PSY 235 Exam 1 Review UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Romanian-born orphans who were adopted by British families ________ fared BEST in weight gain after
adoption.
A. any or none of these choices; there were no effects of age of adoption on weight gain
B. between the ages of 6 and 24 months
C. between the ages of 24 and 42 months
D. before age 6 months - CORRECT ANSWER - D. before age 6 months
Stage theories regard development as
A. discontinuous
B. continuous
C. passive
D. active - CORRECT ANSWER - A. discontinuous
Which statement qualifies as a hypothesis?
A. Children whose parents argue in their presence are more likely than other children to try illegal drugs.
B. Which parental behaviors are associated with an increased likelihood of teenage illegal drug use?
C. What are the differences between children whose parents argue in their presence and those whose
parents do not argue in their presence?
, D. There are many differences between children whose parents argue in their presence and those whose
parents do not argue in their presence. - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Children whose parents argue
in their presence are more likely than other children to try illegal drugs.
The validity of a test refers to the:
A. consistency of the test.
B. level of agreement between different observers of the same behavior.
C. extent to which two raters agree on its result.
D. degree to which it measures what it is intended to measure. - CORRECT ANSWER - D. degree
to which it measures what it is intended to measure
Which statement does NOT express a benefit of structured observation?
A. All children are observed in the same situation.
B. Researchers are able to observe behaviors that occur only infrequently.
C. Children feel most comfortable in their own environment.
D. The researcher can design the context to elicit the behavior of interest. - CORRECT ANSWER -
C. Children feel most comfortable in their own environment.
The extent to which two variables are related is referred to as their:
A. correlation.
B. relativity.
C. coefficient.
D. causal direction. - CORRECT ANSWER - A. correlation
A town committee learns that there is a strong negative correlation between the number of inches of daily
rainfall and the number of children who use the neighborhood playgrounds each day. If the committee
were to conclude that high rainfall is caused by children not using the playground, which type of problem
would MOST likely be occurring?
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Romanian-born orphans who were adopted by British families ________ fared BEST in weight gain after
adoption.
A. any or none of these choices; there were no effects of age of adoption on weight gain
B. between the ages of 6 and 24 months
C. between the ages of 24 and 42 months
D. before age 6 months - CORRECT ANSWER - D. before age 6 months
Stage theories regard development as
A. discontinuous
B. continuous
C. passive
D. active - CORRECT ANSWER - A. discontinuous
Which statement qualifies as a hypothesis?
A. Children whose parents argue in their presence are more likely than other children to try illegal drugs.
B. Which parental behaviors are associated with an increased likelihood of teenage illegal drug use?
C. What are the differences between children whose parents argue in their presence and those whose
parents do not argue in their presence?
, D. There are many differences between children whose parents argue in their presence and those whose
parents do not argue in their presence. - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Children whose parents argue
in their presence are more likely than other children to try illegal drugs.
The validity of a test refers to the:
A. consistency of the test.
B. level of agreement between different observers of the same behavior.
C. extent to which two raters agree on its result.
D. degree to which it measures what it is intended to measure. - CORRECT ANSWER - D. degree
to which it measures what it is intended to measure
Which statement does NOT express a benefit of structured observation?
A. All children are observed in the same situation.
B. Researchers are able to observe behaviors that occur only infrequently.
C. Children feel most comfortable in their own environment.
D. The researcher can design the context to elicit the behavior of interest. - CORRECT ANSWER -
C. Children feel most comfortable in their own environment.
The extent to which two variables are related is referred to as their:
A. correlation.
B. relativity.
C. coefficient.
D. causal direction. - CORRECT ANSWER - A. correlation
A town committee learns that there is a strong negative correlation between the number of inches of daily
rainfall and the number of children who use the neighborhood playgrounds each day. If the committee
were to conclude that high rainfall is caused by children not using the playground, which type of problem
would MOST likely be occurring?
