Developmental science is a field of study devoted to - Answer understanding constancy and change throughout the lifespan
Within the ____ view of development, new ways of understanding & responding to the world emerge at specific times. - Answer discontinuous
Although Justin spent his first 18 months in an orphanage, his adoptive mother believes that sensitive caregiving will help Justin overcome his early experiences. Justin's mother emphasizes the role of _____ in development. - Answer nurture
The lifespan perspective on human development assumes that development is - Answer multidimensional and multidirectional
According to the lifespan perspective, _______ is supreme in its impact on the life course. - Answer no single age period
Which of the following is an example of an age-graded influence? - Answer Frank got his drivers license at age 16.
Although Betty grew up in a rundown neighborhood, had divorced parents, and rarely saw her father, she is a successful, happy, and healthy adult. Betty's ability to adapt effectively in the face of threats to development is known as - Answer resilience
Charles Darwin's theory of evolution emphasized _____ & ______. - Answer natural selection; survival of the fittest
G. Stanley Hall and his student, Arnold Gesell, - Answer launched the normative approach According to the _____ perspective, people move through a series of stages in which they confront conflicts between biological drives and social expectations. - Answer psychoanalytic
According to Sigmund Freud, the - Answer id is the source of basic biological needs & desires
In contrast to Sigmund Freud, Erik Erikson - Answer pointed out that normal development must be understood in relation to each culture's life situation
In a historic experiment with 11 month old Albert, John Watson demonstrated that - Answer children can be conditioned to fear a formerly neutral stimulus
According to B.F. Skinner and operant conditioning, ______ will increase the the frequency of a behavior and _____ will decrease the frequency of a behavior. - Answer reinforcement; punishment
A _______ period is a time that is optimal for certain capacities to emerge. - Answer sensitive
Unlike Jean Piaget, Lev Vygotsky viewed cognitive development as a _____ process. - Answer socially mediated
Ecological systems theory views the person as - Answer developing within a complex system of relationships affected by multiple levels of the surrounding environment
A ______ is a prediction about behavior drawn from a ______. - Answer hypothesis; theory
Taking tests and answering questionnaires are examples of - Answer research methods
Dr. Wiren observes children's responses to bullying by watching them play in a park. This is an example of - Answer naturalistic observation
______ ask research participants to provide information on their perceptions, thoughts, and feelings. - Answer self-reports