PSY-241 Final Exam Compilation Study Guide
Latest Update
D. development - ANSWER "The orderly and sequential changes that occur with the
passage of time" is the definition of:
A. age norms
B. age grades
C. ascriptions
D. development
C. studying how we change and remain the same over time - ANSWER Developmental
psychology is mainly concerned with:
A. studying the development of our cultural value systems
B. studying the development in individuals of fixations
C. studying how we change and remain the same over time
D. studying socio-economic influences on individuals
C. prediction - ANSWER A developmental psychologist wants to determine the chances
that a particular ninth-grade student will graduate from high school. This best
illustrates:
A. description
B. explanation
C. prediction
D. control
,A. intervention - ANSWER Based on recent research findings, a developmental
psychologist advises that an infant born with an inherited disorder be put on a special
diet to avoid intellectual impairment. This best illustrates:
A. intervention
B. description
C. explanation
D. prediction
C. cognitive development - ANSWER The changes that occur in sensation, perception,
memory, thought, reasoning, and language refer to:
A. biodevelopment
B. physical development
C. cognitive development
D. emotional-social development
D. emotional-social development - ANSWER The changes that occur in an individual's
personality, emotions, and relationships with others refer to:
A. biodevelopment
B. physical development
C. cognitive development
D. emotional-social development
B. growth - ANSWER One of the most noticeable features of early development is the
increase in size of the individual. This is dependent on the metabolic processes that take
place within the body. This is known as:
A. maturation
,B. growth
C. learning
D. socialization
C. cognitive - ANSWER As her son Jamal grows older, Nadia is particularly fascinated
with his ability to think more abstractly and logically. The changes in Jamal's thinking
patterns illustrate which kind of development?
A. emotional-social
B. physical
C. cognitive
D. life-span
A. normative age-graded influences - ANSWER The changes that are most likely to
occur because a person is at a particular stage of development, such as infancy,
adolescence, or adulthood, are characteristic of:
A. normative age-graded influences
B. nonnormative life events
C. norm-referenced behavior
D. history-graded influences
B. a group of people born in the same historical time period - ANSWER An age cohort is:
A. a group of people who believe that age is unimportant
B. a group of people born in the same historical time period
C. a group of people certain to live in the same geographic area
D. a type of measurement index of historical time periods
, A. age status has no bearing on a person's role in society - ANSWER All of the following
are true about age EXCEPT:
A. age status has no bearing on a person's role in society
B. age is a master status
C. it operates indirectly as a criterion for certain roles via linkage with other factors
D. it is a major dimension of social organization
A. is now divided into "young-old" and "old-old" - ANSWER The definition of "old age":
A. is now divided into "young-old" and "old-old"
B. was much later in life in Renaissance times
C. has not changed for many decades in American culture
D. does not relate to stereotypes
A. it specifies a systematic, formal process to gather facts - ANSWER The scientific
method differs from ordinary inquiry because:
A. it specifies a systematic, formal process to gather facts
B. it does not have its primary basis in logic
C. it is meant to be an end point to objective inquiry
D. it is usually easier to undertake than ordinary inquiry is
C. longitudinal - ANSWER Roger reads about a study in which the same set of people are
investigated each year from birth until age 30. This study best illustrates which research
method?
A. social survey
B. experiment
Latest Update
D. development - ANSWER "The orderly and sequential changes that occur with the
passage of time" is the definition of:
A. age norms
B. age grades
C. ascriptions
D. development
C. studying how we change and remain the same over time - ANSWER Developmental
psychology is mainly concerned with:
A. studying the development of our cultural value systems
B. studying the development in individuals of fixations
C. studying how we change and remain the same over time
D. studying socio-economic influences on individuals
C. prediction - ANSWER A developmental psychologist wants to determine the chances
that a particular ninth-grade student will graduate from high school. This best
illustrates:
A. description
B. explanation
C. prediction
D. control
,A. intervention - ANSWER Based on recent research findings, a developmental
psychologist advises that an infant born with an inherited disorder be put on a special
diet to avoid intellectual impairment. This best illustrates:
A. intervention
B. description
C. explanation
D. prediction
C. cognitive development - ANSWER The changes that occur in sensation, perception,
memory, thought, reasoning, and language refer to:
A. biodevelopment
B. physical development
C. cognitive development
D. emotional-social development
D. emotional-social development - ANSWER The changes that occur in an individual's
personality, emotions, and relationships with others refer to:
A. biodevelopment
B. physical development
C. cognitive development
D. emotional-social development
B. growth - ANSWER One of the most noticeable features of early development is the
increase in size of the individual. This is dependent on the metabolic processes that take
place within the body. This is known as:
A. maturation
,B. growth
C. learning
D. socialization
C. cognitive - ANSWER As her son Jamal grows older, Nadia is particularly fascinated
with his ability to think more abstractly and logically. The changes in Jamal's thinking
patterns illustrate which kind of development?
A. emotional-social
B. physical
C. cognitive
D. life-span
A. normative age-graded influences - ANSWER The changes that are most likely to
occur because a person is at a particular stage of development, such as infancy,
adolescence, or adulthood, are characteristic of:
A. normative age-graded influences
B. nonnormative life events
C. norm-referenced behavior
D. history-graded influences
B. a group of people born in the same historical time period - ANSWER An age cohort is:
A. a group of people who believe that age is unimportant
B. a group of people born in the same historical time period
C. a group of people certain to live in the same geographic area
D. a type of measurement index of historical time periods
, A. age status has no bearing on a person's role in society - ANSWER All of the following
are true about age EXCEPT:
A. age status has no bearing on a person's role in society
B. age is a master status
C. it operates indirectly as a criterion for certain roles via linkage with other factors
D. it is a major dimension of social organization
A. is now divided into "young-old" and "old-old" - ANSWER The definition of "old age":
A. is now divided into "young-old" and "old-old"
B. was much later in life in Renaissance times
C. has not changed for many decades in American culture
D. does not relate to stereotypes
A. it specifies a systematic, formal process to gather facts - ANSWER The scientific
method differs from ordinary inquiry because:
A. it specifies a systematic, formal process to gather facts
B. it does not have its primary basis in logic
C. it is meant to be an end point to objective inquiry
D. it is usually easier to undertake than ordinary inquiry is
C. longitudinal - ANSWER Roger reads about a study in which the same set of people are
investigated each year from birth until age 30. This study best illustrates which research
method?
A. social survey
B. experiment
