Exam 1: History, Theory, and Research Strategies

Dr. Anderson wants to conduct a study to determine the cause-and-effect relationship between domestic violence and anger in children. Dr. Anderson should use a(n) __________ design.

Dr. Wu observes children's responses to bullying by watching them play in a park. This is an example of a(n) __________.

Today, research that combines an experimental strategy with __________ approach is becoming increasingly common.

__________ influences are irregular and do not follow a predictable timetable.

Baby Gabriella claps her hands after her mother does. Gabriella is displaying __________.

Toby moved with his family just before he entered fourth grade. In ecological systems theory, the move represents a change in Toby's __________.

Ethical standards permit deception in research studies if __________.

Max, age 65, learned to play the piano at a local senior center. Max demonstrates that __________.

The discontinuous view of development holds that __________.

Like longitudinal research, cross-sectional studies can be threatened by __________.

Sydney, when faced with a problem, starts with a hypothesis, deduces testable inferences, and isolates and combines variables to see which inferences are confirmed. Sydney is in Piaget's __________ stage of development.

Bernadette, a participant in a longitudinal study, became quite familiar with the test over time and, as a result, her performance improved. This limitation of longitudinal research is known as __________.

Dr. Kostel believes that development takes place in stages. This belief is consistent with the __________ perspective.

Longitudinal research can identify common patterns as well as individual differences in development because the investigator __________.

The parents at Central Elementary School responded to a multiple-choice questionnaire that asked them what they considered the most important activity they do with their child. This questionnaire is an example of a __________.

Which statement describes a limitation of the clinical method?

Ecological systems theory views the person as __________.

Dr. Rizvi studies the relationship between changes in the brain and the developing person's cognitive processing and behavior patterns. She is part of a group of researchers from the fields of psychology, biology, neuroscience, and medicine. Their approach to development is known as __________.

One major strength of the clinical interview is that it __________.

The lifespan perspective on human development assumes that development is __________.