2025 CEP Mid-Term UPDATED KEY EXAM
Questions And CORRECT Answers
Who believed that maturationally determined development occurred even without being formally taught?
- CORRECT ANSWERS Arnold Gesell
According to the lifespan perspective, development occurs - CORRECT ANSWERS Throughout
one's entire life cycle.
The early childhood period of human development begins at ______ and ends at - CORRECT
ANSWERS language development; school entrance.
A researcher is studying the importance of friendship among middle schoolers. Which domain of
development is the researcher studying? - CORRECT ANSWERS Social domain
Babies seem to start life prepared to seek out and react to particular kinds of experiences. This would
seem to contradict the views held by which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWERS John Locke
Though the number of one's friends might change over time, people of all ages have peer relationships.
This suggests that one aspect of human development - CORRECT ANSWERS is constant in nature.
Like many 80-year-olds, Horace does not know how to use a smartphone, but his 6-year-old great-
grandson can easily use the device. This is an example of a(n) - CORRECT ANSWERS normative
history-graded influence.
Which of the following is an example of a protective factor? - CORRECT ANSWERS An
agreeable temperament
Studies indicate that teenage drivers cause many more accidents than drivers in their 30s and 40s. With
this knowledge in hand, researchers suggest raising the driving age to 20 and requiring more extensive
behind-the-wheel instruction. Which goal are the researchers attempting to achieve? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Influence
,In what way is laboratory observation different from naturalistic observation? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Unlike naturalistic observation, laboratory observation allows the researcher to
partially control the environment.
Survey participants are asked if they would be willing to vote for an atheist for president. Not wishing to
appear prejudiced, Gloria answers "yes" even though she would actually never be willing to do so.
Gloria's answer was influenced by - CORRECT ANSWERS social desirability.
Which is a reason why experimental designs are superior to correlational approaches? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Specific variables can be manipulated in an experiment.
Which statement about sequential designs is correct? - CORRECT ANSWERS Sequential designs
allow cohorts to be compared.
An advantage of cross-cultural research is that it - CORRECT ANSWERS can provide information
about the universality of age-related changes.
A research project reawakened feelings of inadequacy in Meredith related to her father's alcoholism. The
researchers provided her with counseling to help Meredith through this difficulty. Which ethical standard
were the researchers upholding? - CORRECT ANSWERS Protection from harm
Which was Freud's most controversial idea about early childhood? - CORRECT ANSWERS His
claim that children feel sexual attraction toward their opposite-sex parents
Elbert is 30 months old and has recently discovered the power of the word "no." Even when his father
offers him one of his favorite snacks, Elbert will often respond with "no." According to Erikson, which is
the crisis of the stage Elbert is in? - CORRECT ANSWERS autonomy versus shame and doubt
Midori has learned to be deathly afraid of white dogs. She is so petrified by them that she began to scream
in fear when she saw a white, fluffy bunny rabbit hop across the backyard. In this case, Midori is
exhibiting - CORRECT ANSWERS generalization.
, Julio's mother has been nagging him for days to wash the car. When he finally washes the car, his mother
stops nagging him. Julio's mother's nagging can best be described as - CORRECT
ANSWERS negative reinforcement.
Noah watches closely as his father makes French toast for breakfast. According to Bandura, what Noah
will learn from observing his father will depend on what he pays attention to and - CORRECT
ANSWERS what he is able to remember.
Which of the following is the best example of the Piagetian concept of accommodation? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Asher refuses to eat broken cookies because he thinks that a whole cookie has more to
eat than a broken cookie does. After he watches his mother put the pieces of a broken cookie together like
a puzzle, he happily eats the pieces.
According to Vygotsky, a teacher should adapt the level of support a student receives based on the
student's performance level. He called this process - CORRECT ANSWERS scaffolding.
When a familiar song comes on the radio, which memory component is activated first? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Sensory memory
Which is a particular strength of Piaget's theory of cognitive development? - CORRECT
ANSWERS It helps explain how children of different ages think about and act in the world.
Parents with high IQs are likely to provide their children with plenty of books and take them on many
interesting excursions. This suggests that - CORRECT ANSWERS a child's genes may predict
something about her environment.
Young geese will typically follow the first moving object they are exposed to shortly after they hatch. An
ethologist would attribute this phenomenon to - CORRECT ANSWERS imprinting.
Miriam has a lot of fun at her friend's birthday party. When she returns home, she excitedly tells her
parents all about her day. According to Bronfenbrenner, this represents the influence of which system? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Mesosystem
Questions And CORRECT Answers
Who believed that maturationally determined development occurred even without being formally taught?
