CHILD DEVELOPMENT TEST 1 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND 100 % CORRECT
ANSWERS|2025/2026|GRADED A+
What is a measure said to be if it consistently gives the same results?
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a. objective
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b. validB
c. reliable
B
d. naturalistic - ANSWER-c. reliable
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What is a research technique that involves unbiased selection of participants for different exp
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erimental conditions? B
a. quasi/natural assignment
B B
b. random sampling
B B
c. random assignment
B B
d. correlational sampling - ANSWER-fill in
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Dr. Franz sets up an experimental study to investigate how self-
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esteem is affected by feedback from teachers. During the study, Grade 3 teachers administer a
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short quiz where each child earns the same score (5 out of a possible 10 points). All the childr
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en are then given feedback. Half the children are told that this is a very good score, whereas th
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e rest are told that it is an average score.
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In this study, what is the independent variable?
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a. the child's score on the quiz
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b. the child's level of self-esteem after the quiz is returned
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c. the age of the children who take part in the study
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d. the type of feedback the child receives - ANSWER-d. the type of feedback the child receives
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What is the term for the procedure in which the investigator records the frequencies with whi
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ch individuals display specific behaviours during the brief time intervals that each participant i
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s observed?
B
,a. observer timing validity
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b. time sampling
B B
c. structured timing
B B
d. clinical timed interview - ANSWER-b. time sampling
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André predicts that if you continue to allow your daughter to have candy when she has a temp
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er tantrum at the store checkout, you will find that she has more-
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frequent tantrums. What principle is André relating?
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a. his observations about your daughter
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b. his theory about temper tantrums
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c. his hypothesis about your daughter's future temper tantrums
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d. his theory about candy - ANSWER-
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c. his hypothesis about your daughter's future temper tantrums
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When a correlation coefficient has a positive sign, what does it indicate?
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a. The two factors being measured move in the same direction.
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b. There is a significant relationship between the two factors being measured.
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c. There is no relationship between the two factors being measured.
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d. The two factors being measured move in opposite directions. - ANSWER-
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a. the two factors being measured move in the same direction
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In Edgar Rice Burroughs's novel Tarzan of the Apes (c. 1930), Tarzan's character remained inna
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tely pure because he was reared as a feral child by apes, away from the corruption of human s
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ociety. With whose philosophical viewpoint is this consistent?
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a. G. Stanley Hall (c. 1890)
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b. John Locke (1690)
B B B
c. Thomas Hobbes (1651)
B B B
d. Jean Jacques Rousseau (1762) - ANSWER-d. Jean Jacques Rousseau (1762)
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, Blair is interested in understanding how children's academic performance changes over long p
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eriods of time as a result of the number of friends they have. What would be Blair's best choic
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e of research design and method?
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a. a microgenetic design, observational study
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b. a microgenetic design, experimental study
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c. a longitudinal design, observational study
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d. a cross-sectional design, experimental study - ANSWER-
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c. a longitudinal design, observational study
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Which of the following is an interview technique in which a child's response to each successiv
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e question determines what the investigator will ask next?
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a. the correlational method
B B B
b. the case study method
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c. the clinical method
B B B
d. the experimental method - ANSWER-c. the clinical method
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What is the term for a set of concepts and propositions designed to organize, describe, and ex
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plain an existing set of observations?
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a. a hypothesis
B B
b. a theory
B B
c. an experiment
B B
d. an observation - ANSWER-b. a theory
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Suppose that a researcher has found a strong relationship between the amount of time spent
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playing video games and physical fitness such that, as the time playing video games increases,
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physical fitness decreases. Which of the following correlation coefficients is most consistent w
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ith this finding?
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a. +0.80
B
b. -0.10
B
c. -0.80
B
QUESTIONS AND 100 % CORRECT
ANSWERS|2025/2026|GRADED A+
What is a measure said to be if it consistently gives the same results?
