Exam 1: Basic Concepts and Methods

Which of the following illustrates the concepts of critical period or sensitive period?

G. Stanley Hall opposed Darwin's concept of developmental milestones related to age.

Prior to World War II, there was no formal organization of practicing psychologists in Canada.

Today's developmental theorists have adopted a model that considers human development to be the result of complex reciprocal interaction between

An explanation of the importance of individual differences (or of unique, non-shared events) in development would include all of the following concepts EXCEPT

The Canadian Psychological Association has published ethical standards for practitioners, researchers, and scientists that address

Hannah is thrilled that she has been accepted into an architecture program. All of her friends have also received letters of acceptance to their desired school programs; they all feel they are achieving in life what they need to. This is referred to as

The original sin doctrine holds that a child is born with an innately good and competent nature.

Of the following, which is the best example of a naturalistic observation?

Scientists who study age-related changes in development use three broad categories called ______ to classify developmental changes.

Which of the following are members of the same cohort?

Developmental psychology is the scientific study of ________ in our bodies, behaviour, thinking, emotions, social relationships, and personalities.

Because longitudinal studies require only single tests of subjects, practice effects and loss of subjects are not problematic for researchers who use this research strategy.

Research ethics exist to protect humans but are sorely lacking for the protection of animals used in research.

A developmental psychologist who espouses the ideas of the English philosopher John Locke would suggest that the basis for human development is

The term "nature-nurture controversy" is used to describe the debate about the relative contributions of biological processes and experience to individual development.

Beginning to walk or beginning to menstruate are examples of development based upon maturation.

Studies of Canadian children have shown that a combination of a highly vulnerable child and a poor or unsupportive environment produces the most negative developmental outcome. However,

________ is a term describing a generally negative attitude about aging, typified by the belief that older persons are incompetent or unable to complete required job functions.

Examples of atypical development consist of developmental delay, mental illness, aggressiveness, and the like.