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Which of the following philosophers was the forerunner of the organismic model of development? |
| | A) | Locke |
| | B) | Descartes |
| | C) | Bacon |
| | D) | Rousseau |
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Mechanistic theorists believe that: |
| | A) | development is continuous. |
| | B) | the impetus for change is internal. |
| | C) | environmental influences can slow development. |
| | D) | qualitative change should be emphasized. |
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According to Freud's psychosexual theory, a child in the Phallic Stage is typically: |
| | A) | 1 to 3 years of age. |
| | B) | 3 to 6 years of age. |
| | C) | 6 to 12 years of age. |
| | D) | 12 to 18 years of age. |
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Behaviorists and Social Learning Theorists agree that: |
| | A) | the environment, acting upon the person, is the chief impetus for development. |
| | B) | observational learning is the key to development. |
| | C) | development is a result of learning, based on experience. |
| | D) | people initiate their own learning. |
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According to Piaget, cognitive growth occurs through the following three interrelated processes: |
| | A) | observation, modeling and reinforcement |
| | B) | observation, adaptation and reinforcement |
| | C) | modeling, adaptation and equilibrium |
| | D) | organization, adaptation and equilibrium |
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Which of the following correctly identifies Bronfenbrenner's five contextual systems in order from the most intimate to the broadest? |
| | A) | microsystem, exosystem, mesosystem, macrosystem, chronosystem |
| | B) | microsystem, mesosystem, chronosystem, exosystem, macrosystem |
| | C) | microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, chronosystem |
| | D) | microsystem, exosystem, mesosystem, chronosystem, macrosystem |
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Which two individuals had the most similar perspectives on the theory of human development? |
| | A) | Watson and Piaget |
| | B) | Bandura and Rousseau |
| | C) | Freud and Erickson |
| | D) | Vygotsky and Skinner |
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Qualitative research is: |
| | A) | based on the scientific method. |
| | B) | open ended and exploratory in nature. |
| | C) | dependent on the collection of measurable data. |
| | D) | not recognized as valuable by developmental scientists. |
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A researcher conducts a correlational study to explore the relationship between parental involvement in education and student attendance. The result is a correlation of +0.73. The researcher can conclude that: |
| | A) | there is no relationship between the two variables. |
| | B) | there is an inverse relationship between the two variables. |
| | C) | this is a perfect correlation. |
| | D) | as one variable increases so does the other. |
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A _____ study repeatedly exposes participants to a stimulus for change over a short period of time enabling researchers to see and analyze the processes by which change occurs. |
| | A) | sequential |
| | B) | microgenetic |
| | C) | longitudinal |
| | D) | cross-sectional |
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