Exam 1: The Study of Human Development

Which best describes the relationship between biological, psychological, and sociocultural forces in human development?

Louis discovers that the experiences he has in his developmental psychology class help him to deal with the children he works with at a daycare center. This relationship is best described by Bronfenbrenner's notion of

In a life-cycle model, the timing of an event has little influence on the type of impact it has on behavior.

Daisy and Rose are identical twins who were separated at birth. Daisy was raised in the United States, whereas Rose spent her childhood in Austria. Which force would likely explain most of the differences between their behaviors as teens?

Which does not constitute a "psychological force?"

Plasticity refers to the fact that as we develop, some of our skills grow and others decline.

Which theorist is best associated with an ecological approach to human development?

Professor Linwood always makes a point of learning the names of all the students in her class. She used to always be able to do this in her head but has recently found that she needs note cards to help her remember. This change in behavior is best described as

The fact that Tatiana likes to listen to the Hives (a 2000s band) and her grandmother prefers listening to Bill Haley and the Comets (a 1950s band) is probably best explained by

Julio is interested in studying how family relationships affect development. Julio is probably most interested in studying ________ influences.

The continuity-discontinuity issue concerns whether there is just one path of development or several.

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.

Mary has only one child, one-year-old Shelly, and has stayed home for most of Shelly's life. From an ecological perspective, Mary is best thought of as part of Shelly's

Carrie is most interested in studying adolescent behavior occurring at a high school prom. Which method is most likely to help her accomplish this goal?

In operant conditioning theory, reinforcement is to punishment as

Zsuzsi is conducting a study to determine whether skateboarding causes a reduction in intelligence. In this experiment, skateboarding is the

Dr. Mitchell is very interested in how individual participants' behaviors change over time. If she wants to study this, she'll have to do a(n) ________ study.

A researcher is going to do a longitudinal study of cognitive development in elementary school-age children. What problems are this researcher going to have that could be avoided if she were to do a cross-sectional study instead?

Based on a study that finds that self-esteem is negatively correlated with college grades, which person would you predict would have the highest grades?

Dr. Nuriama is interested in studying the way people spend their time when they are in their own homes alone. Which method is Dr. Nuriama most likely to use for this study?