PSYC 3331 - QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
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The nature-nurture issue is concerned with - ANSWER-the roles that biology and environment
play in development
Experience plays the most important in which of the following theories? - ANSWER-learning
The idea of continuity in development - ANSWER-is consistent with the view that early
development is related to later development
The idea that the mind of the man infant is a tabula rasa at birth reflects the belief that -
ANSWER-experience models each person into a unique individual
An organized set of ideas that is designed to explain development is referred to as a - ANSWER-
theory
When 8 year old Chris brought home a report card with all A's, his parents gave him one dollar
for each "A." Chris's parents were attempting to use _______ to shape Chris's future behavior -
ANSWER-positive reinforcement
The view that development is a result of the unfolding of a specific and prearranged scheme or
plan within the body is characteristic of - ANSWER-Arnold Gesell's maturational theory
,A reward that consists of taking away something unpleasant is called - ANSWER-negative
reinforcement
Which of the following is true of naturalistic observations? - ANSWER-because children are being
observed in their natural settings, the behavior of interest is less likely to be disturbed
Sigmund Freud's psychodynamic theory - ANSWER-emphasizes the influence of early
experiences on later development
Who was the first theorist to use learning theory to explain child development? - ANSWER-John
Watson
Erikson proposed a ______ theory in which development consists of a sequence of stages,
each defined by a unique crisis or a challenge - ANSWER-psychosocial
The French philosopher, Jean Jacques Rousseau, believed that - ANSWER-infants were born
with an innate sense of justice and mortality
Which of the following theorists has a biological perspective? - ANSWER-Gesell's mutrational
theory
The cognitive-developmental perspective is mainly concerned with - ANSWER-thinking
, Which of the following is TRUE of infants' auditory perception? - ANSWER-infants hear sounds
best that have pitches in the range of human speech
Which of the following is a symptom of ADHD? - ANSWER-being unusually energetic
Growth hormone (GH) is secreted by the - ANSWER-pituitary gland
The adolescent growth spurt and sexual maturation that occur in early adolescence are known
as - ANSWER-puberty
Which of the following was NOT one of the things that Adolph and Tamis-LeMonda (2014)
argued motivate infants to transition from crawling to walking as a form of locomotion? -
ANSWER-socially interacting with those who are around them better and more directly
Which of the following statements is TRUE? - ANSWER-toddlers and young children have
disproportionately large heads
In treatment of ADHD - ANSWER-stimulants plus behavioral treatment is the most effective
The adolescent growth spurt - ANSWER-usually beings earlier for girls than for boys
Motor development involves many distinct skills that are organized and reorganized over time to
meet the demands of specific tasks according to - ANSWER-dynamic systems theory
The onset of puberty - ANSWER-is regulated by the pituitary gland
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY
GRADED A + || RANKED !!.
The nature-nurture issue is concerned with - ANSWER-the roles that biology and environment
play in development
Experience plays the most important in which of the following theories? - ANSWER-learning
The idea of continuity in development - ANSWER-is consistent with the view that early
development is related to later development
The idea that the mind of the man infant is a tabula rasa at birth reflects the belief that -
ANSWER-experience models each person into a unique individual
An organized set of ideas that is designed to explain development is referred to as a - ANSWER-
theory
When 8 year old Chris brought home a report card with all A's, his parents gave him one dollar
for each "A." Chris's parents were attempting to use _______ to shape Chris's future behavior -
ANSWER-positive reinforcement
The view that development is a result of the unfolding of a specific and prearranged scheme or
plan within the body is characteristic of - ANSWER-Arnold Gesell's maturational theory
,A reward that consists of taking away something unpleasant is called - ANSWER-negative
reinforcement
Which of the following is true of naturalistic observations? - ANSWER-because children are being
observed in their natural settings, the behavior of interest is less likely to be disturbed
Sigmund Freud's psychodynamic theory - ANSWER-emphasizes the influence of early
experiences on later development
Who was the first theorist to use learning theory to explain child development? - ANSWER-John
Watson
Erikson proposed a ______ theory in which development consists of a sequence of stages,
each defined by a unique crisis or a challenge - ANSWER-psychosocial
The French philosopher, Jean Jacques Rousseau, believed that - ANSWER-infants were born
with an innate sense of justice and mortality
Which of the following theorists has a biological perspective? - ANSWER-Gesell's mutrational
theory
The cognitive-developmental perspective is mainly concerned with - ANSWER-thinking
, Which of the following is TRUE of infants' auditory perception? - ANSWER-infants hear sounds
best that have pitches in the range of human speech
Which of the following is a symptom of ADHD? - ANSWER-being unusually energetic
Growth hormone (GH) is secreted by the - ANSWER-pituitary gland
The adolescent growth spurt and sexual maturation that occur in early adolescence are known
as - ANSWER-puberty
Which of the following was NOT one of the things that Adolph and Tamis-LeMonda (2014)
argued motivate infants to transition from crawling to walking as a form of locomotion? -
ANSWER-socially interacting with those who are around them better and more directly
Which of the following statements is TRUE? - ANSWER-toddlers and young children have
disproportionately large heads
In treatment of ADHD - ANSWER-stimulants plus behavioral treatment is the most effective
The adolescent growth spurt - ANSWER-usually beings earlier for girls than for boys
Motor development involves many distinct skills that are organized and reorganized over time to
meet the demands of specific tasks according to - ANSWER-dynamic systems theory
The onset of puberty - ANSWER-is regulated by the pituitary gland
