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Children, 14e (Santrock)Chapter 1 Introduction
1) Which of the following statements about development is accurate?
A) The process of development ends during early adulthood.
B) The process of development starts during early childhood.
C) Most development involves growth, although it also includes decline.
D) Most of the physical development happens during late adulthood.
Answer: C
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Studying Children's Development
Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identify five areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
Bloom's: Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
2) A researcher who wants to study the effect of parenting styles on development would need to take into consideration the socioeconomic status and cultural settings of the families being studied. These aspects are a part of the "________" of development.
A) goals
B) environment
C) domain
D) context
Answer: D
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Improving Children's Lives
Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identify five areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
Bloom's: Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
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Copyright © 2019 McGraw-HillMEDCONNOISSEUR 3) Which of the following terms refers to the behavior patterns, the beliefs, and all other products
of a specific group of people that are passed on from generation to generation?
A) associative context
B) culture
C) primary background
D) social class
Answer: B
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Improving Children's Lives
Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identify five areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
4) Madison grew up in a single-parent, poor, urban home with her mother and three siblings. These factors represent the ________ of Madison's development.
A) context
B) reference
C) environment
D) domain
Answer: A
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Topic: Improving Children's Lives
Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identify five areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
Bloom's: Apply
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
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Copyright © 2019 McGraw-HillMEDCONNOISSEUR 5) Miyako considers herself to be a member of the Ainu tribe because she speaks their language, follows their customs, practices their religion, and knows a lot about their history. Miyako's membership in the Ainu tribe is an example of her
A) collective efficacy.
B) ethnicity.
C) dominant association.
D) primary conditioning.
Answer: B
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Topic: Improving Children's Lives
Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identify five areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
Bloom's: Apply
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
6) Which of the following is a benefit of cross-cultural studies?
A) They allow researchers to determine if cultural differences are real or imagined.
B) They allow researchers to collect information from childhood through adolescence.
C) They encourage researchers to ignore genetic similarities across cultures and focus more on individual differences.
D) They allow researchers to determine areas in which development is similar across cultures or specific to only a particular culture.
Answer: D
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Improving Children's Lives
Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identify five areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
Bloom's: Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
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Copyright © 2019 McGraw-HillMEDCONNOISSEUR 7) A person's position within society based on occupational, educational, and economic characteristics is referred to as that person's
A) culture.
B) socioeconomic status.
C) marital status.
D) adjusted income status.
Answer: B
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Improving Children's Lives
Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identify five areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
8) Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of resilient individuals?
A) good intellectual functioning
B) self-confidence
C) high self-esteem
D) low-expectation parenting
Answer: D
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Improving Children's Lives
Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identify five areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
Bloom's: Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
9) Bonds to caring adults outside the family, connections to positive organizations, and attending
effective schools are all associated with
A) resilience.
B) declines in cognitive functioning.
C) social policy.
D) cultural differences.
Answer: A
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Improving Children's Lives
Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identify five areas in which children's lives need to be improved.
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
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Copyright © 2019 McGraw-HillMEDCONNOISSEUR
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