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1. Thelscienceloflhumanldevelopmentlseeksltolunderstand:
a. thelmeaninglofllife.
b. thelaccuracyloflnewltheories.
c. thelworksloflFreud,lPiaget,landlErikson.
d. howlandlwhylpeoplelchangeloverltime.
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2. Dr.lXavierlponderslwhetherlalspecificlbrainlchemicallcanlbelsuppressedliflalpatientlislgivenlallargeldoseloflvitami
nlD.lDr.lXavierlhasljustldemonstratedlwhichlsteplinlthelscientificlmethod?
a. first
b. second
c. third
d. fourth
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3. Dr.lSchmidtlpredictslthatlalcertainldruglwilllreducelhallucinationslinlpatientslwithlschizophrenia.lTheirlpred
ictionlislcalled:
a. alconclusion.
b. empiricallevidence.
c. alhypothesis.
d. anlobservation.
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4. ProfessorlSotoldesignedlandlconductedlalstudyltoldetermineliflalparticularldruglwouldlhelplpatientslsufferinglfroml
depression.lByldesigninglandlconductinglthislexperiment,ltheylwerelablelto:
a. establishlalpositivelcorrelation.
b. demonstratelproof.
c. testlthelhypothesis.
d. confirmlthelresults.
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5. Dr.lInezlislcuriousltolknowlmorelaboutlhowlchildren'slpeerlrelationshipsldeveloploverltime.lTolgainlanlunder
standingloflthislsubjectlthatlislnotlbasedlonlopinionlorlpersonallbias,lDr.lInezlshould:
a. uselthelscientificlmethodltolcollectldatalandlestablishlfacts.
b. havelthelchildrenlundergolpsychoanalysis.
c. interviewlparentslandlteachers.
d. readlDr.lSpock'slbooklBabylandlChildlCare.lA
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6. Thelfirstlsteplinlthelscientificlmethodlinvolves:
a. posinglalquestion.
b. conductinglresearch.
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c. analyzinglevidence.
d. developinglalhypothesis.
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7. Thelsecondlsteplinlthelscientificlmethodlinvolves:
a. posinglalquestion.
b. conductinglresearch.
c. developinglalhypothesis.
d. sharinglthelresults.
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8. Thelthirdlsteplinlthelscientificlmethodlinvolves:
a. posinglalquestion.
b. conductinglresearch.
c. sharinglthelresults.
d. developinglalhypothesis.
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9. Thelfourthlsteplinlthelscientificlmethodlinvolves:
a. posinglalquestion.
b. conductinglresearch.
c. developinglalhypothesis.
d. supportinglorlrefutinglalhypothesis.
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10. Empiricallevidencelislbasedlon:
a. theorieslandlspeculation.
b. observation,lexperience,lorlexperiment.
c. inferenceslbasedlonlpersonallbiases.
d. opinionslgeneratedlbylfocuslgroups.
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11. Afterlposinglalquestion,lalresearcherlusinglthelscientificlmethod:
a. drawslconclusions.
b. runslanlexperiment.
c. selectslalgrouploflparticipants.
d. developslalhypothesis.
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12. Thelfinallsteplinlthelscientificlmethodlinvolves:
a. testinglalhypothesis.
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b. posinglalquestion.
c. conductinglresearch.
d. reportinglthelresults.
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13. Dr.lGreenelislinterestedlinldesigninglalstudylonlchildren'sllanguagelacquisition.lWhatlislthelfirstlsteplthatlDr.lG
reenelshouldltake,laccordingltolthelscientificlmethod?
a. recruitlchildrenlandltheirlparentslaslparticipantslinlthelstudy
b. developlalhypothesislregardingllanguagelacquisition
c. poselalresearchlquestionlaboutllanguagelacquisition
d. drawlconclusionslonlthelwaylchildrenlacquirellanguage
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14. Alhypothesislisla(n):
a. experiment.
b. predictionlthatlcanlbeltested.
c. conclusionldrawnlfromlresearch.
d. replicationloflalscientificlstudy.
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15. Replicationlinvolves:
a. thelrepetitionloflalstudylusingldifferentlparticipants.
b. thelrepetitionloflalstudylusinglthelsamelparticipants.
c. designinglalnewlstudylbasedlonlinformationlfromlalpreviouslstudy.
d. designinglalnewlstudylusinglnewlideaslandlinformation.
