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1.
When considering periods of development, no particular age group reports more happiness or satisfaction than any other age group.
A)True
B)False
2.
Nurture refers to an organism's biological inheritance.
A)True
B)False
3.
According to Freud, repression is the most powerful and pervasive defense mechanism.
A)True
B)False
4.
Erik Erikson believed that people develop through eight psychosexual stages.
A)True
B)False
5.
Each of Piaget's stages of cognitive development includes descriptions of distinct ways of thinking.
A)True
B)False
6.
Vygotsky emphasized how culture and social interaction guide cognitive development.
A)True
B)False
7.
Classical conditioning explains how we develop many involuntary responses.
A)True
B)False
8.
Imprinting is rapid, innate learning within a limited critical period of time that involves attachment to the first moving object seen.
A)True
B)False
9.
An eclectic orientation does not follow any single theoretical approach, but rather selects and uses what is considered the best in each theory.
A)True
B)False
10.
If you scored in the 88th percentile on the SAT, then 87 individuals scored better than you.
A)True
B)False
11.
The aim of descriptive research is to observe and record behavior.
A)True
B)False
12.
A correlation coefficient of -0.95 implies a weak correlation.
A)True
B)False
13.
Longitudinal studies are effective in studying age changes but only within one cohort.
A)True
B)False
14.
An abstract is a brief summary that appears at the end of a journal article.
A)True
B)False
15.
Informed consent means that researchers are responsible for keeping all of the data they gather on individuals completely confidential and when possible, completely anonymous.
A)True
B)False





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