Developmental Psychology

Achieve Test Prep: Developmental Psychology

6. A scientist wants to know whether failure at a task causes frustration. As a part of the study, one group is told they have failed at a task, whereas others are told they succeeded. Failing or not failing at the task would be: A) An unconditioned response B) The dependent variable C) A within-subjects manipulation D) The independent variable

7. ‘Time-out’ is on the principles of which of the following: A) Operant conditioning B) Classical conditioning C) Role modeling D) Authoritarian parenting

8. Cognitive development begins with which of the following, according to Piaget: A) Sensorimotor functioning

B) Concrete operations C) Preoperational stage D) Post-Formal operations

9. Which of the following is an abnormality that is caused by an extra 21 st chromosome? A) Phenylketonuria (PKU) B) Klinefelter’s syndrome C) Down syndrome D) Alzheimer’s 10. Which of the following is true about a cross-sectional design? A) The design only deals with geographical information B) One half of the total sample size is given a placebo C) Two groupings of the same age are studied D) One age sample is compared with one or more samples from another age

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