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for How Children Develop 5th edition By Robert S.
Siegler , Jenny Saffran

the turtle shell technique is an example of a successful intervention that helps pre
schoolers cope with - ANSWER: their own anger

what is meta analysis - ANSWER: a method for combining and analyzing the results
from several independent studies

Studies have shown that childrens testimony is usually accurate when which of th
following conditions are met - ANSWER: the interviewer does not ask leading
questions

According to developmentalists development is often influenced by - ANSWER: the
joint workings of nature and nurture

The concept of "active child" refers to - ANSWER: how children contribute to their
own development

In recent decades researchers have come to the conclusion that after infancy most
developmental changes occur - ANSWER: gradually

In the context of mechanisms of developmental change the study of "effortful
attention" provides insights into - ANSWER: the role of brain activity, genes, and
learning experiences

the physical, social, cultural, economic and historical circumstances that make up a
childs environment are known as - ANSWER: sociocultural context

the 1st basic step in using the scientific method involves - ANSWER: choosing a
question

In order to generalize her findings beyond the individuals who participate in her
study Dr. Liu needed to conduct additional research using participants from a variety
of backgrounds. What quality of behavioral research is Dr. Liu addressing - ANSWER:
external validity

The experience that children in an experimental group receive and which a control
group do not receive is referred to as the - ANSWER: independent variable

A team of researchers is studying whether stable individual difference exist in
sleeping behavior are various ages. They decide to test 3 months old, 6 months old
and 9 months old. What type of design are they using - ANSWER: cross sectional

,Which type of design is used to study developmental changes as it is occurring by
observing participants numerous times over a relatively short span of time -
ANSWER: Microgenetic

By administering the same test to the same group of participants under similar
conditions two or more times, a researchers can measure ______________ reliability
- ANSWER: test-retest

True or False, According to the Society of research in child development, information
about the child uncovered through the course of the study must not be revealed to
the parent or guardian, regardless of its importance for that child's welfare -
ANSWER: False (must be revealed)

True or False, According to the Society of research in child development, Unforeseen
consequences must be dealt with when they arise during research - ANSWER: True

True or False, According to the Society of research in child development, Researchers
must correct any inaccurate impressions that the child may develop as a result of the
study - ANSWER: True

True or False, According to the Society of research in child development, The
research must not harm the child physically and psychologically - ANSWER: True

SCience values ____________ over other sources of information - ANSWER:
observation

What is empirical evidence - ANSWER: is evidence based on observation or
experience
rather than other sources of knowledge (e.g., logic, intuition, theory
alone)

how does the scientific method test predictions - ANSWER: Empirically test
predictions

The scientific method interprets predication on what kind of evidence - ANSWER:
empirical evidence

Using the scientific method based on empirical evidence an idea is... - ANSWER:
Revise/accept/reject idea

Using the scientific method Knowledge is _________________; can change with
evidence - ANSWER: tenative

What is Nature: - ANSWER: our biological endowment/genetic
inheritance

What is Nurture: - ANSWER: our environment(s)

, What is discontinuity - ANSWER: Qualitatively distinct
periods (stages) of development

What is Continuity: - ANSWER: Quantitative
enhancement/maturation

Example of discontinuity: - ANSWER: Piaget's conservation of liquid task

Define Ontogeny: - ANSWER: Ontogeny: human lifespan

Define Phylogeny: - ANSWER: Phylogeny: evolutionary development of species

What is Cross-cultural in levels of analysis: - ANSWER: Cross-cultural: study of
different groups

What is Qualitative Research: - ANSWER: Qualitative: document or describe
experiences or perspectives

What is Quantitative (focus of this course) research: - ANSWER: empirical
research using statistical, mathematical, or
computational techniques
- Correlational
- Experimental

What are types of Qualitative research: - ANSWER: • Interviews
• Narratives
• Ethnographic studies

What is Correlation in Quantitative research: - ANSWER: Correlation: observance of
an association
between 2 or more variables (attributes).
- Range from strong to weak

what is the Strength of correlational studies: - ANSWER: prediction

What are 2 types of Quantitative (focus of this course): - ANSWER: - Correlational
- Experimental

What is the Logic of experimentation
- - ANSWER: -Manipulate experience received (Independent variable)
- Measure response to experience (Dependent variable)

What is the (Independent variable) - ANSWER: Manipulate experience received

What is the Dependent variable - ANSWER: Measure response to experience

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