Chapter 2 Quiz

Chapter 2 Quiz

. Our underlying assumptions about the world around us are called

. Another term for the environmental model is the _______ model.

. Alice, a former tomboy, has recently become interested in her appearance: she has started to use makeup and style her hair, and has exchanged her usual school outfit of blue jeans and a t-shirt for more fashionable clothing. The environmental perspective would suggest that in order to understand the cause of this change, Alice's parents should learn more about their daughter's

. Potentially testable explanations of events are called

. The idea that we actively construct our perception of reality is most consistent with the _______ model.

. Which of the following theorists would be most likely to agree with the statement "To understand human behavior, study the events that follow it"?

. Social cognitive theories would disagree with which of the following statements?

. When Chad brings home his first A on a report card, his dad gives him a dollar. At the end of the next term, Chad's report card has three As and his dad gives him three dollars. Giving Chad a dollar for each A is an example of

. In environmental theories of development, a consideration of internal forces (e.g., the unconscious, feelings, cognitions, etc.)

. Denise is an independent, responsible young woman who is completely respectful of her parents' concerns about her: she studies hard in school, follows their curfews, informs them of her whereabouts, etc. Because Denise's parents trust her, they allow her a great deal of freedom and independent decision-making. This family dynamic illustrates the principle of

. The idea that one's intelligence is the product of both environmental and biological factors is characteristic of whose theory?

. Jason's friends are all good students, but they sometimes find Jason's behavior excessively obedient. He never cuts a class, talks in study hall, or hands in a late assignment for fear of angering his teachers or disappointing his parents. According to Freudian theory, one would say that Jason has an unusually active

. According to Erik Erikson, figuring out how to set and achieve one's goals is the challenge of which developmental stage?

. According to Nancy Chodorow,

. Which of the following statements about Carol Gilligan's views is true?

. Which of the following types of research would be most suitable for a beginning researcher approaching a topic on which very little previous research has been done?

. Quasi-experimental research

. Dr. Hershey wants to know whether the type of chocolate one eats has an impact on short-term memory. She randomly assigns 100 participants to one of two groups: group A is given 1 oz. of dark chocolate and group B is given 1 oz. of milk chocolate. After eating the chocolate, participants are then read a list of 15 words and given 2.5 minutes to write down as many words as they can remember. The independent variable in this study is the

. Professor Moriarty wants to know whether conflict between adolescents and their parents decreases with age. To answer this question, which type of research would be most appropriate?

. Naturalistic observation is most likely to have _______ external validity and _______ internal validity.

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