Albizu PSY203 Quiz 1 Chapter 1 - Julianna is interested in studying

Albizu PSY203 Quiz 1 Chapter 1

QUESTION 1

Julianna is interested in studying how family relationships affect development. Julianna is probably most interested in studying ____ influences.

a.psychological

b.sociocultural

c.biological

d.non-normative

QUESTION 2

After completing his history assignment, Nico is excused from having to wash the dishes, a task he detests. Nico’s parents are attempting to use ____ to increase Nico’s studying.

a.punishment

b.positive reinforcement

c.extinction

d.negative reinforcement

QUESTION 3

The argument that each psychosocial strength has its own special age period of specific importance is the cornerstone of ____ theory of development.

a.Erikson’s

b.Bandura’s

c.Vygotsky’s

d.Skinner’s

QUESTION 4

The selective optimization with compensation model is primarily associated with the ____ perspective.

a.psychodynamic

b.life-span

c.ecological

d.cognitive-developmental

QUESTION 5

Millie finds herself unable to adjust to her new job because she doesn’t seem to have the work skills necessary to keep her strict boss happy. Millie’s predicament would probably best be explained by

a.Kohlberg’s theory of moral development

b.Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory

c.the competence-environmental press theory

d.psychosocial theory

QUESTION 6

Validity is to reliability as

a.study is to experiment

b.positive is to negative

c.accuracy is to consistency

d.cause is to correlation

QUESTION 7

Dr. Gauche likes to make fun of student comments in class. She finds that every time she does this, students make fewer comments the rest of the class period. Apparently, Dr. Gauche’s jokes are ____ the students for talking in class.

a.imitating

b.punishing

c.positively reinforcing

d.negatively reinforcing

QUESTION 8

Dr. Kim takes a strong nature position with regard to the origins of intellectual disabilities. Therefore, she would most likely hypothesize that her son’s intellectual disability is due to

a.his genes

b.his exposure to a toxic chemical prior to birth

c.her parenting style

d.his exposure to Rubella prior to birth

QUESTION 9

Dr. Link tries to help his students learn how to be independent learners by having them watch how other students can be successful by researching answers to possible test questions on their smartphones. Dr. Link is using principles of ____ to help his students.

a.psychosocial theory

b.social learning theory

c.cognitive-developmental theory

d.operant conditioning

QUESTION 10

The fact that 45-year-old George is worried about how the election of the new U.S. president will impact his current job status is best associated with

a.history determining the outcome of life

b.the synchronization of individual transitions with collective familial ones

c.the impact of earlier life events on current conditions

d.individual timing of life events in relation to external historical events