Test Bank For Human Development: A Life-Span View 8th
Edition By Robert V. Kail; John C. Cavanaugh 9781337677073
Chapter 1-16 Complete Guide .
Dr. Kim takes a strong nature position with regard to the origins of intellectual disabilities. Therefore,
she would most likely hypothesize that her son's intellectual disability (formally known as mental
retardation) is due to A. her parenting style
B. his genes
C. his exposure to a toxic chemical prior to birth
D. his exposure to Rubella prior to birth
Answer: B
Lotte is listening to a lecture in which her professor states, "Genetic and cultural factors are
important, but they alone cannot explain the development of human beings." Lotte's professor seems
to be supporting the - A. biopsychosocial framework
B. position that development is continuous
C. notion of universality
D. concept of discontinuity
Answer: C
Julianna is interested in studying how family relationships affect development. Julianna is probably
most interested in studying ____ influences. : A. psychological
B. sociocultural
C. non-normative
D. biological
Answer: B
Which research method must always occur in a real-life setting? - A. experiment
B. structured observation
C. naturalistic observation
D. systematic observation
Answer: C
Dr. Rubeus is studying how teenagers think about high school by asking them to answer several
questions related to their classroom experiences. It is most likely that Dr. Rubeus's research involves
a(n) ____ method. - A. naturalistic observation
B. structured observation
C. experiment
D. self-report
Answer: D
Harold is upset with his grade on his developmental psychology test and says, "I bet if I would've
taken that test at another time, I would have done much better." Harold's complaint deals most
directly with the questionable ____of the test. - A. validity
B. sample
C. reliability
D. population
Answer: A
Which research finding supports the idea that a new intelligence test is valid? - A. Individuals earn the
same score on the test every time they take it.
B. Individuals score higher on the test when they are older than when they were younger.
C. Scores on the new intelligence test correlate with scores on another valid intelligence test.
D. Most individuals score high on the new intelligence test.
, Answer: C
In a correlation study, variables are always studied: - A. as they exist naturally
B. after some manipulation
C. during an experiment
D. at the population level
Answer: A
You read a research article that concludes that the higher a student's self-esteem, the worse he
performs in school. This sort of relationship would best be characterized as: -A. a negative correlation
B. no relationship
C. positive correlation
D. cause and effect
Answer: A
In an experiment designed to determine whether taking vitamin A before attending a social event
improves self-esteem, what is the dependent variable? - A. vitamin A
B. the social event
C. the level of self-esteem
D. the age of the participants
Answer: C
Which result would not support the idea that genes play a significant role in behavior? - ANSWER:
Finding dizygotic twins to be more similar than monozygotic twins
As dizygotic twins, Maya and Naomi: - ANSWER: must have come from the same fertilized egg.
At five weeks after conception, a developing human is most accurately called a(n): - ANSWER:
embryo.
The uniting of the egg and sperm (conception) typically takes place in the: - ANSWER: fallopian tube.
If tallness is dominant and designated as "T," and shortness is recessive and designated as "s," who
would likely be short? - ANSWER: Alicia, who is "ss"
A teratogen is any agent that - ANSWER: results in abnormal prenatal development
Jack and Jill are twins. Because he is a boy, Jack's parents encourage him to run. However, they
discourage Jill from engaging in athletic activity. As a result, Jack is much faster at running up a hill
than Jill. The difference in Jack and Jill's behavior is best explained by: - ANSWER: non-shared
environmental influences.
During prenatal development, the arm develops before the fingers. This most illustrates the ____
principle. - ANSWER: proximodistal
José, who was adopted at birth, is found to have personality characteristics more similar to his
biological mom than to his adoptive mom. How should you interpret this data? - ANSWER: Personality
characteristics are influenced by genes.
What began as a single fertilized egg has just separated into two distinct eggs. This indicates the
formation of ____ twins that has occurred during the ____ period of development. - ANSWER:
identical; zygotic
If Tori is a proponent of dynamic systems theory, then you know that she is most interested in: -
ANSWER: crawling and stepping
Edition By Robert V. Kail; John C. Cavanaugh 9781337677073
Chapter 1-16 Complete Guide .
