ABSC 160 Final Exam-Questions with Correct Answers/
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A child who is very active and enjoys the challenge of competing with others will be more
likely to join an athletic team at school than to join the chorus or the French Club. This is an
example of: - ✔✔niche-picking
A new understanding that has emerged from research in neuropsychology is that -
✔✔biology impacts behavior, but the environment also affects biological functioning
According to your book, the basic set of principles that help us organize our observations in
order to understand and predict human development is called a(n): - ✔✔theory
Aleia conducted a study to evaluate the effects of a toilet training program on the number
of accidents a preschooler had in her early childhood classroom. First, she measured the
number of accidents that occurred through the school day without any intervention
(baseline assessment). Then, she implemented a toilet training program. Next, she stopped
the program and returned to baseline procedures. Finally, Aleia resumed the toilet training
program. The data are presented below.
Based only on these data, what can Aleia conclude about the effects of the toilet training
program on the number of accidents? - ✔✔A functional relation is demonstrated. The toilet
training program is responsible for reductions in the number of accidents
As a good consumer of developmental information, students are encouraged to: -
✔✔question experts
Bronfenbrenner would say it is important we understand the individual - ✔✔within all of
the contexts that affect development.
Conor wants to evaluate the effect of different flavors of skittles on the hyperactivity of his
12 siblings. He assigns them to different groups. The three oldest girls get lime, the three
oldest boys get lemon, the three youngest girls get cherry, and the three youngest boys get
grape. Each day, Conor evaluates each group's hyperactivity. The skittles are an example of
a(n): - ✔✔independent variable
, Early in the semester Dr. DiGennaro Reed encouraged students to be skeptical when
consuming information about child development. What did she mean by this? - ✔✔Judge
the validity of a claim based on objective empirical evidence
Epigenetics is the term used to describe the system by which - ✔✔genes can be turned on
or silenced by different environmental experiences.
How do epigenetic changes promote survival? - ✔✔Genetic structures can change quickly in
response to the environment
If a theory provides applicable guidance in solving daily problems of child rearing, it satisfies
which criteria for judging developmental theories? - ✔✔practicality
If we say that there is no one right way to raise a child, we are endorsing the principle of -
✔✔equifinality
If you read that a correlational study has found that children who participate in more
extracurricular activities have higher self-esteem, you could conclude that - ✔✔participation
in extracurricular activities is associated with higher self-esteem.
In an experiment, the difference between the experimental group and the control group is
that - ✔✔the experimental group gets the special treatment under investigation and the
control group doesn't.
In the natural sciences, theory is derived from - ✔✔Scientific facts
It is important that scientific findings can be replicated. This means that - ✔✔others have
been able to repeat the research with the same or similar results.
Participants are randomly assigned to either the experimental group or the control group in
an experiment - ✔✔to help ensure that the two groups are not systemically different from
each other at the start of the experiment.
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A child who is very active and enjoys the challenge of competing with others will be more
likely to join an athletic team at school than to join the chorus or the French Club. This is an
example of: - ✔✔niche-picking
A new understanding that has emerged from research in neuropsychology is that -
✔✔biology impacts behavior, but the environment also affects biological functioning
According to your book, the basic set of principles that help us organize our observations in
order to understand and predict human development is called a(n): - ✔✔theory
Aleia conducted a study to evaluate the effects of a toilet training program on the number
of accidents a preschooler had in her early childhood classroom. First, she measured the
number of accidents that occurred through the school day without any intervention
(baseline assessment). Then, she implemented a toilet training program. Next, she stopped
the program and returned to baseline procedures. Finally, Aleia resumed the toilet training
program. The data are presented below.
Based only on these data, what can Aleia conclude about the effects of the toilet training
program on the number of accidents? - ✔✔A functional relation is demonstrated. The toilet
training program is responsible for reductions in the number of accidents
As a good consumer of developmental information, students are encouraged to: -
✔✔question experts
Bronfenbrenner would say it is important we understand the individual - ✔✔within all of
the contexts that affect development.
Conor wants to evaluate the effect of different flavors of skittles on the hyperactivity of his
12 siblings. He assigns them to different groups. The three oldest girls get lime, the three
oldest boys get lemon, the three youngest girls get cherry, and the three youngest boys get
grape. Each day, Conor evaluates each group's hyperactivity. The skittles are an example of
a(n): - ✔✔independent variable
, Early in the semester Dr. DiGennaro Reed encouraged students to be skeptical when
consuming information about child development. What did she mean by this? - ✔✔Judge
the validity of a claim based on objective empirical evidence
Epigenetics is the term used to describe the system by which - ✔✔genes can be turned on
or silenced by different environmental experiences.
How do epigenetic changes promote survival? - ✔✔Genetic structures can change quickly in
response to the environment
If a theory provides applicable guidance in solving daily problems of child rearing, it satisfies
which criteria for judging developmental theories? - ✔✔practicality
If we say that there is no one right way to raise a child, we are endorsing the principle of -
✔✔equifinality
If you read that a correlational study has found that children who participate in more
extracurricular activities have higher self-esteem, you could conclude that - ✔✔participation
in extracurricular activities is associated with higher self-esteem.
In an experiment, the difference between the experimental group and the control group is
that - ✔✔the experimental group gets the special treatment under investigation and the
control group doesn't.
In the natural sciences, theory is derived from - ✔✔Scientific facts
It is important that scientific findings can be replicated. This means that - ✔✔others have
been able to repeat the research with the same or similar results.
Participants are randomly assigned to either the experimental group or the control group in
an experiment - ✔✔to help ensure that the two groups are not systemically different from
each other at the start of the experiment.
