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Key Terms Quiz



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Question 1.
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The field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, and stability in behavior across all chronological ages is referred to as .  

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Question 2.
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Understanding how the body’s makeup helps determine behavior is the study of . 

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Question 3.
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Studying how memory changes across the lifespan would be an example of the study of . 

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Question 4.
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The study of stability and change in the enduring characteristics that differentiate a person from another over the lifespan is . 

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Question 5.
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is the way in which individuals’ interactions with others grow, change, and remain stable over the course of life.  

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Question 6.
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Urie Bronfenbrenner’s approach to lifespan development is known as the approach.  

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Question 7.
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A group of people born around the same time and place are known as a .  

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Question 8.
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Biological and environmental influences associated with a particular historical moment are known as .  

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Question 9.
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Entry into college around the age of 18 in the United States would be considered a normative . 

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Question 10.
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are considerably different for affluent white children than for poor children of color.  

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Question 11.
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A tornado destroying a child’s home forcing him or her to live in a homeless shelter would be an example of a . 

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Question 12.
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Gradual development in which achievements at one level build on those of previous levels is referred to as . 

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Question 13.
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Change that occurs in distinct stages would be referred to as . 

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Question 14.
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A specific time during development when a particular event has its greatest consequences is known as a .  

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Question 15.
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Developmentalists are less likely to speak of critical periods now and instead, they speak of .  

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Question 16.
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Nature refers to traits, abilities, and capacities that are inherited from one’s parents and are produced by .  

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Question 17.
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Explanations and predictions concerning phenomena of interest are known as .  

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Question 18.
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Advocates of the believe that behavior is governed by inner forces, memories, and conflicts of which a person has little awareness or control. 

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Question 19.
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Freud’s theory was called the .  

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Question 20.
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The raw, unorganized part of personality present at birth, that represents primitive drives is called the .  

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Question 21.
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The part of the personality that is rational and reasonable is known as the .  

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Question 22.
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The part of the personality that represents a person’s conscience is known as the .  

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Question 23.
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The theory that states that children pass through a series of stages in which gratification is focused on a particular biological function and part of the body is known as the theory of .  

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If a child is unable to gratify his or herself sufficiently during a particular stage, may occur. 

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Question 25.
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Erikson provided an alternative psychodynamic view in his theory of .  

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Question 26.
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The perspective suggests that the key to understanding development is in observable actions and outside stimuli. 

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occurs when an organism learns to respond to a neutral stimulus that does not normally evoke a response. 

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A form of learning in which a voluntary response is strengthened or weakened by its association with positive or negative consequences is known as .  

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Question 29.
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A formal technique in which desirable behaviors are promoted and undesirable behaviors are decreased is known as .  

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Question 30.
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Learning by observing the behavior of a model is the explanation given by .  

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Question 31.
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The focuses on the processes that people use to know, understand, and think about the world. 

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The process of understanding new information by fitting it into one’s current way of thinking is known as .  

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Question 33.
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The process of understanding new information by changing the way one thinks when encountering new stimuli is known as .  

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Question 34.
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The approach that compares cognitive development to computers is known as the .  

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Lev Vygotsky proposed the theory. 

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Question 36.
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The special qualities of human beings provide the centerpiece of the , which contends that people have a natural capacity to make decisions about their lives and to control their behavior. 

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Question 37.
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The theory of development that grew out of Charles Darwin’s work is known as the .  

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Question 38.
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The process of posing and answering questions using careful, controlled techniques that include systematic, orderly observations and the collection of data is known as the .  

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Question 39.
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When doing research, the statement "Children who are exposed to violence on television will be more likely to have behavioral problems." is an example of a .  

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The kind of research that tries to identify whether an association or relationship between two factors exists is known as research. 

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research can discover causal relationships between or among factors. 

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Question 42.
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The observation of behavior without intervention into the situation is known as observation. 

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Question 43.
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An extensive, in-depth interviews with an individual is known as a .  

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A kind of correlational research in which groups of people are asked questions about their opinions on a given topic is known as .  

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Question 45.
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A process in which an investigator derives different treatments is known as an .  

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Question 46.
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In an experiment, the researcher devises , which is a procedure applied by the investigator. 

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Question 47.
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The group that receives the manipulation in an experiment is known as the group. 

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Question 48.
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The group that does not receive treatment in an experiment is known as the group. 

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Question 49.
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In an experiment, the researcher manipulates the variable. 

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Question 50.
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The variable in an experiment that is measured is called the variable. 

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Question 51.
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The group of people chosen to participate in a research study is known as the . 

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A research investigation carried out in a naturally occurring setting is known as a .  

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A research investigation conducted in a controlled setting is known as a .  

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Research that is designed to test some developmental explanation and expand scientific knowledge is known as .  

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Research that is designed to provide practical solutions to immediate problems is known as .  

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research is research in which the behavior of participants in the study is measured as they age. 

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Research that involves testing people of different ages at the same point in time is called research. 

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Research in which examiners look at a number of different age groups over several points of time is known as research. 

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