NR 328 Final Exam 2020 (Graded A with well
explained answers)
CP Note – There are three pages in the Final.
Multiple Choices Questions
Page 1:
Pools 1-25: 3:1; 4 points each.
Page 2:
Pools 26-50: 3:1; 4 points each.
Essay Questions
Page 3:
Pools 51-54; 3:1; 25 points each
There are 54 questions in the final for a total of 300 points.
****************CP NOTE: Formatted Questions Begin*****************
1. (TCO 1) Which of the following is the best example of an off-time event that could have negative
effects upon an individual's development?
@ Chapter 1, page 8
a. The deaths of elderly parents
b. Being divorced at the age of 25
*c. The death of one's spouse at the age of 30
d. Experiencing a life-threatening illness at the age of 60
2. (TCO 1) Adults in London, England, who were teenagers living there during the bombings of World
War II all report that their lives were changed by those events. This exemplifies which of the
following? @ Chapter 1, page 8
a. Normative age-graded changes
b. Normative critical periods
*c. Normative history-graded changes
d. Non-normative life events
3. (TCO 1) Which of the following is a finding of Glen Elder, et al., on individuals who grew up during
the Great Depression?
@ Chapter 1, page 9
a. The cohort born in 1920 suffered more than the cohort born in 1928.
b. Teenaged girls were more likely than teenaged boys to be forced into the workplace prematurely
because of economic hardship.
*c. Teenagers whose families experienced severe economic difficulty assumed adult responsibility
prematurely.
d. The adolescents who were forced prematurely into the workforce were better adjusted as adults.
4. (TCO 1) The Maple Leaf Elementary School counselor, social worker, and the parents of 8-year-old
Jimmy Jackson are working as a cooperative team to determine why Jimmy exhibits a pattern of highly
aggressive behavior toward his peers and teachers. Jimmy's behavior has been extensively observed, he has
been subjected to a battery of psychological tests, and his parents have been interviewed. This in-depth
examination of Jimmy Jackson is an example of
@ Chapter 1, page 12
,a. an ethnograph.
b. naturalistic observation.
, c. a correlational study.
*d. a case study.
5. (TCO 1) Of the following, which is the best example of naturalistic observation?
@ Chapter 1, page 11
a. The school psychologist has administered aptitude tests to the sophomore class of Martin Luther King,
Jr. High School.
b. A researcher interested in the effects of caffeine upon learning provides high-caffeine drinks to an
experimental group who are being taught a complicated game and provides caffeine-free drinks to a control
group who are being taught the same game.
c. A serial killer is subjected to a battery of psychological exams and intensive interviews in an effort
to determine the factors that influenced his developmental pathway to homicidal behavior.
*d. Researchers interested in children's gender-related interactions videotape children while they are
playing during recess and while they are engaged in cooperative learning assignments in their classrooms.
6. (TCO 1) Researchers have found that children born to mothers who smoke during and after pregnancy
are more likely to develop respiratory illness. This is an example of which of the following?
@ Chapter 1, page 13
a. A negative correlation
b. An experimental finding
c. A strong correlation
*d. A positive correlation
7. (TCO 1) An experiment is designed to study the effects of long lectures on the sleeping behavior of
college students. In such a study, the dependent variable is
@ Chapter 1, page 14
*a. sleeping behavior of college students.
b. long lectures.
c. the length of time a lecture runs.
d. college students.
8. (TCO 1) You are a taking part in a survey that asks about your attitudes toward physical punishment of
children. Even though you believe that spanking is sometimes necessary, you answer that you are opposed
to any sort of physical punishment. Which of the following terms best describes why you answered the way
that you did?
@ Chapter 1, page 13
*a. Social desirability
b. Experimenter bias
c. Randomness
d. Sample representation
9. (TCO 1) Researchers designed an experiment to study the effects of a professor's sense of humor on
enrollment numbers. What is the independent variable in this study?
@ Chapter 1, page 14
a. The college professor
*b. The college professor's sense of humor
c. Students considering attending college
d. The number of students who enroll
explained answers)
CP Note – There are three pages in the Final.
