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M Berger
Developing Person Through the Life Span 10
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t h edition Test bank
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by Berger
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Name: Date:mm
1. Listm inm orderm andm explainm eachm ofm them fivem basicm stepsm ofm them scientificm method.
2. Definem naturem andm nurture,m andm givem anm examplem ofm each.m Also,m des
cribem themnature–nurturemdebate.
3. Describem howm contemporarym researchersm viewm them perspectivem thatm mostm
modernmdevelopmentalistsm takem onm them nature–
nurturem debate,m andm explainm epigenetics.
4. Explainm differentialm susceptibility,m usingm them examplem ofm maternalm depressio
nm andmchildren'smemotionalmmaturitymdescribedminmyourmtextbook.
5. Definem am criticalm periodm andm am sensitivem period.m Explainm them differencem between
m them twomperiods,mandm givemanmexample mofmeach.
6. Explainm Bronfenbrenner'sm ecological-systemsm theory,m andm describem hism fivem systems.
7. Definem cohort,m explainm itsm effects,m andm givem anm examplem ofm one.
8. Explainm them termm SES,m includingm fourm componentsm ofm SES.
9. Describem culture,m andm explainm whym researchersm interestedm inm humanm developmen
tm studymdifferentmcultures.
10. Avam believesm thatm them termsm culture,m ethnicity,m andm racem meanm them samem thin
gm andm areminterchangeable.m Explainm whym Avam ism wrong,m usingm examplesm from
m yourm textbook.
11. Listm atm leastm sixm factorsm thatm havem beenm linkedm tom depression.
12. Definem andm discussm them termm plasticitym asm itm relatesm tom humanm development.m Wh
atm factorsminfluencem plasticitym inm development?m Offerm atm leastm onem examplem ofm pl
asticitym thatm hasmoperatedmormismoperatingminmyourmownmlife.
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13. Imaginem thatm youm arem interestedm inm them relationshipm betweenm agem andm readingm abili
tym formchildrenm agesm 8m tom 12m yearsm old.m Brieflym definem them cross-
sectionalm design,m andm summarizemhowmyoumcouldmtestmthismrelationshipmusingmthatmd
esign.
14. Whatm practicesm mustm bem builtm intom am researchm studym tom protectm participants?
15. Definem correlation,m andm givem anm example.m Canm onem determinem causem andm eff
ectm frommcorrelations?mExplainmwhymormwhymnot.
16. Differentiatem quantitativem researchm fromm qualitativem research.m Whatm arem them ben
efitsm ofmusingmqualitativemresearchminmdevelopmentalmpsychology?
17. Whatm arem ethics,m andm whym arem ethicalm standardsm som importantm tom scientificm research?
18. Them sciencem ofm humanm developmentm seeksm tom understand people—
allmkindsmofmpeople,meverywhere,mofmeverymage—changemovermtime.
19. Tom preventm unexaminedm opinionsm andm personalm biasesm fromm influencingm r
esearchmfindings,m itm ism importantm tom employm themethod.
20. Am hypothesism ism am specificm predictionm thatm canm be bym variousm researchm methods.
21. Empiricalm evidencem refersm tom “ .”
22. Inm scientificm research,m collectingm additionalm evidencem bym studyingm differentm participants
thanm usedm inm them originalmstudym ism knownm asm“ .”
23. m
refersm tom them traits,m capacities,m andm limitationsm thatm eachm individualm inherit
smgeneticallymfromm hismorm hermparentsmatmthem momentmofmconception.
24. The
Heartm Study,m whichm beganm inm 1948,m hasm resultedm inm reducedm ratesm ofm cigarettems
moking,m increasedm ratesm ofm exercise,m andm worldwidem preventionm againstm premature
mdeaths.
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25. Timm toldm hism friendm thatm hem ism tallm becausem hem inheritedm “tall”m genesm fromm hi
sm dad.m Timmwasm claimingm that ,mbutmnot
,mwasmresponsiblemformhismheight.
26. Them combinationm ofm allm environmentalm influencesm thatm affectm anm individualm after
conceptionm ism calledm “ .”
