1St Assignment Essay

1. Ricardo believes that, rather than progressing through a sequence of stages, mental processes gradually get more complex and efficient. Ricardo is most likely a proponent of ____________________. (Points : 1)
       Piaget's theory
       Kohlberg's theory
       Information processing theory
       Erikson's theory |

2. Louis discovers that the experiences he has in his developmental psychology class help him to deal with the children he works with at a daycare center. This relationship is best described by Bronfenbrenner's notion of _____________________. (Points : 1)
       mesosystem
       exosystem
       macrosystem
       microsystem |

3. Dr. Lund stages a fire drill at the elementary school in order to study how children respond to potential emergency situations. Dr. Lund's method would best be described as a(n) _____________________. (Points : 1)
       structured observation
       naturalistic observation
       self-report
       experiment |

4. You are reading the results of a study that tracked how a particular individual's religious beliefs changed over the course of her life. The study you are reading is most likely a(n) ______________________ study. (Points : 1)
       longitudinal
       cross-sectional
       sequential
       experimental |

5. Which statement is not consistent with ethical research? (Points : 1)
       Subject responses should be confidential.
       Never tell subjects if they've been deceived.
       Minimize the risks to subjects.
       Give subjects the right to withdraw from the research without penalty. |

6. Which results would not support the idea that genes play a significant role in behavior? (Points : 1)
       finding dizygotic twins to be more similar than monozygotic twins
       finding children to be more similar to their biological parents than to their adoptive parents
       finding similarities between biological siblings
       finding monozygotic twins...