Exploring PSYC 140- Questions & Answers Bundle

Longitudinal study design following individuals over a long period of time with multiple assessment points Cross-sectional study comparing different age groups at the same time Naturalistic observation research method in which one observes a subject outside of a research setting Case study re...

What type of relationship are peers? Horizontal relationship- people of approximately same age and status What are the function of peers? Companions, models, instructors and critics. social comparison, confidant (source of emotional support), and skill building (perspectivetaking, emotional re...

Attraction a force that draws people together Science of Attraction (4) 1. Physical attraction (first impressions) 2. Proximity = provides opportunity to meet 3. Similarity = similar views and back grounds What is Matching Hypothesis? Its a view that individuals seek out relationships with ...

Issues in Developmental Psychology 1. Continuity 2. Sources of development 3. Plasticity 4. Individual Differences Continuity - Is development a matter of quantitative (continuous - a gradual change) or qualitative (stage-like - discontinuous change) change? Growth in memory capacity is a qu...

Lifespan Development Define physical, social, cognitive, and emotional changes throughout human life Factors of lifespan development 1. lifelong 2. multidirectional 3. multidisciplinary 4. multidimensional (biological, social, emotional, cognitive, moral) Maturation: adults ____, while child...

Chapter 1 - The Science of Human Development ... What does the science of human development seek to understand?(p. 4) Seeks to understand how and why people -all kinds of people, everywhere, of every age-change over time Do most developmental psychologists believe that development results from...

Lifespan development-the field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, and stability in behavior that occur throughout the entire life span -the changes that occur have physical, social, cognitive, and emotional dimensions and are from conception to death Major periods of human deve...

Debate in whether our development is influenced more by our experiences or by our biological parents or environment Nature vs. nurture controversy Eric Erikson, Social experiences through human deveopment Psychosocial Development the name psychologists have given to the physical and cognitive ...

Developmental Psychology A branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive and social changes throughout the lifespan from birth to death, often nicknamed from womb to tomb zygote a newly fertilized egg embryo about 2 weeks after fertilization, this develops as the fertilized egg attache...