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Name: &gggfg!_—(fz (?CZMJ PSYC 2314 CHAPTER 1 QUIZ *Please place letter answer for multiple choice and true/false questions in the space provided just before the question number. _:2 1. The notion that development is best described in terms of a series of abrupt shifts in behavior best fits with the approach. a. Nature . continuity b. Nurture d. discontinuity & 2. Sara believes that memory processes develop the same way in all children. Sara is most likely to support a position regarding human development. a. universal c. discontinuous b. nurture d. non-normative ( .4 3. Sophia notices that children seem to mature socially much faster in Argentina than in the United States. Sophia is most likely to support a position regarding human development. a. nature c. context-specific b. discontinuous d. continuous 4. The N(EL’W'(L' N u)’tm issue involves the degree to which hereditary and environmental influences determine behavior. Scanned with CamScanner

Q 5. Dr. Arantes uses a biopsychosocial framework for understanding human development. Which position is she most likely to endorse on the nature versus nurture issue? a. Nature is most important. b. Nurture is most important. 6. Nature and nurture both play important roles in human development. d. Neither nature nor nurture is important in the study of human development. :&2 6. Daisy and Rose are identical twins who were separated at birth. Daisy was raised in the United States, whereas Rose spent her childhood in Austria. Which force would likely explain most of the differences between their behaviors as teens? a. Psychological c. Biological b. Nature-based d. Sociocultural l d 7. 010 forces include all perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and personality factors that affect development. B 8. The biggest difference between Vygotsky’s approach to development and that of Piaget and the information-processing approach is that Vygotsky placed more emphasis on a. the impact of culture. c. thinking. b. stages of development. d. unconscious thoughts. i 2 9. In a life-cycle model, the timing of an event has little influence on the type of impact it has on behavior. a. True b. False a 10. When asked to explain why children sometimes act violently, Dr. Zylar responds, “Generally speaking, these children are driven by conflicts between what they wish to do and what society wishes them to do.” It is most likely that Dr. Zylar would be a proponent of theory. a. psychodynamic c. Ecological b. social cognitive d. cognitive-developmental Scanned with CamScanner

‘ ! 11. What type of theorist would most likely describe human cognitive development using the analogy of “mental software?” a. An information-processing theorist C: An operant conditioning theorist b. An Eriksonian d. A social learning theorist A 12. Negative reinforcement increases the future likelihood of the behavior that it follows. a. True b. False \ ; 13. Who developed social cognitive theory? a. Piaget c. Bronfenbrenner b. Skinner d. Bandura @_ 14. Alberto believes he can successfully ski down a steep mountain. Bandura would be most likely to say that Alberto has a. reached formal operations. b. high self-efficacy. c. resolved the industry versus inferiority stage. d. been negatively reinforced. 2 15. A(n) is a consequence that decreases the future likelihood of the behavior that it follows. 16. According to Bronfenbrenner, the culture in which a person is raised represents his or her Macro duston Scanned with CamScanner

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