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Qualitative change what type of change in development is reflected in the changes that place in the way children process information as they get older? Theory according to your book, the basic set of principles that help us organize our observations in order to understand and predict human develop...

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ABSC 160 Unit 1 Study Questions and
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Qualitative change ✅what type of change in development is reflected in the changes
that place in the way children process information as they get older?

Theory ✅according to your book, the basic set of principles that help us organize our
observations in order to understand and predict human development is called a(n):

Basic research ✅research that has the primary goal of satisfying our curiosity and
increasing our understanding of the world we live in is called:

How genes are expressed through the constant interaction with the environment ✅we
know that both nature and nurture play a role in development, but today we are most
interested in understanding what?

Description ✅the boy cried when his sister took his toy. This is an example of

A functional relation is demonstrated. The toilet training program is responsible for
reductions in the number of accidents ✅aleia conducted a study to evaluate the effects
of a toilet training program on the number of accidents a preschooler had in her early
childhood classroom. First, she measured the number of accidents that occurred
through the school day without any intervention (baseline assessment). Then, she
implemented a toilet training program. Next, she stopped the program and returned to
baseline procedures. Finally, aleia resumed the toilet training program. The data are
presented below.
Based only on these data, what can aleia conclude about the effects of the toilet training
program on the number of accidents?

Nature ✅the influence of what we bring to development as a result of our genetic
inheritance is known as:

Biological processes, environmental events, or a combination of both ✅the force that
drives development can be described as what?

Observer bias ✅a researcher who is conducting observations to test her own
hypothesis may pay more attention to behavior that supports that hypothesis, so she
must guard against

Chromosome ✅the structure labeled "a" in the figure is

Circular logic ✅_____________ is when a term is used as the explanation of a
phenomenon, while at the same time it is also the object of study.

, Question experts ✅as a good consumer of developmental information, students are
encouraged to

Equifinality ✅if we say that there is no one right way to raise a child, we are endorsing
the principle of

Observable behavior ✅psychoanalytic theory focuses on the internal process of the
mind, but learning theories focus on

Students might not correctly report their grade point average in an attempt to look
better. ✅professor tyrone is interested in studying how the use of media (such as
having the television on, answering text messages, or listening to an ipod) affects
student success in studying for their courses. It would be better if she got permission to
look up the students' grade point average than to simply ask the students to self-report
their grade point average. Why?

Closest to -1 or 1 ✅which of the following correlations is the strongest?

Phenotype ✅when we say that a child looks just like his father, we are referring to the
child's

New behaviors develop from old ones ✅when referring to development, continuity
assumes that

Practicality ✅if a theory provides applicable guidance in solving daily problems of child
rearing, it satisfies which criteria for judging developmental theories?

Genes can be turned on or silenced by different environmental experiences
✅epigenetic is the term used to describe the system by which

Scientific facts ✅in the natural sciences, theory is derived from

Niche picking ✅a child who is very active and enjoys the challenge of competing with
others will be more likely to join an athletic team at school than to join the chorus or the
french club. This is an example of

Undergo peer review before they are published ✅you can have more confidence in
information you find in scientific journals versus online blogs because scientific articles

Within all of the contexts that affect development ✅bronfenbrenner would say it is
important we understand the individual

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