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1
Which of the following is NOT a good strategy for obtaining accurate parent reports of children's behaviour?
A)Interview parents about their children's behaviour in general.
B)Ask parents to keep a structured diary of their children's behaviour.
C)Train parents to record specific behaviours.
D)Signal parents via pagers to record the activities of their children at various times.
2
Which of the following is NOT a common problem with observational research?
A)Observers can interpret behaviours in light of their hypotheses.
B)Observers can change behaviours simply by their presence
C)Observers tend to notice more behaviours conforming their hypotheses than disconfirming it.
D)Observers lead children to display less socially desirable behaviours than normal.
3
Which of the following is NOT a key principle for conducting case study research?
A)Observations need to identify some sort of change
B)There need to be frequent and high numbers of observations
C)Observations need to be analysed very closely and in detail
D)Observations should only be conducted in the home to ensure ecological validity.
4
Which of the following techniques measures electrical activity on the scalp?
A)NIRS
B)fMRI
C)EEG
D)PET
5
Which of the following statements about biological measures is FALSE?
A)An advantage of PET is that a wider range of chemicals used by the brain can be traced using this method than other methods
B)NIRS does not provide as good spatial resolution as fMRI or PET
C)A downside of EEG is that it cannot measure rapid changes over time.
D)A downside of fMRI is that participants need to remain very still.
6
An advantage of qualitative research methods over quantitative is that:
A)It is often associated with robust reliable measures.
B)It allows us to understand how a participant understands a situation.
C)Findings are easy to generalize to the population.
D)It is easy to analyse in traditional ways.
7
In developmental research, obtaining a representative sample is crucial in order to
A)interpret the results of a study.
B)generalize the results of the study.
C)determine whether the independent variable had an effect.
D)determine whether the dependent variable had an effect.
8
In evaluating research results, it is important to remember that a correlation
A)indicates no relationship between variables.
B)cannot reveal the degree of relationship between variables.
C)does not indicate a causal relationship between variables.
D)cannot indicate the direction of the relationship between variables.
9
Which of the following data-gathering methods is the primary technique to help determine causal relationships?
A)laboratory experiments
B)direct observation
C)correlational studies
D)case studies
10
Which of the following statements about the strengths of different research designs is CORRECT?
A)The correlational method gives researchers the most control over the independent variable
B)The field experiment gives researchers the least control over the independent variable.
C)The laboratory experiment gives researchers the most control over the dependent variable
D)The natural experiment gives researchers the most control over the dependent variable.
11
A research design that involves using children of different ages at the same point in time is called
A)naturalistic design.
B)cross-sequential design.
C)cross-sectional design.
D)longitudinal design.
12
Which of the following is an advantage of the longitudinal research method over the cross-sectional research method?
A)The longitudinal method is less affected by losing participants over time.
B)The longitudinal method is less costly.
C)The longitudinal method is less subject to practice effects.
D)The longitudinal method allows for evaluation of the impact of earlier events on later behaviour.
13
Which of the following statements about studying change over time is correct?
A)The cross sectional design allows researchers to examine the impact of early events on later behaviour.
B)The longitudinal method allows researchers to examine cohort issues.
C)The sequential method is the only method which allows researchers to create normative development data at different ages.
D)The longitudinal method allows researchers to examine the stability of behaviour.
14
Which of the following statements about the ethics of research with children is correct?
A)Children should be allowed to choose which experimental group they will belong to.
B)Children should be given information about every scale they will complete and its purpose before they decide to participate in a study.
C)Children should be informed about the general aims of the study and told how long it will take before they decide to participate.
D)Children should be told if the study will contain deception before they participate, though the experimenter does not need to tell them the form this will take.
15
Researchers studying child development today are relying primarily on
A)case study methods.
B)longitudinal methods.
C)naturalistic research.
D)multiple methodological approaches.





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