Human development correct answers field of study devoted to understanding the constancy and change throughout your lifespan
The science of human development correct answers seeks to understand how and why people of all ages and circumstances change or remain the same over time
3 changes in li...
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Human development correct answers field of study devoted to understanding the constancy and
change throughout your lifespan
The science of human development correct answers seeks to understand how and why people of
all ages and circumstances change or remain the same over time
3 changes in lifespan correct answers Physical change ( biological)
cognitive change
Emotional and social change
Physical (biological) change correct answers body size, appearance, motor skills and physical
health
cognitive change correct answers intellectual abilities,
attention
memory
language
problem solving
Life span correct answers Prenatal
infancy
early childhood
middle childhood
adolescence
early( emerging) adulthood
late adulthood
Basic issues correct answers Continuous vs dicontinuous
one course of development vs many
nature va nututre
Continuous correct answers A process that consists of gradually adding on more of the same
skills that were there to begin with. EX: language and thinking
Discontinuous correct answers Stages that are qualitative changes in thinking, felling and
behaving that characterize particular time period of development. Ex: piaget's cognitive theory.
Multi directional correct answers timing of losses and gains
, critical period correct answers must occur or only time for abnormality( embryonic)
sensitive period correct answers development occurs more easily( language and reading )
one course of development correct answers all people follow the sam sequence of development.
Ex: Piaget, Erikson and Freud
many courses of development correct answers personal and environment circumstances can have
an affect on development
Ecological systems
Bonfenbrenner correct answers each person is affected by many social context and interpersonal
interactions
three nested levels surround individuals and affect them
approach later named bioecological theory
Cohort correct answers All persons born within a few years of one another; groups defined by
the shared age of its members
ex: attitudes about marijuana
Socioeconomic context correct answers Affected by national and historical texts
Is more critical in some jurisdictions than others
Includes pervasive context of SES
Socioeconomic status (SES) correct answers Person's position in society as determined by
income, wealth, occupation, education, and place of residence
Nurture correct answers The environment has an influence on development.
Nature correct answers Heredity plays an important role in development.
Scientific method correct answers A way to answer questions using empirical research and data-
based conclusions
Five basic steps of the scientific method correct answers Begin with curiosity and pose a
question.
Develop a hypothesis.
Test the hypothesis.
Draw conclusions.
Report the results
Correlational Design correct answers Relationship between the variables.
No cause and effect relationships.
Correlation Coefficient
Experimental Design correct answers Permits cause and effect relationships.
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