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by Denise Boyd
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$zx Development $zxChapter $zx03: $zxPrenatal
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$zx Adolescence $zxChapter $zx12: $zxSocial $zxand $zxPersonality $zxDevelopment
$zx in $zxAdolescence $zxChapter $zx13: $zxPhysical $zxand $zxCognitive
$zx Development $zxin $zxEarly $zxAdulthood $zxChapter $zx14: $zxSocial $zxand
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$zx Late $zxAdulthood $zxChapter $zx19: $zxDeath, $zxDying, $zxand $zxBereavement
,Chapter 01: Basic Concepts and Methods
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. Developmental psychology is the scientific study of in our bodies, behaviour,
thinking, emotions, social relationships, and personalities.
A) maturity and stability
B) age-related changes
C) social and cultural norms
D) genetic and biological influences
Difficulty: 1
Question ID: 01-1-01
Page-Reference: 2
Skill: Knowledge
Answer: B) age-related changes
2. The belief that humans must seek redemption and lead a disciplined life to reduce the
influence of innate tendencies toward acting immorally is associated with the philosophical
doctrine of
A) innate goodness.
B) original sin.
C) empiricism.
D) blank slate.
Difficulty: 1
Question ID: 01-1-02
Page-Reference: 3
Skill: Knowledge
Answer: B) original sin.
3. A developmental psychologist who espouses the ideas of the philosopher Jean-Jacques
Rousseau would suggest that the basis for human development is
A) life experiences and external environmental influences that shape a "blank slate" malleable individual.
B) preprogrammed sequential stages and genetically inherited traits.
C) the struggle between an individual's selfish/sinful nature and redemption.
D) an individual's effort to achieve his or her inborn potential.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-03
Page-Reference: 3
Skill: Knowledge
Answer: D) an individual's effort to achieve his or her inborn potential.
4. A developmental psychologist who espouses the ideas of the English philosopher John Locke
would suggest that the basis for human development is
A) the struggle between an individual's selfish/sinful nature and redemption.
B) an individual's effort to achieve his or her inborn potential.
C) preprogrammed sequential stages and genetically inherited traits.
D) environmental influences that shape a "blank slate" malleable individual.
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