PSYC 210 COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
GRADED A+
●● Who developed the first theory to consider how infants and children
think, as well as their active contributions to their own development?
Piaget
Vygotsky
Bronfenbrenner
Bandura
Answer: Piaget
●● Sonia is now an adolescent, and she has been going through some
changes in personality, emotions, view of herself, social skills, and
interpersonal relationships with family and friends. What area of Sonia's
development is associated with these changes?
lifespan
socioemotional
cognitive
physical
Answer: socioemotional
,●● What term do scientists use to refer to the information that they
collect when they conduct research?
institutional review board
hypothesis
data
theory
Answer: data
●● Ethical codes of conduct state that researchers must obtain what type
of consent from each participant, which states their informed, rational,
and voluntary agreement to participate?
informal consent
verbal but not written
informed
Institutional Review Board
Answer: informed
●● An intersectional perspective ______ inequities in power,
opportunity, and privilege.
tries to increase
draws attention to
tries to deemphasize
ignores the existence of
,Answer: draws attention to
●● At preschool, Jace frequently watches Keagan hit other children and
take their toys. Jace notices that each time Keagan engages in this
behavior, the teacher makes him give the toy back and sit in a time out.
Because Jace does not want to get in trouble with his teacher, he
patiently waits his turn for toys. What concept is Jace demonstrating?
reciprocal determinism
negative reinforcement
operant conditioning
observational learning
Answer: observational learning
●● A continuous view of development emphasizes gradual and steady
changes.
True
False
Answer: true
●● What is the ethical principle that involves notifying parents about
research and requiring them to reply if they do not want their child to
participate?
confidentiality
passive consent
, informed consent
child assent
Answer: passive consent
●● Farrah is taking a child development course in which she must
practice conducting naturalistic observations. Which of the following is
an example of a naturalistic observation?
playing a card game with her cousins and writing down who has the
most points at the end of each hand
observing preschoolers during recess and writing down instances of peer
aggression
interviewing a parent about her beliefs on corporal punishment
watching a television program about children with autism
Answer: observing preschoolers during recess and writing down
instances of peer aggression
●● As baby Sanjay's physical development improves, he is able to crawl
around and explore his environment. This advances his cognitive
development, as he learns about the size and shape of objects, as well as
how they function. His newfound crawling skills also contribute to
changes in Sanjay's psychosocial development. For example, he may
experience anger when he picks up a breakable object, only to have one
of his parents take it away. In addition, Sanjay experiences happiness
when his parents encourage his motor efforts and frustration when they
remove him from an unsafe area, such as the stairs. What does this
example show about these three areas of development?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
GRADED A+
●● Who developed the first theory to consider how infants and children
think, as well as their active contributions to their own development?
Piaget
Vygotsky
Bronfenbrenner
Bandura
Answer: Piaget
●● Sonia is now an adolescent, and she has been going through some
changes in personality, emotions, view of herself, social skills, and
interpersonal relationships with family and friends. What area of Sonia's
development is associated with these changes?
lifespan
socioemotional
cognitive
physical
Answer: socioemotional
,●● What term do scientists use to refer to the information that they
collect when they conduct research?
institutional review board
hypothesis
data
theory
Answer: data
●● Ethical codes of conduct state that researchers must obtain what type
of consent from each participant, which states their informed, rational,
and voluntary agreement to participate?
informal consent
verbal but not written
informed
Institutional Review Board
Answer: informed
●● An intersectional perspective ______ inequities in power,
opportunity, and privilege.
tries to increase
draws attention to
tries to deemphasize
ignores the existence of
,Answer: draws attention to
●● At preschool, Jace frequently watches Keagan hit other children and
take their toys. Jace notices that each time Keagan engages in this
behavior, the teacher makes him give the toy back and sit in a time out.
Because Jace does not want to get in trouble with his teacher, he
patiently waits his turn for toys. What concept is Jace demonstrating?
reciprocal determinism
negative reinforcement
operant conditioning
observational learning
Answer: observational learning
●● A continuous view of development emphasizes gradual and steady
changes.
True
False
Answer: true
●● What is the ethical principle that involves notifying parents about
research and requiring them to reply if they do not want their child to
participate?
confidentiality
passive consent
, informed consent
child assent
Answer: passive consent
●● Farrah is taking a child development course in which she must
practice conducting naturalistic observations. Which of the following is
an example of a naturalistic observation?
playing a card game with her cousins and writing down who has the
most points at the end of each hand
observing preschoolers during recess and writing down instances of peer
aggression
interviewing a parent about her beliefs on corporal punishment
watching a television program about children with autism
Answer: observing preschoolers during recess and writing down
instances of peer aggression
●● As baby Sanjay's physical development improves, he is able to crawl
around and explore his environment. This advances his cognitive
development, as he learns about the size and shape of objects, as well as
how they function. His newfound crawling skills also contribute to
changes in Sanjay's psychosocial development. For example, he may
experience anger when he picks up a breakable object, only to have one
of his parents take it away. In addition, Sanjay experiences happiness
when his parents encourage his motor efforts and frustration when they
remove him from an unsafe area, such as the stairs. What does this
example show about these three areas of development?
