PSY2010 Test 1 Questions with solved
solutions
________is the term referring to one's income and level of education. -
ANSWER>>Socioeconomic status
Harmonious social relationships are all-important in _________. Independence
and a chievement are highly valued in________. - ANSWER>>collectivist cultures;
individualistic cultures
In developmental science, the name for inborn biological forces is called______ -
ANSWER>>nature
In traditional operant behaviorist terminology, we learn by______. -
ANSWER>>Reinforcement
A person who has high _______ feelings is more likely to accept a challenging task
than someone who anticipates failure. - ANSWER>>efficacy
According to bowlby, children's early experiences with ____ shape their ability to
love. - ANSWER>>caregivers
Evolutionary psychologists emphasize the _____ bases of human behavior. -
ANSWER>>biological or inborn
The field that explores the biological and environmental contributions to human
differences is called______. - ANSWER>>behavioral genetics
_________ theories focus on specific changes that occur at particular ages. -
ANSWER>>Piaget's and Erikson's
, For Erikson, each life stage involves a particular developmental challenge, known
as a _______. - ANSWER>>psychosocial task
A research who looks at many different influences on behavior probably
advocates the _________ perspective. - ANSWER>>developmental systems
T or F: Normative life events are the same in all cultures. - ANSWER>>False
T or F: The young-old are in their fifties and sixties, and the old-old are age 70 and
above. - ANSWER>>False
T or F: In the United States (and around the world), there is no relationship
between life expectancy and a person's income. - ANSWER>>Fasle
T or F: Compared to people in Asian countries, overall, people in the United States
are likely to have a more individualistic orientation. - ANSWER>>true
According to traditional behaviorists, the way to extinguish behavior is to stop
reinforcing it. - ANSWER>>True
According to Bandura, modeling is the process of shaping another person's
behavior. - ANSWER>>False
Bowlby's attachment theory emphasizes the importance of the parent-child
relationship in early childhood. - ANSWER>>True
Bowlby embraced the importance of nurture but rejected the importance of
nature. - ANSWER>>Fasle
Evolutionary psychologists emphasize the importance of reinforcements in
shaping behavior. - ANSWER>>False
solutions
________is the term referring to one's income and level of education. -
ANSWER>>Socioeconomic status
Harmonious social relationships are all-important in _________. Independence
and a chievement are highly valued in________. - ANSWER>>collectivist cultures;
individualistic cultures
In developmental science, the name for inborn biological forces is called______ -
ANSWER>>nature
In traditional operant behaviorist terminology, we learn by______. -
ANSWER>>Reinforcement
A person who has high _______ feelings is more likely to accept a challenging task
than someone who anticipates failure. - ANSWER>>efficacy
According to bowlby, children's early experiences with ____ shape their ability to
love. - ANSWER>>caregivers
Evolutionary psychologists emphasize the _____ bases of human behavior. -
ANSWER>>biological or inborn
The field that explores the biological and environmental contributions to human
differences is called______. - ANSWER>>behavioral genetics
_________ theories focus on specific changes that occur at particular ages. -
ANSWER>>Piaget's and Erikson's
, For Erikson, each life stage involves a particular developmental challenge, known
as a _______. - ANSWER>>psychosocial task
A research who looks at many different influences on behavior probably
advocates the _________ perspective. - ANSWER>>developmental systems
T or F: Normative life events are the same in all cultures. - ANSWER>>False
T or F: The young-old are in their fifties and sixties, and the old-old are age 70 and
above. - ANSWER>>False
T or F: In the United States (and around the world), there is no relationship
between life expectancy and a person's income. - ANSWER>>Fasle
T or F: Compared to people in Asian countries, overall, people in the United States
are likely to have a more individualistic orientation. - ANSWER>>true
According to traditional behaviorists, the way to extinguish behavior is to stop
reinforcing it. - ANSWER>>True
According to Bandura, modeling is the process of shaping another person's
behavior. - ANSWER>>False
Bowlby's attachment theory emphasizes the importance of the parent-child
relationship in early childhood. - ANSWER>>True
Bowlby embraced the importance of nurture but rejected the importance of
nature. - ANSWER>>Fasle
Evolutionary psychologists emphasize the importance of reinforcements in
shaping behavior. - ANSWER>>False
