Standardized tests are: (Multiple Choice)

Standardized tests are:
 
  a. Tests that gather quantitative information
  b. Tests that give normative information
  c. Tests that have reliability and validity
  d. All of the above

Ques. 2

What group has written ethical guidelines for protecting children and their parents?
 
  a. Institutional Review Board
  b. Society for Research in Child Development
  c. National Institute for Child and Human Development
  d. American Psychological Association

Ques. 3

Propose a research study that addresses an applied question about middle childhood and explain what type of developmental research design you would use to answer your research question. What are the advantages and limitations of the design you have chosen?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Ques. 4

What is a theory and why does it play a vital role in a scientific discipline? What is used to support a theory? Describe the function of a developmental theory.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Ques. 5

A researcher who takes a person-centered approach:
 
  a. Assesses multiple aspects of functioning simultaneously
  b. Takes a nonlinear approach to data analysis
  c. Attempts to describe patterns that occur in individual development
  d. All of the above

Ques. 6

In what type of study can you examine the effects of both age and generation?
 
  a. Longitudinal
  b. Cross-Sectional
  c. Longitudinal-Sequential
  d. Correlational

Ques. 7

What is attrition?
 
  a. A participant's age group in a cross-sectional study
  b. A loss of participants over time in a longitudinal study
  c. The amount of interest a participant has in an experimental study
  d. None of the above

Ques. 8

What type of study was conducted on the Hawaiian island of Kauai to examine the long-term consequences of prenatal or perinatal stress?
 
  a. Cross-sectional
  b. Longitudinal
  c. Longitudinal-sequential
  d. Experimental