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PSYC 2290 Assignment 1 Multiple Choice Questions Select the best answer for each of the 15 questions. The best answer is the one that is most inclusive, comprehensive, or valid. Complete the Assignment online. Go to Assessments > Quizzes >Assignment 1. You will have access to the assignment from 8:00AM-11:59PM on September 20.

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According to Piaget’s theory, in the sensorimotor stage, children a. Can think of all possible outcomes in a scientific problem. b. Organize objects into hierarchies of classes and subclasses. c. “Think” by acting on the world with their eyes, ears, hands, and mouth. d. Can evaluate the logic of verbal statements without referring to real-world circumstances.

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Dr. Brewer views the human mind as a symbol-manipulating system through which information flows. Dr Brewer’s view is consistent with a. Information processing. b. Ethology. c. Behaviorism. d. Sociocultural theory.

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The most recent revision of Albert Bandura’s theory places such strong emphasis on how children think about themselves and other people that he calls it a(n) __________ rather than a(n) __________ approach. a. Observational learning; social-cognitive. b. Social-cognitive; social learning. c. Social learning; social-cognitive. d. Social learning; observational learning.

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According to B. F. Skinner, the frequency of a behavior can be increased by following it with a wide variety of a. Punishments. b. Negative stimuli. c. Stimulus–response associations. d. Reinforcers.

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Unlike Freud, Erikson a. Viewed children as taking a more active role in their own development. b. Pointed out that normal development must be understood in relation to each culture’s life situation. c. Minimized the role of culture in individual development. d. Primarily focused on the importance of early life experiences.

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Freud’s theory was the first to stress the influence of __________ on development. a. Observational learning. b. Rewards and punishment. c. Cultural norms. d. The early parent–child relationship.

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Arnold Gesell a. Was among the first to make knowledge about child development meaningful to parents. b. Viewed children as noble savages, naturally endowed with a sense of right and wrong. c. Concluded that child development follows the same general plan as human evolution. d. Constructed the first successful intelligence test, together with his colleague, Alfred Binet.

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Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution emphasized __________ and __________.

a. The normative approach; survival of the fittest. b. Noble savages; physical maturation. c. Tabula rasa; natural selection. d. Natural selection; survival of the fittest.

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau saw children as a. Determining their own destinies. b. Blank slates to be filled by adult instruction. c. Tainted by original sin. d. Passive and highly plastic.

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Charlene believes that her daughter’s ability to think in complex ways is largely the result of a built-in timetable of growth. Charlene’s view emphasizes a. Nurture. b. Nature. c. Plasticity. d. Early experiences.

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In __________ experiments, control over the treatment is usually weaker than in __________ experiments. a. Laboratory; natural b. Laboratory; field c. Field; laboratory d. Correlational; field

12. In natural, or quasi-, experiments, a. Random assignment helps protect against reduction in the accuracy of the findings. b. Researchers combine random assignment with the matching technique. c. Cause-and-effect inferences cannot be made. d. Lack of random assignment substantially reduces the precision of the research.

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In a __________ design, participants are studied repeatedly, and changes are noted as they get older. a. Correlational b. Longitudinal c. Cross-sectional d. Sequential

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A disadvantage of cross-sectional research is that a. It is more inefficient and inconvenient than longitudinal research. b. It does not provide evidence about change at the individual level. c. It can be threatened by practice effects and participant dropout. d. Age-related changes cannot be examined.

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Which of the following is NOT true regarding children’s rights as a research participant in Canada? a. Children have the right to be protected from psychological harm. b. Children must legally provide informed consent before participation regardless of their age and maturity. c. Children have the right to be informed about the results of the study they participated in. d. Special care must be taken when the study involves deceiving children, compared with deceiving adults....