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PSY 235 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY ACTUAL EXAM 1 (COMPLETE AND ACCURATE) SOLVED 100%
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PSY 235 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY ACTUAL EXAM 1 (COMPLETE AND ACCURATE) SOLVED 100%
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Exam # 1Chapter 1:
1. The science of human development seeks to understand .
A) the meaning of life
B) the accuracy of new theories
C) the works of Freud, Piaget, and Erikson
D) how and why people change over time
2. Empirical evidence is based on .
A) theories and speculation
B) observation, experience, or experiment
C) inferences based on personal biases
D) opinions generated by focus groups
3. A hypothesis is a(n) .
A) experiment
B) prediction that can be tested
C) conclusion drawn from research
D) replication of a scientific study
4. Replication involves .
A) the repetition of a study using different participants
B) the repetition of a study using the same participants
C) designing a new study based on information from a previous study
D) designing a new study using new ideas and information
5. In the science of human development, nature refers to .
A) the influence of the genes that people inherit
B) environmental influences
C) patterns of development
, D) developmental differences
6. In the science of human development, nurture refers to traits.
A) hereditary
B) genetic
C) environmental
D) unique
7. Most developmental psychologists believe that development is the result of .
A) nature and nurture acting separately
B) genetic traits
C) nature and nurture acting together
D) environmental influences
8. studies the many ways in which the environment alters gene expression.
A) Differential susceptibility
B) Ethology
C) Epigenetics
D) The nature–nurture debate
9. The life-span perspective takes into account development from .
A) birth to death
B) childhood to middle age
C) birth to adolescence
D) conception to death
10. Socioeconomic status refers to an individual's .
A) culture
B) ethnicity
C) social class
D) race
, 11. An individual's socioeconomic status includes, among other things, his or her .
A) ethnicity
B) education level
C) political beliefs
D) religion
Chapter 2 Study Guide
1. An explanation of facts and observations defined by a set of concepts and ideas that
organize phenomena is called a “ .”
A) hypothesis
B) theory
C) conclusion
D) development
2. A systematic statement of principles and generalizations that provides a framework for
understanding how and why people change over time is called a “ .”
A) hypothesis
B) developmental theory
C) conclusion
D) stage
3. A is an average or usual event or experience.
A) norm
B) theory
C) hypothesis
D) median
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