B B B B B B B B B B B B B
a. objective
B
b. validB
c. reliable
B
d. naturalistic - ANSWER-c. reliable
B B B B
What is a research technique that involves unbiased selection of participants for different exp
B B B B B B B B B B B B B
erimental conditions? B
a. quasi/natural assignment
B B
b. random sampling
B B
c. random assignment
B B
d. correlational sampling - ANSWER-fill in
B B B B B
Dr. Franz sets up an experimental study to investigate how self-
B B B B B B B B B B
esteem is affected by feedback from teachers. During the study, Grade 3 teachers administer a
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
short quiz where each child earns the same score (5 out of a possible 10 points). All the childr
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
en are then given feedback. Half the children are told that this is a very good score, whereas th
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
e rest are told that it is an average score.
B B B B B B B B B
In this study, what is the independent variable?
B B B B B B B
a. the child's score on the quiz
B B B B B B
b. the child's level of self-esteem after the quiz is returned
B B B B B B B B B B
c. the age of the children who take part in the study
B B B B B B B B B B B
d. the type of feedback the child receives - ANSWER-d. the type of feedback the child receives
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
What is the term for the procedure in which the investigator records the frequencies with whi
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
ch individuals display specific behaviours during the brief time intervals that each participant i
B B B B B B B B B B B B B
s observed?
B
,a. observer timing validity
B B B
b. time sampling
B B
c. structured timing
B B
d. clinical timed interview - ANSWER-b. time sampling
B B B B B B B
André predicts that if you continue to allow your daughter to have candy when she has a temp
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
er tantrum at the store checkout, you will find that she has more-
B B B B B B B B B B B B
frequent tantrums. What principle is André relating?
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a. his observations about your daughter
B B B B B
b. his theory about temper tantrums
B B B B B
c. his hypothesis about your daughter's future temper tantrums
B B B B B B B B
d. his theory about candy - ANSWER-
B B B B B B
c. his hypothesis about your daughter's future temper tantrums
B B B B B B B B
When a correlation coefficient has a positive sign, what does it indicate?
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a. The two factors being measured move in the same direction.
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b. There is a significant relationship between the two factors being measured.
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c. There is no relationship between the two factors being measured.
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d. The two factors being measured move in opposite directions. - ANSWER-
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a. the two factors being measured move in the same direction
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In Edgar Rice Burroughs's novel Tarzan of the Apes (c. 1930), Tarzan's character remained inna
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tely pure because he was reared as a feral child by apes, away from the corruption of human s
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ociety. With whose philosophical viewpoint is this consistent?
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a. G. Stanley Hall (c. 1890)
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b. John Locke (1690)
B B B
c. Thomas Hobbes (1651)
B B B
d. Jean Jacques Rousseau (1762) - ANSWER-d. Jean Jacques Rousseau (1762)
B B B B B B B B B B
, Blair is interested in understanding how children's academic performance changes over long p
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eriods of time as a result of the number of friends they have. What would be Blair's best choic
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e of research design and method?
B B B B B
a. a microgenetic design, observational study
B B B B B
b. a microgenetic design, experimental study
B B B B B
c. a longitudinal design, observational study
B B B B B
d. a cross-sectional design, experimental study - ANSWER-
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c. a longitudinal design, observational study
B B B B B
Which of the following is an interview technique in which a child's response to each successiv
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e question determines what the investigator will ask next?
B B B B B B B B
a. the correlational method
B B B
b. the case study method
B B B B
c. the clinical method
B B B
d. the experimental method - ANSWER-c. the clinical method
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What is the term for a set of concepts and propositions designed to organize, describe, and ex
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plain an existing set of observations?
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a. a hypothesis
B B
b. a theory
B B
c. an experiment
B B
d. an observation - ANSWER-b. a theory
B B B B B B
Suppose that a researcher has found a strong relationship between the amount of time spent
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
playing video games and physical fitness such that, as the time playing video games increases,
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
physical fitness decreases. Which of the following correlation coefficients is most consistent w
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ith this finding?
B B
a. +0.80
B
b. -0.10
B
c. -0.80
B
