Exam 1: The Study of Human Development

Professor Jones is interested in how biology, the environment, and the child's own activities interact to produce development. She is mostly concerned with which central issue of developmental science?

Focusing on the process of developmental change over short periods is an advantage of which research technique?

Which of the following represents a consensus of opinion among modern psychologists about human development?

Erikson departed from Freud's basic ideas about development by arguing that:

The field of study that focuses on the range of children's physical, intellectual, social, and emotional developments is referred to as:

Developmentalists recognize four major domains of development, which are:

Sensitive periods in development refer to times when:

Which of the following is one of the central questions of developmental psychology?

Child development can be defined as:

William Preyer authored The Origin of Species.

Which of the following correctly describes the sequence of the periods of development?

The group in an experimental study that is as similar as possible to the experimental group, but does not receive the experimental manipulation, is the:

A study in which an investigator compares the behavior of a control group to that of an experimental group is called a(n):

A qualitatively distinct, coherent pattern of behavior that emerges during the course of development is referred to as _____.

Dr. Psychology is conducting research to determine if development is a gradual, continuous process or one that involves rapid change. He is mostly concerned with which central issue of developmental science?

Professor Schmidt studies an interdisciplinary science that examines the biological and evolutionary bases of behavior. What does he study?

According to Freud, which mental structure of the personality is present at birth and consists of biological drives that demand immediate gratification?

Mrs. Phelps has just read in a parenting magazine that if she does not begin reading to her daughter during her daughter's first year of life, Leanne will not learn to read well after beginning school. This parenting advice reflects the influence of which developmental concept?

The range between what one can do unsupported and what one can do with optimal social support is referred to as ____________.

Obtaining informed consent from participants in a research study is only necessary if they are not receiving monetary compensation.