Question 1

Complete the list of research ethics endorsed by the Canadian Psychological Association: informed consent;confidentiality;knowledge of results;explanation for deception (if used);and

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protection from harm.

Question 2

Puberty is an example of a quantitative change.

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Puberty is an example of a qualitative change, as it involves significant changes in physical, physiological, and psychological development, rather than simply a measurable increase or decrease in quantity.

Question 3

According to the vulnerability and resilience view,tendencies toward emotional irritability or alcoholism is a exclusively a function of environmental influences.

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The vulnerability and resilience view acknowledges both environmental and genetic influences on the development of certain traits and behaviors, including tendencies toward emotional irritability or alcoholism. Genetics are known to play a role in predisposing individuals to these traits, but environmental factors also play a significant role in their expression. Therefore, neither genetics nor environmental factors can be considered the exclusive function of vulnerability or resilience traits.

Question 4

The original sin doctrine holds that a child is born with an innately good and competent nature.

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The original sin doctrine holds that a child is born with a sinful nature inherited from Adam and Eve's disobedience in the Garden of Eden.

Question 5

Modern developmental psychology practices a multidisciplinary approach known as the "lifespan perspective."

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The lifespan perspective in developmental psychology involves using a multidisciplinary approach that considers the various factors and changes that occur throughout an individual's lifetime, from infancy to old age. This approach acknowledges that development is a lifelong process and considers the impact of biological, psychological, social, cultural, and historical factors on an individual's growth and development.

Question 6

The term "nature-nurture controversy" is used to describe the debate about the relative contributions of biological processes and experience to individual development.

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The term "nature-nurture controversy" is specifically used to describe the debate about the balance of biological processes and experience in individual development.

Question 7

Charles Darwin and other evolutionists believed they could understand the developing human by keeping baby biographies.

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Darwin and other evolutionists did believe in keeping baby biographies to understand the developing human.

Question 8

Beginning to walk or beginning to menstruate are examples of development based upon maturation.

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Development based upon maturation refers to changes in the body or behavior that are biologically programmed and occur at a particular time, such as walking or menstruating. These changes are not dependent on external factors or experiences, but rather reflect the natural progression of growth and development.

Question 9

The Canadian Psychological Association has published ethical standards for practitioners,researchers,and scientists that address

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protection of the rights of humans and animals used in research.

Question 10

Darwin's baby biographies were the first scientific studies of child development.

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Darwin's baby biographies were observational accounts of his own children's development, rather than scientific studies with control groups and systematic measurements. While they were influential in shaping later theories of child development, they cannot be considered the first scientific studies.

Question 11

The term "development" now encompasses the entire lifespan rather than just childhood and adolescence.

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Developmental psychology now recognizes that changes and growth occur throughout a person's entire lifespan, not just during childhood and adolescence. The study of development now includes adulthood, old age, and even the end of life.

Question 12

Prior to World War II,there was no formal organization of practicing psychologists in Canada.

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Prior to World War II, there was no formal organization of practicing psychologists in Canada. The first formal organization, the Canadian Psychological Association, was established in 1939.

Question 13

G.Stanley Hall opposed Darwin's concept of developmental milestones related to age.

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G. Stanley Hall actually supported Darwin's concept of developmental milestones related to age. He believed that development occurs in predictable stages and that children universally pass through these stages in the same order.

Question 14

Piaget's description of the cognitive stages of development and the theory he proposed to explain them became the foundation of modern developmental psychology.

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The answer of Piaget's description of the cognitive stages of...

Question 15

Stanley Hall of Clark University used questionnaires to study large numbers of children.His article "The Contents of Children's Minds on Entering School" represented the first scientific study of child development.

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Stanley Hall did use questionnaires to study children and his article "The Contents of Children's Minds on Entering School" is considered one of the first scientific studies of child development.

Question 16

Dr.Rosalind Chiu has spent 5 years in northern Ontario studying children raised in either Anglophone or Francophone families to investigate differences in child-rearing practices.Dr.Chiu's work is an example of ________ research.

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ethnographic

Question 17

A researcher is interested in determining the effects of a medication on high blood pressure.She administers treatment to one group and no special treatment to the remaining group.The group that receives no special treatment is referred to as

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the control group.

Question 18

Dr.Jones requires the students in her developmental psychology class to participate in research on parenting style and childhood punishment.Each student completes a survey and responds to questions about these topics.When all data is collected,Dr.Jones condenses each student's responses and creates an alphabetized summary sheet of the data as a handout for the participants.Is there a problem with this strategy?

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Yes.The ethical principle of participants' right to confidentiality has been violated.

Question 19

The concept of developmental stages came from Darwin's theory of evolution.

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The concept of developmental stages was first proposed by the German biologist Ernst Haeckel in 1866. Haeckel's theory was based on the idea that all animals, including humans, go through a series of developmental stages that are similar to the stages that their ancestors went through during evolution.

Question 20

The Canadian Psychological Association was founded in 1939.

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The Canadian Psychological Association was indeed founded in 1939.

Quiz 1: Basic Concepts and Methods

Complete the list of research ethics endorsed by the Canadian Psychological Association: informed consent;confidentiality;knowledge of results;explanation for deception (if used) ;and