DEP2002 Exam 1 Questions and
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The field of study in which researchers from many disciplines work to describe and
understand physical, cognitive, and social changes in children as they grow is called -
✔✔Child Development
WHat are the 3 primary facets or components of development - ✔✔physical, cognitive,
and socioemotional
According to the biophysical approach development is an interaction of the following
factors - ✔✔biological, psychological, social
Like his father, Joshua has brown hair and brown eyes. These similarities between
parent and child can be best explained by the influences of - ✔✔Nature
Among the following which is LEAST likely to be considered an aspect of "nurture"? -
✔✔Genetic characteristics of the family
Research on how nature and nurture influence the development of IQ suggests that -
✔✔both nature and nurture have an impact
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, __________________- children are those who rise above adversity such as illness, abuse,
or poverty, during their childhood and develop in positive ways - ✔✔resilient
How do parents, teachers, counselors, and others who work with children benefit from
theories? - ✔✔Theories provide guidance in real-world situations
An important difference between theories and hypotheses is that - ✔✔hypotheses can
be tested and directly verified
Critics of Freud have argued that his theory focuses too much on - ✔✔the unconscious
mind and sexual impulses
Erik Erikson believed that our identity develops as we - ✔✔pass through a series of
eight major crises
John Watson was associated with ________________ , an American movement to
develop a psychology that was objective and scientific - ✔✔behaviorism
Any stimulus that when presented INCREASES the likelihood of a behavior is called -
✔✔reinforcement
Any stimulus that when presented DECREASES the likelihood of a behavior is called -
✔✔punishment
Which theorist is associated with the process of operant conditioning ? - ✔✔B.F.
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The field of study in which researchers from many disciplines work to describe and
understand physical, cognitive, and social changes in children as they grow is called -
✔✔Child Development
WHat are the 3 primary facets or components of development - ✔✔physical, cognitive,
and socioemotional
According to the biophysical approach development is an interaction of the following
factors - ✔✔biological, psychological, social
Like his father, Joshua has brown hair and brown eyes. These similarities between
parent and child can be best explained by the influences of - ✔✔Nature
Among the following which is LEAST likely to be considered an aspect of "nurture"? -
✔✔Genetic characteristics of the family
Research on how nature and nurture influence the development of IQ suggests that -
✔✔both nature and nurture have an impact
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, __________________- children are those who rise above adversity such as illness, abuse,
or poverty, during their childhood and develop in positive ways - ✔✔resilient
How do parents, teachers, counselors, and others who work with children benefit from
theories? - ✔✔Theories provide guidance in real-world situations
An important difference between theories and hypotheses is that - ✔✔hypotheses can
be tested and directly verified
Critics of Freud have argued that his theory focuses too much on - ✔✔the unconscious
mind and sexual impulses
Erik Erikson believed that our identity develops as we - ✔✔pass through a series of
eight major crises
John Watson was associated with ________________ , an American movement to
develop a psychology that was objective and scientific - ✔✔behaviorism
Any stimulus that when presented INCREASES the likelihood of a behavior is called -
✔✔reinforcement
Any stimulus that when presented DECREASES the likelihood of a behavior is called -
✔✔punishment
Which theorist is associated with the process of operant conditioning ? - ✔✔B.F.
SKinner
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