PSY 130 Exam UPDATED Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Research measures that involve watching children's unprompted behavior in real-life settings are
referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER - a naturalistic observations
The tendency to select socially acceptable answers is called - CORRECT ANSWER -
response bias
_____ refers to whether a measure really measures what it is intended to measure - CORRECT
ANSWER - validity
in a correlational study _____ - CORRECT ANSWER - it is possible to determine whether
two variables are related, but not whether there is a casual relationship between the variables
The variable in an experiment that is observed to see if it changes when another variable is
manipulated is called ______ - CORRECT ANSWER - dependent variable
Different sequences of children are tested longitudinally in a study with a ______ - CORRECT
ANSWER - longitudinal-sequential design
What is an ethical responsibility that researchers have to the participants in their research? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Researchers should minimize the potential for harm or stress to
their participants
The French philosopher, Jean Jacques Rousseau, believed that ____ - CORRECT
ANSWER - infants were born with an innate sense of justice and morality
An organized set of ideas that is designed to explain development is referred to as - CORRECT
ANSWER - a theory
, The view that development is a result of the unfolding of a specific and prearranged scheme or
plan within the body is characteristic of ______ - CORRECT ANSWER - Arnold Gesell's
maturational theory
When a particular type of learning can take place only during a specific time period, not before
or after that period, there is a(n) ________ for learning that behavior - CORRECT
ANSWER - critical period
Sigmund Freud's psychodynamic theory _______ - CORRECT ANSWER - emphasizes
the influence of early experiences on later development.
Plato idea about knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER - Plato argued that children are born
with knowledge of many concrete objects, such as animals and people, as well as with
knowledge of abstractions such a courage, love, and goodness.
-Children's experiences simply trigger knowledge they've had since birth (Innate)
Aristotle idea about knowldge - CORRECT ANSWER - He theorized that knowledge is
rooted in perceptual experience. Children acquire knowledge piece, based on the information
provided by their senses
John Locke - CORRECT ANSWER - Tabula Rosa - mind is a blank slate written on by
experiences
Jean-Jacques Rousseau - CORRECT ANSWER - He believed that newborns are endowed
with a sense of justice and morality that unfolds naturally as children grow
Charles Darwin - CORRECT ANSWER - wrote baby biographies, detailed, systematic
observations of individual children.
-paved the way for objective, analytic research
G. Stanley Hall - CORRECT ANSWER - conducted studies to determine age trends in
children's beliefs about a range of topics
CORRECT Answers
Research measures that involve watching children's unprompted behavior in real-life settings are
referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER - a naturalistic observations
The tendency to select socially acceptable answers is called - CORRECT ANSWER -
response bias
_____ refers to whether a measure really measures what it is intended to measure - CORRECT
ANSWER - validity
in a correlational study _____ - CORRECT ANSWER - it is possible to determine whether
two variables are related, but not whether there is a casual relationship between the variables
The variable in an experiment that is observed to see if it changes when another variable is
manipulated is called ______ - CORRECT ANSWER - dependent variable
Different sequences of children are tested longitudinally in a study with a ______ - CORRECT
ANSWER - longitudinal-sequential design
What is an ethical responsibility that researchers have to the participants in their research? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Researchers should minimize the potential for harm or stress to
their participants
The French philosopher, Jean Jacques Rousseau, believed that ____ - CORRECT
ANSWER - infants were born with an innate sense of justice and morality
An organized set of ideas that is designed to explain development is referred to as - CORRECT
ANSWER - a theory
, The view that development is a result of the unfolding of a specific and prearranged scheme or
plan within the body is characteristic of ______ - CORRECT ANSWER - Arnold Gesell's
maturational theory
When a particular type of learning can take place only during a specific time period, not before
or after that period, there is a(n) ________ for learning that behavior - CORRECT
ANSWER - critical period
Sigmund Freud's psychodynamic theory _______ - CORRECT ANSWER - emphasizes
the influence of early experiences on later development.
Plato idea about knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER - Plato argued that children are born
with knowledge of many concrete objects, such as animals and people, as well as with
knowledge of abstractions such a courage, love, and goodness.
-Children's experiences simply trigger knowledge they've had since birth (Innate)
Aristotle idea about knowldge - CORRECT ANSWER - He theorized that knowledge is
rooted in perceptual experience. Children acquire knowledge piece, based on the information
provided by their senses
John Locke - CORRECT ANSWER - Tabula Rosa - mind is a blank slate written on by
experiences
Jean-Jacques Rousseau - CORRECT ANSWER - He believed that newborns are endowed
with a sense of justice and morality that unfolds naturally as children grow
Charles Darwin - CORRECT ANSWER - wrote baby biographies, detailed, systematic
observations of individual children.
-paved the way for objective, analytic research
G. Stanley Hall - CORRECT ANSWER - conducted studies to determine age trends in
children's beliefs about a range of topics
