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Psyc- 2314 Exam Detailed Questions And Expert Answers
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- PSYC 2314
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- University Of Texas - Arlington
Psyc- 2314 Exam Detailed Questions And Expert Answers
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Psyc- 2314 Exam Detailed Questions AndExpert Answers
Which of the following early theorists proposed that the mind of a child is a "blank
slate" and that everything we are to become is due to environmental influences? -
ANS John Locke
All of the following apply to the lifespan perspective EXCEPT? - ANS To understand
lifespan development we must ignore culture.
Of the 8 developmental periods of the lifespan, the period consisting of 9 months
of rapid growth in which organs and systems appear is? - ANS Prenatal
Friendships at age 2 are often different at age 8. This would be an example of
which kind of change? - ANS Qualitative change
Changes that result from unique, unshared events such as genetic differences
would be which kind of age-related change? - ANS Non-normative changes
Vulnerability is to __________ as resilience is to __________. - ANS Risk factors;
protective factors
Which of the following is NOT a goal of developmental science? - ANS To guess
, Which of the following is the major limitation of the correlational method? - ANS It
does not tell us about causal relationships.
Because developmental psychologists cannot systematically manipulate many of
the variables they are most interested in, they often use? - ANS Quasi-experiments
Which of the following is an advantage of a longitudinal study? - ANS It allows the
researcher to compare performance by the same people at different ages.
According to Freud, what is of crucial importance in development is? - ANS The
influence of the early years.
For Erikson, striving for identity is characteristic of which of the following stages? -
ANS Adolescence
For classical conditioning to work, which of the following terms is essential? - ANS
An association
To extinguish (extinction) a behavior learned through operant conditioning, you? -
ANS Withhold reinforcement
According to Bandura, although children may acquire new responses by observing
others, that does not include socially appropriate behaviors. - ANS False
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