DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY READING WK 2 (Lifespan Development CH 1)

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What is the name of the philosopher who is associated with the original sin?
Augustine
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What is the name of the philosopher who is associated with the term "blank slate"?
John Locke
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What is the name of the philosopher who is associated with innate goodness?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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What did the researcher Charles Darwin do?
Kept baby biographies
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What did the researcher G. Stanley Hall do?
Conducted first scientific study of children
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What did the researcher Arnold Gesell do?
Established norms for physical maturation
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G. Stanley Hall thought that developmentalists should identify norms. What are they?
Average ages at which developmental milestones are reached
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Arnold Gesell's research suggested the existence of maturation. What is that?
The gradual unfolding of a genetically programmed sequential pattern of change
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Gesell's findings formed the basis for many ____ used today to determine a child's developmental rate.
Norm-Referenced Tests
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Most knowledge about critical period comes from:
Animal research
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Mental illness is an example of what:
Atypical development
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What is an example of a normative age-graded change?
An infant crawling
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What is an example of a normative history-graded change?
A child who grew up during the time of 9/11
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What is an example of a nonnormative age related change?
Genetic influences
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____ periods are more common in animal research than in studies with humans.
Critical
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What research method is used to observe people in their natural environment?
Naturalistic observation
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Which research method allows researchers to quickly gather information?
Surveys
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What is the range in which a correlation can occur?
-1.00 to + 1.00
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What research method involves participants in a group being studied several times?
Longitudinal studies
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Which research method allows quick access to data about age differences?
Cross-sectional designs
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Which research method can identify cause-effect relationships?
Experiments
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