Exam 1: The Science of Human Development

The second step in the scientific method involves _____.

Scientific observation allows for the _____.

The term plasticity refers to how a person's development is completely determined by the environment.

Experiments allow researchers to _____.

Which of the following is an example of naturalistic observation?

Dr. Seldor does a study in which she finds that alcohol consumption is correlated with an increased risk of diabetes. She publishes her results, and Dr. Al-Jaher reads the report about the study. Then Dr. Al-Jaher does the same study using different participants in another nation. Dr. Al-Jaher's work is an example of _____.

The human fetus develops fingers and toes between 28 and 54 days after conception but cannot develop fingers and toes before or after that time. This is an example of _____.

Bettie belongs to one cohort; Zahara belongs to another. The only required difference between these two women is _____.

The first step in the scientific method involves _____.

Dr. Kong conducts a study in which he finds that smoking is correlated with an increased risk of high blood pressure. He publishes his results, and Dr. Meco reads the report about the study. Then Dr. Meco does the same study using different participants in another city. Dr. Meco's work is an example of _____.

Miguel worked in the fields and did not learn how to read or write until he entered school at age 13. It will take him longer to learn to read at age 13 than it would have when he was younger.

In scientific research, repeating a study with different participants is known as _____.

Other names for the nature versus nurture debate include _____.

Which factor is a problem with longitudinal research?

In Bronfenbrenner's ecological-systems model, a hospital in the community is an example of which system?

After posing a question, a researcher using the scientific method _____.

Some social scientists believe that focusing on _____ exaggerates minor differences between people.

Nature is more important than nurture in how a trait or behavior is expressed.

The _____ domain includes all of the mental processes that a person uses to obtain knowledge or to think about the environment.

Which developmentalist was the first to emphasize the role of context on development?