Exam 1: The Study of Human Development

A(n) _____ design is the best design to address the limitations of longitudinal and cross-sectional designs.

According to your text, which kind of developmental force has received the most attention?

Your friend David has decided to start studying human development because he hates studying biology. According to your text, will David find happiness in his new area of interest?

The epigenetic principle provides the basis for psychosocial theory's sequence of stages.

The selective _____ with compensation model focuses on the impact of elective selection, loss-based selection, and compensation.

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?

When describing the development of his son Pitt, Brad says, "The best way to describe it is in terms of a slow computer with a small memory getting faster processor and more storage space." This type of description would suggest that Brad adheres to a(n) _______ approach to development.

According to Bronfenbrenner, the culture in which a person is raised represents his or her _____.

Researchers believe that ____ may be able to successfully treat previously incurable conditions such as paralysis and Alzheimer's disease.

According to ecological theorydevelopmentalists, the people closest to a developing child represent their

Psychodynamic theories place the least emphasis on the ________ portion of the biopsychosocial framework.

The notion of "balancing" work and home-life responsibilities is best associated with

Harold is upset with his grade on his developmental psychology test, and says, "I bet if I would've taken that test at another time I would have done much better." Harold's complaint deals most directly with the questionable _______ of the test.

Morticia finds that whenever she talks to her daughter about her obnoxious behavior, the obnoxious behavior increases in frequency. Apparently, Morticia's talks are ____ her daughter's obnoxious behavior.

Compensation cannot involve the learning of a new skill.

Which research study would you most expect to see from a researcher with a life-course perspective?

Which method of measuring behavior is most effective at directly studying brain activity?

Which question best captures the spirit of most individuals who study human development with regard to the nature/nurture question?

Use the biopsychosocial framework to describe four factors that could be important in the development of parenting skills.

Dr. Simpson's students were rightfully upset when he used very accurate weight scales (assessing the poundage of each pupil) to determine their grades in a developmental psychology class because his method of assessment lacked