FiltersDone

Question type

Essay

Multiple Choice

Short Answer

True False

Matching

Exam 1: An Introduction to Lifespan Development

Show Answer

Share

---

All types

Filters

Study FlashcardsPractice ExamLearn

Question 111

Multiple Choice

Review LaterAdd Note

Review Later

A shared notion of reality that is widely accepted but is a function of society and culture at a given time is/are called

A) topical areas of lifespan development.
B) social construction.
C) age ranges.
D) social development.

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

Question 112

True/False

Review LaterAdd Note

Review Later

Freud and Erikson agreed that human development is relatively complete by adolescence.

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

Question 113

Multiple Choice

Review LaterAdd Note

A researcher is interested in conducting a study to determine whether people who experienced a devastating event, such as a house fire where the family lost everything, perform differently on problem solving tasks long afterwards.This researcher is interested in the ________ development of the subject(s) .

Which aspect(s) of development are NOT adequately addressed by the information-processing approach?

What type of developmental approach is cutting edge and at the forefront of research when working with genes associated with mental health disorders such as autism and schizophrenia?

Social-cognitive learning theorists argue that the difference between people and animals is the occurrence of

The device that provides a detailed, three-dimensional computer-generated image of brain activity by aiming a powerful magnetic field at the brain is called a(n) ______.

When discussing developmental diversity, what characteristic of good parenting do Mayan mothers consider essential?

Approximately how many babies have been born through in vitro fertilization (IVF) ?

A researcher working with CFL players is conducting a longitudinal study to examine an athlete's decline in physical performance as the athlete ages.What type of development would the researcher most likely be studying?

Based on information in the textbook, what are some criticisms of the evolutionary perspectives?

What kind of evidence is based on one or two instances of a phenomenon, haphazardly discovered or encountered?

Which perspective integrates the two major theories of Bronfenbrenner's bioecological approach and Vygotsky's sociocultural theory?

Which approach builds on Piaget's research, and views cognition as made up of different types of individual skills, while using terminology from information processing approaches?

Which of the following is a common criticism of Erikson's theory of psychosocial development?

Roger likes to buy lottery tickets regularly because he occasionally wins.This is an example of ________ behaviour.

The device that uses electrodes placed on the outside of the skull to record electrical activity within the brain, and is used in psychophysiological research, is called a(n) __________.

Sidney had been receiving a dollar for every time she cleaned her room, which she did quite often as a result.However, once her parents decided not to give her a reward for cleaning her room, Sydney gradually cleaned her room less and less often.What principle of conditioning does this change demonstrate?

Researchers who are interested in the relationship between watching televised aggression and subsequent behaviour have found that children who watch a good deal of televised aggression (murders, crime shows, shootings, etc.) tend to be more aggressive than those who watch little of this type of television programming.This is an example of a(n) ____________ study.

According to Freud, a series of stages that children pass through in which pleasure, or gratification, is focused on a particular biological function and body part is called