Question 1

"Ethnography" is a term that describes a system of meanings and customs shared by an identifiable group and transmitted across generations.

Accepted Answer

Ethnography is a qualitative research method used to study cultures and communities by observing and interviewing people in their natural environment, not a term describing a system of meanings and customs.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The lifespan perspective in developmental psychology takes into account various domains such as cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development across the entire lifespan, from infancy to old age. It draws on insights and methods from various disciplines, including biology, neuroscience, sociology, anthropology, and genetics, among others.

Question 4

Studying one woman over a two-year period to obtain information regarding her physical health and habits is a great example of survey research.

Accepted Answer

Survey research typically involves gathering data from a large group of people through questionnaires or interviews. Studying one individual over a long period of time would be an example of longitudinal research or case study research.

Question 5

Examples of atypical development consist of developmental delay, mental illness, aggressiveness, and the like.

Accepted Answer

Atypical development refers to developmental patterns that differ from the typical or normative patterns of development. Developmental delay, mental illness, aggressiveness, and other deviations from typical development are all examples of atypical 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.

Accepted Answer

The statement accurately describes the nature-nurture controversy.

Question 7

In Canada, the belief that adults should retire at age 65 is defined by the social clock.

Accepted Answer

The social clock is a cultural expectation or standard for the timing of major life events, such as retirement. In Canada, the social clock has traditionally dictated that adults should retire at age 65.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Maturation refers to the natural biological process of development, so both beginning to walk and beginning to menstruate are examples of developmental milestones that occur as a result of maturation.

Question 9

The Canadian Psychological Association was founded in 1939.

Accepted Answer

The Canadian Psychological Association was indeed founded in 1939, making it one of the oldest professional organizations for psychologists in the world.

Question 10

The concept of inborn biases holds that children are innately determined to undergo physical developments, such as walking, talking, or puberty, independent of social or environmental triggers.

Accepted Answer

The concept of inborn biases suggests that children have innate predispositions that influence their learning and development, but physical developments like walking, talking, or puberty are influenced by both biological maturation and environmental factors.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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 12

The concept of the critical period would explain why many kindergartners are distressed during the first week of their kindergarten experience.

Accepted Answer

The concept of the critical period relates to the time frame in which an organism is particularly receptive to certain types of learning or development, not to the distress experienced by kindergartners adjusting to a new environment.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

The original sin doctrine holds that humans are born with a sinful nature as a result of Adam and Eve's disobedience in the Garden of Eden. This belief is held by many Christian denominations.

Question 14

A developmental psychologist who ascribes to the concept of internal models of experience would study a child's family, neighbourhood, and school in order to understand the child's development.

Accepted Answer

A developmental psychologist who focuses on internal models of experience would be more interested in the child's internal cognitive and emotional processes rather than external factors like family, neighborhood, and school.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Charles Darwin and other evolutionists did keep baby biographies in order to understand the development of humans.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

Developmental psychology has expanded to study the physical, cognitive, and socioemotional changes that occur throughout the lifespan, from infancy to old age.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Prior to the establishment of the Canadian Psychological Association in 1939, there was no formal organization of practicing psychologists in Canada.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

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.

Accepted Answer

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

Quiz 1: Basic Concepts and Methods