Exam 1: The Beginning: The Science of Human Development

A woman in Honduras worked in a field treated with pesticides during her pregnancy.Her son was subsequently born with no arms or legs.Her pesticide exposure likely occurred during a(n)_____ period of prenatal development.

The basic idea of _____ theory in development is that in order to understand the emotions,impulses,and habits of humans over the life span,it is important to understand how those same emotions,impulses,and habits developed within Homo sapiens over the past 100,000 years.

A(n)_____ is a group of people born at about the same time who experience the same historical events and cultural shifts.

If Dr.Schmidt conducts a study in the exact same way that Dr.Hancock did but uses different participants than Dr.Hancock,Dr.Schmidt is engaging in replication.

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

In the science of human development,nature refers to:

_____ observation requires researchers to record behaviors systematically and objectively.

Zachary is a part-time construction worker.Maria is an attorney.These occupations reflect Zachary's and Maria's:

Language learning illustrates the concept of a "_____ period of development."

In _____ research,groups of people of one age are compared with people of another age.

Which of the following questions would be addressed by an evolutionary theorist?

Using careful analysis of evidence gathered in the research,investigators are able to conclude whether the hypothesis is supported.

Stan and Marcus,close friends,grew up in the same neighborhood.Both were exposed to chronic poverty,gang violence,and family dysfunction.By the time they were in high school,Stan was flunking most of his classes,had a child,and had been arrested numerous times for drug-related crimes and theft.Marcus,on the other hand,was a good student,played football,and had aspirations to attend college.These diverse developmental trajectories,despite similar environmental influences,illustrate the concept of:

To be ethical,researchers should choose topics of study that:

Which of these is the BEST example of plasticity?

According to a study cited in your text,researchers predicted that overweight children would have higher rates of heart attacks,strokes,diabetes,and death in adulthood,even if they slim down before adulthood.The data from this study:

Differential sensitivity means that certain people have genes that:

_____ refers to a group of people who are regarded by themselves or by others as distinct from other groups on the basis of physical appearance,typically skin color.

Operant conditioning is also referred to as "_____ conditioning."

Culture refers to a system of shared beliefs,conventions,norms,behaviors,and expectations.