Exam 1: History-Theories-And-Methods

Kareem laughs whenever his neck is touched. Now before touching his neck, his mommy says "gotcha." Pretty soon, as soon as she says "gotcha," Kareem starts to laugh. This is an example of

Is development continuous or discontinuous?

Ethology is an example of

Sydney is 3 years old. Her height and weight are determined by

The terms "growth" and "development" are

Which of the following is a cognitive theorist MOST likely to study?

Sociocultural theory

Which word is not associated with Piaget's cognitive developmental theory?

The information-processing perspective refers to people's strategies for problem solving as "mental programs," or

From his work at the Binet Institute in Paris, Piaget concluded that

Nathan enjoys riding his bicycle outside. Each day that Nathan cleans up the toys in his room, he gets to ride his bike for an extra 15 minutes that day. The additional bike-riding time

When a parent and teacher meet to develop an individualized education plan for a child, the home and school systems are interacting. According to Bronfenbrenner, this represents the

Dr. Thomas wants to determine why some children are hyperactive, while others are not. Which of the following motives for studying child development does this best represent?

Cynthia's mother gives her an apple each day and tells her that apples are "fruit." However, one day, Cynthia's mother gives her an orange. She tells Cynthia this is also "fruit." What happens to Cynthia's scheme of "fruit?"

Piaget believed that

A researcher found that the more hours that college students spend in the library, the higher their grades. This represents

Dr. Turner forms the hypothesis that ingesting caffeine prior to an exam will improve exam performance. In a study, she gives half of the participants coffee and the other half water. She then gives the participants an exam. In this experiment, what is the experimental group?

According to your textbook, the study of issues such as the effects of daycare programs on children's social and intellectual development fall under which of the following motives for studying child development?

According to psychoanalytic perspectives, children and adults are caught in conflict. Early in development, this conflict takes place between the child and

Freud's theory