Exam 1: The Beginning: The Science of Human Development

Scientists believe that race is a genetic construct.

Jeremy watches his friend kick a soccer ball into the goal.Later that day,Jeremy finds a soccer ball and proceeds to kick it into the goal.Jeremy most likely engaged in the same behavior as his friend due to:

The foundation of psychoanalytic theory is inner drives and motives,and unconscious needs.

Each academic discipline and professional society involved in the study of human development has a _____,or a set of moral principles.

The purpose of a survey is to allow a researcher to collect data quickly from a large population.

One limitation of using surveys is that participants may not tell the truth.

Epigenetics is:

A person's macrosystem includes:

According to Piaget,intellectual advancement occurs because of cognitive:

Danielle,age 14,dislikes school.Her parents were recently informed that Danielle has missed twelve days of school this quarter and has left school early on at least four occasions.Danielle's father has decided to drop his daughter off every morning and pick her up every afternoon to make sure she is attending school.Danielle is now attending school,but she has gotten into serious trouble on multiple occasions,leading to a five-day out-of-school suspension.Since Danielle dislikes school and prefers to skip rather than attend,the out-of-school suspension represents a:

Each stage of Freud's psychosexual theory of development is characterized by a conflict associated with different parts of the body.According to Freud,how people experience and resolve each conflict influences personality:

A _____ theory is a systematic statement of principles and generalizations that provides a framework for understanding how and why people change over time.

The system of shared beliefs,norms,behaviors,and expectations that persist over time and prescribe social behavior and assumptions is known as "_____."

The general term for a concept that is created by society is:

In operant conditioning,an individual follows a modeled behavior.

To prevent unexamined opinions and personal biases from influencing research findings,it is important to employ the _____ method.

The "difference-equals-deficit" error may lead people to believe that their nation or culture is better than others.

Dr.Jones wonders whether a specific brain chemical can be suppressed if a patient is given a large dose of vitamin E.Dr.Jones has just demonstrated the _____ step in the scientific method.

Vygotsky used the term _____ to describe the method used by parents,teachers,and entire societies to teach novices the skills and habits expected within their culture.

Psychoanalytic theory originated with: