Exam 1: The Beginning: the Science of Human Development

The three domains of human development are _____, _____, and _____.

Approaches to toilet training have changed over time. According to one approach, parents should postpone toilet training until the child is at least a year old to avoid serious personality problems later on. This view is most consistent with _____.

One problem with the data from surveys is that participants may not tell the truth.

In classical conditioning, a meaningful stimulus becomes linked to a neutral stimulus.

List Piaget's four stages of cognitive development in order, and explain what Piaget believed causes intellectual advancement.

The theorist who emphasized relationships to family and culture at each stage of his psychosocial theory was _____.

The Johnson family always eats dinner together as they really value family time. The Smith family, however, never eats dinner together as they all value their independence. The families' different values, which affect how they behave, are _____.

Socioeconomic status refers to an individual's _____.

Greg, who is 5 years old, is the tallest person in his kindergarten class. When his teacher asked him how he thought he got so tall, he said proudly, "My mom and dad are tall and I eat good food!" Greg's statement reflects that he understands that human development comes from _____.

A _____ is an explanation of facts and observations defined by a set of concepts and ideas that organize phenomena.

A state of mental balance in which people are not confused because they can use their existing thought processes to understand current experiences and ideas is called _____.

_____ is the general term for a concept that is created by society.

The term that refers to the traits inherited at conception is _____.

While his friends do well in school, Tanner has never really gotten good grades. They decide to meet once a week to study and soon Tanner is doing better in school. Within the ecological-systems perspective, the influence of Tanner's friends on his school performance comes from the _____.

Each stage of Freud's psychosexual theory of development is characterized by a conflict associated with different parts of the body. According to Freud, how people experience and resolve each conflict influences personality _____.

List in order the six basic steps of the scientific method, and explain each of them.

Stephanie did not learn to read until she was an adolescent. If Stephanie had learned to read during early or middle childhood, it would have been easier for her and would have taken less time. Stephanie's difficulty was because she did not learn to read during the _____ period.

Which is the correct order of the stages of Freud's psychosexual theory, beginning with infancy and ending with the preschool years?

Income and level of education are part of a person's _____ status.

Cohort-sequential research combines cross-sectional and _____ research.