Exam 1: Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Its Research Strategies

Some believe that the American generation that fought World War II was superior to other generations in courage, persistence, and devotion to ideals. This generational difference illustrates a(n) ____ effect.

During an experiment, the researcher will often use random assignment to place participants in each of the treatment conditions. Why is this necessary?

In their research on learning, Bill Coates and Willard Hartup (1969) compared learning among four- to five-year-olds and seven- to eight-year-olds. This study is an example of

Which of these is NOT a weakness of the cross-sectional research design?

Dr. Smart studies play by passively watching children at daycare or on playgrounds. She applies the method of

Heart rate (pulse) is a psychophysiological response that is used as a measure of an infant's

The infant's baseline heart rate (pulse) is its

Longitudinal research is like

Kato is interested in understanding how a family's behavior changes when they have guests living in their homes for long periods of time. Kato's best choice of research design/method is

Observing people in their typical environments is the hallmark of

Researchers studying the effects of alcohol consumption tested the physical coordination skills of 21-year-old men who were assigned to drink four, two, or zero ounces of an alcoholic drink in the laboratory. In this study, the dependent variable was the

In the field of developmental psychology, the goal of explanation centers on understanding

Explain what is meant by the term "cohort effects," and identify the research design that is most likely to confound age effects and cohort effects.

A study is done on the effect of surviving a tornado on children's self-esteem. Survivors are compared to others with a self-esteem test. This study applied the method of

Developmentalists have found that

STRUCTURED INTERVIEW is to CLINICAL METHOD as ____ is to ____.

Identify the two general ways in which developmental changes can occur, and provide examples that illustrate each of these processes.

The research goal of optimization is summarized as,

Which of the following is NOT a potential drawback of longitudinal designs?

The assertion that development occurs from "womb to tomb" implies that