ABSC 160 Practice exam 1 With Complete Solutions 2024/25
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ABSC 160
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ABSC 160
What type of change in development is reflected in the changes that place in the way children process information as they get older? - Correct Answer Qualitative change
According to your book, the basic set of principles that help us organize our observations in order to understand and predict...
ABSC 160 Practice exam 1 With Complete Solutions
2024/25
What type of change in development is reflected in the changes that place in the way children process
information as they get older? - Correct Answer Qualitative change
According to your book, the basic set of principles that help us organize our observations in order to
understand and predict human development is called a(n): - Correct Answer theory
Research that has the primary goal of satisfying our curiosity and increasing our understanding of the
world we live in is called: - Correct Answer basic research.
We know that both nature and nurture play a role in development, but today we are most interested in
understanding - Correct Answer how genes are expressed through the constant interaction with the
environment.
The boy cried when his sister took his toy. This is an example of: - Correct Answer Description
The study described in the previous question is an example of what type of research design? - Correct
Answer Single-subject research
The influence of what we bring to development as a result of our genetic inheritance is known as: -
Correct Answer Nature
The force that drives development - Correct Answer can be biological processes, environmental events,
or a combination of both.
A researcher who is conducting observations to test her own hypothesis may pay more attention to
behavior that supports that hypothesis, so she must guard against - Correct Answer observer bias.
The structure labeled "A" in the below figure is: - Correct Answer Chromosome
, _____________ is when a term is used as the explanation of a phenomenon, while at the same time it is
also the object of study. - Correct Answer Circular logic
As a good consumer of developmental information, students are encouraged to: - Correct Answer
Question experts
If we say that there is no one right way to raise a child, we are endorsing the principle of - Correct
Answer equifinality
Psychoanalytic theory focuses on the internal process of the mind, but learning theories focus on -
Correct Answer observable behavior.
Professor Tyrone is interested in studying how the use of media (such as having the television on,
answering text messages, or listening to an iPod) affects student success in studying for their courses. It
would be better if she got permission to look up the students' grade point average than to simply ask the
students to self-report their grade point average. Why? - Correct Answer Students might not correctly
report their grade point average in an attempt to look better.
Which of the following correlations is the strongest? - Correct Answer -.82
When we say that a child looks just like his father, we are referring to the child's - Correct Answer
phenotype.
When referring to development, continuity assumes that - Correct Answer New behaviors develop from
old ones
If a theory provides applicable guidance in solving daily problems of child rearing, it satisfies which
criteria for judging developmental theories? - Correct Answer Practicality
Epigenetics is the term used to describe the system by which - Correct Answer genes can be turned on
or silenced by different environmental experiences.
In the natural sciences, theory is derived from - Correct Answer Scientific facts
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