Psych 311 Exam Questions With
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One implication of Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory is that to understand
development, one must: - CORRECT ANSWER-Consider the individual and the
different levels of sociocultural contexts with which he or she interacts.
Development includes: - CORRECT ANSWER-Growth and decline.
Name one advantage and one disadvantage of using surveys as a way to collect
data. - CORRECT ANSWER-Surveys can be used to study a wide range of topics
and can collect data from a large number of people. Surveys can be conducted in
person, over the telephone, or on the Internet. A disadvantage to survey research is
that people sometimes respond in ways that they think is socially acceptable rather
than to say what they honestly think and believe.
A way of measuring age that is defined as the number of years that have elapsed
since birth. - CORRECT ANSWER-chronological age
The developmental issue (controversy) over whether development is influenced by
biology or environment. - CORRECT ANSWER-nature-nurture issue
,The developmental issue (controversy) over the degree to which early traits and
characteristics persist throughout life or change. - CORRECT ANSWER-stability-
change issue
The macrosystem is defined as the culture in which an individual lives. Which of
the following would NOT be included in one's culture? - CORRECT ANSWER-
eye color
Professor Weinstein teaches his life-span psychology students that each stage of
development from birth to old age involves significant changes. Professor
Weinstein is taking a(n): __________ approach. - CORRECT ANSWER-life-span
According to Jean Piaget, this stage is marked by the development of logical,
organized reasoning skills. - CORRECT ANSWER-formal operational
A person's position within society based on occupational, educational, and
economic characteristics. - CORRECT ANSWER-socioeconomic status
Lynn Hasher and her colleagues (2001) found that age-related memory differences
declined when __________ was taken into consideration. - CORRECT
ANSWER-time of day
A researcher is interested in the effect of exercise on stamina in elderly patients.
The patients are randomly assigned to be in a high-exercise or low-exercise training
program for 8 weeks. At the end of the program, their stamina is measured by
seeing how long they can walk comfortably on a treadmill. In this study, the
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, dependent variable is: - CORRECT ANSWER-number of minutes on the
treadmill
Thomas Hess and his colleagues (2003) found that age-related memory differences
declined when __________ was taken into consideration. - CORRECT
ANSWER-relevance of material
The concept of continuity is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT: -
CORRECT ANSWER-qualitative change.
Turner syndrome occurs in approximately ________ live births. - CORRECT
ANSWER-1 in 2,500
Robert Plomin argues that nonshared environmental influences produce different
personalities among siblings. Which of the following would be considered a
nonshared environmental influence? - CORRECT ANSWER-peer groups
This is a prenatal medical procedure where high-frequency sound waves are
directed into the women's abdomen. - CORRECT ANSWER-ultrasound
sonography
Shakena is a 38-year-old single woman who works as a pharmaceutical
representative. Although she would like to be married, there is no special person in
her life right now. She would like to adopt a child. Recent changes in adoption
regulations would mean that: - CORRECT ANSWER-she would be considered as
a candidate for adopting a child.
New Update Solutions Graded A+
One implication of Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory is that to understand
development, one must: - CORRECT ANSWER-Consider the individual and the
different levels of sociocultural contexts with which he or she interacts.
Development includes: - CORRECT ANSWER-Growth and decline.
Name one advantage and one disadvantage of using surveys as a way to collect
data. - CORRECT ANSWER-Surveys can be used to study a wide range of topics
and can collect data from a large number of people. Surveys can be conducted in
person, over the telephone, or on the Internet. A disadvantage to survey research is
that people sometimes respond in ways that they think is socially acceptable rather
than to say what they honestly think and believe.
A way of measuring age that is defined as the number of years that have elapsed
since birth. - CORRECT ANSWER-chronological age
The developmental issue (controversy) over whether development is influenced by
biology or environment. - CORRECT ANSWER-nature-nurture issue
,The developmental issue (controversy) over the degree to which early traits and
characteristics persist throughout life or change. - CORRECT ANSWER-stability-
change issue
The macrosystem is defined as the culture in which an individual lives. Which of
the following would NOT be included in one's culture? - CORRECT ANSWER-
eye color
Professor Weinstein teaches his life-span psychology students that each stage of
development from birth to old age involves significant changes. Professor
Weinstein is taking a(n): __________ approach. - CORRECT ANSWER-life-span
According to Jean Piaget, this stage is marked by the development of logical,
organized reasoning skills. - CORRECT ANSWER-formal operational
A person's position within society based on occupational, educational, and
economic characteristics. - CORRECT ANSWER-socioeconomic status
Lynn Hasher and her colleagues (2001) found that age-related memory differences
declined when __________ was taken into consideration. - CORRECT
ANSWER-time of day
A researcher is interested in the effect of exercise on stamina in elderly patients.
The patients are randomly assigned to be in a high-exercise or low-exercise training
program for 8 weeks. At the end of the program, their stamina is measured by
seeing how long they can walk comfortably on a treadmill. In this study, the
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law
, dependent variable is: - CORRECT ANSWER-number of minutes on the
treadmill
Thomas Hess and his colleagues (2003) found that age-related memory differences
declined when __________ was taken into consideration. - CORRECT
ANSWER-relevance of material
The concept of continuity is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT: -
CORRECT ANSWER-qualitative change.
Turner syndrome occurs in approximately ________ live births. - CORRECT
ANSWER-1 in 2,500
Robert Plomin argues that nonshared environmental influences produce different
personalities among siblings. Which of the following would be considered a
nonshared environmental influence? - CORRECT ANSWER-peer groups
This is a prenatal medical procedure where high-frequency sound waves are
directed into the women's abdomen. - CORRECT ANSWER-ultrasound
sonography
Shakena is a 38-year-old single woman who works as a pharmaceutical
representative. Although she would like to be married, there is no special person in
her life right now. She would like to adopt a child. Recent changes in adoption
regulations would mean that: - CORRECT ANSWER-she would be considered as
a candidate for adopting a child.
