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Sociology students are asked to participate in an experiment. The researcher gives them a paper which is likely to be about
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informed consent
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a. demographic data
b. purpose of the study 3. informed consent |
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The developmental domain that includes the individual's aquisition of stable and enduring traits and sense of self is the
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personality domain
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a. cognitive domain
b. personality domain c. sociocultural domain |
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In child development there are
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critical periods and sensitive periods
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a. critical periods and sensitive periods
b. critical periods only c. sensitive periods only |
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Cohort effects are concerned with people of different
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age groups
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a. economic groups
b. religious groups c. age groups |
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Which social scientist conducted the Little Albert experiment?
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J.B. Watson
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a. Albert Bandura
b. J.B.Watson c. B.F. Skinner |
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Until the middle ages, children were treated as
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miniature adults
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a. not useful for work
b. miniature adults c. equal with adults |
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Human development is a process that
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begins at birth and ends at death
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a. begins at birth and ends at death
b. begins at conception and ends at birth c. begins at birth and ends at adulthood |
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In a human development context, culture is
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beliefs, norms, practices, and ethnicity
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a. fads, fashion and trends
b. values, ideas and opinions c. beliefs, norms, practices, and ethnicity |
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In a human development context, society is
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an organized group of interacting people
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a. a geographic group with loose interactions
b. an organized group of interacting people c. separate groups that live in the same area |
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The assumption that what we hold as beliefs or customs is right and that other views are wrong is called
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ethnocentric bias
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a. ethnocentric bias
b. heliocentric belief c. philanthropic tendency |
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Which type of research gathers a large amount of data on an individual, family or community as the basis?
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case study
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a. longitudinal study
b. survey c. case study |
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Which type of research uses the paper-and-pencil method to gather information on a group?
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survey
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a. longitudinal study
b. survey c. case study |
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An internet survey open to anyone is an example of data that is
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not random or representative
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a. representative
b. random c. not random or representative |
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Maturation and learning function
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independently and together
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a. independently
b. independently and together c. always together |
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Systematic observations can be done in a naturalistic setting such as
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children in a playground
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a. children in a playground
b. children who know the reseacher is watching c. children who are guided in an activity by the teacher |
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If a test measures what it claims to measure, then it is
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valid
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a. reliable
b. valid c. standardized |
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If a test measures effectively in repeated use, it is
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reliable
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a. reliable
b. valid c. standardized |
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A test that has norms based on a representative sample is
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standardized
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a. reliable
b. valid c. standardized |
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A study that tracks the achievement of a special group of children from first grade through high school graduation is a
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longitudinal design
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a. cross-sectional design
b. longitudinal design c. sequential-cohort design |
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A study of the average SAT scores of students admitted to a certain state university system in 2000, 2002, and 2004 is a
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cross-sectional design
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a. cross-sectional design
b. longitudinal design c. sequential-cohort design |
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A study of reading progress for kindergarteners and first graders in which each group is studied two years over a ten year period is a
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sequentional-cohort design
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a. cross-sectional design
b. longitudinal design c. sequential-cohort design |
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What element is manipulated in a group experimental design?
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independent variable
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a. dependent variable
b. independent variable c. contingency |
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What element may or may not show an effect as a result of manipulation by another element?
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dependent variable
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a. dependent variable
b. independent variable c. contingency |
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In research with human subjects, participants must be protected from
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harm
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a. discomfort
b. knowing the purpose c. harm |
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The observed behavior before the experiment begins is the
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baseline
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a. contingency
b. baseline c. conditioning |
