Exam 1: Understanding Life-Span Human Development

Due to the ethical standard concerning _____, a researcher could not tell a parent that the parent's child scored in the "genius" range on an IQ test that the researcher had given.

If asked to list the characteristics of a good theory, you should AVOID saying

A _____ design combines elements of both longitudinal and cross-sectional designs.

In an experimental design, the behavior being measured is called the _____ variable.

Lisa thinks that age 22 is the perfect time to get married because all of her friends plan to marry at this age. This is an example of an age norm.

Which does NOT belong on a list of key aspects of physical development?

_____ effects concern the impact of being born as a member of a particular generation in history.

The larger cultural context in which development takes place is called the microsystem.

Which is true of ALL structured observations?

A set of concepts and propositions intended to describe and explain some aspect of experience is a _____.

Only the _____ design allows a researcher to potentially separate out effects of age, cohort, and time of measurement.

A key limitation of the experimental method is that it

Research has shown a positive correlation between the amount of time children spend watching television and their level of aggression. It is possible that the actual cause of this relationship is harsh parents who act aggressively toward children (teaching them to be aggressive) and whose violence leads children to avoid them at all costs (including by watching television). This example illustrates the issue of

The greatest advantage of the experimental method is the ability to establish the fact that one thing causes another.

According to Bronfenbrenner, a local law passed that requires all children to attend school all year round would be an example of the _____ environmental system

Trojan interviews a group of 50 teen mothers to determine what sort of knowledge they hold regarding use of contraceptives prior to the time they became pregnant. He then writes an article where he speaks in broad terms about what teen mothers know about the use of contraceptives prior to becoming pregnant. In this study, the group of 50 teen mothers is called the _____, while all teen mothers are collectively called the _____.

After Mr. Flay has finished filling out a survey that he thought was on cooking skills, he is told that the actual purpose of the survey was to assess his intelligence. This would represent the concept of

If all you know is that men commit more violent crimes than women you can most accurately conclude that

In which research design are age differences and cohort differences hopelessly tangled?

Dr. Newmonic is interested in memory skill development between ages 5 and 25. Please tell Dr. Newmonic about the advantages and disadvantages of using cross-sectional, longitudinal research, and sequential designs in conducting his study.