Exam 1: The Beginning: the Science of Human Development

Dr. Kilbey is studying the impact of exosystems on human development. Which of these would she be MOST interested in examining?

With respect to the concept of multi-directional development, when change is rapid and dramatic, such as when a larva becomes a mosquito, it is an example of _____.

Freud's first stage of psychosexual development is the _____ stage.

Define information-processing theory. According to this theory, what is the process that underlies cognition?

The ecological-systems approach was proposed by _____.

Which term is NOT associated with Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological-systems approach?

According to Freud, the first stage of psychosexual development during infancy is the genital stage.

In an experiment, the group receiving the special treatment is referred to as the comparison group.

A theory that stresses the potential of all humans for good and the belief that all people have the same basic needs, regardless of culture, gender, or background, is _____.

What is plasticity?

According to Maslow, a person taking a self-defense class is satisfying a _____ need.

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

Friends Jill and Susan both experienced poverty as children. In addition, they were raised by single parents and went to a poor quality school. By the time they were in late adolescence Jill had dropped out of school and had two children. Susan, in contrast, was academically ranked number one in her graduating class and had a full academic scholarship to Harvard. This example illustrates the concept of differential susceptibility.

Describe the two biologically based drives associated with evolutionary theory, and explain how selective adaptation relates to this theory.

In Bronfenbrenner's ecological-systems model, family and peers are part of a person's _____.

The purpose of the scientific method is to conduct research that will only support researchers' hypotheses.

The psychoanalytic theorist who described eight stages of human development is _____.

An individual's socioeconomic status includes, among other things, his or her _____.

Differential susceptibility means that certain people have genes that _____.

Erikson's stages of psychosocial development cover only the early years of life.