C5M11 - Psychology

In what type of research are several different age groups of participants studied at one point in time?

• Case study

• Longitudinal

• Cross-sectional

• Cross-sequential

Which of these is generally true of recessive genes?

• They are not located on the chromosome

• They are not expressed unless paired with a similar gene

• They are the cause of genetic defects

• They do not determine specific traits.

Which of the following affects the human brain’s development?

• Genetic influences

• Environmental influences

• Both genetic and environmental influences

• Neither genetic nor environmental influences

Which aspect of development is the least continuous?

• Physical development

• Cognitive development

• Emotional development

• Social development

Which of these is an example of nature affecting development?

• A class taken in school

• An inherited mental illness

• Peer pressure from other children

• Imitation of a parent’s actions

Studying the same group of people as they age and assessing them at a different time is using the

• Sequential design

• Discontinuity design

• Longitudinal design

• Environmental design

Which of the following areas is fairly continuous?

• Physical development

• Cognitive development

• Biological development

• Sensitive development

What is the scientific study of changes that occur in people as they age known as?

• Cognitive development

• Human development

• Sectional development

• Sequential development

All three of these are different designs to researching age-related change/development EXCEPT what?

• Longitudinal

• Cross-sectional

• Environmental

• Cross-sequential

Which age related change/development design looks at age-related changes as they occur but involves the most time and money?

• Longitudinal

• Cross-sequential

• Cross-sectional