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Lifespan development examines patterns of growth, change, and __________ in human behavior across
the life span. - ✔✔-Stability



How are the developmental periods of infancy and adolescence similar? - ✔✔-Both have a fairly clear-
cut boundary for when they begin.



Robin grew up in a public housing project in Chicago. Grant grew up at the same time in an affluent
suburb of Chicago. When Robin and Grant meet in college, we can expect that in general they will
__________. - ✔✔-share history-graded influences but differ in sociocultural-graded influences



Compared to young children, adults have a much harder time learning a new language. Researchers
studying this phenomenon are mainly addressing which key issue in development? - ✔✔-critical versus
sensitive periods



In the nature versus nurture discussion, the term nurture refers to __________. - ✔✔-environmental
influences



Proponents of which major theoretical perspective believe that behavior is largely motivated by
subconscious inner forces and memories? - ✔✔-psychodynamic



Proponents of which major theoretical perspective believe that the keys to understanding development
are observable behavior and outside stimuli in the environment? - ✔✔-behavioral



How are assimilation and accommodation similar? - ✔✔-Both are ways to bring about cognitive
development.



A parent who provides less and less guidance each time a child tries a puzzle is using __________. - ✔✔-
scaffolding

,The __________ perspective identifies behaviors that are the result of genetic inheritance. - ✔✔-
evolutionary



The __________ is the process of posing and answering research questions using controlled techniques
that include systematic, orderly observation and the collection of data. - ✔✔-scientific method



If a journalist uses a correlational study to suggest that eating dark chocolate is good for your health,
what mistake is the journalist making - ✔✔-assuming that correlation always equals causation



The strength and direction of a relationship between two factors is represented by a(n) __________. -
✔✔-correlation coefficient



An investigator is studying the effectiveness of two new types of parenting interventions for children
with disruptive behavior. In this example, the type of intervention would be the __________ variable,
and the amount of disruptive behavior would be the __________ variable. - ✔✔-independent;
dependent



__________ is designed specifically to test some developmental explanation and expand scientific
knowledge, whereas __________ is meant to provide practical solutions to immediate problems. - ✔✔-
Theoretical research; applied research



Which statement best represents the view of developmentalists? - ✔✔-Growth and change occur in all
aspects of a person's life across their lifespan.



A study that seeks to examine how stable shyness is across the life span is focused on __________
development. - ✔✔-personality



The financial crisis of the 2010s exerted what type of effect on the cohort of children growing up during
this period? - ✔✔-history-graded influences

, Shalise believes that child development is a process of continuous change. Her classmate Evan says that
development follows a pattern of discontinuous change. Who is correct? - ✔✔-Both: A child's
development is marked by both continuous and discontinuous change.



Erikson's __________ theory was created as an alternative psychodynamic view emphasizing social
interaction with other people. - ✔✔-psychosocial development



Which statement describes the difference between classical conditioning and operant conditioning? -
✔✔-Classical conditioning involves automatic responses and operant conditioning involves voluntary
responses.



Which perspective emphasizes how people internally represent and think about the world? - ✔✔-
cognitive perspective



Which perspective contends that people have a natural capacity to make decisions about their lives? -
✔✔-humanistic perspective



What is the key factor guiding developmental perspectives that consider the relationship between
individuals and their physical, cognitive, personality, and social worlds? - ✔✔-contextual factors



Which perspective seeks to identify behavior that is the result of our genetic inheritance? - ✔✔-
evolutionary perspective



Some lifespan developmentalists use a(n) __________ approach, drawing on several perspectives
simultaneously. - ✔✔-eclectic



A(n) __________ is a prediction stated in a way that permits it to be tested. - ✔✔-hypothesis



What is the best type of study to determine if daily reading with a parent can increase the speed at
which a child learns to read independently? - ✔✔-experimental

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