DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD 5TH CANADIAN EDITION SHAFFER TEST BANK CHAPTERS 1 -17 UPDATED 2023– COMPLETE QUESTIONS & ACCURATE WELL
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What is one of the advantages associated with naturalistic observation? Naturalistic observation does not require verbal instructions and, therefore, can be used to study the behaviour of infants and toddlers.
Pat has developed a test to measure aggression. Pat gives the test to her developmental psychology class at the beginning of the term and again at the end of the term. Much to Pat's dismay, the results obtained at the end of the semester are completely different from those obtained at the start. What is a likely explanation for the difference in results? The test is not reliable
Under what circumstances would a natural (or quasi-) experiment be most useful? when strict random assignment cannot be used for ethical reasons
Sometimes to best answer a research question, the investigator would have to ask children to participate in a potentially harmful situation. In this situation, what would ethical guidelines suggest? Other means of obtaining the information should be found or the research abandoned.
Nancy is a developmentalist and she tells her friend that she believes it is important to study children in laboratory settings. She further states that there is no need to study the child's social relationships. Are Nancy's views consistent with the holistic view of development? They are not consistent with the holistic perspective.
How can the research goal of description be summarized? as What
What is one of the main disadvantages of using the case study method? The data may not be representative of the general population.
Dr. Lauterbach predicts that as the temperature of a room increases, individuals are more likely to act aggressively. What does Dr. Lauterbach's prediction exemplify? a hypothesis
What is the name of an objective and replicable procedure to gather data for the purpose of testing a theory or hypothesis? scientific method
What is a measure said to be if it accurately measures what it is designed to measure? valid
Researchers studying the effects of alcohol consumption assessed the physical coordination skills of 21-year- old men. Prior to the assessment, each participant was randomly assigned to drink a beverage with either 4, 2, or 0 ounces of alcohol. In this study, what is the independent variable? the amount of alcohol consumed [Show Less]