A study that asks whether attachment is related to parenting styles is a(n):
a. Experimental design
b. Correlational design
c. Time-series design
d. None of the above
Ques. 2A research design that allows researchers to manipulate a variable within a child's natural environment is called a:
a. Time-series design
b. Pre-post design
c. Field experiment
d. Natural experiment
Ques. 3Daniel is now a teenager. During his childhood, he has traveled extensively with his parents, but dreads every flight and fears terrorist attacks. This is most likely the influence of:
a. Social policy
b. Social class
c. Historical context
d. Ethnic and racial context
Ques. 4Research in child development often examines variables such as social class and socioeconomic status to make predictions about behaviors. Which of the following children lives in a setting that most closely fits the norms for his or her social class and socioeconomic status?
a. Dorinda is ten years old and lives in a working class neighborhood. Her family's annual income is around 40,000. Her mother and father both have college degrees. Her mother is a stay-at-home mom.
b. Aubrey is a single child living with his dad in a middle-class neighborhood. His family's annual income is around 90,000. His dad didn't finish high school and works three jobs.
c. Sunita is a teenager who lives in an upper class neighborhood with her mom and stepdad. Her parents have professional jobs and her mom inherited family wealth.
d. DeMarcus is fourteen and lives with his mom and grandmother in a working class neighborhood. His mom has a graduate degree and a professional job. The family's annual income is 120,000.
Ques. 5In contemporary times, sociologists use the term minority group to refer to categories of persons who are:
a. Fewer in numbers than the majority group or groups.
b. Less powerful than the dominant group, but treated as equals.
c. Less powerful than the dominant group and subject to discrimination.
d. Uneducated and poor, typically from the lowest socioeconomic class.
Ques. 6Alternative experimental studies always include:
a. Random assignment
b. A control group
c. More than one trial
d. None of the above
Ques. 7At the beginning of her presentation to her ninth grade classmates, Roxanne, a Navajo adolescent, introduces herself by stating her Tribal affiliation and her Clan history. In doing so, Roxanne is providing information about her:
a. race.
b. ethnicity.
c. biological heritage.
d. socioeconomic status.
Ques. 8Keisha grew up in an average American family with authoritative parents. In adolescence, Keisha is most likely to:
a. experience depression and high levels of guilt when her actions meet her parents' disapproval.
b. demonstrate controlling behaviors toward her siblings and peers.
c. appear happy and confident and relate well to other people.
d. appear clingy or overly dependent on her parents for making decisions.
Ques. 9A research design provides researchers with the:
a. Research question
b. Hypothesis(es)
c. Plan for the study
d. Results of data analyses
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