DEP2004 Midterm Exam – Questions & Complete
Solutions
Some religious groups have taught children consistent traditions for
weddings and funerals. Teaching these ways to the next generation is an
example of Right Ans - Culture
Marcus has stopped being so demanding and waits his turn when playing
with his friends. He also appears to be more interested in others instead of
himself. He is probably in what developmental period? Right Ans - Early
childhood
Marcus is 14 months old and having great difficulty when left with the
babysitter. His separation anxiety is an example of interaction between
which two types of development? Right Ans - Cognitive and social
Which of the following is true about physical development? Right Ans -
It interacts with cognitive, personality, and social development at all ages.
The inborn traits or characteristics we inherit from biological parents are
our Right Ans - Heredity
Which topic would NOT have been addressed by the original
developmental researchers? Right Ans - Menopause
Developmental researchers refer to typical events that happen at an
atypical time, or atypical events that happen at a typical time, as __________
events. Right Ans - Nonnormative
Which scientific goal is reflected by stating that most children take their
first steps at about a year? Right Ans - Describe
Which scientific goal is reflected by suggesting that high school students
who score a 1000 or more on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (S.A.T.) will be
successful in college? Right Ans - Predict
An in-depth case study of a culture or subculture is an __________ study.
Right Ans - Ethnographic
, A plan for conducting a scientific investigation is a Right Ans - Research
design
"If children learn aggression from models, then children who watch violent
television shows should be more aggressive than children who watch
nonviolent shows." This is an example of a
- Theory (NOT)
- Finding
- Hypothesis
- Conclusion Right Ans - MAYBE
Hypothesis
Christa, a rather demonstrative 7-year-old, hits her brother for laughing at
her and feels guilty about it afterward. According to Freud, Christa's guilty
feelings reflect the operation of the Right Ans - Superego
A researcher who wants to find out if a statistical relationship exists
between variables should use a(n) Right Ans - Correlational
Organismic theorists emphasize __________ change, while mechanistic
theorists emphasize __________ change. Right Ans - Qualitative;
quantitative
Piaget's term for the process of taking information and incorporating it
into existing ways of thinking is Right Ans - Assimilitation
Although parts of his theory have been heavily criticized, Freud's
contribution to the field of human growth included all of the following
EXCEPT
- the importance of unconscious thoughts, feelings, and motivations.
- the role of childhood experiences. (NOT)
Solutions
Some religious groups have taught children consistent traditions for
weddings and funerals. Teaching these ways to the next generation is an
example of Right Ans - Culture
Marcus has stopped being so demanding and waits his turn when playing
with his friends. He also appears to be more interested in others instead of
himself. He is probably in what developmental period? Right Ans - Early
childhood
Marcus is 14 months old and having great difficulty when left with the
babysitter. His separation anxiety is an example of interaction between
which two types of development? Right Ans - Cognitive and social
Which of the following is true about physical development? Right Ans -
It interacts with cognitive, personality, and social development at all ages.
The inborn traits or characteristics we inherit from biological parents are
our Right Ans - Heredity
Which topic would NOT have been addressed by the original
developmental researchers? Right Ans - Menopause
Developmental researchers refer to typical events that happen at an
atypical time, or atypical events that happen at a typical time, as __________
events. Right Ans - Nonnormative
Which scientific goal is reflected by stating that most children take their
first steps at about a year? Right Ans - Describe
Which scientific goal is reflected by suggesting that high school students
who score a 1000 or more on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (S.A.T.) will be
successful in college? Right Ans - Predict
An in-depth case study of a culture or subculture is an __________ study.
Right Ans - Ethnographic
, A plan for conducting a scientific investigation is a Right Ans - Research
design
"If children learn aggression from models, then children who watch violent
television shows should be more aggressive than children who watch
nonviolent shows." This is an example of a
- Theory (NOT)
- Finding
- Hypothesis
- Conclusion Right Ans - MAYBE
Hypothesis
Christa, a rather demonstrative 7-year-old, hits her brother for laughing at
her and feels guilty about it afterward. According to Freud, Christa's guilty
feelings reflect the operation of the Right Ans - Superego
A researcher who wants to find out if a statistical relationship exists
between variables should use a(n) Right Ans - Correlational
Organismic theorists emphasize __________ change, while mechanistic
theorists emphasize __________ change. Right Ans - Qualitative;
quantitative
Piaget's term for the process of taking information and incorporating it
into existing ways of thinking is Right Ans - Assimilitation
Although parts of his theory have been heavily criticized, Freud's
contribution to the field of human growth included all of the following
EXCEPT
- the importance of unconscious thoughts, feelings, and motivations.
- the role of childhood experiences. (NOT)
