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Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Inni grew up in a broken home and is highly sensitive and emotional. Inni flourishes in the classroom with
great teachers. Developmentalists would use the metaphor of a(n) _____ to describe Inni.
a. rose
b. tulip
c. dandelion
d. orchid
ANSWER: d
2. For which group was longevity the LEAST reduced by Covid-19?
a. Indigenous
b. White males
c. White females
d. Hispanic
ANSWER: c
3. Differential sensitivity means that certain people have genes that:
a. make them more vulnerable to particular experiences.
b. interact and coordinate to influence developmental outcomes.
c. determine their social interactions and intellectual outcomes.
d. have an unknown impact on their long-term development.
ANSWER: a
4. The effects of climate, noise, population density, family size, and multiethnic communities illustrate that
development is:
a. linear.
b. multi-directional.
c. multi-contextual.
d. multi-cultural.
ANSWER: c
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5. Which term did Bronfenbrenner use to describe the impact of a specific time in history on a person's
development?
a. macrosystem
b. microsystem
c. chronosystem
d. exosystem
ANSWER: c
6. "_____ research" is a quick way to study the development of a large group of people.
a. Experimental
b. Survey
c. Cohort-sequential
d. Longitudinal
ANSWER: b
7. Scientific observation allows for the:
a. study of individuals' behaviors in a systematic and objective manner.
b. determination of cause-and-effect relationships.
c. observation of participants without their knowledge.
d. systematic manipulation of variables.
ANSWER: a
8. An example of the "difference-equals-deficit" error is:
a. assuming that children who are hearing impaired cannot communicate as well as children who can
hear.
b. failing to compare typical and atypical behavior.
c. ignoring inconsistencies in a child's language development.
d. identifying flaws within the scientific method.
ANSWER: a
9. In Bronfenbrenner's ecological-systems model, family and peers are part of one's:
a. microsystem.
b. exosystem.
c. macrosystem.
d. social system.
ANSWER: a
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10. _____ research involves studying the same individuals over time, as their development is repeatedly
assessed.
a. Survey
b. Cross-sectional
c. Longitudinal
d. Observational
ANSWER: c
11. Each stage of Freud's psychosexual theory of development is characterized by a conflict associated with
different parts of the body. According to Freud, how people experience and resolve each conflict influences
personality:
a. throughout life, because early years provide the foundation of adult behavior.
b. throughout life, but only if some of the conflicts are successfully resolved.
c. only in childhood, with new conflicts emerging later that shape adult identity.
d. at a particular stage of development, also called a sensitive period.
ANSWER: a
12. Who developed the psychosocial theory?
a. Piaget
b. Freud
c. Watson
d. Erikson
ANSWER: d
13. What metaphor would developmentalists use to describe a child who flourishes despite adverse childhood
experiences?
a. a rose
b. a tulip
c. a dandelion
d. an orchid
ANSWER: c
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14. The process by which a response becomes linked to a particular stimulus is called:
a. psychoanalysis.
b. cognition.
c. imprinting.
d. conditioning.
ANSWER: d
15. The fears, impulses, and aspirations that protected the human species in prehistoric time were encoded into
_____, and thus are in our _____ today.
a. chromosomes; environment
b. hormones; surroundings
c. surroundings; DNA
d. genes; genes
ANSWER: d
16. Unlike Freud, Erikson:
a. only described development in childhood.
b. believed that adult problems reflect childhood conflicts.
c. emphasized family and culture in his stages.
d. leaned toward the behaviorist perspective.
ANSWER: c
17. A correlation is considered to be negative if:
a. both variables decrease.
b. both variables increase.
c. one variable increases, while the other variable decreases.
d. change in one variable is unrelated to change in the other variable.
