PSYC 333 Exam 1 (KU): Fundamentals of Psychological Disorders Study Guide
Maturation - ANS ✔✔the biological unfolding of individual
Learning - ANS ✔✔experiences producing relatively permanent changes in thoughts, feelings,
behaviors
development - ANS ✔✔A continual and cumulative process
Change at any phase of life impacts the future
Development as a holistic process - ANS ✔✔Development is due to changes in:
■ Physical growth
■ Cognitive aspects of development
■ Psychosocial aspects of development
Development is due to changes in: - ANS ✔✔Physical growth, cognitive aspects, psychological
aspects
what is child development - ANS ✔✔Systematic continuities and changes between conception
through adolescence
Development is (two things) - ANS ✔✔Orderly, Stable
Plasticity - ANS ✔✔Capacity for change in response to positive or negative experiences
What are the three goals of developmental psychology? - ANS ✔✔Describe (normative and
ideographic development) , explain (why people develop) , and optimize
, What contributes to our collective knowledge of child development? - ANS ✔✔science:
measurement and observation
Scientific Method - ANS ✔✔objective, replicable
Theory - ANS ✔✔set of concepts and propositions that describe and explain some aspect of
behavior
Hypothesis - ANS ✔✔Theoretical predictions that can be tested with collected data
Measures should be: - ANS ✔✔reliable and valid
measurement reliability - ANS ✔✔consistency of a measure
Validity - ANS ✔✔Measure what it is supposed to measure
Self report - ANS ✔✔interviews, questionares
Diary studies - ANS ✔✔makes comparisons between and within people
Limitations in self report - ANS ✔✔Ability to read or comprehend verbal information, honesty
and accuracy, Interpretation of questions
Strengths of Self report - ANS ✔✔can survey large groups, confidentiality may help with
concerns of honesty/accuracy
Maturation - ANS ✔✔the biological unfolding of individual
Learning - ANS ✔✔experiences producing relatively permanent changes in thoughts, feelings,
behaviors
development - ANS ✔✔A continual and cumulative process
Change at any phase of life impacts the future
Development as a holistic process - ANS ✔✔Development is due to changes in:
■ Physical growth
■ Cognitive aspects of development
■ Psychosocial aspects of development
Development is due to changes in: - ANS ✔✔Physical growth, cognitive aspects, psychological
aspects
what is child development - ANS ✔✔Systematic continuities and changes between conception
through adolescence
Development is (two things) - ANS ✔✔Orderly, Stable
Plasticity - ANS ✔✔Capacity for change in response to positive or negative experiences
What are the three goals of developmental psychology? - ANS ✔✔Describe (normative and
ideographic development) , explain (why people develop) , and optimize
, What contributes to our collective knowledge of child development? - ANS ✔✔science:
measurement and observation
Scientific Method - ANS ✔✔objective, replicable
Theory - ANS ✔✔set of concepts and propositions that describe and explain some aspect of
behavior
Hypothesis - ANS ✔✔Theoretical predictions that can be tested with collected data
Measures should be: - ANS ✔✔reliable and valid
measurement reliability - ANS ✔✔consistency of a measure
Validity - ANS ✔✔Measure what it is supposed to measure
Self report - ANS ✔✔interviews, questionares
Diary studies - ANS ✔✔makes comparisons between and within people
Limitations in self report - ANS ✔✔Ability to read or comprehend verbal information, honesty
and accuracy, Interpretation of questions
Strengths of Self report - ANS ✔✔can survey large groups, confidentiality may help with
concerns of honesty/accuracy
