Psych Child Development Exam 1
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
G. Stanley Hall believed that development is controlled primarily by _____ factors.
A) cultural B) psychological C) social D) biological - Correct answers✔✔D. Biological
Which of the following statements about stereotypes is NOT true?
A) There are very few stereotypes related to adolescents.
B) Stereotypes are difficult to give up once assigned.
C) Stereotypes are generalizations about a broad category of people.
D) Stereotypes describe a typical member of a specific group. - Correct answers✔✔A) There are
very few stereotypes related to adolescents
An interrelated, coherent set of ideas that helps to explain phenomenon and to make predictions
is called:
A) a hypothesis. B) an operational definition. C) a theory. D) an independent variable - Correct
answers✔✔C) a theory.
Bronfenbrenner developed ______, a perspective that has important implications for
understanding adolescent development.
A) ecological theory
B) environmental theory
C) socioeconomic theory
D) existential theory - Correct answers✔✔A) ecological theory
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
G. Stanley Hall believed that development is controlled primarily by _____ factors.
A) cultural B) psychological C) social D) biological - Correct answers✔✔D. Biological
Which of the following statements about stereotypes is NOT true?
A) There are very few stereotypes related to adolescents.
B) Stereotypes are difficult to give up once assigned.
C) Stereotypes are generalizations about a broad category of people.
D) Stereotypes describe a typical member of a specific group. - Correct answers✔✔A) There are
very few stereotypes related to adolescents
An interrelated, coherent set of ideas that helps to explain phenomenon and to make predictions
is called:
A) a hypothesis. B) an operational definition. C) a theory. D) an independent variable - Correct
answers✔✔C) a theory.
Bronfenbrenner developed ______, a perspective that has important implications for
understanding adolescent development.
A) ecological theory
B) environmental theory
C) socioeconomic theory
D) existential theory - Correct answers✔✔A) ecological theory
