DEP 2004 MIDTERM EXAM KEISER
UNIVERSITY QUESTIONS COMPLETE
AND 100% OUTLINED ANSWERS
\._____ encompasses the behavior patterns, beliefs, and all other products of a
particular group of people that are passed on from generation to generation.
Culture
\.In the continuity-discontinuity issue in development, continuity refers to
_____, while discontinuity implies _____.
gradual change; distinct stages
\._____ means the capacity for change.
Plasticity
\.The developmental period, whether one is an infant, adolescent, or middle-
aged person, refers to a time frame in a person's life that is characterized by
certain features.
\.The _____ period is the time from conception to birth.
prenatal
\._____ processes involve changes in the individual's relationships with other
people, changes in emotions, and changes in personality.
Socioemotional
, \.Flevy, a marketing researcher, is conducting an extensive market research
study and has hired a big group of college students to hand out a standard set of
questions to shoppers at malls and supermarkets and to seek their responses.
Which of the following methods of data collection is Flevy using?
surveys
\.According to Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory, a person's family,
peers, school, and neighborhood constitute his or her microsystem
\.The connection across biological, cognitive, and socioemotional processes is
most obvious in the two rapidly emerging fields of developmental cognitive
neuroscience and developmental social neuroscience.
\.Identify the correct sequence of the five stages of psychosexual development
described in Freud's theory of development.
oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital
\.Wang Ying is a clinical psychologist who specializes in counseling young adults.
She helps her clients cope with depression, anxiety, and life transitions. In this
scenario, Wang is most likely to work individually with clients.
\.Jessica spends a lot of time thinking about the choices she has made in her
life and the events she has witnessed. She is adjusting to decreasing
strength and health, and she has made several lifestyle changes as a result.
Jessica is most likely in the _____ period of development. late adulthood
\.Lisa is a clinical psychologist. She decides to conduct a study on whether the
progression of memory loss in older adults with Alzheimer disease can be
slowed down. According to the scientific method, which of the following
describes the sequence Lisa should follow?
conceptualize a process or problem to be studied, collect data, analyze data, draw
conclusions
UNIVERSITY QUESTIONS COMPLETE
AND 100% OUTLINED ANSWERS
\._____ encompasses the behavior patterns, beliefs, and all other products of a
particular group of people that are passed on from generation to generation.
Culture
\.In the continuity-discontinuity issue in development, continuity refers to
_____, while discontinuity implies _____.
gradual change; distinct stages
\._____ means the capacity for change.
Plasticity
\.The developmental period, whether one is an infant, adolescent, or middle-
aged person, refers to a time frame in a person's life that is characterized by
certain features.
\.The _____ period is the time from conception to birth.
prenatal
\._____ processes involve changes in the individual's relationships with other
people, changes in emotions, and changes in personality.
Socioemotional
, \.Flevy, a marketing researcher, is conducting an extensive market research
study and has hired a big group of college students to hand out a standard set of
questions to shoppers at malls and supermarkets and to seek their responses.
Which of the following methods of data collection is Flevy using?
surveys
\.According to Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory, a person's family,
peers, school, and neighborhood constitute his or her microsystem
\.The connection across biological, cognitive, and socioemotional processes is
most obvious in the two rapidly emerging fields of developmental cognitive
neuroscience and developmental social neuroscience.
\.Identify the correct sequence of the five stages of psychosexual development
described in Freud's theory of development.
oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital
\.Wang Ying is a clinical psychologist who specializes in counseling young adults.
She helps her clients cope with depression, anxiety, and life transitions. In this
scenario, Wang is most likely to work individually with clients.
\.Jessica spends a lot of time thinking about the choices she has made in her
life and the events she has witnessed. She is adjusting to decreasing
strength and health, and she has made several lifestyle changes as a result.
Jessica is most likely in the _____ period of development. late adulthood
\.Lisa is a clinical psychologist. She decides to conduct a study on whether the
progression of memory loss in older adults with Alzheimer disease can be
slowed down. According to the scientific method, which of the following
describes the sequence Lisa should follow?
conceptualize a process or problem to be studied, collect data, analyze data, draw
conclusions