ANSWER: c
18. The type of conditioning that Skinner identified is referred to as "_____ conditioning."
a. classical
b. observational
c. operant
d. cognitive
ANSWER: c
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Verified Answers ✅
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Inni grew up in a broken home and is highly sensitive and emotional. Inni flourishes in the classroom with
great teachers. Developmentalists would use the metaphor of a(n) _____ to describe Inni.
a. rose
b. tulip
c. dandelion
d. orchid
ANSWER: d
2. For which group was longevity the LEAST reduced by Covid-19?
a. Indigenous
b. White males
c. White females
d. Hispanic
ANSWER: c
3. Differential sensitivity means that certain people have genes that:
a. make them more vulnerable to particular experiences.
b. interact and coordinate to influence developmental outcomes.
c. determine their social interactions and intellectual outcomes.
d. have an unknown impact on their long-term development.
ANSWER: a
4. The effects of climate, noise, population density, family size, and multiethnic communities illustrate that
development is:
a. linear.
b. multi-directional.
c. multi-contextual.
d. multi-cultural.
ANSWER: c
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01 6e
5. Which term did Bronfenbrenner use to describe the impact of a specific time in history on a person's
development?
a. macrosystem
b. microsystem
c. chronosystem
d. exosystem
ANSWER: c
6. "_____ research" is a quick way to study the development of a large group of people.
a. Experimental
b. Survey
c. Cohort-sequential
d. Longitudinal
ANSWER: b
7. Scientific observation allows for the:
a. study of individuals' behaviors in a systematic and objective manner.
b. determination of cause-and-effect relationships.
c. observation of participants without their knowledge.
d. systematic manipulation of variables.
ANSWER: a
8. An example of the "difference-equals-deficit" error is:
a. assuming that children who are hearing impaired cannot communicate as well as children who can
hear.
b. failing to compare typical and atypical behavior.
c. ignoring inconsistencies in a child's language development.
d. identifying flaws within the scientific method.
ANSWER: a
9. In Bronfenbrenner's ecological-systems model, family and peers are part of one's:
a. microsystem.
b. exosystem.
c. macrosystem.
d. social system.
ANSWER: a
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01 6e
10. _____ research involves studying the same individuals over time, as their development is repeatedly
assessed.
a. Survey
b. Cross-sectional
c. Longitudinal
d. Observational
ANSWER: c
11. Each stage of Freud's psychosexual theory of development is characterized by a conflict associated with
different parts of the body. According to Freud, how people experience and resolve each conflict influences
personality:
a. throughout life, because early years provide the foundation of adult behavior.
b. throughout life, but only if some of the conflicts are successfully resolved.
c. only in childhood, with new conflicts emerging later that shape adult identity.
d. at a particular stage of development, also called a sensitive period.
ANSWER: a
12. Who developed the psychosocial theory?
a. Piaget
b. Freud
c. Watson
d. Erikson
ANSWER: d
13. What metaphor would developmentalists use to describe a child who flourishes despite adverse childhood
experiences?
a. a rose
b. a tulip
c. a dandelion
d. an orchid
ANSWER: c
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, Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01 6e
14. The process by which a response becomes linked to a particular stimulus is called:
a. psychoanalysis.
b. cognition.
c. imprinting.
d. conditioning.
ANSWER: d
15. The fears, impulses, and aspirations that protected the human species in prehistoric time were encoded into
_____, and thus are in our _____ today.
a. chromosomes; environment
b. hormones; surroundings
c. surroundings; DNA
d. genes; genes
ANSWER: d
16. Unlike Freud, Erikson:
a. only described development in childhood.
b. believed that adult problems reflect childhood conflicts.
c. emphasized family and culture in his stages.
d. leaned toward the behaviorist perspective.
ANSWER: c
17. A correlation is considered to be negative if:
a. both variables decrease.
b. both variables increase.
c. one variable increases, while the other variable decreases.
d. change in one variable is unrelated to change in the other variable.
ANSWER: c
18. The type of conditioning that Skinner identified is referred to as "_____ conditioning."
a. classical
b. observational
c. operant
d. cognitive
ANSWER: c
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