Developmental Psychology Quiz

Question 1

What is the focus of developmental psychology?

Accepted Answer

Human growth

Question 2

If various cultures expect students to master more than one language, which course of action is supported by the graph?

Accepted Answer

Students should be inctroduced to the 2nd language as soon as possible.

Question 3

The graph provides evidence for which of the following aspects of language acquisition?

Accepted Answer

There may be a critical period in learning a 2nd language for the learner.

Question 4

When does the attachment theory develop?

Accepted Answer

At birth

Question 5

True or false: Adolescence is a time of stability.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

What is the primary focus of attachment theory?

Accepted Answer

Emotional connections

Question 7

True or false: Nature plays no role in development.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

The belief that irritable infants grow up to be irritable adults is a representation of what?

Accepted Answer

nature view

Question 9

What is the first stage of development?

Accepted Answer

Infancy

Question 10

Based on the data presented in this scenario, what would be a hypothesis for Dr. Norman's research?

Accepted Answer

Is there a relationship between gender and registration for STEM majors?

Question 11

In homes where parents use incorrect grammar, kids have poor grammar. Which is a type of error those kids might make?

Accepted Answer

overgeneralization

Question 12

A player tracks points earned for 5 games. What is the mean number of points earned when wearing green socks?

Accepted Answer

13

Question 13

True or false: Development stops in adulthood.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

Which theory focuses on social learning?

Accepted Answer

Social learning theory

Question 15

What's the independent variable?

Accepted Answer

type of toy

Question 16

a research design in which individuals of different ages or developmental levels, are compared at a single point in time

Accepted Answer

cross-sectinal

Question 17

Which stage involves identity vs. role confusion?

Accepted Answer

Adolescence

Question 18

What is a key factor in Erikson's theory?

Accepted Answer

Social relationships

Question 19

small units of sound like the sound of RRR or the sound of LLL

Accepted Answer

phoneme

Question 20

refers to a window of time in which learning most easily takes place before a narrowing of learning ability

Accepted Answer

a sensitive period, a critical period

Question 21

The tendency people have to assume that they knew the outcome of an event after the outcome has already been determined

Accepted Answer

hindsight bias

Question 22

What is a common method in developmental research?

Accepted Answer

Case studies

Question 23

Which age is considered late adulthood?

Accepted Answer

75+ years

Question 24

True or false: Play is essential for child development.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

Anthony is an adolescent who has a pimple on his cheek and thinks everyone is looking at it.

Accepted Answer

the imaginary audience phenomenon

Question 26

True or false: Genetics have no impact on behavior.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 27

Which age group is considered middle adulthood?

Accepted Answer

40-60 years

Question 28

Which psychologist studied moral development?

Accepted Answer

Lawrence Kohlberg

Question 29

True or false: Development is a lifelong process.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 30

Which of the following statements explains why it is difficult to experiment with human development?

Accepted Answer

Direct long-term manipulation of a child's environment would be unethical.

Question 31

Who proposed the stages of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

Jean Piaget

Developmental Psychology Quiz

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Developmental Psychology Quiz

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