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16. Dr.lStottlconductslalstudylinlwhichltheylfindlthatlsmokinglislcorrelatedlwithlanlincreasedlriskloflhighlbloodlpressu
re.lTheylpublishltheirlresults.lThenlDr.lMecolconductslthelsamelstudylusingldifferentlparticipantslinlanotherlcity.lDr.l
Meco'slworklislanlexamplelof:
a. scientificlcontroversy.
b. replication.
c. ethics.
d. datalanalysis.
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17. WhichlofltheselhypotheseslislNOTlrelatedltolthelidealthatlmusiclislrelatedltolhigherlintelligence?
a. BrainslreactldifferentlyltolMozartlversuslBach.
b. Olderlindividualslpreferlmusiclcomparedltolyoungerlindividuals.
c. Fetallbrainlwaveslreflectlwhatlmusiclislplayed.
d. RatslarelsmarterlifltheyllistenltolMozart.
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18. Parentslwholspendlalgreatldeallofltimelandlmoneyltryingltolfindlthelbestlschoollforltheirlchildrenlbelievelinlthelim
portancelof aslitlrelatesltoldevelopment.
a. nurture
b. replication
c. nature
d. classicallconditioning
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19. l refersltolalllthelenvironmentallinfluenceslthatlaffectldevelopmentlafterlconception.
a. Epigenetics
b. Nurture
c. Nature
d. Differentiallsusceptibility
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20. Inlthelscienceloflhumanldevelopment,lnaturelreferslto:
a. thelinfluenceloflthelgeneslthatlpeoplelinherit.
b. environmentallinfluences.
c. patternslofldevelopment.
d. developmentalldifferences.
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21. Inlthelscienceloflhumanldevelopment,lnurturelreferslto traits.
a. hereditary
b. genetic
c. environmental
d. unique
ANSWER:lc
22. Dr.lGhufranlbelieveslthatlgeneticslislresponsiblelforlpersonalityltraits.lDr.lMarkslbelieveslthatlalperson'slfami
lyllifelislresponsiblelforlpersonalityltraits.lTheylarelonldifferentlsidesloflthe debate.
a. nature–nurture
b. intelligentldesign-evolution
c. genes-development
d. traits-conditioning
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23. Mostldevelopmentallpsychologistslbelievelthatldevelopmentlislthelresultlof:
a. naturelandlnurturelactinglseparately.
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1. Thelscienceloflhumanldevelopmentlseeksltolunderstand:
a. thelmeaninglofllife.
b. thelaccuracyloflnewltheories.
c. thelworksloflFreud,lPiaget,landlErikson.
d. howlandlwhylpeoplelchangeloverltime.
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2. Dr.lXavierlponderslwhetherlalspecificlbrainlchemicallcanlbelsuppressedliflalpatientlislgivenlallargeldoseloflvitami
nlD.lDr.lXavierlhasljustldemonstratedlwhichlsteplinlthelscientificlmethod?
a. first
b. second
c. third
d. fourth
ANSWER:la
3. Dr.lSchmidtlpredictslthatlalcertainldruglwilllreducelhallucinationslinlpatientslwithlschizophrenia.lTheirlpred
ictionlislcalled:
a. alconclusion.
b. empiricallevidence.
c. alhypothesis.
d. anlobservation.
ANSWER:lc
4. ProfessorlSotoldesignedlandlconductedlalstudyltoldetermineliflalparticularldruglwouldlhelplpatientslsufferinglfroml
depression.lByldesigninglandlconductinglthislexperiment,ltheylwerelablelto:
a. establishlalpositivelcorrelation.
b. demonstratelproof.
c. testlthelhypothesis.
d. confirmlthelresults.
ANSWER:lc
5. Dr.lInezlislcuriousltolknowlmorelaboutlhowlchildren'slpeerlrelationshipsldeveloploverltime.lTolgainlanlunder
standingloflthislsubjectlthatlislnotlbasedlonlopinionlorlpersonallbias,lDr.lInezlshould:
a. uselthelscientificlmethodltolcollectldatalandlestablishlfacts.
b. havelthelchildrenlundergolpsychoanalysis.
c. interviewlparentslandlteachers.
d. readlDr.lSpock'slbooklBabylandlChildlCare.lA
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6. Thelfirstlsteplinlthelscientificlmethodlinvolves:
a. posinglalquestion.
b. conductinglresearch.
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c. analyzinglevidence.
d. developinglalhypothesis.
ANSWER:la
7. Thelsecondlsteplinlthelscientificlmethodlinvolves:
a. posinglalquestion.
b. conductinglresearch.
c. developinglalhypothesis.
d. sharinglthelresults.
