PSYCH350 Exam 1 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Helen is learning to read, write, and do mathematics. She is also very interested in doing these
activities well. Based on this information, which stage of development is Helen most likely in?
a. infancy
b. preschool
c. middle and late childhood
d. adolescence - CORRECT ANSWER - c. middle and late childhood
Early childhood is sometimes called
a. the preschool years.
b. the elementary school years.
c. the most difficult time of development.
d. puberty. - CORRECT ANSWER - a. the preschool years
Which of the following locations would NOT be considered for a naturalistic observation?
a. a home
b. a day-care center
c. a child-study lab at the university
d. a sporting event - CORRECT ANSWER - c. a child-study lab at the university
Which activity is characteristic of infancy?
a. beginning language
b. coordination of sensations and physical actions
c. thinking with symbols
d. All answer choices are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER - d. All answer choices are
correct
,To determine why Jeffrey Dahmer became a mass murderer, a researcher spent a great deal of
time talking with both Dahmer and people who knew him both as a child and as an adult. The in-
depth approach the researcher used is called a(n)
a. case study.
b. archival study.
c. correlational study.
d. naturalistic observation. - CORRECT ANSWER - a. case study
Developmentalists who emphasize ________ often describe development as a series of distinct
stages.
a. discontinuity
b. nurture
c. continuity
d. None of the answer choices are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER - a. discontinuity
Experiences run the gamut from the individual's biological environment (nutrition, medical care,
drugs, and physical accidents) to the social environment (family, peers, schools, community,
media, and culture). This perspective is referred to as
a. nature.
b. nurture.
c. genetic epistemology.
d. None of the answer choices are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER - b. nurture
A local school board wants to know whether parents approve of teachers using physical
punishment to control children. The most efficient way to respond to this issue would be to
a. conduct a cross-cultural study.
b. conduct a laboratory-based experiment.
c. develop and distribute a questionnaire.
, d. use a naturalistic, observation-based technique. - CORRECT ANSWER - c. develop
and distribute a questionnaire
The main disadvantage of a longitudinal design is
a. too much expense.
b. too much time involvement.
c. both too much time and expense.
d. None of the answer choices are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER - c. both too much
time and expense
Most developmentalists believe that it is unwise to take an extreme position on which of the
following controversies?
a. nature and nurture
b. continuity and discontinuity
c. early and later experiences
d. All answer choices are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER - d. all answer choices are
correct
If a pregnant woman is using drugs during her pregnancy and the baby is born with an addiction,
this would be an example of
a. nature
b. nurture
c. continuity
d. maturation - CORRECT ANSWER - b. nurture
Western culture's current emphasis on early experience can be traced to
a. Freudian theory.
b. Kagan's inhibited temperament theory.
c. Plato.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Helen is learning to read, write, and do mathematics. She is also very interested in doing these
activities well. Based on this information, which stage of development is Helen most likely in?
a. infancy
b. preschool
c. middle and late childhood
d. adolescence - CORRECT ANSWER - c. middle and late childhood
Early childhood is sometimes called
a. the preschool years.
b. the elementary school years.
c. the most difficult time of development.
d. puberty. - CORRECT ANSWER - a. the preschool years
Which of the following locations would NOT be considered for a naturalistic observation?
a. a home
b. a day-care center
c. a child-study lab at the university
d. a sporting event - CORRECT ANSWER - c. a child-study lab at the university
Which activity is characteristic of infancy?
a. beginning language
b. coordination of sensations and physical actions
c. thinking with symbols
d. All answer choices are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER - d. All answer choices are
correct
,To determine why Jeffrey Dahmer became a mass murderer, a researcher spent a great deal of
time talking with both Dahmer and people who knew him both as a child and as an adult. The in-
depth approach the researcher used is called a(n)
a. case study.
b. archival study.
c. correlational study.
d. naturalistic observation. - CORRECT ANSWER - a. case study
Developmentalists who emphasize ________ often describe development as a series of distinct
stages.
a. discontinuity
b. nurture
c. continuity
d. None of the answer choices are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER - a. discontinuity
Experiences run the gamut from the individual's biological environment (nutrition, medical care,
drugs, and physical accidents) to the social environment (family, peers, schools, community,
media, and culture). This perspective is referred to as
a. nature.
b. nurture.
c. genetic epistemology.
d. None of the answer choices are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER - b. nurture
A local school board wants to know whether parents approve of teachers using physical
punishment to control children. The most efficient way to respond to this issue would be to
a. conduct a cross-cultural study.
b. conduct a laboratory-based experiment.
c. develop and distribute a questionnaire.
, d. use a naturalistic, observation-based technique. - CORRECT ANSWER - c. develop
and distribute a questionnaire
The main disadvantage of a longitudinal design is
a. too much expense.
b. too much time involvement.
c. both too much time and expense.
d. None of the answer choices are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER - c. both too much
time and expense
Most developmentalists believe that it is unwise to take an extreme position on which of the
following controversies?
a. nature and nurture
b. continuity and discontinuity
c. early and later experiences
d. All answer choices are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER - d. all answer choices are
correct
If a pregnant woman is using drugs during her pregnancy and the baby is born with an addiction,
this would be an example of
a. nature
b. nurture
c. continuity
d. maturation - CORRECT ANSWER - b. nurture
Western culture's current emphasis on early experience can be traced to
a. Freudian theory.
b. Kagan's inhibited temperament theory.
c. Plato.
