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D202 HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
FINAL EXAM 2025| BRAND NEW ACTUAL
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1. According to your textbook, the very first comprehensive life-spanview of
human development was forwarded by
a) Sigmund Freud
b) Erik Erikson.
c) E.L. Thorndike
d) Urie Bronfenbrenner - correct answer - b) Erik Erikson
2. Focusing on how people think and how those thinking processes change
over time is the central feature of the ____ theory.
a) earning
b) constructivist
c) cognitive-developmental
d) ecological and systems - correct answer - c) cognitive development
3. If you are studying flirting behavior in college students by sitting quietly
at the college snack bar and watching students as they interact with
each other, all the while pretending to read a newspaper, you are
engaging in a form of naturalistic observation.
a) True
b) False - correct answer - True
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4. In an experiment, the dependent variable is the behavior that is being
a) manipulated.
b) controlled.
c) correlated.
d) observed. - correct answer - d) observed
5. Marjorie believes that her husband, Tom, is an excellent father because
he was born with a gentle nature and an abundance of patience. Tom,
on the other hand, believes that he is a good father because he learned
to be one from his own parents. Which fundamental question of human
development does this issue address?
a) nature and nurture
b) external and internal
c) continuity and discontinuity
d) universal and context-specific development - correct answer - a)
nature and nurture
6. Neuroscientists base their studies of the brain and nervous systems
exclusively on the information gleaned from brain imaging techniques.
a) True
b) False - correct answer - b) false
7. Prenatal development, brain maturation, puberty, and menopause are all
examples of ____ forces.
a) psychological
b) life-cycle
c) biological
d) sociocultural - correct answer - c) biological
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8. Prior to their participation in a research study, individuals sign a(n) ____
which educates them about the research and any risks involved.
a) informed consent
b) release form
c) intake assessment
d) power of attorney - correct answer - a) informed consent
9. Research has conclusively found that nature has a significantly greater
effect on development than does nurture across nearly all behaviors and
characteristics.
a) True
b) False - correct answer - b) false
10. Sally steps on her bathroom scale, and it tells her that she weighs
145 pounds. When she steps on it again after her shower, she gets the
same result. In fact, it has told her that her weight is stable at 145
pounds for several days now. Based on her observations, what can
more accurately be said about the measurements provided by Sally's
scale?
a) The measurements lack reliability.
b) The measurements lack validity.
c) The measurements are reliable.
d) The measurements are valid. - correct answer - c) The
measurements are reliable
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11. The concept that personality emerges from conflicts that children
experience when what they want to do differs from what society wants
them to do is the basis of ____'s psychodynamic theory.
a) Albert Bandura
b) Jean Piaget
c) Sigmund Freud
d) Lev Vygotsky - correct answer - c) Sigmund Freud
12. The idea that children act like little scientists, constantly creating
theories about the relationships between their physical and social
worlds, is central to the theory of
a) Jean Piaget.
b) Lev Vygotsky.
c) Urie Bronfenbrenner.
d) Erik Erikson. - correct answer - a) Jean Piaget
13. The independent variable in an experiment is the condition that is
observed by the researcher, while the dependent variable in an
experiment is the condition that is manipulated by the researcher.
a) True
b) False - correct answer - b) false
14. The life-span perspective in human development maintains the
position that most of our development is complete by the time we finish
our adolescent years.
a) True
b) False - correct answer - b) False
D202 HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
FINAL EXAM 2025| BRAND NEW ACTUAL
EXAM WITH 100% VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS| GUARANTEED
VALUE PACK| ACE YOUR GRADES.
1. According to your textbook, the very first comprehensive life-spanview of
human development was forwarded by
a) Sigmund Freud
b) Erik Erikson.
c) E.L. Thorndike
d) Urie Bronfenbrenner - correct answer - b) Erik Erikson
2. Focusing on how people think and how those thinking processes change
over time is the central feature of the ____ theory.
a) earning
b) constructivist
c) cognitive-developmental
d) ecological and systems - correct answer - c) cognitive development
3. If you are studying flirting behavior in college students by sitting quietly
at the college snack bar and watching students as they interact with
each other, all the while pretending to read a newspaper, you are
engaging in a form of naturalistic observation.
a) True
b) False - correct answer - True
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4. In an experiment, the dependent variable is the behavior that is being
a) manipulated.
b) controlled.
c) correlated.
d) observed. - correct answer - d) observed
5. Marjorie believes that her husband, Tom, is an excellent father because
he was born with a gentle nature and an abundance of patience. Tom,
on the other hand, believes that he is a good father because he learned
to be one from his own parents. Which fundamental question of human
development does this issue address?
a) nature and nurture
b) external and internal
c) continuity and discontinuity
d) universal and context-specific development - correct answer - a)
nature and nurture
6. Neuroscientists base their studies of the brain and nervous systems
exclusively on the information gleaned from brain imaging techniques.
a) True
b) False - correct answer - b) false
7. Prenatal development, brain maturation, puberty, and menopause are all
examples of ____ forces.
a) psychological
b) life-cycle
c) biological
d) sociocultural - correct answer - c) biological
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8. Prior to their participation in a research study, individuals sign a(n) ____
which educates them about the research and any risks involved.
a) informed consent
b) release form
c) intake assessment
d) power of attorney - correct answer - a) informed consent
9. Research has conclusively found that nature has a significantly greater
effect on development than does nurture across nearly all behaviors and
characteristics.
a) True
b) False - correct answer - b) false
10. Sally steps on her bathroom scale, and it tells her that she weighs
145 pounds. When she steps on it again after her shower, she gets the
same result. In fact, it has told her that her weight is stable at 145
pounds for several days now. Based on her observations, what can
more accurately be said about the measurements provided by Sally's
scale?
a) The measurements lack reliability.
b) The measurements lack validity.
c) The measurements are reliable.
d) The measurements are valid. - correct answer - c) The
measurements are reliable
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11. The concept that personality emerges from conflicts that children
experience when what they want to do differs from what society wants
them to do is the basis of ____'s psychodynamic theory.
a) Albert Bandura
b) Jean Piaget
c) Sigmund Freud
d) Lev Vygotsky - correct answer - c) Sigmund Freud
12. The idea that children act like little scientists, constantly creating
theories about the relationships between their physical and social
worlds, is central to the theory of
a) Jean Piaget.
b) Lev Vygotsky.
c) Urie Bronfenbrenner.
d) Erik Erikson. - correct answer - a) Jean Piaget
13. The independent variable in an experiment is the condition that is
observed by the researcher, while the dependent variable in an
experiment is the condition that is manipulated by the researcher.
a) True
b) False - correct answer - b) false
14. The life-span perspective in human development maintains the
position that most of our development is complete by the time we finish
our adolescent years.
a) True
b) False - correct answer - b) False
