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Questions

1. Jack and Robert share an apartment in New York City. Jack is miserable because his car will be in the shop for repairs for the next two weeks, and until it is fixed he will need to take the subway to and from work. Robert cannot understand Jack's feelings, as he cannot afford to keep a car in the city and rides the subway for all of his transportation needs. Working from the social constructionist theory, we might say the perspective of which man is more rational?

Both of these men are rational, as their perspectives are coming from their own lived experiences and expectations.

Jack is being more rational; riding the subway is a huge inconvenience when you're used to owning your own car.

Neither man is being rational; there are bigger things to worry about than transportation.

Robert is being more rational; riding the subway isn't something that's worth being so upset.

2. From an empirical perspective, why is culture important to attend to in developmental psychology research?

Neither of these reasons

Both of these reasons

If culture is not attended to, theory-confirmation studies may unfairly prioritize the growth/developmental competence of people from privileged backgrounds.

If culture is not attended to, methodological bias may result as procedures are not equivalent in meaning for individuals in different cultures.

3. When designing research studies, which of the following variables would be an appropriate operationalization of culture?

None of these would encompass the entirety of someone's culture

Identity

National origin

Race/Ethnicity

4. Charles is designing a research study that examines the role of genes and heredity in the maturation process. Charles is emphasizing which side of the nature versus nurture debate in his study?

Nature

Charles has designed a study that more accurately examines the activity versus passivity debate.

Nurture

Charles has designed a study that examines the interplay of nature and nurture.

5. Which of the following best defines the role of maturation in development?

The biological unfolding of an individual as defined by their lived experiences.

The biological unfolding of an individual as defined by their cultural background.

The biological unfolding of an individual as defined by their environment.

The biological unfolding of an individual as defined by their genes.

6. The correlation between ice cream sales and violent crimes occurring is both strong and positive. However, this association makes more sense when considering hotter temperatures influence both ice cream sales and violent crimes. In this example, considering hotter temperatures exemplifies which of the following?

Cross-sectional design

Directionality problem

Third variable problem

Experimental control