PSYCH 200 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
Through observation and surveys, Dr. Thompson was able to determine how much time
a sample of children spent playing outside. What type of research is this? - Answer-
descriptive study
Correlational research would be the preferred method for studying the relationship
between perfectionism and anxiety because it would allow researchers to ________ -
Answer-identify patterns of relationships between two variables, perfectionism and
anxiety
The results of an experiment on the effects of sleep training on sleep quality showed
that participants who received eight sessions of sleep enhancement training had longer
sleep duration and better sleep quality than participants who did not receive the training.
This led the researchers to conclude that an eight-week sleep enhancement training
program is effective for improving sleep quality.
What advantage of experimental research does this demonstrate? - Answer-
Experimental research helps establish cause and effect relationships.
Researchers are implementing educational intervention programs designed to reduce
and eliminate the academic achievement gap across racial/ethnic groups. Many of
these programs target the development of academic skills in children from low-income
families, given that family education, income, and occupation strongly influence the
academic achievement gap. Which contextual influence on development does this best
exemplify? - Answer-Socioeconomic status
An elderly person is experiencing age-related memory decline. A healthcare provider
recommends brain training programs based on research indicating that dimensions of
cognitive decline are partially reversible because the brain retains a lifelong capacity to
reorganize cortical tissue. This healthcare provider's recommendation is aligned with
which of Baltes' key principles of lifespan development? - Answer-development is
plastic
In a conversation with her aging mother, Angela, now entering her 80s, tells her
daughter that she wants to continue all of her same activities, but is feeling physically
less able to do everything she wants. She needs to reassess what activities are most
, important for her. This statement reflects which of Baltes' key principles of lifespan
development? - Answer-Development is multidirectional.
Think of someone who gets nauseous at the sight of shrimp after previously having the
experience of eating shrimp and feeling really sick the next day. According to Pavlov's
classical conditioning paradigm, the shrimp is a(n) ________. - Answer-Conditioned
Stimulus
A child learns that screaming and throwing things on the floor is likely to produce a
desired response (e.g., getting a toy or sweet treat) from the parent. This exchange
between parent and child reflects ________. - Answer-operant conditioning
A cognitive abilities test that measures ________ might ask a test taker to repeat a
series of digits backwards, thereby demonstrating an ability to retain information while
actively manipulating it. - Answer-NOT : Cognitive Neuroscience
A shy student is drawn out by a friendly, outgoing student, and in turn, becomes more
engaging with other students. This interaction between personal factors, behavior, and
the environment demonstrate ________, according to Bandura's Social Cognitive
Theory. - Answer-Reciprocal Determinism
A pediatrician asks a child what he wants to be when he grows up. The child's response
shows that he is seriously reflecting on the future, imagining what he wants to be when
he grows up and planning what it might take to get there. This ability to think abstractly
and deal with hypothetical situations is indicative of Piaget's ________ stage of
cognitive development. - Answer-formal operational
A famous actor says, "I was born with a blank slate, and that has allowed me to use life
experiences to develop my creativity." We may credit the popularity of this phrase
"blank slate" to ________, an early scholar of human development. - Answer-John
Locke
During a dissertation defense, a graduate student informs the Dissertation Committee
that "My first ________ is: If parents have an authoritative parenting style, then their
children will be more well-adjusted than children of parents with permissive or
authoritarian parenting styles." - Answer-Hypothesis
When providing a case formulation based on Sigmund Freud's theory, a graduate
student therapist explains to her supervisor that the client's problematic behavior is
based on ________. - Answer-unconscious motives, fears, and anxieties
A young adult client tells her therapist how she struggles to develop and maintain
successful relationships with others. The therapist learns that the client did not develop
a strong sense of self or positive self-concept in adolescence. Erik Erikson would
suggest that we must have a strong sense of self before we can develop successful
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
Through observation and surveys, Dr. Thompson was able to determine how much time
a sample of children spent playing outside. What type of research is this? - Answer-
descriptive study
Correlational research would be the preferred method for studying the relationship
between perfectionism and anxiety because it would allow researchers to ________ -
Answer-identify patterns of relationships between two variables, perfectionism and
anxiety
The results of an experiment on the effects of sleep training on sleep quality showed
that participants who received eight sessions of sleep enhancement training had longer
sleep duration and better sleep quality than participants who did not receive the training.
This led the researchers to conclude that an eight-week sleep enhancement training
program is effective for improving sleep quality.
What advantage of experimental research does this demonstrate? - Answer-
Experimental research helps establish cause and effect relationships.
Researchers are implementing educational intervention programs designed to reduce
and eliminate the academic achievement gap across racial/ethnic groups. Many of
these programs target the development of academic skills in children from low-income
families, given that family education, income, and occupation strongly influence the
academic achievement gap. Which contextual influence on development does this best
exemplify? - Answer-Socioeconomic status
An elderly person is experiencing age-related memory decline. A healthcare provider
recommends brain training programs based on research indicating that dimensions of
cognitive decline are partially reversible because the brain retains a lifelong capacity to
reorganize cortical tissue. This healthcare provider's recommendation is aligned with
which of Baltes' key principles of lifespan development? - Answer-development is
plastic
In a conversation with her aging mother, Angela, now entering her 80s, tells her
daughter that she wants to continue all of her same activities, but is feeling physically
less able to do everything she wants. She needs to reassess what activities are most
, important for her. This statement reflects which of Baltes' key principles of lifespan
development? - Answer-Development is multidirectional.
Think of someone who gets nauseous at the sight of shrimp after previously having the
experience of eating shrimp and feeling really sick the next day. According to Pavlov's
classical conditioning paradigm, the shrimp is a(n) ________. - Answer-Conditioned
Stimulus
A child learns that screaming and throwing things on the floor is likely to produce a
desired response (e.g., getting a toy or sweet treat) from the parent. This exchange
between parent and child reflects ________. - Answer-operant conditioning
A cognitive abilities test that measures ________ might ask a test taker to repeat a
series of digits backwards, thereby demonstrating an ability to retain information while
actively manipulating it. - Answer-NOT : Cognitive Neuroscience
A shy student is drawn out by a friendly, outgoing student, and in turn, becomes more
engaging with other students. This interaction between personal factors, behavior, and
the environment demonstrate ________, according to Bandura's Social Cognitive
Theory. - Answer-Reciprocal Determinism
A pediatrician asks a child what he wants to be when he grows up. The child's response
shows that he is seriously reflecting on the future, imagining what he wants to be when
he grows up and planning what it might take to get there. This ability to think abstractly
and deal with hypothetical situations is indicative of Piaget's ________ stage of
cognitive development. - Answer-formal operational
A famous actor says, "I was born with a blank slate, and that has allowed me to use life
experiences to develop my creativity." We may credit the popularity of this phrase
"blank slate" to ________, an early scholar of human development. - Answer-John
Locke
During a dissertation defense, a graduate student informs the Dissertation Committee
that "My first ________ is: If parents have an authoritative parenting style, then their
children will be more well-adjusted than children of parents with permissive or
authoritarian parenting styles." - Answer-Hypothesis
When providing a case formulation based on Sigmund Freud's theory, a graduate
student therapist explains to her supervisor that the client's problematic behavior is
based on ________. - Answer-unconscious motives, fears, and anxieties
A young adult client tells her therapist how she struggles to develop and maintain
successful relationships with others. The therapist learns that the client did not develop
a strong sense of self or positive self-concept in adolescence. Erik Erikson would
suggest that we must have a strong sense of self before we can develop successful
