Module 1 Exam

A  cohort effect

B  attrition

C  selective sampling

D  selective survival

A  cohort effect

B  time of measurement effect

C  gender effect

D  age effect

A  quasi-experimental; correlational

B  correlational; quasi-experimental

C  dependent; independent

D  independent; dependent

A  ethnographic research

B  cross-sectional research

C  longitudinal research

D  quasi-experimental research

A  correlation

B  theory

C  experiment

D  quasi-experiment

A  a longitudinal design

B  a semi-reliable design

C  a quasi-experimental design

D  a cross-sectional design

A  Reliability; validity

B  Standardization; variance from the mean

C  Validity; reliability

D  Variance from the mean; standardization

A  informed consent; debriefing

B  reliable; valid

C  non-numerical; numerical

D  internally measured; externally measured

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  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.

C  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.

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  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 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.

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  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  Reliability; confidentiality

B  Informed consent; debriefing

C  Debriefing; informed consent

D  Confidentiality; reliability

A  University Research Sponsorship Department

B  Ethical Standard Board

C  Department of Research

D  Institutional Review Board

A  validity

B  generalizability

C  standardization

D  reliability

A  theory

B  hypothesis

C  population

D  variable

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

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  the way the study is conducted and the data are collected

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

B  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

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

D  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

A  collecting data

B  identifying a question of scientific interest

C  selecting a research method and a research design

D  forming a hypothesis

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

B  nearly everyone lives in a very similar culture

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

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

A  chronosystem

B  mesosystem

C  exosystem

D  macrosystem

A  time and historical change

B  schools, religious institutions, and the media

C  parents, siblings, peers and friends, and teachers

D  cultural beliefs and values, and economic and governmental systems

A  mesosystem

B  macrosystem

C  exosystem

D  microsystem

A  microsystem

B  macrosystem

C  mesosystem

D  exosystem

A  Bronfenbrenner

B  Erikson

C  Freud

D  Piaget

A  sensitivity

B  critical period

C  fixation

D  crisis

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

B  sexuality was even more important than Freud did

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  conscious, collective unconscious, subcortical unconscious

B  id, ego, superego

C  real self, fear self, future self

D  the self, the shadow, the anima

A  psychocognitive

B  psychosexual

C  psychobiological

D  psychosocial

A  psychosocial moratorium

B  behavioral therapy

C  humanistic psychology

D  psychoanalysis

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

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

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

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

A  high; low

B  moderate; low

C  low; high

D  high; moderate

A  tax bracket status

B  socioeconomic status

C  education status

D  social class status

A  ethnic populace

B  subcultural groups

C  minority culture

D  majority culture

A  agrarian cultures

B  rural cultures

C  traditional cultures

D  conventional cultures

A  20%

B  60%

C  40%

D  80%

A  individualistic culture

B  developed country

C  developing country

D  collective culture

A  Canada

B  the United States

C  Germany

D  Japan

A  18%, 82%

B  37%, 63%

C  47%, 57%

D  27%, 73%

A  Developed countries

B  Developing countries

C  Collective cultures

D  Individualistic cultures

A  developing countries

B  developed countries

C  population-rich countries

D  impoverished countries

A  decrease

B  increase more than developing countries

C  remain stable in population

D  increase slowly

A  developed countries

B  developing countries

C  emerging countries

D  South American countries

A  women on fertility drugs

B  births per woman

C  fetuses that were spontaneously aborted

D  conceptions per woman

A  the Internet

B  globalization

C  small world syndrome

D  social networks

A  their genetic lineage

B  the expression of their phenotype

C  the strength of their id

D  their culture

A  change

B  development

C  growth

D  evolution