Exam 1: Introduction

The main concern of Erik Erikson's stage of generativity versus stagnation is to

The developmental period that runs from approximately 40 years of age to about 60 years of age is

According to Urie Bronfenbrenner,this contextual environment consists of the overall laws,customs,and values of a culture.

Which of the following statements reflects a criticism of cognitive theories?

Which of the following is the quickest way to gain information from a large amount of people?

Dr.Wong is a cognitive theorist,so we know that he will stress the importance of __________ for understanding development.

In ethological theory,the term __________ is defined as innate learning within a short period of time that involves a newborn's becoming attached to the first moving thing the newborn sees.

All of the following are contributions of the psychoanalytic perspective,EXCEPT

A recent television news report concluded that,from birth,boys are more aggressive than are girls.You agree with this because you believe aggression is an evolutionary trait passed on through the generations,because males needed to be more aggressive to aid the survival of the species.Your view reflects the __________ perspective of development.

List five of the seven characteristics of the life-span perspective discussed by Paul Baltes.

A(n)__________ is a group of people who are born at a similar time in history and share similar experiences.

According to behaviorists,what is the correct entity that should be included in research?

Dr.Tepper-Harmon believes that life-span development cannot be studied without considering biological,socioemotional,and cognitive dimensions.Dr.Tepper-Harmon believes that development is

According to Jean Piaget,this is the stage of cognitive development when children are between the ages of birth and 2 years old.Infants/children at this age "think" by coordinating sensory experiences with physical and motor actions.

Travis has designed a study to compare the muscle coordination of 60-year-olds,70-year-olds,and 80-year-olds.What research design did he use?

Studies that compare aspects of two or more cultures.

Most students take the ACT or the SAT before they enter college.These tests are examples of __________ measures.

Hidalgo is very good at simple addition and subtraction,but he has a hard time understanding the abstract algebraic problems that his sister does in high school.Hidalgo is currently in which of Jean Piaget's stages of development?

The American Psychological Association (APA)has developed a code of ethics governing research procedures.The guidelines address all of the following issues,EXCEPT

A way of measuring age that is defined as the number of years that have elapsed since birth.