PSYCH 223 QUIZ QUESTIONS: ALL MODULES || All Questions Answered Correctly.
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Christopher lives on the boundary between two school districts. One school has extra funding for reading programs, whereas the other has extra funding for gifted children. Which school would Bronfenbrenner choose for Christopher? correct answers the school that more closely matches Christopher's ne...
PSYCH 223 QUIZ QUESTIONS: ALL MODULES || All
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Christopher lives on the boundary between two school districts. One school has extra funding for
reading programs, whereas the other has extra funding for gifted children. Which school would
Bronfenbrenner choose for Christopher? correct answers the school that more closely matches
Christopher's needs because it will provide the better learning environment
Andrea is a developmental psychologist who has just discovered she is pregnant with her first
child. She plans to raise her child using the principles advocated by John Watson. Which
practice(s) would Andrea need to avoid to meet her goal? correct answers kissing, cuddling, and
holding the infant in her lap
Freud was one of the first theorists to focus attention on which of the following? correct answers
the influence of early experiences on later development
Clovis was abandoned as an infant and spent the first five years of his life being moved from one
temporary foster home to another. When he is 5, his aunt discovers Clovis's whereabouts and
provides him with a great deal of understanding, love, and stimulating activities. When Clovis
becomes an adult, how would you expect him to behave? correct answers Clovis may or may not
show residual effects of his early experiences; there is no way of knowing for sure what he will
be like as an adult.
What did the neo-Freudian theorist Alfred Adler emphasize as an important factor in
development? correct answers sibling interactions
Colin has just told his mother that his stuffed bear is alive and that the bear hurts because he
knocked it over. How is Colin including the bear in his cognitive schemes? correct answers He is
assimilating the bear into his existing cognitive schemes.
What type of theorist was Piaget? correct answers a stage theorist who maintained that children
played an active role in their own development
Merlin is analyzing the event-related potential data from his most recent research study. Which
research method is Merlin using? correct answers psychophysiology
What is one of the criticisms raised with respect to ethological theories? correct answers Such
theories often provide inadequate and post hoc explanations for behaviour.
Tyler asked his father for a candy bar at the grocery store, and his father bought him the candy
bar. If Tyler asks for more candy bars in the future, what has the candy bar acted as? correct
answers a reinforcer
Dr. Franz sets up an experimental study to investigate how self-esteem is affected by feedback
from teachers. During the study, teachers of Grade 3 administer a short quiz where each child
, earns the same score (5 out of a possible 10 points). All of the children are then given feedback.
Half the children are told that this is a very good score whereas the rest are told that it is an
average score. correct answers the type of feedback the child receives
What did the neo-Freudian theorist Karen Horney emphasize as an important factor in
development? correct answers sex differences
Suppose that the plasticity principle did not apply to development. How would this change our
understanding of a child's abilities? correct answers Children who grow up in poor environments
would suffer inevitably from their deficiencies.
If a researcher wanted to know how a child behaves in his or her everyday environment, which
research technique would be most appropriate? correct answers naturalistic observation
Florence has just celebrated her fourth birthday. Based on Piaget's theory, which stage of
cognitive development would Florence be in? correct answers preoperational
According to Freud, what is the dominant force that shapes a healthy personality? correct
answers the ego, superego, and id in dynamic balance
What are investigators who prefer the cross-cultural approach often looking for? correct answers
differences rather than similarities
What does the ethological view of human development emphasize as an important factor in
development? correct answers innate influences
Preschoolers and early elementary school children are learning to take initiative and are trying
new tasks. According to Erikson, what type of parent fosters healthy development during this
time? correct answers one who helps achieve a balance between initiative taking and respecting
others
According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, through what process do children acquire
new knowledge? correct answers active construction based on their experiences
Cynthia, who has active genital herpes, delivered her baby by cesarean section. Why was this
form of delivery used? correct answers to prevent transmission of the disease to the infant
Suppose that you and your partner are both carriers for a genetic defect that causes a fatal
metabolic disorder. Which prenatal testing procedure would give the earliest and most
informative results regarding the health of your unborn child? correct answers chorionic villus
sampling
Fred and Ed are identical twins who are 8 years old. They both attend the same school and live
together in the same household. How would Rowe and Plomin characterize these factors? correct
answers shared environmental
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