Exam 1: The Beginning: the Science of Human Development

Which psychoanalytic theorist identified unique stages of development from birth through late adulthood?

Dr. Allen failed to inform a participant in his research study that her participation was voluntary. Dr. Allen was being ethical in conducting the study, as sharing with the participant that research participation is voluntary is not part of informed consent.

Which type of research design combines the cross-sectional design with the longitudinal research design?

_____ are the foundation of psychoanalytic theory.

According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, _____ is the restructuring of old ideas to include new experiences.

Dr. Tucker wanted to learn how aggressive behavior changed as people aged. He designed a study in which he assessed aggression among a hundred 3-year-olds and then re-assessed aggression among these individuals every three years until the participants were 21-year-olds. Dr. Tucker's research design was cross-sectional.

Race and ethnicity are the same thing.

The third step in the scientific method involves _____.

A researcher designed and conducted an experiment to learn if 350 mg of a certain drug would help patients with bipolar disorder. By designing and conducting this experiment the researcher was able to _____.

New experiences can be jarring and incomprehensible, causing an imbalance that initially causes confusion, called _____.

Dr. Seldor conducts a study in which she finds that alcohol consumption is correlated to an increased risk of diabetes. She publishes her results. Dr. Al-Jaher performs the same study using different participants in another nation. Dr. Al-Jaher's work is an example of _____.

Which is an example of the influence of nature?

The first step in the scientific method involves _____.

Socioeconomic status is also called social class.

Genes and environmental forces both shape development, which has led to the understanding that many human characteristics are _____.

The term epigenetic refers to the study of the effects of environmental forces on genetic expression.

A developmental theory is a systematic statement of general principles that provides a framework for understanding how and why people change as they grow older.

Today, developmental science studies mostly adolescents.

Dwayne was born to a single mother living in Chicago. Within the context of the ecological-systems approach, knowing this fact allows one to know something about his _____.

In Bronfenbrenner's ecological-systems model, a school in the community is an example of which system?