Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Lifespan Development > Introduction: Chapter 1 > Flashcards

Introduction: Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
Q

What is the field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, and stability in behavior that occur throughout the entire life span?

A

Lifespan development

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What is the development involving the body’s physical makeup, including the brain, nervous system muscles, sense, and needs for food, drink, and sleep?

A

Physical development

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What is the development involving the ways that growth and change in intellectual capabilities influence a person’s behavior?

A

Cognitive Development

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

What is the development involving the ways that the enduring characteristics that differentiate one person from another change over the life’s pan?

A

Personality development

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What is the way in which individuals’ interactions with others and their social relationships grow, change, and remain stable over the course of life?

A

Social development

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What is a group of people born at around the same time in the same place?

A

Cohort

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

What is a gradual development in which achievements at one level build on those of previous levels?

A

Continuous change

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What is the development that occurs in distinct steps or stages, with each stage bringing about behavior that is assumed to be qualitatively different from behavior at earlier stages?

A

Discontinuous change

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

What is a specific time during development when a particular event has its greatest consequences and the presence of certain kinds of environment stimuli are necessary for development to proceed normally?

A

Critical period

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

What is a point in development when organisms are particularly susceptible to certain kinds of stimuli in their environments, but the absence of those stimuli does not always produce irreversible consequences?

A

sensitive period

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

What is the predetermined unfolding of genetic information?

A

maturation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What are explanations and predictions concerning phenomena of interest, providing a framework for understanding the relationships among an organized set of facts or principles?

A

Theories

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

What is the approach that states behavior is motivated by inner forces, memories, and conflicts that are generally beyond people’s awareness and control?

A

Psychodynamic perspective

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

What is the theory proposed by Freud that suggests that unconscious forces act to determine personality and behavior?

A

Psychoanalytic theory

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

What is a series of stages that children pass through in which pleasure, or gratification, is focused on a particular biological function and body part?

A

Psychosexual development

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

What is the approach that encompasses changes in our interactions with and understandings of one another, as well as in our knowledge and understanding of ourselves as members of society?

A

Psychosocial development

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

What is the approach that suggests that the keys to understanding development are observable behavior and outside stimuli in the environment?

A

behavioral perspective

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

What is type of learning in which an organism responds in a particular way to a neutral stimulus that normally does not bring about that type of response?

A

Classical conditioning

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

What is a form of learning in which a voluntary response is strengthened or weakened by its association with positive or negative consequences?

A

Operant conditioning

20
Q

What is a formal technique for promoting the frequency of desirable behaviors and decreasing the incidence of unwanted ones?

A

Behavior modification

21
Q

What is learning by observing the behavior of another person, called a model?

A

Social-cognitive learning theory

22
Q

What is the approach that focuses on the processes that allow people to know, understand, and think about the world?

A

Cognitive perspective

23
Q

What is the model that seeks to identify the ways individuals take in, use, and store information?

A

Information Processing appraoches

24
Q

What is the approach that examines cognitive development through the lens of brain processes?

A

Cognitive neuroscience approaches

25
Q

What is the theory that contends that people have a natural capacity to make decisions about their lives and control their behavior?

A

Humanistic perspective

26
Q

What is the theory that considers the relationship between individuals and their physical, cognitive, personality, and social worlds?

A

Contextual perspective

27
Q

What is the perspective suggesting that levels of the environment simultaneously influence individuals?

A

Bioecological approach

28
Q

What is the approach that emphasizes how cognitive development proceeds as a result of social interactions between members of a culture?

A

Sociocultural theory

29
Q

What is the theory that seeks to identify behavior that is a result of our genetic inheritance from out ancestors?

A

Evolutionary perspective

30
Q

What is the process of posing and answering questions using careful, controlled techniques that include systematic, orderly observation and the collection of data?

A

Scientific Method

31
Q

What is prediction stated in a way that permits it to be tested?

A

Hypothesis

32
Q

What is research that seeks to identify whether an association or relationship between two factors exists?

A

Correlational research

33
Q

What is research designed to discover causal relationships between various factors?

A

Experimental research

34
Q

What is a type of corrrelational study in which some naturally occurring behavior is observed without intervention in the situation?

A

Naturalistic observation

35
Q

What are studies that involve extensive, in-depth interviews with a particular individual or small group of individuals?

A

Case studies

36
Q

What is a type of study where a group of people chosen to represent some larger population are asked questions about their attitudes, behavior, or thinking on a given topic?

A

Survey research

37
Q

What is the research that focuses on the relationship between physiological processes and behavior?

A

Pschophysiological methods

38
Q

What is a process in which an investigator, called an experimenter, devises two different experiences for participants?

A

Experiment

39
Q

What is the variable that researchers manipulate in an experiment?

A

Independent variable

40
Q

What is the variable that researchers measure to see if it changes as a result of the experimental manipulation?

A

Dependent variable

41
Q

What is the group of participants chosen for the experiment?

A

Sample

42
Q

What is a research investigation carried out in a naturally occurring setting?

A

Field study

43
Q

What is research designed specifically to test some developmental explanation and expand scientific knowledge?

A

Theoretical research

44
Q

What is research meant to provide practical solutions to immediate problems?

A

Applied research

45
Q

What is research in which the behavior of one or more participants in a study is measured as they age?

A

Longitudinal research

46
Q

What is research in which people of different ages are compared at the same point in time?

A

Cross-sectional research

47
Q

What is research in which researchers examine a number of different age groups over several points in time?

A

Sequential studies

Lifespan Development (2 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions