Growth and Development Exam

Question 1 of 5

What is one strength of the cross-sectional design?

A. It provides evidence about individual trends. B. It cannot be threatened by cohort effects. C. It is not plagued with dropout or practice effects. D. It permits longitudinal comparisons.

Question 2 of 5

Certified nurse-midwives __________.

A. cannot legally deliver babies at home in most states B. have degrees in nursing and additional training in childbirth management C. can perform cesarean deliveries and administer medication to control pain D. are not medical professionals, but are trained in labor and delivery support

Question 3 of 5

Developmental social neuroscience __________.

A. involves the design of flowcharts to map the precise steps individuals use to complete tasks B. emphasizes that preschoolers' thinking is full of faulty logic because they engage in hands-on exploration C. is devoted to studying the relationship between changes in the brain and emotional and social development D. involves the study of brain activity and the individual's linear and logical cognitive processing patterns

Question 4 of 5

New evidence suggests that __________.

A. there is very little cultural diversity in human development B. environmental, but not personal, contexts shape development C. development occurs in a neat, orderly sequence of stages unaffected by distinct contexts D. people not only are affected by but also contribute to the contexts in which they develop

Question 5 of 5

Increasingly, researchers __________.

A. assume that development stops at adolescence B. view old age as a period of decline C. view heredity as more influential than the environment D. see development as a perpetually ongoing process

Growth and Development Exam

Skildor

ATI RN

ATI RN