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CHEM 161>Developmental Psychology(Children) EXAM Chapter 1-2.LATEST SOLUTION 2020.

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1. The “turtle technique” is a method: A A. Children were taught to help cope with anger. B. Parents can use to teach children to crawl. C. Children can use when they are feeling shy. D. Teachers were taught to help deal with children who have developmental delays. 2. The “turtle technique” discussed in the textbook demonstrates that” A A. Child-development research can help teachers in real-life classrooms. B. Child-development research can help parents in real-life situations. C. Although child-development research can help trained therapists, it rarely can help real teachers and parents. D. The techniques that parents and teachers believe work with children often do not stand up to rigorous scientific research. 3. Findings from psychological research can assist courts in obtaining more accurate testimony from young children. Which of the following methods have been demonstrated to increase the likelihood of accurate testimony? D A. Offering children rewards for answering questions accurately B. Informing children’s interviewers of the prosecutor’s beliefs about the event in question. C. Asking children questions multiple times. D. Asking children nondirected questions. 4. Of Aristotle, Locke, and Plato, which historical figure(s) believed that all knowledge comes from experience, that infants are not born with innate knowledge? C A. Locke only B. Plato only C. Aristotle and Locke only D. Plato and Aristotle only 5. The views of Aristotle, Locke, and Plato were primarily based on: B A. the scientific method B. impressions of general beliefs. C. structured observations of children. D. clinical interviews of parents. 6. “Nature” refers to: C A. parents’ physical health. B. characteristics of the womb in which the prenatal period is spent. C. genes received from parents. D. All of the above. 7. “Nurture” refers to all the following EXCEPT: D A. maternal drug use during childhood. B. paternal drug use during early infancy. C. growing up in poverty. D. genetic predisposition towards elevated cortisol levels. 8. The finding that children born to schizophrenic parents who are adopted as infants by nonschizophrenic parents are more likely than other children to become schizophrenic themselves is evidence of: A A. the influence of nature. B. the influence of nurture. C. the interaction of nature and nurture. D. random variation in the population. 9. Which of the following pieces of evidence would provide the most support for the influence of the interaction between nature and nurture on the development of empathy? B A. Children who grow up with caring and altruistic parents are more likely than other children to be empathetic. B. In comparison with other adopted children, the only children who show high levels of empathy are those whose biological parents are empathic and who grow up with caring and altruistic parents.

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