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APA: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Learning Goal: 3
54. Which of the following would a proponent of the nature approach to human development cite as evidence of the strength of genetics?
A. the fact that we grow rapidly in infancy
B. the fact that development is affected by nutritional status
C. the fact that development is shaped by the media
D. the fact that access to medical care affects development
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APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty: Moderate
Learning Goal: 3
55. Developmentalists who emphasize the importance of experience in development have described development a have described development as
A. a series of distinct stages.
B. a gradual, continuous process.
C. chaotic and unpredictable.
D. None of these choices are correct.
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APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
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56. Developmentalists who emphasize the importance of nature in development describe development as
A. a series of distinct stages.
B. a gradual, continuous process.
C. alternating periods of turbulence and calm.
D. None of these choices are correct.
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APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
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57. Carrie was abused by her parents. She was eventually removed from their care and was later adopted at age 6 by her foster parents. Which of the following doctrines would assert that Carrie's later quality of parental care can overcome her earlier negative experience?
A. early experiences
B. later experiences
C. middle experiences
D. positive experiences
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APA: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology
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58. Which of the following is NOT a step in the scientific method?
A. conceptualize a problem to be studied
B. collect data
C. analyze data
D. publish study results
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APA: 2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy
Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze
Difficulty: Basic
Learning Goal: 4
59. An interrelated, coherent set of ideas that helps to explain phenomenon and to make predictions is called
A. a hypothesis.
B. an operational definition.
C. a theory.
D. an independent variable.
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Difficulty: Moderate
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60. Scientific assertions and predictions that can be tested are
A. theories.
B. hypotheses.
C. independent variables.
D. extraneous variables.
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APA: 2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
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61. The pioneering theorist of psychoanalytical theory was
A. Carl Jung.
B. Erik Erikson.
C. Karen Horney.
D. Sigmund Freud.
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APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
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62. Psychoanalytic theories emphasize that development is all of the following EXCEPT
A. primarily related to observable behavior.
B. primarily unconscious.
C. heavily influenced by early experiences.
D. highly colored by emotions.
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APA: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology
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63. Which of the following is NOT one of Freud's psychosexual stages?
A. phallic
B. genital
C. oral
D. moral
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APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze
Difficulty: Moderate
Learning Goal: 4
64. Which of the following is a structure in Freud's concept of personality?
A. the collective unconscious
B. the id
C. the self
D. the personal unconscious
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