PSYC 230 Exam 1 (Chapters 1-5) Questions With Correct Answers.

PSYC 230 Exam 1 (Chapters 1-5)
Questions With Correct Answers
Which |theories |propose |that |development |is |largely |determined |by |how |well |people |resolve |
the |conflicts |that |they |face |at |different |ages?



a. |learning |

b. |cognitive |

c. |systems |

d. |psychodynamic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |psychodynamic



A |researcher |is |gathering |several |studies |to |estimate |relations |between |variables. |What |kind |
of |study |is |this |researcher |conducting?



a. |neuroscience |

b. |continuity |

c. |meta-analysis |

d. |nature |versus |nurture |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |meta-analysis



With |regard |to |the |nature-nurture |debate, |which |factors |are |most |influential |in |determining |
the |kind |of |person |you |are?



a. |environmental |and |context-specific |factors |

b. |mutually |interactive |genetic |and |environmental |factors |

c. |predominantly |environmental |factors |

d. |predominantly |genetic |factors |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |mutually |interactive |genetic |and |
environmental |factors

,Towanda |notices |that |her |2-year-old |child |has |made |a |huge |leap |in |language |ability. |As |far |as |
language |ability |is |concerned, |Towanda |would |probably |most |agree |with |the |________ |point |
of |view.
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a. |universal |development |

b. |discontinuity |

c. |genetic |

d. |environmental |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |discontinuity



The |ideas |of |which |theorist |emphasized |the |discontinuity |and |universal |stages?
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a. |Vygotsky |

b. |Bandura |

c. |Skinner |

d. |Erikson |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |Erikson



According |to |the |example |in |the |text, |which |product |below |was |pulled |from |American |shelves |
in |response |to |human |development |research |and |its |impact |on |social |policy?
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a. |flammable |pajamas |

b. |mercury-based |thermometers |

c. |plastic |bottles |

d. |lead-based |paint |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |lead-based |paint



________ |is |one |kind |of |________.
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a. |Insight |learning; |punishment |

b. |Reinforcement; |operant |conditioning |

, c. |Operant |conditioning; |negative |reinforcement |

d. |Negative |reinforcement; |insight |learning |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |Reinforcement; |operant
|conditioning




Which |is |the |proper |order |of |Piaget's |stages?
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a. |concrete |operational, |formal |operational, |sensorimotor, |preoperational |

b. |formal |operational, |sensorimotor, |concrete |operational, |preoperational |

c. |sensorimotor, |preoperational, |concrete |operational, |formal |operational |

d. |preoperational, |concrete |operational, |formal |operational, |sensorimotor |- |CORRECT |


ANSWER✔✔-c. |sensorimotor, |preoperational, |concrete |operational, |formal |operational



Dr. |Zachary |is |studying |how |adolescents' |self-esteem |is |affected |by |school |transitions, |gender, |
and |family |environment. |He |hopes |to |soon |replicate |his |studies |in |Japan |and |Africa. |Which |
perspective |most |heavily |influences |Dr. |Zachary?
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a. |Competence-environmental |press |

b. |Psychodynamic |

c. |Selective |optimization |with |compensation |(SOC) |model. |

d. |Life-span |perspective |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |Life-span |perspective



Self-reports |are |not |always |valid |because |people |___________.
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a. |engage |in |validity |bias |

b. |often |lie |about |personal |information |

c. |remember |events |inaccurately |and |respond |in |socially |acceptable |ways |

d. |like |being |observed |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |remember |events |inaccurately |and |respond |
in |socially |acceptable |ways