HDEV JERSEY COLLEGE MIDTERM
EXAM – Questions & Answers
According to the _________ perspective views human development as
occurring throughout the individuals lifetime. ✔️ans - lifespan
Who was the founder of the pschoanalytic perspective? ✔️ans - freud
Which of the following aspects of personality did freud suggest represents
our biological drives? ✔️ans - id
Erikson labeled the stages of his theory based on: ✔️ans - life crises`
Kareem laughs whenever his neck is touched. Now his mommy says
"gotcha" before touching his neck. Eventually, as soon as his mommy says
"gotcha" kareem starts laughing. This is an example of: ✔️ans - classical
conditioning
Which of the following is the most accurate statement about the use of
punishment? ✔️ans - it should decrease the frequency of behavior.
Which of the following is an example of observational learning? ✔️ans -
gina watches her mother mow the grass and then she pushes her toy
lawnmower around the lawn in a similar way
In the nature-nuture contoversy, nature refers to the influence of ___________.
✔️ans - heredity
A researcher has found that the more hours students spend partying, the
lower their exam scores tend to be. This represents: ✔️ans - a negative
correlation
Which of the following methods involves studying developement over time?
✔️ans - a longitudinal study
The concept of a "tabula rasa" suggests that children: ✔️ans - are
influenced by their experiences
, The purpose of the first intelligence test was to: ✔️ans - identify children
at risk of falling behind in school
John watson's behavorism came down on the side of _______, while arnold
gesell's maturational perspective came down on the side of __________.
✔️ans - nurture;nature
According to freud, which aspect of our personality is present at birth?
✔️ans - id
In freud's psychanalytical theory, there are five propsed staged of _______
developement. ✔️ans - psychosexual
What happens when a child attempts to assimulate new information and
cannot? ✔️ans - the child may accomodate to restore equilibrium
Which of the following is not a stage of cognitive developemnt in piagetian
theory? ✔️ans - hypothetical
What is the scope of the biological perspective? ✔️ans - it refers to
developemnt connected with hormones, heredity, and reproduction.
Adaptation and natural selection are connected with the field of ________
psychology. ✔️ans - evolutionary
The zone of _______ ndevelopment was vygotsky's term for the range of
skills that a child can carry out only when they have the help of a more
skilled person. ✔️ans - proximal
Dr. Martinez wants to know which exhibits children prefer at the new
children's museum. To find out, she unobstrusively observes them to see
which exhibis they visit most and spend the most time at. Which type of
research method does the represent? ✔️ans - naturalistic observation
Under what circumstances would a research opt to use animals instead of
human participants? ✔️ans - when the use of human participants would
be considered unethical
EXAM – Questions & Answers
According to the _________ perspective views human development as
occurring throughout the individuals lifetime. ✔️ans - lifespan
Who was the founder of the pschoanalytic perspective? ✔️ans - freud
Which of the following aspects of personality did freud suggest represents
our biological drives? ✔️ans - id
Erikson labeled the stages of his theory based on: ✔️ans - life crises`
Kareem laughs whenever his neck is touched. Now his mommy says
"gotcha" before touching his neck. Eventually, as soon as his mommy says
"gotcha" kareem starts laughing. This is an example of: ✔️ans - classical
conditioning
Which of the following is the most accurate statement about the use of
punishment? ✔️ans - it should decrease the frequency of behavior.
Which of the following is an example of observational learning? ✔️ans -
gina watches her mother mow the grass and then she pushes her toy
lawnmower around the lawn in a similar way
In the nature-nuture contoversy, nature refers to the influence of ___________.
✔️ans - heredity
A researcher has found that the more hours students spend partying, the
lower their exam scores tend to be. This represents: ✔️ans - a negative
correlation
Which of the following methods involves studying developement over time?
✔️ans - a longitudinal study
The concept of a "tabula rasa" suggests that children: ✔️ans - are
influenced by their experiences
, The purpose of the first intelligence test was to: ✔️ans - identify children
at risk of falling behind in school
John watson's behavorism came down on the side of _______, while arnold
gesell's maturational perspective came down on the side of __________.
✔️ans - nurture;nature
According to freud, which aspect of our personality is present at birth?
✔️ans - id
In freud's psychanalytical theory, there are five propsed staged of _______
developement. ✔️ans - psychosexual
What happens when a child attempts to assimulate new information and
cannot? ✔️ans - the child may accomodate to restore equilibrium
Which of the following is not a stage of cognitive developemnt in piagetian
theory? ✔️ans - hypothetical
What is the scope of the biological perspective? ✔️ans - it refers to
developemnt connected with hormones, heredity, and reproduction.
Adaptation and natural selection are connected with the field of ________
psychology. ✔️ans - evolutionary
The zone of _______ ndevelopment was vygotsky's term for the range of
skills that a child can carry out only when they have the help of a more
skilled person. ✔️ans - proximal
Dr. Martinez wants to know which exhibits children prefer at the new
children's museum. To find out, she unobstrusively observes them to see
which exhibis they visit most and spend the most time at. Which type of
research method does the represent? ✔️ans - naturalistic observation
Under what circumstances would a research opt to use animals instead of
human participants? ✔️ans - when the use of human participants would
be considered unethical
