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Developmental Psych Exam 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Four-year-old Sophia explains to her father that it rains when the clouds get sad and cry. Sophia's father is concerned that his daughter has been misinformed by someone, but Sophia's teacher explains that she sees the world in a different way than do adults. Sophia's teacher views development as _____________.

a)
Discontinuous development
b)
Active development
c)
Passive development
d)
Continuous development
2.
According to ________, directly observable events are the appropriate focus of study.
a)
ethology
b)
the cognitive-developmental perspective
c)
the psychoanalytic perspective
d)
behaviorism
3.
The development of language tends to be gradual as children add vocabulary and grammatical rules each year of childhood. Because of this, it is considered a
a)
radical change
b)
Liberal Change
c)
Discontinuous Change
d)
Continuous Change
4.
Which of the following people focused their efforts on children’s intelligence?
a)
G. Stanley Hall
b)
Charles Darwin
c)
Leta Stetter Hollingworth
d)
Alfred Binet
5.

Ayana’s family has moved three times within the past five years, leading Ayana to experience new neighborhoods, schools, cities, and friends. In Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory, the shifts in Ayana’s contexts are represented by the ________.

a)
macrosystem
b)
chronosystem
c)
exosystem
d)
mesosystem
6.

A research study finds that children whose parents read bedtime stories to them every night score higher on intelligence tests than children whose parents do not routinely read stories. This study is an example of ________.

a)
a field experiment
b)
random assignment
c)
a cause-and-effect relationship
d)
a correlational design
7.
Longitudinal studies permit investigators to ________.
a)
identify whether cohort effects are operating
b)
overcome participant dropout and practice effects
c)
track the performance of an individual over a few hours
d)
examine relationships between early and later events and behaviors
8.
One disadvantage of cross-sectional research is that ________.
a)
it does not permit researchers to study individual developmental trends
b)
participants benefit from practice effects, leading to biased findings
c)
participants are likely to drop out before the study is complete
d)
it does not permit examination of age-related differences
9.
Which of the following is an example of an indirect parental influence on child development?
a)
detached parenting
b)
harsh discipline
c)
a positive marital relationship
d)
warm but firm parenting
10.

Remy, like her mother, is short, muscular, and athletic. During childhood, Remy loved her gymnastics lessons. As a teenager, she joined a competitive gymnastics team and spent most weekends at gymnastics meets. Remy’s choice of a sports activity in adolescence is an example of ___________.

a)
Active gene-environment correlation
b)
evocative gene–environment correlation
c)
passive gene–environment correlation
d)
gene–gene correlation
11.
Which example illustrates passive gene–environment correlation?
a)
Mateo, a talented musician, enrolls his preschool child in music lessons.
b)
Identical twins both receive same grades
c)
An attentive child receives sensitive parenting.
d)
a well-coordinated child, spends more time at after-school sports
12.
the _ is the time when _ abnormalities are most likely to occur in prenatal development
a)
germinal period; minor structural
b)
germinal period; brain
c)
fetal period; major structural
d)
embryonic period; major structural
13.

Four-month-old Annabelle takes her mother’s keys and puts them in her mouth, much as she does her pacifier. Annabelle’s treatment of the keys demonstrates which concept of Piaget’s theory?

a)
assimilation
b)
accomodation
c)
organization
d)
conditioning
14.
Torsten is just a few days old. Which of the following statements is not true?
a)
He can distinguish different languages.
b)
He cannot recognize his mother’s voice
c)
He can discriminate different levels of brightness
d)
He can distinguish different colors.
15.
Twins who are genetically identical are known as __________ twins.
a)
dizygotic
b)
monozygotic
c)
dominant
d)
recessive
16.
Newborn Jeffrey’s combined Apgar score is 3, which suggests that he ________.
a)
is in serious danger and requires emergency medical attention
b)
is in good physical condition
c)
was likely delivered in breech position
d)
needs assistance in establishing breathing and other vital signs
17.
Chromosomes are rod-shaped portions of DNA that are organized in __________ pairs.
a)
21
b)
42
c)
46
d)
23
18.

Alex is a few months old. His dad brought him a new toy that plays a fixed music clip when the button on the toy is pressed. At first, Alex react to the music strongly, but gradually his reaction decreased. This is an example of ____.

a)
Classical conditioning
b)
Operant Conditioning
c)
Habituation
d)
Observational Learning
19.
The Apgar scale is designed to assess a neonate’s __________.
a)
Emotional Adjustment
b)
Cognitive Capabilities
c)
Physical Condition
d)
Social Adjustment
20.
Which of the following childbirth techniques reduces pain but might increase the risk of infection?
a)
Lamaze method
b)
Bradley Method
c)
Hypnobirthing
d)
Water Birthing