Human Growth and Development

6.​ Casey thinks that the environment and learned experiences have a greater influence on people, so he believes _______ plays a more significant role in human development. A.​ Maturation​ B.​ Change​ C.​ Nature​ D.​ Nurture​ E.​ Genetics 7.​ In Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory, interactions between children and their parents take place in the child’s: D.​ Exosystem E.​ Endosystem 8.​ Which of the following questions would be most appropriately studied using a correlational research design? A.​ Is there a relationship between depression and age? B.​ Are people more depressed before or after retirement? C.​ Does exercise lead to a reduction in depression? D.​ How depressed are 14-year-olds? E.​ Does drug addiction cause depression? 9.​ The definition of whether a research study measures what it is supposed to measure is called: A.​ Microsystem B.​ Macrosystem C.​ Mesosystem

A.​ Correlation B.​ Descriptive statistics C.​ A hypothesis D.​ Validity E.​ Reliability

10.​Marsha, a dermatology student, is investigating whether eating chocolate causes acne in fifteen-year-old girls. She uses a controlled study with 20 girls divided into two groups: one eats chocolate daily for 2 weeks, while the other avoids chocolate. She finds no correlation between chocolate and acne. Marsha’s experiment is an example of:

A.​ Cross-sectional research B.​ A case study C.​ Quasi-experimental research D.​ A true experiment E.​ Longitudinal

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