning
Piaget suggested that children develop their thinking through adaptation, which includes two
different processes: - CORRECT ANSWER- assimilation and accommodation
Arturo, a fourth-grader, is teaching his 7-year-old brother to put together a model airplane. First,
Arturo shows Abel how to set up the pieces, and then how to glue pieces together. Next, Arturo
guides his brother's hands as they glue two more pieces together. Finally, Arturo watches Abel
,glue pieces by himself. Vygotsky suggested Abel's learning is occurring in his - CORRECT
ANSWER- zone of proximal development
Miranda is doing a research study using Bronfenbrenner's model to look at all the different
influences on development. In the part of her paper that talks about the macrosystem, Miranda
will most likely focus on - CORRECT ANSWER- societys overall cultural patterns
Which of the following is an example of a behavior that evolutionary psychologists would view
as adaptive for the survival of our species? - CORRECT ANSWER- Sudden food aversions
during pregnancy
Babies ability to cry to attach the attention of their parents
Mens interest in attractive, healthy looking women
Keeshon has a summer job working for a psychology professor. He conducts telephone
interviews with parents about their children's participation in team sports. He asks every parent
the same set of questions. This data collection method is referred to as a(n) - CORRECT
ANSWER- structured interview
Dr. Martinez wants to study the effects of parental cheerfulness in the morning upon the school
performance of teenagers. She defines parental cheerfulness as the number of remarks with a
positive theme uttered by the parent as a percentage of that parent's total number of remarks. Dr.
Martinez has created an _____ definition. - CORRECT ANSWER- operational
correlational study? - CORRECT ANSWER- design intended to discover whether a
statistical relationship between variables exists.
In a longitudinal research study, researchers assess - CORRECT ANSWER- the same person
or group of people more than once
After she conducts a study on adolescent Internet use, Dr. Green sells the names and addresses of
the study's participants to an Internet service provider that wants to get customers to upgrade
their service. Dr. Green has violated the participants' right to - CORRECT ANSWER-
confidentiality and privacy
,What is Human development - CORRECT ANSWER- The study of patterns of change and
stability in human growth throughout the life
Characteristics of human development? 3 of them - CORRECT ANSWER- Systematic
Adaptive
Life span devel.
Systematic - CORRECT ANSWER- Organized
Adaptive - CORRECT ANSWER- to internal and external conditions
Life span development - CORRECT ANSWER- life long process
Domains of development - CORRECT ANSWER- physical
cognitice
psychosocial
The life span periods are - CORRECT ANSWER- social constructions
Social contructions - CORRECT ANSWER- childhood
Adolescence
Adulthood
Prenatal period - CORRECT ANSWER- Conception to birth
Infancy and toddlerhood - CORRECT ANSWER- birth to 3
, Early Childhood - CORRECT ANSWER- 3-6
Middle Childhood - CORRECT ANSWER- 6-11
Adolescence - CORRECT ANSWER- 11-20
Emerging and Young Adulthood - CORRECT ANSWER- 20-40
Middle Adulthood - CORRECT ANSWER- 40-65
Late Adulthood - CORRECT ANSWER- 65 and over
Heredity is based on - CORRECT ANSWER- DNA chromosomes Genes
Enviroment is based on - CORRECT ANSWER- Parents siblings schools
Maturation is - CORRECT ANSWER- changes over time
Context - CORRECT ANSWER- Enviroments, Philosophies, institutions
Culture - CORRECT ANSWER- Ethnicity, language, religion, location
Normative can be - CORRECT ANSWER- Normative Age-grade influences
Normative history grade infulences
NON normative influences - CORRECT ANSWER- Affect the individual, like a unique
circumstance
