Exam 1: Basic Concepts and Methods

Your text suggests that the period from 6 - 12 months might be the sensitive period for ________.

What is the term for changes that occur in most members of a cohort as a result of factors at work during a specific, well-defined historical period?

Explain the difference between a theory and a hypothesis. Give an example of each.

Give an example of how context, vulnerability, and resilience may influence development.

List the three domains of development.

Identify the periods of development.

You are taking part in an experiment to test the effectiveness of cognitive therapy in treating anxiety. There are two groups: one group receives cognitive therapy; the other group meets weekly with a therapist who does not use cognitive therapy but merely chats during the session. Using the terminology of research, identify each of the two types of groups.

You are a taking part in a survey which asks about your attitudes toward physical punishment of children. Even though you believe that spanking is sometimes necessary, you answer that you are opposed to any sort of physical punishment. Which of the following terms best describes why you answered the way that you did?

You are reading a research report on the relationship between playing Mozart during pregnancy and a child's future intelligence. The researchers report a correlation coefficient of +1.67. Explain what this means.

In research, what is the difference between a population and a sample?

Stella, age 12, is in the 6th grade but still reads at a 3rd grade level. Developmentalists would suggest that there is a problem in which domain of development?

Compare and contrast the views of at least three early researchers. Explain how you would reconcile these differing and sometimes conflicting views.

What is the term that Arnold Gesell used to describe genetically programmed sequential patterns of change such as puberty or menopause?

The ideas of the English philosopher John Locke would suggest that at birth human beings are ________ waiting to receive information.

Developmental psychologists have observed that babies seem to be born predisposed to respond to people in certain ways, such as crying or smiling, in order to elicit attention from a caregiver. Psychologists call these inherent tendencies

Our sense of "the right time" to go to college, marry, have children, or retire is determined by our

Periods of development describe which aspect of developmental theories?

Which of the following believed that humans are selfish by nature and must seek spiritual rebirth through religious training?

Which of the following statements is the BEST example of a hypothesis about human development?

What is the term for a general negative attitude about aging, typified by the belief that older persons are incompetent or unable to complete required job functions?