CPSY Final Exam Review questions
with complete solution
Developmental psychologists are interested in: - correct answer ✔✔-all of these-
describing general developmental trajectories.
the ways in which genetic heredity and environment interact to contribute to development.
individual differences in development.
A major context of children's development is: - correct answer ✔✔family
Which of the following supports a stage theory of development? - correct answer ✔✔As
children develop, they proceed in a predictable order through a series of qualitatively different
stages.
Researchers interested in children's cognitive development would MOST likely study how
children: - correct answer ✔✔learn language
The prevailing view of children prior to the sixteenth century was that children were: - correct
answer ✔✔miniature adults
In longitudinal studies, it is sometimes difficult to tell whether changes in behavior are due to
development or simply to: - correct answer ✔✔cohort differences
Sensitive periods are times in an organism's development when: - correct answer ✔✔a
particular experience (or lack of it) has a more pronounced effect on development
,A researcher who states that the environment "shapes behavior as a sculptor shapes a lump of
clay" would support which theoretical framework? - correct answer ✔✔behaviorist
Describing behavior in all of its complexity is an advantage of which research technique? -
correct answer ✔✔naturalistic observation
The inherited biological predispositions of the individual are termed: - correct answer
✔✔nature
The greatest strength of the experimental method is its ability to: - correct answer ✔✔isolate
casual factors
Which of the following is part of the study of child development? - correct answer ✔✔all of
these
Critical periods in development: - correct answer ✔✔are times during which particular
experiences must occur for development to proceed normally.
Investigations of historical beliefs about childhood reveal that: - correct answer ✔✔there have
been many views about childhood over time
Professor Jones finds that in his sample of elementary school children, the taller a child, the
higher his or her score on a vocabulary test. The relationship between height and vocabulary is
an example of: - correct answer ✔✔positive correlation
Which type of study tailors questions to the individual subjects? - correct answer ✔✔clinical
interview
,The type of study that compares the behavior of subjects exposed to an environmental change
with the behavior of a control group not exposed to the change is: - correct answer ✔✔an
experiment
Which is a problem commonly associated with cross-sectional research studies? - correct
answer ✔✔Changes that are the result of growing up in a particular time and place may be
mistaken for changes caused by age.
Which of the following BEST describes the motivation for studying biocultural foundations of
development? - correct answer ✔✔to gain an increased understanding of the origins and
significance of both commonalities and differences in developmental pathways
Jamie is fascinated by children's ability to solve more complex problems as they get older. Her
interest falls in the domain of: - correct answer ✔✔cognitive development
Alfred Binet developed the first intelligence test to: - correct answer ✔✔identify schoolchildren
who could use special education instruction.
According to Thorndike's Law of Effect, behaviors that: - correct answer ✔✔produce a satisfying
effect are likely to be repeated
The traditional ways that children in a culture celebrate their birthdays are an example of the
use of: - correct answer ✔✔a material tool
One concern of researchers when testing children's reactions in an unfamiliar experimental
situation is that: - correct answer ✔✔the children may react differently from the way they
typically would behave.
Which of the following is true of the field of developmental science? - correct answer
✔✔Interdisciplinary and international efforts combine to contribute to existing knowledge
about human development.
, Which of the following represents a consensus of opinion among modern psychologists about
human development? - correct answer ✔✔No single theoretical framework adequately
characterizes all of development.
Psychologists who adopt the sociocultural framework differ from adopters of the other
frameworks of development in: - correct answer ✔✔including the culture of the child's social
group as a factor in development.
Which of the following is an example of symbolic communication? - correct answer ✔✔Angela
writes her best friend a note to explain her feelings.
A psychologist plans to study the development of "intelligence" and his primary concern is
whether he will actually study intelligence rather than another phenomenon, such as "reading
fluency." To address this concern, he must ensure: - correct answer ✔✔validity
Symbolic communication is an essential component of which social process of cultural
inheritance? - correct answer ✔✔explicit instruction
According to John Flavell, a child has reached a new stage of development when - correct
answer ✔✔qualitatively new patterns of behavior emerge
Psychologists want their observations of human behavior to: - correct answer ✔✔be consistent
across the same conditions.
