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Nature vs nurture - Answer Nature- biological, genes from parents Nurture- physical and social environments influence development Continuous vs Discontinuous - Answer Continuous-gradual, skill by skill/taste by taste. Ex: tree growing Discontinuous- occasional/large shifts. Ex: butterfly...

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Psyc 2700 Uva Prep Exam Questions
And All Correct Answers.
Nature vs nurture - Answer Nature- biological, genes from parents

Nurture- physical and social environments influence development



Continuous vs Discontinuous - Answer Continuous-gradual, skill by skill/taste by taste. Ex: tree growing

Discontinuous- occasional/large shifts. Ex: butterfly progression



Four major theories

1.) Learning - Answer -watching others (not mimicking)

-reward/punishment

-experience

-nurture, continuous, universal

Ex: girls playing with dolls



Four major theories

2.) Cognitive Development - Answer -construction of knowledge

-how thinking changes over time

-modern theories: interaction

-Piaget: children are like scientist- curious how the world works

-ex: viewing yourself as a boy/girl

-nature, continuous, universal



Four major theories

3.) Evolutionary - Answer -Charles Darwin- natural selection

-how did behavior ensure survival?

-ex: females become maternal

, -nature, discontinuous, universal



Four major theories

4.)Ecological - Answer -children's personal characteristics influence development

-stresses effects of context on development

-nurture, cont/discontin=unspecified, context-specified



Interviews vs Observations

Interviews - Answer Structured interview- asking identical questions of many children, quick/straight-
forward answers

Clinical interviews- begin w prepared questions but follow Childs lead, obtain in-depth info



Interviews vs Observations

observations - Answer Naturalistic observations- observe behavior in real life situations

Structured observations- create setting to bring out desired behavior, observe + relate to other factors



Research designs

-Cross sectional - Answer looking at multiple groups @ the same time period



Research designs

-Longitudinal - Answer follow children through stages



Research designs

-Micro genetic - Answer rely on previous info, zoom in on particular time



Reliability and Validity - Answer Reliability- extent to which a measure provides a consistent index of a
characteristic

Validity- whether the measure really measures what researchers think it measures

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