ABSC 160 Exam 1 Exam with complete
solutions 2025
biological .processes, .environmental .events, .or .a .combo .of .both .- .correct .answers .✔✔What
.are .the .forces .that .drive .development?
Quantitative .Change .- .correct .answers .✔✔changes .in .the .amount .or .quantity .of .what .you
.are .measuring(ex: .children .grow .they .get .taller, .learn .new .words, .and .acquire .more
.factual .knowledge)
Qualitative .Change .- .correct .answers .✔✔changes .in .the .overall .nature .of .what .you .are
.examining(ex: .walking .is .different .from .crawling, .and .thinking .about .abstract .concepts
.such .as .justice .or .fairness .is .different .from .knowing .something .more .concrete, .such .as
.capitals)
1. .development .is .continuous
2. .development .is .not .a .constant, .even .process
3. .development .is .non-linear
4. .description .is .not .enough, .need .an .explanation
5. .nature .and .nurture .play .a .role .- .correct .answers .✔✔What .are .the .tenets .of
.developmental .theory?
Skepticism .- .correct .answers .✔✔judging .the .validity .of .a .claim .based .on .objective
.empirical .evidence
,Pseudoscience .- .correct .answers .✔✔collection .of .beliefs .or .practices .mistakenly .regarded
.as .being .based .on .scientific .method; .claims .of .effectiveness .based .on .established .scientific
.evidence, .when .in .fact .there .is .no .evidence .or .evidence .is .misinterpreted; .use .of
.testimonial .or .anecdotes; .claims .that .are .unfalsifiable
Multifinality .- .correct .answers .✔✔same .pathway .can .lead .to .different .outcomes(ex:
.children .who .are .victims .of .abuse .can .have .many .different .long-term .outcomes .that .can
.include .depression .but .also .resiliency .and .healing)
Equifinality .- .correct .answers .✔✔different .pathways .can .result .in .the .same .outcome(ex:
.depression .may .result .from .biological .and .genetic .processes, .but .it .also .can .result .from
.early .traumatic .experiences)
degree .to .which .the .expression .of .a .gene .is .influenced .by .the .environment .- .correct
.answers .✔✔What .are .the .canalization .of .genes?
-know .the .source .of .your .info
-examine .the .evidence
-question .authority
-become .a .critical .thinker
-beware .of .making .generalizations
-be .aware .of .perceptual .bias
-question ."common .sense" .- .correct .answers .✔✔What .are .the .activities .of .a ."good"
.consumer .of .developmental .information?
theory .- .correct .answers .✔✔describes .factors .responsible .for .scientific .observations
, .- .correct .answers .✔✔How .can .you .tell .a .good .theory .from .a .bad .theory?(criteria .for
.judging .developmental .theories)
process .by .which .professional .peers .critique .research .and .make .suggestions .for
.improvement .prior .to .its .publication .or .dissemination .- .correct .answers .✔✔Why .is .peer
.review .important?
independent .variable .- .correct .answers .✔✔variable .in .an .experiment .that .the .researcher
.manipulates; .have .control .over .this; ."what .do .i .change"; .presumed .cause
dependent .variable .- .correct .answers .✔✔outcome .of .interest .to .the .researcher .that .is
.measured .at .the .end .of .an .experiment; .observed .results; ."what .do .i .observe"; .presumed
.effect
confounding .variable .- .correct .answers .✔✔
description .- .correct .answers .✔✔what .happens; .want .to .give .an .account .of .an .event
explanation .- .correct .answers .✔✔why .and .how .it .happens; .allows .prediction .and .control
reification .- .correct .answers .✔✔treating .a .hypothetical .construct .as .real
circular .reasoning .- .correct .answers .✔✔-inferring .a .conclusion .based .upon .a .premise .that
.contains .that .conclusion
-a .type .of .reasoning .in .which .the .proposition .is .supported .by .the .premise, .which .is
.supported .by .the .proposition, .creating .a .circle .in .reasoning .where .no .useful .info .is .being
.shared
solutions 2025
biological .processes, .environmental .events, .or .a .combo .of .both .- .correct .answers .✔✔What
.are .the .forces .that .drive .development?
