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- Masha, a 90-year-old, has become weak and finds it difficult
to walk. Hence, she begins using a wheelchair to help her move around the house. Which of the following key principles of the life-span developmental approach does this support?
(Answer is NOT: "Development is lifelong.")
Answer : Adaptation to changing capacities
Feedback: Accurate. The life-span developmental approach
includes adaptation to physical changes, such as using assistive devices like a wheelchair to maintain function, not just that development is lifelong.
- Which of the following is true of cohorts and historical
generations?
Answer : Cohorts are part of a historical generation only if
they experience major, shaping historical events at a formative point in their lives.
Feedback: Accurate. Cohorts (groups born around the same
time) become part of a historical generation when shared
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formative events (e.g., wars, economic shifts) shape their development.
- In the context of life-span development, which of the
following is true of the impact of a critical period?
Answer : If a necessary event does not occur during a critical
period of maturation, normal development will not occur.
Feedback: Accurate. Critical periods are time-sensitive
windows where specific experiences are required for normal development (e.g., language acquisition); missing them impairs development.
- An elementary school teacher considers Patrick, her student,
to be in the early childhood period of human development.Which of the following, if true, would support the teacher's claim?
Answer : Patrick believes that his toys come to life after he
goes to sleep.
Feedback: Accurate. Early childhood (2-6 years) features
magical thinking and animism, per Piaget’s preoperational stage, supporting this developmental period.
- Which of the following physical developments generally
takes place in the early childhood period of human development?
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Answer : development of proportions that more adult-like
Feedback: Accurate. In early childhood (2-6 years), body
proportions shift from toddler-like (large head, short limbs) to more adult-like ratios.
- Unlike classical conditioning, operant conditioning
Answer : involves voluntary behavior.
Feedback: Accurate. Operant conditioning (Skinner) focuses
on voluntary actions shaped by consequences, unlike classical conditioning (Pavlov), which involves involuntary responses.
- In the context of Skinnerian psychology, identify a true
statement about reinforcement.
Answer : It is most effective when it immediately follows a
behavior.
Feedback: Accurate. Immediate reinforcement strengthens
behavior more effectively, per Skinner’s principles.
- Two psychologists conduct a study on children's behavior
based on operant conditioning. Which of the following findings from their study supports the aspects of punishment?
Answer : A child’s unwanted behavior is weakened if his or
her parents remove his or her privileges, such as playtime.
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Feedback: Accurate. Punishment (e.g., removing privileges)
decreases undesired behavior, aligning with operant conditioning.
- Maya, a psychologist, conducts a study on children’s behavior
based on operant conditioning. Which of the following findings from Maya’s study supports the aspects of reinforcement?
Answer : Children improve their positive behavior when their
parents reward them with tangible objects.
Feedback: Accurate. Positive reinforcement (rewards)
increases desired behavior, per Skinner’s theory.
- Jonathan claims that most retailers design their stores in
order to encourage people to buy the products on display by associating them to the stores’ colorful and bright ambience. He believes that the ambience, over a long time, affects an individual’s buying behavior. Which of the following can be most likely inferred from his claim?
Answer : He agrees with the concept of classical
conditioning.
Feedback: Accurate. Associating a stimulus (ambience) with
a response (buying) over time reflects classical conditioning principles.