Dev Psych Book Questions

Front 1

1. To say that this text is arranged chronologically means that its arrangement is __________.

Back 1

1. age based

Front 2

2. When we say that two events or forces interact, this means that they __________.

Back 2

2. influence each other, usually in complex ways

Front 3

3. The two major forces that interact in human development are __________.

Back 3

3. biological factors and environmental factors

Front 4

4. Influences from one’s family, society, and culture are referred to as the __________.

Back 4

4. social context for development

Front 5

1. Which of the following is more likely the result of maturation (as opposed to learning)?
1. learning to walk
2. learning to read
3. learning to sing a folk song
4. learning one’s own name

Back 5

1. A

Front 6

2. In comparison to how children were treated in ancient Greece and Rome, today’s children (at
least in developing nations) are treated __________.

Back 6

2. with more rights and as more innocent

Front 7

3. In a(n) __________ culture, cooperation is stressed over competition.

Back 7

3. collectivist

Front 8

4. The United States would be considered a(n) __________ culture.

Back 8

4. individualist

Front 9

5. A discussion of how a child’s problem-solving strategies change from age 3 to age 6 falls within
which of the following developmental domains?
1. personality
2. sociocultural
3. physical
4. cognitive

Back 9

5. D

Front 10

6. The process by which we learn about our culture is called __________ whereas the specific
instructions we receive about how to fit into society is called __________.

Back 10

6. enculturation; socialization

Front 11

1. Which of the following statements about a theory is false?
1. Theories help us make predictions.
2. Theories prove certain things to be true.
3. Theories include sets of interrelated assumptions and principles.
4. Theories help us to understand a phenomenon.

Back 11

1. B

Front 12

2. Ethologists have been especially interested in studying
1. menopause.
2. Alzheimer’s disease.
3. stimulus–response learning.
4. attachment.

Back 12

2. D

Front 13

3. If a researcher were interested in studying how a particular brain structure influenced the
development of one’s gender, this field of study would be called __________.

Back 13

3. developmental neuroscience

Front 14

4. According to Freud, if a problem occurred during one of the psychosexual stages, a __________ might develop, which would result in primitive behavior being carried forward into adulthood.

Back 14

4. fixation

Front 15

5. Psychosocial theory is the term used to describe __________’s view of development.

Back 15

5. Erik Erikson

Front 16

6. If you walked into a bakery and your mouth began watering at the smell of the delicious
bread, this would best be explained by __________.

Back 16

6. classical-conditioning principles

Front 17

7. Suppose you are considering raising your hand in class to answer a question. However, the
person just before you who did so was humiliated by the professor, even though her answer
was quite good. You decide to keep quiet. The behaviorist view that best describes your
response is called __________.

Back 17

7. social learning theory

Front 18

8. According to Piaget, if a child sees a picture of a kitten and says “doggie,” but then is
corrected so that he learns the difference between cats and dogs, he has engaged in which
process:
1. equilibration
2. schematization
3. assimilation
4. accommodation

Back 18

8. D

Front 19

9. Vygotsky emphasized learning from a more knowledgeable person by serving as an
apprentice. He called this process __________.

Back 19

9. guided participation

Front 20

10. The broadest theory, and the one that attempts to incorporate other theories within its
umbrella, is called __________.

Back 20

10. systems theory; or the bioecological model