Curve 1-b

Question 1

Attachment theory was formulated by:

Answer 1

John Bowlby.

Question 2

The research strategy that involves charting relationships between two or more variables as they naturally occur is called _____ research.

Answer 2

correlational

Question 3

When researchers test groups of people and use numerical scales and statistics, they are conducting:

Answer 3

quantitative research.

Question 4

Sigmund Freud used the term _____ to refer to the sexual feelings that drive human life.

Answer 4

libido

Question 5

Which term is MOST synonymous with correlation?

Answer 5

association

Question 6

Cross-sectional studies cannot tell us about _____differences in development.

Answer 6

individual

Question 7

_____ emphasizes the role of innate species-specific processes in human development and behavior.

Answer 7

Evolutionary psychology

Question 8

Cassie is charting the relationship between depression and anxiety. Cassie is conducting _____ research.

Answer 8

correlational

Question 9

Dawn is a graduate student investigating the development of fine motor skills. She selects one group of children and assesses their fine motor skills every six months over a two-year period. In this example, Dawn is using a(n) _____ research design.

Answer 9

longitudinal

Question 10

When Jean Piaget said that children progress through qualitatively different stages of intellectual development he meant that:

Answer 10

there are fundamental differences in the ways that children of different ages reason about the world.

Question 11

degree thesis. Amy distributes questionnaires to 200 randomly selected students enrolled in an introductory psychology course at her university. The 200 students constitute Amy’s _____. The people to whom she assumes her results will generalize are termed the _____.

Answer 11

sample; population

Question 12

Dr. Irwin is testing the same individuals repeatedly over time as part of a research study, while Dr. Jenner is comparing the performance of different people of various ages at the same time. Dr. Irwin is using a _____ research design. Dr. Jenner is using a _____ design.

Answer 12

longitudinal; cross-sectional

Question 13

DeAndre is recording instances of physical aggression among children in a schoolyard at recess. DeAndre is undertaking:

Answer 13

naturalistic observation.

Question 14

Irving has noticed a pattern: The more alcohol people drink, the more aggressive they seem to be. Which research strategy is aimed at charting the relationship between these two variables?

Answer 14

correlational studies

Question 15

Mark is a graduate student who is studying identity formation. He interviews a group of 5-year-olds, a group of 10-year-olds, and a group of 15-year-olds and asks them what they plan to be when they finish school. Mark is using a(n) _____ research design.

Answer 15

cross-sectional

Question 16

Jason buys $2 lottery tickets a few times each week. Occasionally he wins $20. In B.F. Skinner’s terms, Jason’s purchasing of lottery tickets is maintained by ______ reinforcement.

Answer 16

variable

Question 17

Jeanette is concerned that a study she is reading about is biased. She came to this conclusion after:

Answer 17

reviewing the measures used in the study.

Question 18

Dr. Pavio is studying how experiences in the womb affect lifetime obesity. Dr. Pavio is interested in:

Answer 18

epigenetics.

Question 19

Bonnie is 3 months old, and her parents attend only inconsistently to her needs. Sometimes they are very attentive, feeding her promptly when she cries and comforting her when she seems upset. At other times, Bonnie cries for a long time before her parents attend to her. Based on Erik Erikson’s theory, it is likely that Bonnie will develop:

Answer 19

a general sense of mistrust.

Question 20

Neve notices that a study did not use a random sample. She is concerned that:

Answer 20

the study won’t generalize to the wider world.