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A behavioral geneticist might conclude that - correct answer✔✔-Monozygotic twins reared
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together may not have the same gene expression ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
-Monozygotic twins will be more alike than dizygotic twins ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
-Siblings who are reared together will be more alike than siblings reared apart
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Dr. Gonzales is studying the effects of sleep on a child's reading speed. She initially takes a
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measure of each child's reading speed (time 1). Next, she varies the amount of sleep
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different children get. Finally, she re-measures their reading speed (time 2). What is the
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independent variable in her study? - correct answer✔✔Amount of sleep ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which type of design is best for revealing differences over time and patterns of change? -
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correct answer✔✔Longitudinal ||\\//||
The concept of developmental resilience offers the view that children can overcome
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developmental hazards through: - correct answer✔✔A combination of personal ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
characteristics and responsive care ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
The observable expression of an individual's genetic material is referred to as the
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individual's: - correct answer✔✔Phenotype ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Behavior genetics rest in part on the premise that, to the extent that environmental factors
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are important, individuals who _____ should be more similar than individuals who
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_________. - correct answer✔✔Have lived together; have not lived together ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
, In an adoption study designed to examine the contributions of genetic and environmental
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influences on child development, the correlation between _____ on a particular trait is ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
compared to the correlation between _____ on that trait. - correct answer✔✔Adopted ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
children and their adoptive parents; adoptive children and their biological parents ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
According to your text and lecture, Lev Vygotsky believed that _______ is important in the ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
development of self-regulation. - correct answer✔✔play ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Using Bronfenbrenner's bio-ecological theory, which of the following is the example of a
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proximal process? - correct answer✔✔the parent reads a story to the child each night before ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
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In developmental science, the issue of continuity/discontinuity refers to: - correct
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answer✔✔whether development is gradual, continuous or step-like ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Of the four grand theories in developmental psychology, which places the greatest emphasis
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on social interaction? - correct answer✔✔sociocultural
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The term critical period refers to the time in which - correct answer✔✔specific events are
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required in order for normal development to occur ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
From which grand theory does the concept of modeling come - correct answer✔✔social
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learning theory ||\\//||
Which one of the following could be a concern for a cross-sectional research design? -
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correct answer✔✔cohort effects ||\\//|| ||\\//||
In discussions about the source of development, 'nature' mainly refers to - correct
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answer✔✔genetics
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A behavioral geneticist might conclude that - correct answer✔✔-Monozygotic twins reared
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together may not have the same gene expression ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
-Monozygotic twins will be more alike than dizygotic twins ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
-Siblings who are reared together will be more alike than siblings reared apart
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Dr. Gonzales is studying the effects of sleep on a child's reading speed. She initially takes a
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measure of each child's reading speed (time 1). Next, she varies the amount of sleep
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different children get. Finally, she re-measures their reading speed (time 2). What is the
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independent variable in her study? - correct answer✔✔Amount of sleep ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which type of design is best for revealing differences over time and patterns of change? -
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correct answer✔✔Longitudinal ||\\//||
The concept of developmental resilience offers the view that children can overcome
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developmental hazards through: - correct answer✔✔A combination of personal ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
characteristics and responsive care ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
The observable expression of an individual's genetic material is referred to as the
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individual's: - correct answer✔✔Phenotype ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Behavior genetics rest in part on the premise that, to the extent that environmental factors
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are important, individuals who _____ should be more similar than individuals who
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_________. - correct answer✔✔Have lived together; have not lived together ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
, In an adoption study designed to examine the contributions of genetic and environmental
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influences on child development, the correlation between _____ on a particular trait is ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
compared to the correlation between _____ on that trait. - correct answer✔✔Adopted ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
children and their adoptive parents; adoptive children and their biological parents ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
According to your text and lecture, Lev Vygotsky believed that _______ is important in the ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
development of self-regulation. - correct answer✔✔play ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Using Bronfenbrenner's bio-ecological theory, which of the following is the example of a
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proximal process? - correct answer✔✔the parent reads a story to the child each night before ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
bed
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In developmental science, the issue of continuity/discontinuity refers to: - correct
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answer✔✔whether development is gradual, continuous or step-like ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Of the four grand theories in developmental psychology, which places the greatest emphasis
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on social interaction? - correct answer✔✔sociocultural
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The term critical period refers to the time in which - correct answer✔✔specific events are
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required in order for normal development to occur ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
From which grand theory does the concept of modeling come - correct answer✔✔social
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learning theory ||\\//||
Which one of the following could be a concern for a cross-sectional research design? -
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correct answer✔✔cohort effects ||\\//|| ||\\//||
In discussions about the source of development, 'nature' mainly refers to - correct
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answer✔✔genetics
