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Please help me these questions. I ordered the book to answer and it has not come yet, and I really need to do well on these. I would appriciate anyones help. I am also doing my own research online but figured I’d ask! Thanks!

1. A main difference between experimental and correlational research is that

a. only correlational research can be cross-sectional.
b. only experimental research can investigate how variables are associated.
c. only experimental research can reliably establish causality.
d. experimental research uses the scientific method, but correlational research does not.
e. All of these are correct.

2. Which of the following is NOT an environmental influence on an individual’s development?

a. chromosomes
b. viruses
c. schooling
d.family dynamics
e. parents’ temperament

3. In developing countries, the significant marker for entry into adulthood is often
a. going to college.
b. marriage.
c. working.
d. puberty.
e. graduating from high school.

4. The key to the nature-nurture issue is
a. whether development is due to biology or is due to environment.
b. how much of development is due to genes and how much is due to biology.
c. whether development is due more to biology or due more to environment.
d. whether development is a gradual process or consists of abrupt changes.
e. whether or not it is human nature to nurture infants

5 Which of the following is NOT a problem with standardized tests?
a. Behaviors they measure can vary with the situation.
b. They don’t always predict behavior in non-test situations.
c. They may be culturally biased.
d. People taking the test may be different from those on whom the test was standardized.
e. An individual’s test score often cannot be compared with the scores of others who took the test.

6. Adoption studies have shown that, in regard to intelligence (IQ),
a. adopted children are more similar to their adoptive parents than to their biological parents.
b. adopted children are more similar to their biological parents than to their adoptive parents.
c. there is no correlation between adopted children’s scores and the scores of their biological parents.
d. adopted children are equally similar to their adoptive and biological parents.
e. children are more similar to their adopted siblings than to their biological parents.

7. Which of the following statements about scientific observation is NOT true?
a. It requires an important set of skills.
b. It must be systematic.
c. We can observe in a laboratory setting.
d. We can observe in a natural setting.
e. The focus of our inquiry is on the factors that control behavior.

8. Which two theorists incorporated emotional intelligence into their theories?
a. Jean Piaget and Benjamin Bloom
b. Benjamin Bloom and Robert Sternberg
c. Erik Erikson and Sigmund Freud
d. Robert Sternberg and Howard Gardner

9. G. Stanley Hall believed that adolescence extends from age
a. 12 to 18
b. 12 to 19
c. 13 to 20
d. 14 to 22
e. 12 to 23

10. According to the ISNA, the number of individuals who are classified with having “noticable atypical sex characteristics” at birth are
a. 1 in 100
b. 1 in 1000
c. 1 in 1500
d. 1 in 2800

11. According to the Stanford Binet, a standard IQ of 65 denotes
a. Mental Retardation
b. Borderline Intelligence
c. Average Intelligence
d. Superior Intelligence

12. A developmental psychologist believes that reasoning ability is the result of gradual, cumulative change. This exemplifies a belief in
a. the importance of nurture more than nature.
b. discontinuity in development.
c. the importance of early experiences.
d. continuity in development.
e. the importance of nature more than nurture.