Multiple Choices Questions
Page 1:
Pools 1-25: 3:1; 4 points each.
Page 2:
Pools 26-50: 3:1; 4 points each.
Essay Questions
Page 3:
Pools 51-54; 3:1; 25 points each
There are 54 questions in the final for a total of 300 points.
****************CP NOTE: Formatted Questions Begin*****************
1. (TCO 1) Which of the following is the best example of an off-time event that could have negative
effects upon an individual's development?
@ Chapter 1, page 8
a. The deaths of elderly parents
b. Being divorced at the age of 25
*c. The death of one's spouse at the age of 30
d. Experiencing a life-threatening illness at the age of 60
2. (TCO 1) Adults in London, England, who were teenagers living there during the bombings of World
War II all report that their lives were changed by those events. This exemplifies which of the
following? @ Chapter 1, page 8
a. Normative age-graded changes
b. Normative critical periods
*c. Normative history-graded changes
d. Non-normative life events
3. (TCO 1) Which of the following is a finding of Glen Elder, et al., on individuals who grew up during
the Great Depression?
@ Chapter 1, page 9
a. The cohort born in 1920 suffered more than the cohort born in 1928.
b. Teenaged girls were more likely than teenaged boys to be forced into the workplace prematurely
because of economic hardship.
*c. Teenagers whose families experienced severe economic difficulty assumed adult responsibility
prematurely.
d. The adolescents who were forced prematurely into the workforce were better adjusted as adults.
4. (TCO 1) The Maple Leaf Elementary School counselor, social worker, and the parents of 8-year-old
Jimmy Jackson are working as a cooperative team to determine why Jimmy exhibits a pattern of highly
aggressive behavior toward his peers and teachers. Jimmy's behavior has been extensively observed, he has
been subjected to a battery of psychological tests, and his parents have been interviewed. This in-depth
examination of Jimmy Jackson is an example of
@ Chapter 1, page 12
,a. an ethnograph.
b. naturalistic observation.
, c. a correlational study.
*d. a case study.
5. (TCO 1) Of the following, which is the best example of naturalistic observation?
@ Chapter 1, page 11
a. The school psychologist has administered aptitude tests to the sophomore class of Martin Luther King,
Jr. High School.
b. A researcher interested in the effects of caffeine upon learning provides high-caffeine drinks to an
experimental group who are being taught a complicated game and provides caffeine-free drinks to a control
group who are being taught the same game.
c. A serial killer is subjected to a battery of psychological exams and intensive interviews in an effort
to determine the factors that influenced his developmental pathway to homicidal behavior.
*d. Researchers interested in children's gender-related interactions videotape children while they are
playing during recess and while they are engaged in cooperative learning assignments in their classrooms.
6. (TCO 1) Researchers have found that children born to mothers who smoke during and after pregnancy
are more likely to develop respiratory illness. This is an example of which of the following?
@ Chapter 1, page 13
a. A negative correlation
b. An experimental finding
c. A strong correlation
*d. A positive correlation
7. (TCO 1) An experiment is designed to study the effects of long lectures on the sleeping behavior of
college students. In such a study, the dependent variable is
@ Chapter 1, page 14
*a. sleeping behavior of college students.
b. long lectures.
c. the length of time a lecture runs.
d. college students.
8. (TCO 1) You are a taking part in a survey that asks about your attitudes toward physical punishment of
children. Even though you believe that spanking is sometimes necessary, you answer that you are opposed
to any sort of physical punishment. Which of the following terms best describes why you answered the way
that you did?
@ Chapter 1, page 13
*a. Social desirability
b. Experimenter bias
c. Randomness
d. Sample representation
9. (TCO 1) Researchers designed an experiment to study the effects of a professor's sense of humor on
enrollment numbers. What is the independent variable in this study?
@ Chapter 1, page 14
a. The college professor
*b. The college professor's sense of humor
c. Students considering attending college
d. The number of students who enroll
