Psy 203 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is the science of human development? - Answer The science that seeks to understand how and why people of all ages and circumstances change or remain the same over time. Nature vs. Nurture - Answer Nurture: In development, nurture includes all of the environmental influences that affect the individual after conception. This includes everything from the mother's nutrition while pregnant to the cultural influences (family, school, community, etc.) in the nation. Nature: In develop...

Goal of behavioral research correct answers to discov er how people perceive the world, think and feel, change over time, learn and make decisions, and interact with others What is the purpose of good experiments correct answers remove ambiguity/uncertainty What are the nonscientific ways of knowing correct answers Tradition (foklore/wives' tale/superstitions), authority, consensus (group), causal observation (personal biases), experience Theory characteristics correct answers refut...

There are two lines at the post office. You assume that people are mailing packages are in the first line and and that people mailing envelopes are in the second line. Your alternative hypothesis is that older people are in the first line and the younger people are in the second line. The next person who walks into the post office is a young person with a package. She stand in the first line what just happened? - Answer-Strong inference Generalization can occur across which of the following...

C - Answer Most serious deleterious alleles are a. dominant. b. codominant. c. recessive. d. no longer a part of the gene pool. B - Answer Maternal reports of movement, or "quickening," during pregnancy usually happen by about a. 10 weeks. b. 16 weeks. c. 24 weeks. d. 30 weeks. continuous process - Answer each new event builds on earlier experiences in orderly way or gradual improvement discontinuous process - Answer development occurs in discrete steps or stages; ...

C correct answers Most serious deleterious alleles are a. dominant. b. codominant. c. recessive. d. no longer a part of the gene pool. B correct answers Maternal reports of movement, or "quickening," during pregnancy usually happen by about a. 10 weeks. b. 16 weeks. c. 24 weeks. d. 30 weeks. continuous process correct answers each new event builds on earlier experiences in orderly way or gradual improvement discontinuous process correct answers development occurs in discre...

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 hea...

Define initiative versus guilt - Answer Third stage of Erik Erikson's stages of developement They believe they are an individual person. Identify with parents (most of the time powerful and beautiful, but not always) Excess of energy allow them to explore the larger social world of their own INTIATVE The first three of Erik Erikson's stages of development - Answer Trust Versus Mistrust Autonomy versus shame and doubt Initiative versus guilt define self-understanding ...

Define initiative versus guilt correct answers Third stage of Erik Erikson's stages of developement They believe they are an individual person. Identify with parents (most of the time powerful and beautiful, but not always) Excess of energy allow them to explore the larger social world of their own INTIATVE The first three of Erik Erikson's stages of development correct answers Trust Versus Mistrust Autonomy versus shame and doubt Initiative versus guilt define self-un...

Piaget's Stage of Cognitive Development: Pre-operational intelligence, egocentrism, and irreversibility. Be able to apply with examples. - Answer -Pre-operational: cognitive development between the ages of about 2 and 6; it includes language and imagination (which involve symbolic thought) object or word can stand for something else, including something out of sight or imagined. -Egocentrism: children's tendency to think about the world entirely from their own personal perspective. -Irrev...

What area of psychology studies the changes that occur in people as they age from conception to death? correct answers Developmental Psych What type of research design follows one group of participants over time as they age? correct answers Longitudinal Design Describe the cross-sectional research design correct answers Study people of varying ages at one point in time. What is a disadvantage of the longitudinal design? correct answers Participants may drop out, loss of interest, death,...