Which of the following BEST describes the motivation for studying biocultural foundations of
development? - correct answer ✔✔to gain an increased understanding of the origins and
significance of both commonalities and differences in developmental pathways
with complete solution
Developmental psychologists are interested in: - correct answer ✔✔-all of these-
describing general developmental trajectories.
the ways in which genetic heredity and environment interact to contribute to development.
individual differences in development.
A major context of children's development is: - correct answer ✔✔family
Which of the following supports a stage theory of development? - correct answer ✔✔As
children develop, they proceed in a predictable order through a series of qualitatively different
stages.
Researchers interested in children's cognitive development would MOST likely study how
children: - correct answer ✔✔learn language
The prevailing view of children prior to the sixteenth century was that children were: - correct
answer ✔✔miniature adults
In longitudinal studies, it is sometimes difficult to tell whether changes in behavior are due to
development or simply to: - correct answer ✔✔cohort differences
Sensitive periods are times in an organism's development when: - correct answer ✔✔a
particular experience (or lack of it) has a more pronounced effect on development
,A researcher who states that the environment "shapes behavior as a sculptor shapes a lump of
clay" would support which theoretical framework? - correct answer ✔✔behaviorist
Describing behavior in all of its complexity is an advantage of which research technique? -
correct answer ✔✔naturalistic observation
The inherited biological predispositions of the individual are termed: - correct answer
✔✔nature
The greatest strength of the experimental method is its ability to: - correct answer ✔✔isolate
casual factors
Which of the following is part of the study of child development? - correct answer ✔✔all of
these
Critical periods in development: - correct answer ✔✔are times during which particular
experiences must occur for development to proceed normally.
Investigations of historical beliefs about childhood reveal that: - correct answer ✔✔there have
been many views about childhood over time
Professor Jones finds that in his sample of elementary school children, the taller a child, the
higher his or her score on a vocabulary test. The relationship between height and vocabulary is
an example of: - correct answer ✔✔positive correlation
Which type of study tailors questions to the individual subjects? - correct answer ✔✔clinical
interview
,The type of study that compares the behavior of subjects exposed to an environmental change
with the behavior of a control group not exposed to the change is: - correct answer ✔✔an
experiment
Which is a problem commonly associated with cross-sectional research studies? - correct
answer ✔✔Changes that are the result of growing up in a particular time and place may be
mistaken for changes caused by age.
Which of the following BEST describes the motivation for studying biocultural foundations of
development? - correct answer ✔✔to gain an increased understanding of the origins and
significance of both commonalities and differences in developmental pathways
Jamie is fascinated by children's ability to solve more complex problems as they get older. Her
interest falls in the domain of: - correct answer ✔✔cognitive development
Alfred Binet developed the first intelligence test to: - correct answer ✔✔identify schoolchildren
who could use special education instruction.
According to Thorndike's Law of Effect, behaviors that: - correct answer ✔✔produce a satisfying
effect are likely to be repeated
The traditional ways that children in a culture celebrate their birthdays are an example of the
use of: - correct answer ✔✔a material tool
One concern of researchers when testing children's reactions in an unfamiliar experimental
situation is that: - correct answer ✔✔the children may react differently from the way they
typically would behave.
Which of the following is true of the field of developmental science? - correct answer
✔✔Interdisciplinary and international efforts combine to contribute to existing knowledge
about human development.
, Which of the following represents a consensus of opinion among modern psychologists about
human development? - correct answer ✔✔No single theoretical framework adequately
characterizes all of development.
Psychologists who adopt the sociocultural framework differ from adopters of the other
frameworks of development in: - correct answer ✔✔including the culture of the child's social
group as a factor in development.
Which of the following is an example of symbolic communication? - correct answer ✔✔Angela
writes her best friend a note to explain her feelings.
A psychologist plans to study the development of "intelligence" and his primary concern is
whether he will actually study intelligence rather than another phenomenon, such as "reading
fluency." To address this concern, he must ensure: - correct answer ✔✔validity
Symbolic communication is an essential component of which social process of cultural
inheritance? - correct answer ✔✔explicit instruction
According to John Flavell, a child has reached a new stage of development when - correct
answer ✔✔qualitatively new patterns of behavior emerge
Psychologists want their observations of human behavior to: - correct answer ✔✔be consistent
across the same conditions.
Which of the following BEST describes the motivation for studying biocultural foundations of
development? - correct answer ✔✔to gain an increased understanding of the origins and
significance of both commonalities and differences in developmental pathways
