Exam 1: Basic Concepts and Methods

Summarize the contributions made to developmental psychology by Darwin,G.Stanley Hall,Arnold Gesell,and Piaget.

Beginning in 1976,Jane Ledingham and Alex Swartzman began studying children living in inner-city neighbourhoods in Montreal,and they are still studying these same people,now grown adults,today.This is an example of

Which scientist contributed the concept of developmental stages to the scientific study of human development?

Modern developmental psychology practices a multidisciplinary approach known as the "lifespan perspective."

Scientists who study age-related changes in development use three broad categories called ______ to classify developmental changes.

Hannah is thrilled that she has been accepted into an architecture program.All of her friends have also received letters of acceptance to their desired school programs;they all feel they are achieving in life what they need to.This is referred to as

Which of the following is the best example of a cross-sectional research study?

Which of the following is a TRUE statement about correlations?

The central factors in the nature-nurture controversy are

Which of the following is an accurate summary of the influences of culture and cohort upon development?

Prior to World War II,there was no formal organization of practicing psychologists in Canada.

The idea that there are significant periods in development when an organism is especially sensitive to the presence or absence of particular influences is referred to as

Canadian psychologists were very active during World War II,performing numerous consultation and training functions for the British government and the war effort that included all of the following EXCEPT

What is the nature-nurture controversy? If developmental psychologists have moved away from either/or approaches to the question of the relative contributions of biology and environment to development,what perspectives or approaches currently offer insight into the nature-nurture question?

Puberty is an example of a quantitative change.

Predictions that can be tested in an effort to explain human development are known as

Which of the following best describes Arnold Gesell's thoughts on maturation?

Roberta is intelligent,works hard,and is 20 years old.She applies for a job at a bank to help pay for her college education.She does not get the job,because the bank feels she is not old enough.Roberta has experienced

Developmental psychology is the scientific study of ________ in our bodies,behaviour,thinking,emotions,social relationships,and personalities.

A researcher measures the impact of different types of activities at child-care programs upon the intellectual,emotional,and social well-being of economically disadvantaged preschool children.The independent variable in this experiment is the type of activity.