PSYC 2314 Exam 1 Questions With 100%
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Which |of |the |following |early |theorists |proposed |that |the |mind |of |a |child |is |a |"blank |slate" |and
|that |everything |we |are |to |become |is |due |to |environmental |influences? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-John |Locke
All |of |the |following |apply |to |the |lifespan |perspective |EXCEPT? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |
understand |lifespan |development |we |must |ignore |culture.
Of |the |8 |developmental |periods |of |the |lifespan, |the |period |consisting |of |9 |months |of |rapid |
growth |in |which |organs |and |systems |appear |is? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Prenatal
Friendships |at |age |2 |are |often |different |at |age |8. |This |would |be |an |example |of |which |kind |of |
change? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Qualitative |change
Changes |that |result |from |unique, |unshared |events |such |as |genetic |differences |would |be |which
|kind |of |age-related |change? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Non-normative |changes
Vulnerability |is |to |__________ |as |resilience |is |to |__________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Risk |
factors; |protective |factors
Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |goal |of |developmental |science? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |
guess
Which |of |the |following |is |the |major |limitation |of |the |correlational |method? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-It |does |not |tell |us |about |causal |relationships.
, Because |developmental |psychologists |cannot |systematically |manipulate |many |of |the |variables |
they |are |most |interested |in, |they |often |use? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Quasi-experiments
Which |of |the |following |is |an |advantage |of |a |longitudinal |study? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |
allows |the |researcher |to |compare |performance |by |the |same |people |at |different |ages.
According |to |Freud, |what |is |of |crucial |importance |in |development |is? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
The |influence |of |the |early |years.
For |Erikson, |striving |for |identity |is |characteristic |of |which |of |the |following |stages? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Adolescence
For |classical |conditioning |to |work, |which |of |the |following |terms |is |essential? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-An |association
To |extinguish |(extinction) |a |behavior |learned |through |operant |conditioning, |you? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Withhold |reinforcement
According |to |Bandura, |although |children |may |acquire |new |responses |by |observing |others, |that
|does |not |include |socially |appropriate |behaviors. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False
Piaget |proposed |that |children |develop |cognitively |by |acquiring |more |complex |schemes. |How |
did |he |define |schemes? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cognitive |structures |that |provide |a |procedure
|to |follow |in |a |specific |situation
According |to |Luv |Vygotsky, |a |child's |cognitive |growth |depends |on? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Their |interactions |with |those |around |them.
Complete Solutions
Which |of |the |following |early |theorists |proposed |that |the |mind |of |a |child |is |a |"blank |slate" |and
|that |everything |we |are |to |become |is |due |to |environmental |influences? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-John |Locke
All |of |the |following |apply |to |the |lifespan |perspective |EXCEPT? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |
understand |lifespan |development |we |must |ignore |culture.
Of |the |8 |developmental |periods |of |the |lifespan, |the |period |consisting |of |9 |months |of |rapid |
growth |in |which |organs |and |systems |appear |is? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Prenatal
Friendships |at |age |2 |are |often |different |at |age |8. |This |would |be |an |example |of |which |kind |of |
change? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Qualitative |change
Changes |that |result |from |unique, |unshared |events |such |as |genetic |differences |would |be |which
|kind |of |age-related |change? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Non-normative |changes
Vulnerability |is |to |__________ |as |resilience |is |to |__________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Risk |
factors; |protective |factors
Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |goal |of |developmental |science? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |
guess
Which |of |the |following |is |the |major |limitation |of |the |correlational |method? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-It |does |not |tell |us |about |causal |relationships.
, Because |developmental |psychologists |cannot |systematically |manipulate |many |of |the |variables |
they |are |most |interested |in, |they |often |use? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Quasi-experiments
Which |of |the |following |is |an |advantage |of |a |longitudinal |study? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |
allows |the |researcher |to |compare |performance |by |the |same |people |at |different |ages.
According |to |Freud, |what |is |of |crucial |importance |in |development |is? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
The |influence |of |the |early |years.
For |Erikson, |striving |for |identity |is |characteristic |of |which |of |the |following |stages? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Adolescence
For |classical |conditioning |to |work, |which |of |the |following |terms |is |essential? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-An |association
To |extinguish |(extinction) |a |behavior |learned |through |operant |conditioning, |you? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Withhold |reinforcement
According |to |Bandura, |although |children |may |acquire |new |responses |by |observing |others, |that
|does |not |include |socially |appropriate |behaviors. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False
Piaget |proposed |that |children |develop |cognitively |by |acquiring |more |complex |schemes. |How |
did |he |define |schemes? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cognitive |structures |that |provide |a |procedure
|to |follow |in |a |specific |situation
According |to |Luv |Vygotsky, |a |child's |cognitive |growth |depends |on? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Their |interactions |with |those |around |them.
