Human Growth & Development Practice
Test:1 with Complete Solutions
In the study comparing children in rural Cameroon with children from urban Greece, which
children were observed spending the greatest time being held by their mothers?
3-month-old Cameroonian children
3-month-old Greek children
18-month-old Cameroonian children
18-month-old Greek children - ✔✔3-month-old Cameroonian children
Contrary to popular belief, child abuse has few long-term consequences for a child's emotional
development.
True
False - ✔✔false
,Fearful babies invariably grow into fearful adults, as destined by their genes.
True
False - ✔✔false
It has been shown that babies are often unaffected by and immune to parental stress.
True
False - ✔✔false
Temperament is influenced by biology.
True
False - ✔✔true
A typical 11-month-old baby is likely to display both fear of strangers and separation anxiety.
True
False - ✔✔true
In-home day care is always preferable to out-of-home day care.
True
False - ✔✔false
The New York Longitudinal Study suggested that children as young as 3 months old manifested
nine inborn temperamental traits.
True
,False - ✔✔true
Around age 1, an emerging sense of "me" and "mine" leads to a new consciousness of others.
True
False - ✔✔true
An insecure attachment in infancy means that the child is destined for lifelong problems with
relationships.
True
False - ✔✔false
According to cognitive theorists, values and thoughts determine one's perspective on the world.
True
False - ✔✔true
Colic is likely the result of immature digestion in infants.
True
False - ✔✔true
According to the results of cross-cultural research, distal parenting often results in toddlers who
are self-aware but less obedient than those whose parents engage in proximal parenting.
True
False - ✔✔true
Studies show that there are no significant differences between mother-child play and father-child
play with infants under 12 months of age.
, True
False - ✔✔false
According to Freud, preventing sucking or weaning too early during infancy may have
longlasting effects on personality development.
True
False - ✔✔true
In Bronfenbrenner's ecological-systems model, a hospital in the community is an example of the
.
ecosystem
microsystem
chronosystem
exosystem - ✔✔exosystem
2. A dependent variable is .
the measured variable that may change depending on manipulation of an independent variable
any unmeasured variable that is uncontrolled within the context of the experiment
the variable that is intentionally manipulated by the researcher
an external variable that cannot be controlled by the researcher - ✔✔the measured variable that
may change depending on manipulation of an independent variable
An independent variable is .
the measured variable that may change depending upon manipulation of a dependent variable.
any unmeasured variable that is uncontrolled within the context of the experiment.
the variable that is intentionally manipulated by the researcher.
an external variable that cannot be controlled by the researcher. - ✔✔the variable that is
intentionally manipulated by the researcher.
Test:1 with Complete Solutions
In the study comparing children in rural Cameroon with children from urban Greece, which
children were observed spending the greatest time being held by their mothers?
3-month-old Cameroonian children
3-month-old Greek children
18-month-old Cameroonian children
18-month-old Greek children - ✔✔3-month-old Cameroonian children
Contrary to popular belief, child abuse has few long-term consequences for a child's emotional
development.
True
False - ✔✔false
,Fearful babies invariably grow into fearful adults, as destined by their genes.
True
False - ✔✔false
It has been shown that babies are often unaffected by and immune to parental stress.
True
False - ✔✔false
Temperament is influenced by biology.
True
False - ✔✔true
A typical 11-month-old baby is likely to display both fear of strangers and separation anxiety.
True
False - ✔✔true
In-home day care is always preferable to out-of-home day care.
True
False - ✔✔false
The New York Longitudinal Study suggested that children as young as 3 months old manifested
nine inborn temperamental traits.
True
,False - ✔✔true
Around age 1, an emerging sense of "me" and "mine" leads to a new consciousness of others.
True
False - ✔✔true
An insecure attachment in infancy means that the child is destined for lifelong problems with
relationships.
True
False - ✔✔false
According to cognitive theorists, values and thoughts determine one's perspective on the world.
True
False - ✔✔true
Colic is likely the result of immature digestion in infants.
True
False - ✔✔true
According to the results of cross-cultural research, distal parenting often results in toddlers who
are self-aware but less obedient than those whose parents engage in proximal parenting.
True
False - ✔✔true
Studies show that there are no significant differences between mother-child play and father-child
play with infants under 12 months of age.
, True
False - ✔✔false
According to Freud, preventing sucking or weaning too early during infancy may have
longlasting effects on personality development.
True
False - ✔✔true
In Bronfenbrenner's ecological-systems model, a hospital in the community is an example of the
.
ecosystem
microsystem
chronosystem
exosystem - ✔✔exosystem
2. A dependent variable is .
the measured variable that may change depending on manipulation of an independent variable
any unmeasured variable that is uncontrolled within the context of the experiment
the variable that is intentionally manipulated by the researcher
an external variable that cannot be controlled by the researcher - ✔✔the measured variable that
may change depending on manipulation of an independent variable
An independent variable is .
the measured variable that may change depending upon manipulation of a dependent variable.
any unmeasured variable that is uncontrolled within the context of the experiment.
the variable that is intentionally manipulated by the researcher.
an external variable that cannot be controlled by the researcher. - ✔✔the variable that is
intentionally manipulated by the researcher.