Dr. Kim takes a strong nature position with regard to the origins of intellectual disabilities. Therefore,
she would most likely hypothesize that her son's intellectual disability (formally known as mental
retardation) is due to A. her parenting style
B. his genes
C. his exposure to a toxic chemical prior to birth
D. his exposure to Rubella prior to birth
Answer: B
Lotte is listening to a lecture in which her professor states, "Genetic and cultural factors are
important, but they alone cannot explain the development of human beings." Lotte's professor seems
to be supporting the - A. biopsychosocial framework
B. position that development is continuous
C. notion of universality
D. concept of discontinuity
Answer: C
Julianna is interested in studying how family relationships affect development. Julianna is probably
most interested in studying ____ influences. : A. psychological
B. sociocultural
C. non-normative
D. biological
Answer: B
Which research method must always occur in a real-life setting? - A. experiment
B. structured observation
C. naturalistic observation
D. systematic observation
Answer: C
Dr. Rubeus is studying how teenagers think about high school by asking them to answer several
questions related to their classroom experiences. It is most likely that Dr. Rubeus's research involves
a(n) ____ method. - A. naturalistic observation
B. structured observation
C. experiment
D. self-report
Answer: D
Harold is upset with his grade on his developmental psychology test and says, "I bet if I would've
taken that test at another time, I would have done much better." Harold's complaint deals most
directly with the questionable ____of the test. - A. validity
B. sample
C. reliability
D. population
Answer: A
Which research finding supports the idea that a new intelligence test is valid? - A. Individuals earn the
same score on the test every time they take it.
B. Individuals score higher on the test when they are older than when they were younger.
C. Scores on the new intelligence test correlate with scores on another valid intelligence test.
D. Most individuals score high on the new intelligence test.
, Answer: C
In a correlation study, variables are always studied: - A. as they exist naturally
B. after some manipulation
C. during an experiment
D. at the population level
Answer: A
You read a research article that concludes that the higher a student's self-esteem, the worse he
performs in school. This sort of relationship would best be characterized as: -A. a negative correlation
B. no relationship
C. positive correlation
D. cause and effect
Answer: A
In an experiment designed to determine whether taking vitamin A before attending a social event
improves self-esteem, what is the dependent variable? - A. vitamin A
B. the social event
C. the level of self-esteem
D. the age of the participants
Answer: C
Which result would not support the idea that genes play a significant role in behavior? - ANSWER:
Finding dizygotic twins to be more similar than monozygotic twins
As dizygotic twins, Maya and Naomi: - ANSWER: must have come from the same fertilized egg.
At five weeks after conception, a developing human is most accurately called a(n): - ANSWER:
embryo.
The uniting of the egg and sperm (conception) typically takes place in the: - ANSWER: fallopian tube.
If tallness is dominant and designated as "T," and shortness is recessive and designated as "s," who
would likely be short? - ANSWER: Alicia, who is "ss"
A teratogen is any agent that - ANSWER: results in abnormal prenatal development
Jack and Jill are twins. Because he is a boy, Jack's parents encourage him to run. However, they
discourage Jill from engaging in athletic activity. As a result, Jack is much faster at running up a hill
than Jill. The difference in Jack and Jill's behavior is best explained by: - ANSWER: non-shared
environmental influences.
During prenatal development, the arm develops before the fingers. This most illustrates the ____
principle. - ANSWER: proximodistal
José, who was adopted at birth, is found to have personality characteristics more similar to his
biological mom than to his adoptive mom. How should you interpret this data? - ANSWER: Personality
characteristics are influenced by genes.
What began as a single fertilized egg has just separated into two distinct eggs. This indicates the
formation of ____ twins that has occurred during the ____ period of development. - ANSWER:
identical; zygotic
If Tori is a proponent of dynamic systems theory, then you know that she is most interested in: -
ANSWER: crawling and stepping
