develop a hypothesis - answerWhich step of the scientific method involves making a specific prediction?
operant conditioning - answerThe type of learning in which a reinforcer or punishment follows a particular behavior is called:
the nature vs. nurture controversy - answerThe debate concerni...
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develop a hypothesis - answerWhich step of the scientific method involves making a specific prediction?
operant conditioning - answerThe type of learning in which a reinforcer or punishment follows a particular behavior is called:
the nature vs. nurture controversy - answerThe debate concerning whether genes or the environment has the greatest impact on human development is referred to as:
human development - answerThe study of how and why people change over time and how and why they
remain the same is
the science of
Psychoanalytic - answerBehaviorism or learning theory, which stresses studying observable behavior, developed partially as a rejection of which other theory of development?
The zone of proximal development: - answerDescribes what the learner could understand with guidance.
dependent variable - answerIn a study of the effects of nutrition on school performance, test scores would be a likely:
mirror neurons - answerSean yawned during a meeting and within a few minutes several others attending the meeting
began to yawn. The brain cells activated in others by Sean's yawn are called
classical conditioning - answerPavlov's experiment in which he conditioned dogs to salivate after hearing a bell demonstrated what he called: developmental traits can change over time - answerPlasticity highlights the fact that a person's:
Humanism - answerWhich theory of development stresses the importance of meeting basic needs before being able to develop positive self-esteem?
Backs - answerOne public awareness initiative that may be partly responsible for a decrease in SIDS rates
encourages parents to put children on their ______ to sleep.
initiative - answerWhen a 4-year-old attempts to put on her own shirt or make a cake with her own recipe, she is demonstrating:
case study - answerA researcher has just completed a study on a serial killer, including his family history, life experiences, and opinions regarding his crimes. This is an example of a:
crisis - answerEach of Erikson's developmental stages is characterized by a particular challenge or:
Sigmund Freud - answerPsychoanalytic theory originated with:
Sensorimotor - answerChildren who experience the world through putting things in their mouth and using their motor abilities to understand the world and begin to recognize that when things are hidden they still exist, are in which of Piaget's stages?
longitudinal - answerWhich research method involves collecting data repeatedly on the same person as they age?
how and why people change over time. - answerWhat does the science of human development seek to understand?
experiment - answerIn order to establish what causes a behavior, what research method must be used?
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