Question 1

How much larger was the size of early Homo's brain compared to the brains of earlier hominids?

Accepted Answer

A)   100%
B)   200%
C)   55%
D)   70%E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

During which stage did Freud believe that the individual's sexual drive re-emerges, but this time in a way approved by the superego and directed towards persons outside the family?

Accepted Answer

A)   Anal
B)   Phallic
C)   Latency
D)   GenitalE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

The human population began to increase noticeably around 10,000 years ago. What has been hypothesised as the reason for the population increase at that time?

Accepted Answer

A)   The discovery of medicine.
B)   The development of agriculture and the domestication of animals.
C)   An increase in the size of women's pelvic openings that assisted in labour.
D)   Construction techniques that allowed for stronger homes that were better heated.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

In an experiment, what group receives the treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)   Experimental group
B)   Comparison group
C)   Cohort group
D)   Control groupE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 5

According to Erikson, what is the developmental challenge during early childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)   Trust vs. mistrust
B)   Autonomy vs. shame and doubt
C)   Initiative vs. guilt
D)   Industry vs. inferiorityE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Questionnaires and interviews are examples of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   ways to generate hypotheses
B)   faulty research designs
C)   statistical procedures used to analyse data
D)   the research methodE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

What term is used in the text to refer to countries which have less wealth, but are experiencing rapid economic growth?

Accepted Answer

A)   Impoverished countries
B)   Developed countries
C)   Developing countries
D)   Population-rich countriesE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Hector is in second grade. He has just finished his first science fair project and is very proud of it. Although he did not know anything about gravity before his project, he now feels confident that he understands the concept. Which of Erikson's psychosocial stages is Hector in?

Accepted Answer

A)   Trust vs. mistrust
B)   Autonomy vs. shame and doubt
C)   Initiative vs. guilt
D)   Industry vs. inferiorityE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

The textbook that you are using, A Cultural Approach to Human Development, divides development into ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   major theories
B)   major life stages
C)   psychological paradigms
D)   psychoanalytic phasesE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

What per cent of children in developing countries are enrolled in secondary education?

Accepted Answer

A)   30%
B)   50%
C)   70%
D)   90%E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

What term describes a variety of aspects of different groups that include cultural origin, cultural traditions, race, religion and language?

Accepted Answer

A)   Gender
B)   Race
C)   Ethnicity
D)   AgeE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Many African countries were constructed by European colonial powers in what century?

Accepted Answer

A)   17th
B)   18th
C)   19th
D)   20thE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Human art first appeared during the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Upper Palaeolithic period
B)   Lower Mesozoic period
C)   Middle Cenozoic period
D)   Lower Jurassic periodE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Your professor gives you a writing assignment that asks you to describe a dream you had this week. What type of format is being used by this project?

Accepted Answer

A)   Open-ended question format
B)   Closed-question format
C)   Stream of consciousness format
D)   Multiple choice formatE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Human Research Ethics Committees require researchers to show that deception in a proposed research study ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   is a clear objective of the Austrlaian Psychological Association
B)   will be completely funded by endowment
C)   will contribute to scientific knowledge
D)   will cause no harm to subjectsE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Which of the following comprise Freud's theory of personality?

Accepted Answer

A)   Id, ego, superego
B)   Conscious, collective unconscious, subcortical unconscious
C)   The self, the shadow, the anima
D)   Real self, fear self, future selfE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 17

What term describes the process in which the young of any species will be more likely to survive because they were born with variations on a wide range of characteristics that are best adapted to their environment?

Accepted Answer

A)   Evolution
B)   Adaptive centrism
C)   Mutational change
D)   Natural selectionE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

What will happen to the populations of developed countries during the next few decades and beyond? They will _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   increase more than developing countries
B)   remain stable in population
C)   decrease
D)   increase slowlyE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Who first wrote about the principles of evolution in his book The Origin of Species?

Accepted Answer

A)   Alfred Binet
B)   Francis Galton
C)   Charles Darwin
D)   Robert HookE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 20

When was the Neolithic period?

Accepted Answer

A)   100,000 to 70,000 years ago
B)   80,000 to 60,000 years ago
C)   40,000 to 10,000 years ago
D)   10,000 to 5,000 years agoE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Exam 1: A Cultural Approach to Human Development

Your professor gives you a writing assignment that asks you to describe a dream you had this week. What type of format is being used by this project?

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What will happen to the populations of developed countries during the next few decades and beyond? They will _____.

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What term describes a variety of aspects of different groups that include cultural origin, cultural traditions, race, religion and language?

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Which of the following comprise Freud's theory of personality?

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During which stage did Freud believe that the individual's sexual drive re-emerges, but this time in a way approved by the superego and directed towards persons outside the family?

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Human art first appeared during the ____.

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In an experiment, what group receives the treatment?

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How much larger was the size of early Homo's brain compared to the brains of earlier hominids?

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When was the Neolithic period?

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What per cent of children in developing countries are enrolled in secondary education?

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According to Erikson, what is the developmental challenge during early childhood?

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The human population began to increase noticeably around 10,000 years ago. What has been hypothesised as the reason for the population increase at that time?

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Who first wrote about the principles of evolution in his book The Origin of Species?

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The textbook that you are using, A Cultural Approach to Human Development, divides development into ____.

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What term is used in the text to refer to countries which have less wealth, but are experiencing rapid economic growth?

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What term describes the process in which the young of any species will be more likely to survive because they were born with variations on a wide range of characteristics that are best adapted to their environment?

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Many African countries were constructed by European colonial powers in what century?

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Human Research Ethics Committees require researchers to show that deception in a proposed research study ____.

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Hector is in second grade. He has just finished his first science fair project and is very proud of it. Although he did not know anything about gravity before his project, he now feels confident that he understands the concept. Which of Erikson's psychosocial stages is Hector in?

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Questionnaires and interviews are examples of ____.

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