Module 1 Exam

A  attrition

B  selective sampling

C  selective survival

D  cohort effect

A  gender effect

B  age effect

C  time of measurement effect

D  cohort effect

A  independent; dependent

B  correlational; quasi-experimental

C  dependent; independent

D  quasi-experimental; correlational

A  ethnographic research

B  cross-sectional research

C  quasi-experimental research

D  longitudinal research

A  theory

B  quasi-experiment

C  experiment

D  correlation

A  a semi-reliable design

B  a quasi-experimental design

C  a cross-sectional design

D  a longitudinal design

A  Standardization; variance from the mean

B  Reliability; validity

C  Variance from the mean; standardization

D  Validity; reliability

A  non-numerical; numerical

B  informed consent; debriefing

C  internally measured; externally measured

D  reliable; valid

A  They are usually comprised of people who have research experience themselves and therefore have experience that enables them to judge whether the research being proposed follows reasonable ethical guidelines.

B  Subjects must be told the true purpose of the study and the reason for any deception that may have been part of the study.

C  Personal information will not be shared with anyone outside the immediate research group and any results from the research will not identify any of the participants by name.

D  Subjects are told what the purposes of the study are, what participation in the study involves, what risks (if any) are involved in participating, and what the person can expect to receive in return for participation.

A  Subjects are told what the purposes of the study are, what participation in the study involves, what risks (if any) are involved in participating, and what the person can expect to receive in return for participation.

B  They are usually comprised of people who have research experience themselves and therefore have experience that enables them to judge whether the research being proposed follows reasonable ethical guidelines.

C  Personal information will not be shared with anyone outside the immediate research group and any results from the research will not identify any of the participants by name.

D  Subjects must be told the true purpose of the study and the reason for any deception that may have been part of the study.

A  Personal information will not be shared with anyone outside the immediate research group and any results from the research will not identify any of the participants by name.

B  They are usually comprised of people who have research experience themselves and therefore have experience that enables them to judge whether the research being proposed follows reasonable ethical guidelines.

C  Subjects must be told the true purpose of the study and the reason for any deception that may have been part of the study.

D  Subjects are told what the purposes of the study are, what participation in the study involves, what risks (if any) are involved in participating, and what the person can expect to receive in return for participation.

A  Reliability; confidentiality

B  Informed consent; debriefing

C  Debriefing; informed consent

D  Confidentiality; reliability

A  Department of Research

B  Ethical Standard Board

C  Institutional Review Board

D  University Research Sponsorship Department

A  validity

B  standardization

C  generalizability

D  reliability

A  theory

B  population

C  variable

D  hypothesis

A  the way the study is conducted and the data are collected

B  a statement indicating that participation in the study is voluntary, and that persons may withdraw from participation in the study at any time

C  a group of people who participate in a research study

D  a framework that presents a set of interconnected ideas in an original way and inspires further research

A  collect data to test a theory; manipulate variables within a laboratory setting; conduct a statistical analysis of the data; synthesize the results; and publish the findings

B  identify a question to be investigated; form a hypothesis; choose a research method and a research design; collect data to test the hypothesis; and draw conclusions that lead to new questions and hypotheses

C  observe the environment; generate a theory of the phenomenon to be studied; generate possible hypotheses; systematically vary variables; and conduct an experiment

D  generate a conclusion; isolate variables; determine how variables are related to the conclusion; conduct the research study; and published the findings

A  identifying a question of scientific interest

B  collecting data

C  forming a hypothesis

D  selecting a research method and a research design

A  cultural beliefs are the basis for many other conditions of children’s development

B  culture should be factored out to determine what really influences development

C  nearly everyone lives in a very similar culture

D  culture is damaging and can be devastating to a young child’s development

A  mesosystem

B  exosystem

C  macrosystem

D  chronosystem

A  mesosystem

B  exosystem

C  macrosystem

D  chronosystem

A  schools, religious institutions, and the media

B  parents, siblings, peers and friends, and teachers

C  time and historical change

D  cultural beliefs and values, and economic and governmental systems

A  exosystem

B  microsystem

C  macrosystem

D  mesosystem

A  macrosystem

B  mesosystem

C  exosystem

D  microsystem

A  Bronfenbrenner

B  Piaget

C  Erikson

D  Freud

A  sensitivity

B  fixation

C  crisis

D  critical period

A  sexuality was even more important than Freud did

B  biological factors were more important in terms of development, and Freud believed that culture was more important

C  personality was set at birth, while Freud thought that it was completed by age 6

D  development continued throughout the lifespan, and Freud believed that only the early years were important

A  real self, fear self, future self

B  the self, the shadow, the anima

C  conscious, collective unconscious, subcortical unconscious

D  id, ego, superego

A  psychosocial

B  psychosexual

C  psychobiological

D  psychocognitive

A  humanistic psychology

B  psychosocial moratorium

C  behavioral therapy

D  psychoanalysis

A  low-SES; high-SES; low-SES mothers are less likely to receive prenatal care

B  middle-SES; low-SES; middle-SES mothers are more likely to live in rural parts of the country

C  middle-SES; high-SES; middle-SES fathers are more likely to be absent from the family

D  high-SES; low-SES; high-SES mothers are not likely to consume fluoride in their drinking water

A  moderate; low

B  low; high

C  high; moderate

D  high; low

A  socioeconomic status

B  education status

C  social class status

D  tax bracket status

A  subcultural groups

B  ethnic populace

C  minority culture

D  majority culture

A  conventional cultures

B  agrarian cultures

C  rural cultures

D  traditional cultures

A  most of the population

B  about half of the middle class

C  the wealthy elite

D  about one fourth of the middle class

A  30%

B  90%

C  70%

D  50%

A  40%

B  80%

C  60%

D  20%

A  20%

B  40%

C  80%

D  60%

A  developing country

B  developed country

C  collective culture

D  individualistic culture

A  Canada

B  Germany

C  the United States

D  Japan

A  18%, 82%

B  37%, 63%

C  27%, 73%

D  47%, 57%

A  Developed countries

B  Individualistic cultures

C  Developing countries

D  Collective cultures

A  impoverished countries

B  population-rich countries

C  developing countries

D  developed countries

A  increase more than developing countries

B  decrease

C  increase slowly

D  remain stable in population

A  developed countries

B  South American countries

C  emerging countries

D  developing countries

A  fetuses that were spontaneously aborted

B  conceptions per woman

C  women on fertility drugs

D  births per woman

A  the Internet

B  globalization

C  small world syndrome

D  social networks

A  their culture

B  the strength of their id

C  their genetic lineage

D  the expression of their phenotype

A  change

B  growth

C  development

D  evolution