Exam 1: The Science of Human Development

Empirical evidence refers to _____.

The idea that human development is an ongoing, ever-changing interaction between the body, mind, and every aspect of the environment is known as the _____.

Jamal, Wei, Liam, and Vladimir were all born and raised in England. Which statement is true?

In Bronfenbrenner's ecological-systems model, family and peers are part of a person's _____.

What does the science of human development seek to understand?

When two variables are not connected, the correlation between them is zero.

Which step of the scientific method involves making a specific prediction?

List in order and explain each of the five basic steps of the scientific method.

Dorothy was born during the Great Depression. Within the context of the ecological-systems approach, knowing this fact allows one to know about her _____.

In an experiment, the group receiving the special treatment is referred to as the comparison group.

Define a critical period and a sensitive period. Explain the difference between the two periods, and give an example of each.

Which example clearly illustrates a sensitive period?

Bobby was not taught to read until he was an adolescent. When he did learn to read, it was much harder for him to learn, and it took him longer to learn to read than it would have during his early- to middle-childhood years. Bobby had a hard time learning to read because he did not learn to do so during the _____ period.

If Dr. Hall conducts a study in the exact same way that Dr. Jeeves did but uses different participants, Dr. Hall is demonstrating replication.

Describe the perspective that most modern developmentalists take on the nature-nurture debate. Provide an example of a research topic that illustrates this perspective.

_____ research data can be categorized, ranked, or numbered.

Explain Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological-systems theory and describe his five systems.

The people in which of the following groups can be defined as members of the same cohort?

The human tendency to assume that people unlike us are inferior is called the _____ error.

Science is needed in the study of human development because _____.