Exam 1: A Cultural Approach to Human Development

Where will nearly all of the population growth from now till the year 2100 take place?

Aadit is in his early teens and is dependent on his parents.As he grows up and learns the skills necessary for adult life, he will move forward and become independent.According to the Dharmashastras, the sacred law books of the Hindu religion, Aadit is in the __________ stage.

Developed countries make up roughly __________ of the world's population, whereas developing countries make up __________.

The Dharmashastras, the sacred law books of the Hindu religion, divide the life span into __________.

Compared to Homo sapiens of 200,000 years ago, present day Homo sapiens __________.

Questionnaires are the most commonly used research method in the social sciences.Are there any disadvantage to using questionnaires? Explain.

Describe one similarity and one difference in the way that the conception of the life course is outlined in the Dharmashastras, in the view of the ancient Greek philosopher, Solon, and in the Talmud.

Between 1800 and 1930, the human population doubled from 1 billion to 2 billion.What led to this increase in population?

To measure aggressiveness in toddlers, a researcher sat on a park bench for an afternoon and observed children playing on the slides and climbing equipment.To get clean results, it was very important that the toddlers be unaware that someone was observing them.What type of experiment would best fit these criteria?

In this type of research design, participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups, the experimental group or the control group.This type of design is __________.

The last step in the scientific method is __________.

What is Bronfenbrenner's term for the broad system of cultural beliefs and values and the economic and governmental systems that are built on those beliefs and values?

Professor Cook is conducting a research study on the cognitive abilities of infants and young children.Rather than follow subjects from birth to the age of 10, he assesses small groups from various ages.Of 1-year-olds he measures five children, of 2-year-olds he measures five different children, and so forth.By the time he has completed his study, Dr.Cook has an assessment of ?50 different children from 10 different age groups.Which of the following describes the research method that Dr.Cook is using?

During your class on social problems, you, Susanne, Chen, and Jacob are having a discussion about global population rates.They all disagree on where most births take place today.However, you know that, statistically speaking, a child born today will most likely be born in __________.

What principle describes an individual's ability to seek satisfaction within the constraints imposed by the superego?

Which of the following are components of the microsystem from Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory?

The expectations that cultures have for males and females are different from the time they are born.The degree of the difference in gender-specific expectations depends on __________.

What term describes a variety of aspects of a group that includes cultural origin, cultural traditions, race, religion, and language?

Clarence Maloney is a cultural anthropologist.Having lived with individuals from the Republic of Maldives in the Indian Ocean, he has chronicled their daily lives and provided detailed descriptions of this cultural group to the scientific community.Currently, climatologists and anthropologists are working together to illustrate how rising sea levels have changed the daily behaviors of these people and are comparing it to what Maloney had described in the past.Which of the following best describes the type of research that Clarence Maloney conducted?

Xena wants to major in psychology and knows there are many different types of psychology.With an interest in anthropology and sociology, Xena reads about a branch of psychology that examines how patterns of human functioning and behavior have influenced characteristics such as aggressiveness and mate selection.Xena might want to consider majoring in __________.