- CORRECT ANSWERS Arnold Gesell
According to the lifespan perspective, development occurs - CORRECT ANSWERS Throughout
one's entire life cycle.
The early childhood period of human development begins at ______ and ends at - CORRECT
ANSWERS language development; school entrance.
A researcher is studying the importance of friendship among middle schoolers. Which domain of
development is the researcher studying? - CORRECT ANSWERS Social domain
Babies seem to start life prepared to seek out and react to particular kinds of experiences. This would
seem to contradict the views held by which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWERS John Locke
Though the number of one's friends might change over time, people of all ages have peer relationships.
This suggests that one aspect of human development - CORRECT ANSWERS is constant in nature.
Like many 80-year-olds, Horace does not know how to use a smartphone, but his 6-year-old great-
grandson can easily use the device. This is an example of a(n) - CORRECT ANSWERS normative
history-graded influence.
Which of the following is an example of a protective factor? - CORRECT ANSWERS An
agreeable temperament
Studies indicate that teenage drivers cause many more accidents than drivers in their 30s and 40s. With
this knowledge in hand, researchers suggest raising the driving age to 20 and requiring more extensive
behind-the-wheel instruction. Which goal are the researchers attempting to achieve? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Influence
,In what way is laboratory observation different from naturalistic observation? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Unlike naturalistic observation, laboratory observation allows the researcher to
partially control the environment.
Survey participants are asked if they would be willing to vote for an atheist for president. Not wishing to
appear prejudiced, Gloria answers "yes" even though she would actually never be willing to do so.
Gloria's answer was influenced by - CORRECT ANSWERS social desirability.
Which is a reason why experimental designs are superior to correlational approaches? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Specific variables can be manipulated in an experiment.
Which statement about sequential designs is correct? - CORRECT ANSWERS Sequential designs
allow cohorts to be compared.
An advantage of cross-cultural research is that it - CORRECT ANSWERS can provide information
about the universality of age-related changes.
A research project reawakened feelings of inadequacy in Meredith related to her father's alcoholism. The
researchers provided her with counseling to help Meredith through this difficulty. Which ethical standard
were the researchers upholding? - CORRECT ANSWERS Protection from harm
Which was Freud's most controversial idea about early childhood? - CORRECT ANSWERS His
claim that children feel sexual attraction toward their opposite-sex parents
Elbert is 30 months old and has recently discovered the power of the word "no." Even when his father
offers him one of his favorite snacks, Elbert will often respond with "no." According to Erikson, which is
the crisis of the stage Elbert is in? - CORRECT ANSWERS autonomy versus shame and doubt
Midori has learned to be deathly afraid of white dogs. She is so petrified by them that she began to scream
in fear when she saw a white, fluffy bunny rabbit hop across the backyard. In this case, Midori is
exhibiting - CORRECT ANSWERS generalization.
, Julio's mother has been nagging him for days to wash the car. When he finally washes the car, his mother
stops nagging him. Julio's mother's nagging can best be described as - CORRECT
ANSWERS negative reinforcement.
Noah watches closely as his father makes French toast for breakfast. According to Bandura, what Noah
will learn from observing his father will depend on what he pays attention to and - CORRECT
ANSWERS what he is able to remember.
Which of the following is the best example of the Piagetian concept of accommodation? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Asher refuses to eat broken cookies because he thinks that a whole cookie has more to
eat than a broken cookie does. After he watches his mother put the pieces of a broken cookie together like
a puzzle, he happily eats the pieces.
According to Vygotsky, a teacher should adapt the level of support a student receives based on the
student's performance level. He called this process - CORRECT ANSWERS scaffolding.
When a familiar song comes on the radio, which memory component is activated first? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Sensory memory
Which is a particular strength of Piaget's theory of cognitive development? - CORRECT
ANSWERS It helps explain how children of different ages think about and act in the world.
Parents with high IQs are likely to provide their children with plenty of books and take them on many
interesting excursions. This suggests that - CORRECT ANSWERS a child's genes may predict
something about her environment.
Young geese will typically follow the first moving object they are exposed to shortly after they hatch. An
ethologist would attribute this phenomenon to - CORRECT ANSWERS imprinting.
Miriam has a lot of fun at her friend's birthday party. When she returns home, she excitedly tells her
parents all about her day. According to Bronfenbrenner, this represents the influence of which system? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Mesosystem
