Exam 1: Important Fundamental Principles in Lifespan Development

__________ describes how humans are restricted to a small number of outcomes simply as a function of their genes.​

__________ helps counselors see situations from a normal developmental perspective by providing physical, cognitive, language, and personal-social developmental markers that should be achieved by certain ages.​

Theorists who view development as __________ believe that developmental change is always occurring at a gradual, steady pace.​

The __________ is not one of the periods most professionals use to characterize development.​

The negative effects of not being in a nuclear family are more pronounced for​

Counselors can balance ethics with experimental rigor by using control groups.

Systems theorists acknowledge the complexity of reciprocal influences in development.

__________ observations allow researchers to study rare and unpredictable events?​

The three components of Super and Harkness's developmental niche model include physical and social settings, customs of child-rearing, and caretaker psychology.

__________ is probably the best way to obtain data regarding the behavior of a participant with an addiction.​

Questionnaires, checklists, and interviews are all examples of self-report measures.

Describe six important issues/principles that underlie human development.

Proponents of __________ believe that a certain limited period of time exists when humans have the maximum opportunity for optimal development given the appropriate environmental inputs.​

Theorists began to view nature and nurture as integrated and mutually influential at the turn of the 20th century.

Piaget's theory of cognitive development provides an excellent illustration of a(n) __________ theory.​