Psychology (Lifespan Development) - Final Exam Study Guide 100% Accurate!!
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Psychology
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Psychology
NATURE/NURTURE - Explain the major issue addressed in the model of development. - ANSWERSNature/Nurture:
The longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors.
ACTIVITY/PASSIVITY - Explain the major...
Psychology (Lifespan Development) -
Final Exam Study Guide 100% Accurate!!
NATURE/NURTURE - Explain the major issue addressed in the model of development. -
ANSWERSNature/Nurture:
The longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the
development of psychological traits and behaviors.
ACTIVITY/PASSIVITY - Explain the major issue addressed in the model of development. -
ANSWERSActivity/Passivity:
Focuses on the extent to which human beings are active in creating and influencing their own
environment and in producing their own development, or are passively shaped by forces beyond their
control.
CONTINUITY/DISCONTINUITY - Explain the major issue addressed in the model of development. -
ANSWERSContinuity/discontinuity:
Focuses on the extent to which development involves gradual, cumulative change (continuity) or distinct
stages (discontinuity).
UNIVERSALITY/CONTEXT-SPECIFIC - Explain the major issue addressed in the model of development. -
ANSWERSUniversality/Context-specific:
The extent to which developmental changes are common to all humans (universality) or are different
across cultures, subcultures, task contexts, and individuals (context-specific)
,Explain the influence of SES on development. - ANSWERSSES (socioeconomic status):
Some research suggests that individuals from lower income families tend to reach milestones of
adulthood earlier
Explain the cohort effect. - ANSWERSA cohort effect occur when a commonly aged group of people in
research indirectly affect results due to their common age-related influences.
*A cohort is a group of people who share a common identity in some way.
Explain cross-sectional research design. - ANSWERSPeople of different ages are tested at the same time
and compared.
*Different age groups are cohorts
Explain longitudinal research design. - ANSWERSFollows the development of the same group of people
over time.
*2 days, 2 weeks or 2 years
Explain sequential research design. - ANSWERS-Combined groups from at least two cohorts followed in a
longitudinal study
-Comparison of cohorts while incorporating some degree of individual differences
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