Exam 1: The Science of Human Development

The more Hank eats, the less hungry he feels. The correlation that exists between Hank's food intake and his hunger is _____.

According to the feature in your text titled "Are Children Too Overweight?" researchers predicted that overweight children will have a higher rate of heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, and death in adulthood, even if they slim down before adulthood. The data from this study _____.

Travis and Marcus, close friends, grew up in the same neighborhood. Both were exposed to chronic poverty, gang violence, and family dysfunction. By the time they were in high school, Travis was flunking most of his classes, had a child, and had been arrested numerous times for drug-related crimes and theft. Marcus, on the other hand, was a good student, played football, and had aspirations to attend college. These different developmental trajectories, despite similar environmental influences, illustrate the concept of _____

Which term did Bronfenbrenner use to describe the impact of the specific time in history on a person's development?

Which is NOT a limitation associated with longitudinal research?

The life-span perspective takes into account development from _____.

Epigenetics is _____.

Dwayne was born to a single mother living in Chicago. According to Bronfenbrenner's theory, Dwayne's experience in this social context is an example of the _____.

Dr. Kolbe is studying the impact of exosystems on human development. Which of the following would Dr. Kolbe be MOST interested in examining?

Although they are sisters, Terri and Neeva respond very differently to stressful events. Terri becomes emotionally and physically upset and has a difficult time focusing on what is positive in her life. Neeva, on the other hand, deals with stressful events directly and tends to remain optimistic. These differences illustrate the concept of "_____."

Dr. Hide is a nutritionist, Dr. Sparrow is a sociologist, and Dr. Anderson is a psychologist. They meet to discuss the rising rates of obesity among children, adolescents, and adults. Each offers a different perspective for the increasing rates. This example illustrates how development is multidisciplinary.

Imagine that you are interested in the relationship between age and reading ability for children ages 8 to 12 years old. Briefly define the cross-sectional design, and summarize how you could test this relationship using that design.

The third step in the scientific method involves _____.

Explain the term SES, including four components of SES.

Race and ethnicity are different terms for the same thing.

Dr. Elkhart is interested in whether adults value different romantic qualities in their partners as they age. She recruits 250 young adults and administers a survey on desired qualities in potential mates. Dr. Elkhart plans to re-administer the survey every three years until participants reach the age of 70. Dr. Elkhart is implementing the _____ research design.

Ethnicity is the product of the _____, not biology.

A correlation indicates that there is _____ between two variables.

Late adulthood begins at age _____.

Dr. Kong conducts a study in which he finds that smoking is related to an increased risk of high blood pressure. He publishes his results. Then Dr. Meco conducts the same study using different participants in another city. Dr. Meco's work is an example of _____.