Psyc 2314 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which of these is an example of how the field of Human Development is Applied? a. A professor surveys her students on their study skills b. A biologist and a neuroscientist study how the hippocampus changes in those with dementia c. A graduate student investigates how memory is tied to emotion d. A preschool teacher uses a new computer program to help her students learn the alphabet correct answers d. A preschool teacher uses a new computer program to help her students learn the alphabet ...

When Darejeh and Singh (2014) examined the use of software by older adults who were not experts in computer usage, which program did they use for their investigation? correct answers Microsoft outlook What was the primary purpose of the Seattle Longitudinal Study, conducted by K. Warner Schaie starting in 1956? correct answers To study how intellectual skills change over time Job Satisfaction correct answers positive feeling that results from an appraisal of an individual's work The ...

life span correct answers emphasizes developmental change throughout adulthood as well as childhood traditional development approach correct answers extensive change from birth to adolescence little or not change in adulthood how many years if life expectancy correct answers 78 years how many years life span correct answers 122 yrs culture correct answers the behavior patterns, beliefs, and all other products of a group that are passed on from generation to generation socioecono...

mental operations correct answers (Cognitive actions that can be performed on objects or ideas.) chromosomes correct answers (Threadlike structures in the nuclei of cells that contain genetic material.) schemes correct answers (According to Piaget, mental structures that organize information and regulate behavior.) human development correct answers (The multidisciplinary study of how people change and how they remain the same over time.) reflexes correct answers (Unlearned responses ...

• Understand the steps involved in the scientific method correct answers Begin with curiosity and pose a question. Develop a hypothesis. Test the hypothesis. Draw conclusions. Report the results. nature vs. nurture debate correct answers nature: Traits, capacities, limitations each individual inherits genetically from parents (at conception). nurture: All environmental influences that affect development (after conception) nurture: All environmental influences that affect developmen...

What is emerging adulthood? correct answers This refers to the period when people aren't adolescents but not fully adults (late teens - mid 20's). It is the time of exploring careers, self-identity, and commitments. What are rites of passage? correct answers A ritual that makes a person's "passage" from one status to another, usually in reference to the transition from childhood to adulthood. Many cultures have these and they can last for hours or days. Who practices rites o...

By the time children reach toddlerhood, they need less ______ to maintain a constant body temperature. warm clothing body fat body hair exercise correct answers Body fat When children in developing countries experience protein deficiency, it not only limits their growth but also makes them vulnerable to ______. anorexia and food addictions low intelligence and behavior disorders disease and early death autism spectrum disorder and Asperger's disorder correct answers Disease and...

stability correct answers Lifespan development examines patterns of growth, change, and __________ in human behavior across the life span Both have a fairly clear-cut boundary for when they begin correct answers How are the developmental periods of infancy and adolescence similar? share history-graded influences but differ in sociocultural-graded influences correct answers Robin grew up in a public housing project in Chicago. Grant grew up at the same time in an affluent suburb of Chicago....

Most infants begin to eat solid food during their___ correct answers First year What increases probability of SIDS? correct answers Sleeping face down instead of on the back Human brain is large at birth, but also ____ correct answers relatively immature Risk factor for SIDS correct answers Maternal smoking during pregnancy Differences in Gross motor development at age 6 between Ache children and kids who are not carried exclusively for so long: correct answers There are no differenc...

which theories proposes that development is largely determined by how well people resolve the conflicts that they face at different ages? correct answers psychodynamic a researcher is gathering several studies to estimate relationships between variables in these studies. what kind is this researcher conducting? correct answers meta-analysis with regard of the nature-nurture debate, which factors are most influential in determining the kind of person you are? correct answers mutually intera...