Deck 1: Seciton 2: Introduction

Question 1

In order to minimize subjective opinions and personal biases when conducting research, it is important to employ the _____ method.

Answer 1

scientific

Question 2

_____ refers to environmental influences on traits.

Answer 2

Nurture

Question 3

The _____ takes into account all phases of life, from conception through death.

Answer 3

life-span perspective

Question 4

A _____ period of development is a time in which a particular development must occur if it is to occur at all.

Question 5

The science of human development seeks to understand _____ people-all kinds of people, everywhere, of every age-change over time.

Question 6

Tanner's friends do well in school, but Tanner has never really done well in school. They decide to meet once a week to study and soon Tanner is doing better in school. Within the ecological-systems perspective, the influence of Tanner's friends on Tanner's school performance comes from the _____.

Question 7

A(n) _____ is a group of people born at about the same time that experience the same historical events and cultural shifts.

Question 8

A person's income and level of education is part of his or her _____ status.

Question 9

In scientific research, collecting additional evidence by studying a different population than that used in the original project is known as _____.

Question 10

A hypothesis is an idea generated by a question that can be _____ by various research methods.

Question 11

The system of shared beliefs, conventions, norms, expectations, and symbolic representations that persist over time and prescribe social rules of conduct is known as _____.

Question 12

Empirical evidence refers to _____.

Question 13

The human tendency to assume that people unlike us are inferior is called the _____ error.

Question 14

The combination of all environmental influences that affect a developing person is called _____.

Question 15

People of a specific _____ group share certain attributes such as religion and language.

Question 16

The term that refers to the traits inherited at conception is _____.

Question 17

Tim told his friend that he is tall because he inherited "tall" genes from his dad. Tim was claiming that _____, but not _____, was responsible for his height.

Question 18

Two people from different cultures may value the need for achievement or success differently because of the _____ of each culture.

Question 19

Thalidomide only caused birth defects if a pregnant woman ingested the drug during the _____ period of prenatal development.

Question 20

A _____ period of development is a time in which a particular development occurs easily.

Question 21

Afton is seeking therapy for depression. At the first therapy session the therapist informs her that depression is caused by many factors, including genes, neurology, and development. Afton's therapist is referring to the _____ nature of depression, as many areas of study are needed to understand depression.

Question 22

When differences between the experimental group and the _____ are so large that they could not have occurred simply by chance, they are considered to be significant.

Question 23

As children age, they tend to sleep fewer hours. This relationship is an example of a(n) ____ correlation.

Question 24

Cohort-sequential research can be thought of as a mix between a cross-sectional design and a _____ design.

Question 25

The approach called _____ refers to the idea that human development is ongoing and ever-changing.

Question 26

A _____ is a quick way to collect data from a large number of people.

Question 27

_____ observation requires researchers to record behaviors systematically and objectively.

Question 28

Researchers who want to establish a causal relationship between two variables must use a research design called a(n) _____.

Question 29

_____ refers to the environmental factors that affect the expression of genes.