Exam 1: A Cultural Approach to Human Development

Freud developed the first method of psychotherapy, which he called _____.

A book that presents an anthropologist's observations of what life is like in a particular culture is known as a(n) _____.

Which of the following is the subset of a population for which data are collected in a scientific study?

A(n) ____ design is one in which the same persons are followed over time and data are collected on two or more occasions.

What aspect of a study outlines the way the study was conducted and how the data were collected?

In 1947, Sidney Farber injected a two-year-old boy who had leukaemia with various versions of an experimental drug that led to remission. By the next year he had treated 16 patients and had enough data for a publication. Parents were sometimes told about the drug trial, but often it was after the fact. Children were almost never informed or consulted. Authorities at Children's Hospital in Boston were infuriated at these clinical trials; they figured that because these children were on their deathbeds anyways, it would be better to 'let them die in peace'. Can clinical trials such as these be carried out with children today? Why or why not?

A study measuring heart rate, body temperature, and hormone levels is taking what type of measurements?

Statistically speaking, a child born today will most likely be from ______.

The first step in the scientific method is to _____.

Which of the following is considered the most important consideration in human development research?

Within the textbook, the stage of early childhood is from _____.

Clarence Maloney is a cultural anthropologist. Having lived with individuals from the Republic of Maldives in the Indian Ocean, he has chronicled their daily lives and provided detailed descriptions of this cultural group to the scientific community. Currently, climatologists and anthropologists are working together to illustrate how rising sea levels have changed the daily behaviours of these people and are comparing it to what Maloney had described in the past. Which of the following best describes the type of research that Clarence Maloney conducted?

Nisha constantly chews on pencils and straws. According to Freud, Nisha _____.

Aadit is in his early teens and is dependent on his parents. As he grows up and learns the skills necessary for adult life, he will move forward and become independent. According to the Dharmashastras, the sacred law books of the Hindu religion, Aadit is in the ____ stage.

Charles Darwin, in his book The Origin of Species, first proposed the theory of _____.

Jenica wants to leave school early because her favourite music group is playing down the street. When she stops and thinks about it, she realises that leaving school early would be a very bad idea and she would get in trouble for doing so. She chooses not to leave. According to Freud, what part of his mind is operating here?

____ includes an individual's educational level, income level and occupational status.

When did the early hominid species evolve into Homo sapiens?

Which of the following signifies the onset of adolescence?

In ____, the young of any species are born with variations on a wide range of characteristics. Among the young, those who will be ____ until they can reproduce will be the ones whose variations are best adapted to their environment.