Exam 1: Basic Concepts and Methods

Dr.Rosalind Chiu has spent 5 years in northern Ontario studying children raised in either Anglophone or Francophone families to investigate differences in child-rearing practices.Dr.Chiu's work is an example of ________ research.

A system of meanings and customs shared by an identifiable group and transmitted across generations comprises the ________ of the group.

Outline the primary differences between the experimental group and the control group in experiments.Why is a control group necessary for effective experimental research purposes?

Explain the interactionist approach to development.What is the nature-nurture controversy and how does it impact child vulnerabilities and resiliency?

The Maple Leaf Elementary School counsellor,psychologist,and social worker and the parents of 8-year-old Jimmy Jackson are working as a cooperative team to determine why Jimmy exhibits a pattern of highly aggressive behaviour toward his peers and teachers.Jimmy's behaviour has been extensively observed,he has been subjected to a battery of psychological tests,and his parents have been interviewed.This in-depth examination of Jimmy Jackson is an example of a(n)

The Canadian Psychological Association was founded in 1939.

Sets of statements that propose general principles to explain development are known as

The _____ issue seeks to find out if age-related change is determined more by qualitative or quantitative factors.

The theory that considers human development to be a complex reciprocal interaction between multiple personal and environmental factors is

What is the term developmentalist Paul Baltes used to describe one's adaptive capacity for positive change in response to the environmental demands that are possible in one's lifespan?

A developmental psychologist who espouses the ideas of the English philosopher John Locke would suggest that the basis for human development is

Researchers in Canada have established a negative correlation between the temperature and the use of heaters.This means that

According to the vulnerability and resilience view,tendencies toward emotional irritability or alcoholism is a exclusively a function of environmental influences.

Which of the following are members of the same cohort?

The original sin doctrine holds that a child is born with an innately good and competent nature.

A researcher is interested in determining the effects of a medication on high blood pressure.She administers treatment to one group and no special treatment to the remaining group.The group that receives no special treatment is referred to as

How did the threat of war in Europe lead directly to the creation of a formal organization of practicing psychologists in Canada?

G.Stanley Hall opposed Darwin's concept of developmental milestones related to age.

Which of the following statements is the best example of a hypothesis about human development?

What is a critical period? What is a sensitive period? Give examples to illustrate your answers.