Human Growth & Development Practice Test:1 with
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Dwayne was born to a single mother living in Chicago. According to Bronfenbrenner's
theory, Dwayne's experience in this social context is an example of the _____.
chronosystem
exosystem
microsystem
macrosystem - ✔✔microsystem
Which type of research design combines the cross-sectional design with the longitudinal
research design?
cross-sequential
cross-sectional
meta-sequential
quasi-experimental - ✔✔cross-sequential
A correlation is considered to be zero if _____.
one variable increases while the other decreases
both variables decrease
both variables increase
, there is no relationship between the variables - ✔✔there is no relationship between
the variables
If a researcher finds that there is a correlation between secondhand smoke and children's
asthma, he knows for SURE that _____.
secondhand smoke causes children's asthma
secondhand smoke does not cause children's asthma
prenatal exposure to smoking leads to asthma
asthma and secondhand smoke have some connection - ✔✔asthma and secondhand
smoke have some connection
Socioeconomic status refers to an individual's _____.
culture
ethnicity
social class
race - ✔✔social class
Bobby did not learn to read until he was an adolescent. When he did learn to read, it was much
harder for him than it was for his peers. If Bobby had learned to read during the early and middle
childhood years, he would have acquired literacy skills much more efficiently. Bobby's
difficulty learning to read as an adolescent demonstrates the concept of a(n) "_____ period."
critical
early
late
,D) sensitive - ✔✔sensitive
Which of these is the BEST example of plasticity?
a child who experiences a traumatic brain injury and relearns how to walk and talk
a teenager who spends a summer in Chile as part of his church youth group
a woman who leaves her job to stay home with her newborn
a man who is in a serious car wreck and remains in a coma five years later - ✔✔a child
who experiences a traumatic brain injury and relearns how to walk and talk
Experiments allow researchers to _____.
study the natural environment
study the complexity of an individual
use the scientific method in a cost-effective way
determine a cause-and-effect relationship - ✔✔determine a cause-and-effect relationship
The purpose of an experiment is to find out whether _____.
an independent variable affects the dependent variable
a positive correlation can be established
the dependent variable can be manipulated
the hypothesis is flawed or influenced by researcher bias - ✔✔an independent variable
affects the dependent variable
, Dr. Towne believes that heredity is primarily responsible for personality traits. Dr. West believes
that environmental influences are primarily responsible for personality traits. They are on
different sides of the _____ debate.
nature-nurture
intelligent design-evolution
genes-development
traits-conditioning - ✔✔nature-nurture
Parents who spend a great deal of time and money trying to find the best school for their
children believe in the importance of _____ as it relates to development.
nurture
replication
nature
classical conditioning - ✔✔nurture
With respect to the concept of multidirectional development, when change is rapid and dramatic,
such as when a larva becomes a mosquito, it is an example of _____.
continuity
discontinuity
genetics
nurture - ✔✔discontinuity
Due to findings from the Framingham Heart Study, _____.
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Dwayne was born to a single mother living in Chicago. According to Bronfenbrenner's
theory, Dwayne's experience in this social context is an example of the _____.
chronosystem
exosystem
microsystem
macrosystem - ✔✔microsystem
Which type of research design combines the cross-sectional design with the longitudinal
research design?
cross-sequential
cross-sectional
meta-sequential
quasi-experimental - ✔✔cross-sequential
A correlation is considered to be zero if _____.
one variable increases while the other decreases
both variables decrease
both variables increase
, there is no relationship between the variables - ✔✔there is no relationship between
the variables
If a researcher finds that there is a correlation between secondhand smoke and children's
asthma, he knows for SURE that _____.
secondhand smoke causes children's asthma
secondhand smoke does not cause children's asthma
prenatal exposure to smoking leads to asthma
asthma and secondhand smoke have some connection - ✔✔asthma and secondhand
smoke have some connection
Socioeconomic status refers to an individual's _____.
culture
ethnicity
social class
race - ✔✔social class
Bobby did not learn to read until he was an adolescent. When he did learn to read, it was much
harder for him than it was for his peers. If Bobby had learned to read during the early and middle
childhood years, he would have acquired literacy skills much more efficiently. Bobby's
difficulty learning to read as an adolescent demonstrates the concept of a(n) "_____ period."
critical
early
late
,D) sensitive - ✔✔sensitive
Which of these is the BEST example of plasticity?
a child who experiences a traumatic brain injury and relearns how to walk and talk
a teenager who spends a summer in Chile as part of his church youth group
a woman who leaves her job to stay home with her newborn
a man who is in a serious car wreck and remains in a coma five years later - ✔✔a child
who experiences a traumatic brain injury and relearns how to walk and talk
Experiments allow researchers to _____.
study the natural environment
study the complexity of an individual
use the scientific method in a cost-effective way
determine a cause-and-effect relationship - ✔✔determine a cause-and-effect relationship
The purpose of an experiment is to find out whether _____.
an independent variable affects the dependent variable
a positive correlation can be established
the dependent variable can be manipulated
the hypothesis is flawed or influenced by researcher bias - ✔✔an independent variable
affects the dependent variable
, Dr. Towne believes that heredity is primarily responsible for personality traits. Dr. West believes
that environmental influences are primarily responsible for personality traits. They are on
different sides of the _____ debate.
nature-nurture
intelligent design-evolution
genes-development
traits-conditioning - ✔✔nature-nurture
Parents who spend a great deal of time and money trying to find the best school for their
children believe in the importance of _____ as it relates to development.
nurture
replication
nature
classical conditioning - ✔✔nurture
With respect to the concept of multidirectional development, when change is rapid and dramatic,
such as when a larva becomes a mosquito, it is an example of _____.
continuity
discontinuity
genetics
nurture - ✔✔discontinuity
Due to findings from the Framingham Heart Study, _____.