Quantitative .Change .- .correct .answers .✔✔changes .in .the .amount .or .quantity .of .what .you
.are .measuring(ex: .children .grow .they .get .taller, .learn .new .words, .and .acquire .more
.factual .knowledge)
Qualitative .Change .- .correct .answers .✔✔changes .in .the .overall .nature .of .what .you .are
.examining(ex: .walking .is .different .from .crawling, .and .thinking .about .abstract .concepts
.such .as .justice .or .fairness .is .different .from .knowing .something .more .concrete, .such .as
.capitals)
1. .development .is .continuous
2. .development .is .not .a .constant, .even .process
3. .development .is .non-linear
4. .description .is .not .enough, .need .an .explanation
5. .nature .and .nurture .play .a .role .- .correct .answers .✔✔What .are .the .tenets .of
.developmental .theory?
Skepticism .- .correct .answers .✔✔judging .the .validity .of .a .claim .based .on .objective
.empirical .evidence
,Pseudoscience .- .correct .answers .✔✔collection .of .beliefs .or .practices .mistakenly .regarded
.as .being .based .on .scientific .method; .claims .of .effectiveness .based .on .established .scientific
.evidence, .when .in .fact .there .is .no .evidence .or .evidence .is .misinterpreted; .use .of
.testimonial .or .anecdotes; .claims .that .are .unfalsifiable
Multifinality .- .correct .answers .✔✔same .pathway .can .lead .to .different .outcomes(ex:
.children .who .are .victims .of .abuse .can .have .many .different .long-term .outcomes .that .can
.include .depression .but .also .resiliency .and .healing)
Equifinality .- .correct .answers .✔✔different .pathways .can .result .in .the .same .outcome(ex:
.depression .may .result .from .biological .and .genetic .processes, .but .it .also .can .result .from
.early .traumatic .experiences)
degree .to .which .the .expression .of .a .gene .is .influenced .by .the .environment .- .correct
.answers .✔✔What .are .the .canalization .of .genes?
-know .the .source .of .your .info
-examine .the .evidence
-question .authority
-become .a .critical .thinker
-beware .of .making .generalizations
-be .aware .of .perceptual .bias
-question ."common .sense" .- .correct .answers .✔✔What .are .the .activities .of .a ."good"
.consumer .of .developmental .information?
theory .- .correct .answers .✔✔describes .factors .responsible .for .scientific .observations
, .- .correct .answers .✔✔How .can .you .tell .a .good .theory .from .a .bad .theory?(criteria .for
.judging .developmental .theories)
process .by .which .professional .peers .critique .research .and .make .suggestions .for
.improvement .prior .to .its .publication .or .dissemination .- .correct .answers .✔✔Why .is .peer
.review .important?
independent .variable .- .correct .answers .✔✔variable .in .an .experiment .that .the .researcher
.manipulates; .have .control .over .this; ."what .do .i .change"; .presumed .cause
dependent .variable .- .correct .answers .✔✔outcome .of .interest .to .the .researcher .that .is
.measured .at .the .end .of .an .experiment; .observed .results; ."what .do .i .observe"; .presumed
.effect
confounding .variable .- .correct .answers .✔✔
description .- .correct .answers .✔✔what .happens; .want .to .give .an .account .of .an .event
explanation .- .correct .answers .✔✔why .and .how .it .happens; .allows .prediction .and .control
reification .- .correct .answers .✔✔treating .a .hypothetical .construct .as .real
circular .reasoning .- .correct .answers .✔✔-inferring .a .conclusion .based .upon .a .premise .that
.contains .that .conclusion
-a .type .of .reasoning .in .which .the .proposition .is .supported .by .the .premise, .which .is
.supported .by .the .proposition, .creating .a .circle .in .reasoning .where .no .useful .info .is .being
.shared
