AU Quiz 1
Chapter 1
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Theories are vital tools because they
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A. provide organizing frameworks for observing children.
B. provide the ultimate truth about child development.
C. do not require scientific verification.
D. are resistant to the influence of cultural values and belief systems.
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Reid believes that the difference between the immature being and the mature being is simply one of amount or complexity of skill development. Reid views development as
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A. discontinuous.
B. determined by nature.
C. continuous.
D. determined by nurture.
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Charlene believes that her daughter’s ability to think in complex ways is largely the result of an inborn timetable of growth. Charlene’s view emphasizes
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A. nurture.
B. nature.
C. plasticity.
D. early experiences.
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Both behaviourism and social learning theory have been criticized for
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A. overestimating children’s contributions to their own development.
B. presenting ideas that are too vague to test empirically.
C. emphasizing nature over nurture.
D. underestimating children’s contributions to their own development.
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Chapter 2
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Heterozygous individuals with just one recessive allele for a given trait
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A. cannot pass that trait to their children.
B. are carriers of the trait.
C. will pass the dominant trait to their children.
D. will pass the recessive trait to their children.
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Personality variations among siblings is due to
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A. germline mutation.
B. dominant-recessive inheritance.
C. polygenic inheritance.
D.
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Theories are vital tools because they
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A. provide organizing frameworks for observing children.
B. provide the ultimate truth about child development.
C. do not require scientific verification.
D. are resistant to the influence of cultural values and belief systems.
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Reid believes that the difference between the immature being and the mature being is simply one of amount or complexity of skill development. Reid views development as
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A. discontinuous.
B. determined by nature.
C. continuous.
D. determined by nurture.
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Charlene believes that her daughter’s ability to think in complex ways is largely the result of an inborn timetable of growth. Charlene’s view emphasizes
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A. nurture.
B. nature.
C. plasticity.
D. early experiences.
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Both behaviourism and social learning theory have been criticized for
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A. overestimating children’s contributions to their own development.
B. presenting ideas that are too vague to test empirically.
C. emphasizing nature over nurture.
D. underestimating children’s contributions to their own development.
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Chapter 2
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Heterozygous individuals with just one recessive allele for a given trait
Select one:
A. cannot pass that trait to their children.
B. are carriers of the trait.
C. will pass the dominant trait to their children.
D. will pass the recessive trait to their children.
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Personality variations among siblings is due to
Select one:
A. germline mutation.
B. dominant-recessive inheritance.
C. polygenic inheritance.
D.