Exam 1: The Study of Human Development

Dr. Feldman is studying sibling rivalry. Each of his participants has been assessed every five years since 1970. Dr. Feldman's overall research design is best classified as

A researcher has a hypothesis that hostility toward women is created by viewing pornography. If the researcher does an experiment to test this, what would be the independent variable?

Dr. Fletcher is attempting to determine whether adult criminals were rule breakers throughout their childhood, or whether they suddenly turned to a life of crime. Her research is most concerned with which issue of human development?

Harvey is interested in doing a study to determine whether or not a statistically significant relationship exists between participating in college athletics and self-efficacy for academic work. Because Harvey is not particularly interested in determining a cause-and-effect relationship, he would be best advised to do a(n)____study.

Kelly is doing research on the effect of birth order on personality. Rather than collecting data on a new set of subjects, she is analyzing hundreds of studies that have already been done on this topic and is going to attempt to come up with an overall estimate of what all these other studies have found. What sort of study is Kelly doing?

The value of a(n)____can range from -1.0 to 1.0.

You read a research article that concludes that the higher a student's self-esteem, the worse he performs in school. This sort of relationship would best be characterized as

Who would have the least amount of interest in children's thinking?

Use the recurring issues in developmental psychology to explain whether you think Vygotsky's theory is more closely related to Piaget's theory or to information-processing theory.

The fact that hope is important in early childhood, that development of identity is most important in adolescence, and that wisdom is most important in late life is an example of

Sophia notices that children seem to mature socially much faster in Argentina than in the United States. Sophia is most likely to support a ____ position regarding human development.

A student researcher comes to you for advice regarding ethical guidelines for her study. Describe four guidelines common in professional ethical codes you think would be important for this student to know.

Who would most likely explain a child's maladaptive behavior by saying, "They probably saw some TV character do that"?

Dr. Arantes uses a biopsychosocial framework for understanding human development. Which position is she most likely to endorse on the nature versus nurture issue?

Dana studies how individuals' life goals change as people get older and how individuals maintain and enhance these goals. Dana is most likely a proponent of the ____ model.

What is a problem encountered by researchers assessing the effects of sociocultural forces?

Orlaith is interested in studying the impact of growing up during the Great Depression on the saving and spending habits of individuals. Orlaith's perspective is best described as a ____ perspective.

Matti finds himself unable to adjust to college because he doesn't seem to have the study skills necessary to earn passing grades. Matti's predicament would probably best be explained by

If you were going to study only psychological influences of human development, you would not research

Jackson's knowledge of economics has grown over the years, while at the same time, his ability to play hockey has deteriorated. Jackson's experience best exemplifies