Understanding Life-Span Human Development

Question 1

What is development?

Answer 1

systematic changes and continuities in the individual that occur between conception and death

Question 2

Nature-Nurture Issue?

Answer 2

the question of how biological forces and environmental forces act and interact to make us what we are

Question 3

Structured observation?

Answer 3

Researchers create special stimuli, tasks, or situations designed to elicit the behaviour of interest.

Question 4

Correlational method?

Answer 4

generally involves determining whether two or more variables are related in a systematic way.

Question 5

Correlation Coefficient?

Answer 5

An index of the extent to which individuals’ scores on one variable are systematically associated with their scores on another variable.

Question 6

Age Effects?

Answer 6

Relationships between age and an aspect of development.

Question 7

Longitudinal Design?

Answer 7

One cohort of individuals is assessed repeatedly over time.

Question 8

Time of Measurement Effects?

Answer 8

The effects of historical events and trends occurring when the data are being collected and that can affect anyone alive at the time.

Question 9

Cross-Sectional Design?

Answer 9

Comparison of the performances of people of different age groups or cohorts.

Question 10

Sequential Design?

Answer 10

Combines the cross-sectional and longitudinal approaches.

Question 11

Freud’s oral stage?

Answer 11

0-1 year: if you’re not allowed to put stuff in your mouth you’ll develop an oral fixation in adulthood (es. smoking)

Question 12

Freud’s anal stage?

Answer 12

1-3 yo

Question 13

Freud’s phallic stage?

Answer 13

3-6 yo

Question 14

Freud’s latent period?

Answer 14

6-12 yo

Question 15

Freud’s genital stage?

Answer 15

12+ yo