Module 1 Exam

A  cohort effect

B  attrition

C  selective sampling

D  selective survival

A  cohort effect

B  time of measurement effect

C  age effect

D  gender effect

A  independent; dependent

B  quasi-experimental; correlational

C  dependent; independent

D  correlational; quasi-experimental

A  ethnographic research

B  quasi-experimental research

C  cross-sectional research

D  longitudinal research

A  correlation

B  experiment

C  quasi-experiment

D  theory

A  a quasi-experimental design

B  a cross-sectional design

C  a longitudinal design

D  a semi-reliable design

A  Standardization; variance from the mean

B  Reliability; validity

C  Variance from the mean; standardization

D  Validity; reliability

A  reliable; valid

B  informed consent; debriefing

C  non-numerical; numerical

D  internally measured; externally measured

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  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.

C  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.

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  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.

C  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.

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  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  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.

D  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.

A  Debriefing; informed consent

B  Reliability; confidentiality

C  Informed consent; debriefing

D  Confidentiality; reliability

A  University Research Sponsorship Department

B  Ethical Standard Board

C  Institutional Review Board

D  Department of Research

A  generalizability

B  validity

C  standardization

D  reliability

A  population

B  hypothesis

C  variable

D  theory

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

B  a group of people who participate in a research study

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

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  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  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

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

A  selecting a research method and a research design

B  identifying a question of scientific interest

C  forming a hypothesis

D  collecting data

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

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

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

D  nearly everyone lives in a very similar culture

A  macrosystem

B  exosystem

C  chronosystem

D  mesosystem

A  cultural beliefs and values, and economic and governmental systems

B  time and historical change

C  schools, religious institutions, and the media

D  parents, siblings, peers and friends, and teachers

A  microsystem

B  mesosystem

C  macrosystem

D  exosystem

A  microsystem

B  macrosystem

C  mesosystem

D  exosystem

A  Bronfenbrenner

B  Erikson

C  Piaget

D  Freud

A  crisis

B  sensitivity

C  fixation

D  critical period

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

B  sexuality was even more important than Freud did

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

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

A  real self, fear self, future self

B  conscious, collective unconscious, subcortical unconscious

C  id, ego, superego

D  the self, the shadow, the anima

A  psychosocial

B  psychosexual

C  psychocognitive

D  psychobiological

A  psychoanalysis

B  behavioral therapy

C  humanistic psychology

D  psychosocial moratorium

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

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

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

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

A  moderate; low

B  high; moderate

C  high; low

D  low; high

A  tax bracket status

B  socioeconomic status

C  education status

D  social class status

A  ethnic populace

B  majority culture

C  subcultural groups

D  minority culture

A  conventional cultures

B  agrarian cultures

C  traditional cultures

D  rural cultures

A  20%

B  80%

C  60%

D  40%

A  developed country

B  individualistic culture

C  collective culture

D  developing country

A  Japan

B  Germany

C  the United States

D  Canada

A  27%, 73%

B  37%, 63%

C  47%, 57%

D  18%, 82%

A  Individualistic cultures

B  Developing countries

C  Developed countries

D  Collective cultures

A  impoverished countries

B  developed countries

C  population-rich countries

D  developing countries

A  decrease

B  remain stable in population

C  increase more than developing countries

D  increase slowly

A  developed countries

B  South American countries

C  developing countries

D  emerging countries

A  fetuses that were spontaneously aborted

B  births per woman

C  conceptions per woman

D  women on fertility drugs

A  social networks

B  the Internet

C  small world syndrome

D  globalization

A  their genetic lineage

B  the expression of their phenotype

C  the strength of their id

D  their culture

A  development

B  evolution

C  change

D  growth