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Which of the following professions contributes to the child dev field?
a. psychology b. sociology
c. economics d. all of the above
all
Learning new strategies for solving problems & remembering information is part of:
a. cognitive development.
b. physical development.
c. social development.
d. natural development.
COGNITIVE dev
3. What was John Watson’s position on the nature–nurture debate?
a. Nature plays the biggest role in child development.
b. Nurture plays the biggest role in child development.
c. Nature and nurture play equal roles in child development.
d. You can never tell which force (nature or nurture) is playing the
NURTURE plays the biggest role
4. The general conclusion that researchers draw from studies of twins and adopted children is that:
a. nature governs most of child development.
b. nurture governs most of child development.
c. nature and nurture both interact to govern child development.
d. neither nature nor nurture play strong roles in child development.
nature and nurture BOTH interact to govern child development.
True or False: Genetics is an example of how nature can inFuence a child’s development.
TRUE
True or False: The fact that IQ scores are more similar between identical twins than between fraternal twins shows the infuence of nurture on children’s intellectual development.
FALSE
Which of the following is NOT one of the useful functions served by theories?
a. Theories summarize the facts as currently known.
b. Theories allow prediction of future behavior and events.
c. Theories contradict the facts gathered by scientific observation.
d. Theories stimulate new research and discoveries.
Theories contradict the facts gathered by scientific observation
2. Who proposed that an important component of personality forms when a child identifes with the same-sex

parent?
a. Sigmund Freud
b. Erik Erikson
c. B. F. Skinner
d. Urie Bronfenbrenner
FREUD
3. A focus on how observable conditions in the environment relate to observable behaviors in people was the

emphasis of:
a. behaviorism.
b. cognitive theory.
c. contextual theory.
d. psychoanalytic theory.
BEHAVIORISM
4. The microsystem, mesosystem, and macrosystem are
parts of:
a. Erikson’s psychoanalytic theory.
b. Bandura’s social learning theory.
c. Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory.
d. Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory.
Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory.
5. True or False: The CT scan, PET scan, and fMRI are tools used in neuroscience to study brain development.
TRUE
6. True or False: Dynamic systems theories are useful in isolating variables like nature and nurture and determining which one has the most infuence on development.
FALSE
. Attendance in school tends to decline as drug use increases. This is an example of:
a. a positive effect.
b. a negative correlation.
c. lack of a correlation.
d. a cohort correlation.
NEGATIVE correlation
2. Which of the following is the most important limitation of correlational research?
a. It is dif?cult to obtain positive correlations.
b. Correlation does not prove causation.
c. Correlational research cannot describe the complex relations among three or more variables.
d. Correlation coefficients do not tell you anything about the strength of the relationship between variables.
Correlation does NOT PROVE CAUSATION
3. Dr. Jorgenson conducted an experiment to test the effectiveness of a new parent training program. She randomly assigned 40 parents to two groups. One group received the new parent training program, and the other group received the old standard program. After the training programs were finished, Dr.Jorgenson asked each parent to rate their interactions with their children. In this scenario, what is the independent variable?
a. The two parent training programs (new versus standard).
b. The interaction rating given by each parent after the training.
c. The number of parents assigned to each training program.
d. The amount of time each parent spent in the training program.
two parent training programs
4. Which of the following research methods is capable of demonstrating a cause-and-effect relationship?
a. correlational methods
b. experimental methods
c. path analysis methods
d. all of the above
EXPERIMENTAL
5. True or False: Differential dropout is a problem that plagues the cross-sectional method of assessing development.
FALSE
6. True or False: Before working with children, all researchers must have their studies approved by an institutional review board so that the rights and privacy of the children will be protected.
TRUE
1. Research findings about child development have been used:
a. to offer practical advice to parents about raising children.
b. to stimulate new laws, government regulations, and other social policies.
c. to help professionals work with children in therapeutic, educational, and other settings.
d. all of the above.
ALL of the above, a'duh
2. An overall theme of this chapter is that the best and most reliable information about child development comes from:
a. casual observation of children.
b. the personal opinions of authorities.
c. the personal stories told by parents.
d. research that uses the scientific method.
RESEARCH...SCIENTIFIC METHOD
3. True or False: Child development researchers are often responsible for evaluating how changes in social policy affect children.
TRUE
4. True or False: People interested in working with children, or working to improve the lives of children, can find employment in social service agencies, government agencies, and many corporations.
TRUE