Dr. Garrett is a current research scientist in the field of child development. If she agrees with ...

Dr. Garrett is a current research scientist in the field of child development. If she agrees with contemporary child development researchers, which view of the age-old nature vs. nurture debate is she most likely to support?
 
  a. Dr. Garrett likely supports the view that behaviors are determined 100 by biology and 100 by environment.
  b. Dr. Garrett likely supports the view that nurture is more important than nature in understanding child development.
  c. Dr. Garrett likely supports the view that nature is more important than nurture in understanding child development.
  d. Dr. Garrett likely supports the view that behaviors and natural processes of development are determined by biology, not environment.

Ques. 2

Developmental systems theories are general perspectives on development, heredity, and evolution. What do they emphasize?
 
  a. Critical periods of development that depend on the plasticity of the brain
  b. Developmental influences of nature over nurture
  c. Interactions and coactions among developmental influences
  d. Developmental influences of nurture over nature

Ques. 3

Ryan is a six-year-old living in New York City. From the time he was eighteen months old, his nanny was a native Mandarin speaker. Ryan learned to speak Mandarin and speaks without an accent. What contemporary theme is illustrated by this example of Ryan?
 
  a. The influence of nurturing during Ryan's infant development
  b. The critical role of discontinuous development during Ryan's toddlerhood
  c. The influence of nature in Ryan's development
  d. The critical timing of Ryan's learning experience

Ques. 4

What contemporary view of development is supported by the evidence that a child's development is affected by the mother's rubella during pregnancy?
 
  a. There are critical periods during development.
  b. Physical development is discontinuous and quanlitative.
  c. There are continuous and discontinuous periods during development.
  d. There are no critical periods during development.

Ques. 5

Which one of the following examples illustrates qualitative change in development?
 
  a. Maya learns a new memory strategy and memorizes the stages of development.
  b. Riki reads every night and develops a large vocabulary for his age.
  c. Bart practices and gradually improves his ability to throw a football.
  d. Aza advances from Piaget's sensorimotor stage to the preoperational stage.

Ques. 6

Maria gradually improves her reading abilities from first through fourth grade. Maria's reading improvement is an example of what developmental process?
 
  a. Discontinuous
  b. Continuous
  c. Maturation
  d. Quantitative

Ques. 7

What is the basis for the 18th centruy view that children are inherently good rather than inherently bad?
 
  a. Jean-Jacques Rousseau's view of children as noble savages
  b. John Locke's view of children as blank slates
  c. Puritans' view of children and original sin
  d. Views of children as miniature adults