A Student's Guide to Developmental Psychology 1st Edition Test Bank (Chapters 1–4 & 7–12) Margaret Harris & Gert Westermann Original Verified Solutions 2026–2027

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Chapter-1
1 John Locke, taking an empiricist point of view, famously said that a child is a(n):
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2 According to Gilligan (1982), an ethic of caring when making moral judgements stems from:
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(B) a view of the interconnectedness of people
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(D) viewing others as being equal in value to oneself
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Answer: (B)a view of the interconnectedness of people
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3 Amoung individuals, internalising tends to:
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Answer: (A)increase with age
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4 Adolescent girls in the US have more similar attitudes about
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than boys.
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(A) school achievement o




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Answer: (B)sexual behaviours
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5 Erel and Burman (1995) found that there was a strong link between the quality of marital
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relationships and the quality of the relationship that these adults had with their children.
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This has been referred to as the …
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Answer: (C)spillover hypothesis
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6 Reliance on friends is greatest during the
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7 When asked to recall a recent moral dilemna (Walker, de Vries & Trevethen, 1987), women are
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more likely to …
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(A) recall an event involving relationships
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(B) recall an impersonal event
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(C) recall an event involving miscommunication
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(D) recall an event involving money
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Answer: (A)recall an event involving relationships
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8 Within Western society there are significant changes in relationships over the lifespan.
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Which of the following is NOT typical of relationships at the age described?
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(A) Same-sex friends provide the main sources of support in middle adolescence.
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(B) Males experience romantic experiences as most supportive in late adolescence.
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(C) Parents are seen as the most frequent providers of emotional support in middle childhood.
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(D) Tension in parent–child relationships and sibling relationships peaks in late adolescence.
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Answer: (D)Tension in parent–child relationships and sibling relationships peaks in late adolescence.
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9 Self-disclosure studies by Buhrmester (1996), showed that by age 15 … o o o o o o o o o o




(A) children are more likely to reveal personal information to parents
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(B) children are less likely to understand their own motives
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(C) children are less likely to reveal personal information to parents
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(D) children are more likely to understand their own motives
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Answer: (C)children are less likely to reveal personal information to parents
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10 Tensions between parent and child peak in …
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(A) middle childhood and early adolescence
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11 The quality of relationships in adolescence is influenced by ...
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(A) the quality of friends one associates with
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(B) the quality of attachment relations in infancy
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(C) the strength of one's support group
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(D) the quality of family relations in middle childhood
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, Answer: (B)the quality of attachment relations in infancy
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12 Which is most likely true of adolescent same-sex friendships?
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(A) Female–female friendships are better because of the support network they provide.
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(B) Male–male friendships are better because of the team work they foster.
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(C) Neither male–male nor female–female friendships are conducive to developing important life
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skills.
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(D) Both male–male and female–female friendships develop skills that are important for functioning as
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adults.
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Answer: (D)Both male–male and female–female friendships develop skills that are important for
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functioning as adults.
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13 Overall violent activities are consistently
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14 Male adolescents are less likely to (Benenson & Schinazi, 2004) …
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(B) have negative feelings when they achieve better than their friends
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(C) have positive feelings when they achieve better than their friends
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(D) resist efforts to achieve because of their friends
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Answer: (B)have negative feelings when they achieve better than their friends
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15 Javascript is o o and o language

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17 Match the theory/theorist with the statement:
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