ANSWER:lc
8. Thelthirdlsteplinlthelscientificlmethodlinvolves:
a. posinglalquestion.
b. conductinglresearch.
c. sharinglthelresults.
d. developinglalhypothesis.
ANSWER:lb
9. Thelfourthlsteplinlthelscientificlmethodlinvolves:
a. posinglalquestion.
b. conductinglresearch.
c. developinglalhypothesis.
d. supportinglorlrefutinglalhypothesis.
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10. Empiricallevidencelislbasedlon:
a. theorieslandlspeculation.
b. observation,lexperience,lorlexperiment.
c. inferenceslbasedlonlpersonallbiases.
d. opinionslgeneratedlbylfocuslgroups.
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11. Afterlposinglalquestion,lalresearcherlusinglthelscientificlmethod:
a. drawslconclusions.
b. runslanlexperiment.
c. selectslalgrouploflparticipants.
d. developslalhypothesis.
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12. Thelfinallsteplinlthelscientificlmethodlinvolves:
a. testinglalhypothesis.
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b. posinglalquestion.
c. conductinglresearch.
d. reportinglthelresults.
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13. Dr.lGreenelislinterestedlinldesigninglalstudylonlchildren'sllanguagelacquisition.lWhatlislthelfirstlsteplthatlDr.lG
reenelshouldltake,laccordingltolthelscientificlmethod?
a. recruitlchildrenlandltheirlparentslaslparticipantslinlthelstudy
b. developlalhypothesislregardingllanguagelacquisition
c. poselalresearchlquestionlaboutllanguagelacquisition
d. drawlconclusionslonlthelwaylchildrenlacquirellanguage
ANSWER:lc
14. Alhypothesislisla(n):
a. experiment.
b. predictionlthatlcanlbeltested.
c. conclusionldrawnlfromlresearch.
d. replicationloflalscientificlstudy.
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15. Replicationlinvolves:
a. thelrepetitionloflalstudylusingldifferentlparticipants.
b. thelrepetitionloflalstudylusinglthelsamelparticipants.
c. designinglalnewlstudylbasedlonlinformationlfromlalpreviouslstudy.
d. designinglalnewlstudylusinglnewlideaslandlinformation.
ANSWER:la
16. Dr.lStottlconductslalstudylinlwhichltheylfindlthatlsmokinglislcorrelatedlwithlanlincreasedlriskloflhighlbloodlpressu
re.lTheylpublishltheirlresults.lThenlDr.lMecolconductslthelsamelstudylusingldifferentlparticipantslinlanotherlcity.lDr.l
Meco'slworklislanlexamplelof:
a. scientificlcontroversy.
b. replication.
c. ethics.
d. datalanalysis.
ANSWER:lb
17. WhichlofltheselhypotheseslislNOTlrelatedltolthelidealthatlmusiclislrelatedltolhigherlintelligence?
a. BrainslreactldifferentlyltolMozartlversuslBach.
b. Olderlindividualslpreferlmusiclcomparedltolyoungerlindividuals.
c. Fetallbrainlwaveslreflectlwhatlmusiclislplayed.
d. RatslarelsmarterlifltheyllistenltolMozart.
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18. Parentslwholspendlalgreatldeallofltimelandlmoneyltryingltolfindlthelbestlschoollforltheirlchildrenlbelievelinlthelim
portancelof aslitlrelatesltoldevelopment.
a. nurture
b. replication
c. nature
d. classicallconditioning
ANSWER:la
19. l refersltolalllthelenvironmentallinfluenceslthatlaffectldevelopmentlafterlconception.
a. Epigenetics
b. Nurture
c. Nature
d. Differentiallsusceptibility
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20. Inlthelscienceloflhumanldevelopment,lnaturelreferslto:
a. thelinfluenceloflthelgeneslthatlpeoplelinherit.
b. environmentallinfluences.
c. patternslofldevelopment.
d. developmentalldifferences.
ANSWER:la
21. Inlthelscienceloflhumanldevelopment,lnurturelreferslto traits.
a. hereditary
b. genetic
c. environmental
d. unique
ANSWER:lc
22. Dr.lGhufranlbelieveslthatlgeneticslislresponsiblelforlpersonalityltraits.lDr.lMarkslbelieveslthatlalperson'slfami
lyllifelislresponsiblelforlpersonalityltraits.lTheylarelonldifferentlsidesloflthe debate.
a. nature–nurture
b. intelligentldesign-evolution
c. genes-development
d. traits-conditioning
ANSWER:la
23. Mostldevelopmentallpsychologistslbelievelthatldevelopmentlislthelresultlof:
a. naturelandlnurturelactinglseparately.
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