MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Those who study cognitive development of adolescents are interested in 1) _______
A) adolescents' social relationships.
B) hormonal changes that take place during adolescence.
C) intellectual capabilities of adolescents.
D) the biological makeup of the body.
2) The ________ perspective seeks to identify behavior that is the result of our genetic inheritance
from our ancestors.
2) _______
A) evolutionary B) sociocultural C) bioecological D) psychoanalytic
3) Who recognized that geese are genetically pre-programmed to become attached to the first
moving object that they see?
3) _______
A) Lev Vygotsky B) Ivan Pavlov C) Konrad Lorenz D) B. F. Skinner
4) Late adolescence approximately covers the age range of 4) _______
A) 10 to 13 years. B) 8 to 12 years. C) 14 to 17 years. D) 18 to 22 years.
5) Those who study social and personality development of adolescents are interested in 5) _______
A) adolescents' social relationships.
B) changes in adolescents' decision-making processes.
C) intellectual capabilities of adolescents.
D) the biological makeup of the body.
6) An advantage of a sequential study is that 6) _______
A) it allows researchers to identify age-related changes and differences.
B) research participants are more likely to give an honest answer during the study.
C) it prevents participants from becoming test-wise.
D) it prevents participants from dropping out of the study.
7) Kirsten is a developmental psychologist who is doing research about adolescents'
decision-making processes. Kirsten is studying
7) _______
A) physical development. B) social and personality development.
C) bioecological development. D) cognitive development.
8) A middle school teacher attempted to improve the behavior of her class by rewarding her
students for good behavior. This approach is most consistent with which of the following
developmental perspectives?Â