Methods of Studying Development

Practice Questions

AP Psychology › Methods of Studying Development

Questions
10
1

Dr. Smith is conducting research on toddlers’ interactions with their peers. She believes that the best way to conduct this research is in a day care, not a lab. This is an example of which of the following kinds of research?

2

What is the name of the assessment technique, created by developmental psychologist Mary Ainsworth, that investigates how attachment varies between children?

3

Who developed the Strange Situation to observe child-caregiver attachment patterns?

4

Which of the following methods is not commonly used in developmental psychological research?

5

Which of these famous psychologists is best known for studying attachment?

6

Which research design observes the same participants over a long period of time?

7

Which of the following values on the Apgar Scale indicates that a newborn is in good health?

8

Which of the following are major issues associated with studying developmental psychology?

I. Nature and nurture
II. Adaptations
III. Continuity and stages
IV. Natural selection
V. Stability and change

9

Which is not a type of child-parent attachment that can be revealed by the strange situation test?

10

Which of the following was an experiment designed to study depth perception in infants?

Return to subject