27. m ism them studym ofm howm environmentalm factorsm affectm genesm andm geneticm expression.
28. Althoughm theym arem sisters,m Terrim andm Neevam respondm verym differentlym tom stressfulm
events.mTerrim becomesm emotionallym andm physicallym upsetm andm hasm am difficultm time
m focusingm onmwhatm ism positivem inm herm life.m Neeva,m onm them otherm hand,m dealsm with
m stressfulm eventsm directlymandm tendsm tom remainm optimistic.m Thesem differencesm illustr
atem them conceptm ofm “ .”
29. The takesm intom accountm allm phasesm ofm life,m fromm conceptionm throughm death.
30. A
periodm ofm developmentm ism am timem inm whichm am particularm typem ofm development
mmustmoccurm ifm itm ismtomoccurmatmall.
31. A
periodm ofm developmentm ism am timem inm whichm am particularm developmentm occursm more
measily—butm notmexclusively—atmamcertainmtime.
32. Thalidomidem onlym causedm birthm defectsm ifm am pregnantm womanm ingestedm them drugm during
m the
m periodm ofm prenatalm development.
33. Languagem learningm illustratesm them conceptm ofm am“ periodm ofm development.”
34. Althoughm Tanner'sm friendsm dom wellm inm school,m hem ism am low-
achievingm student.m Tannerm andmhism friendsm decidem tom meetm oncem am weekm tom stud
y;m soon,m Tanner'sm gradesm startm tom improve.mWithinm them ecological-
systemsm perspective,m them influencem ofm Tanner'sm friendsm onm hismschoolm performanc
em illustratesm them “ .”
35. Accordingm tom them ecological-systemsm approach,
arempartmofmthemlargermsocialmsetting,msuchmasm culturalm values,m economicmpoli
cies,m andmpoliticalm processes.
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M Berger
Developing Person Through the Life Span 10
m m m m m m
t h edition Test bank
m m m m
by Berger
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Fullmdownloadmlink:mhttps://bit.ly/2LywF1
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,8/12/23,m11:01mA DevelopingmPersonmThroughmthemLifemSpanm10thmeditionmTestmbankmbym
M Berger
Name: Date:mm
1. Listm inm orderm andm explainm eachm ofm them fivem basicm stepsm ofm them scientificm method.
2. Definem naturem andm nurture,m andm givem anm examplem ofm each.m Also,m des
cribem themnature–nurturemdebate.
3. Describem howm contemporarym researchersm viewm them perspectivem thatm mostm
modernmdevelopmentalistsm takem onm them nature–
nurturem debate,m andm explainm epigenetics.
4. Explainm differentialm susceptibility,m usingm them examplem ofm maternalm depressio
nm andmchildren'smemotionalmmaturitymdescribedminmyourmtextbook.
5. Definem am criticalm periodm andm am sensitivem period.m Explainm them differencem between
m them twomperiods,mandm givemanmexample mofmeach.
6. Explainm Bronfenbrenner'sm ecological-systemsm theory,m andm describem hism fivem systems.
7. Definem cohort,m explainm itsm effects,m andm givem anm examplem ofm one.
8. Explainm them termm SES,m includingm fourm componentsm ofm SES.
9. Describem culture,m andm explainm whym researchersm interestedm inm humanm developmen
tm studymdifferentmcultures.
10. Avam believesm thatm them termsm culture,m ethnicity,m andm racem meanm them samem thin
gm andm areminterchangeable.m Explainm whym Avam ism wrong,m usingm examplesm from
m yourm textbook.
11. Listm atm leastm sixm factorsm thatm havem beenm linkedm tom depression.
12. Definem andm discussm them termm plasticitym asm itm relatesm tom humanm development.m Wh
atm factorsminfluencem plasticitym inm development?m Offerm atm leastm onem examplem ofm pl
asticitym thatm hasmoperatedmormismoperatingminmyourmownmlife.
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13. Imaginem thatm youm arem interestedm inm them relationshipm betweenm agem andm readingm abili
tym formchildrenm agesm 8m tom 12m yearsm old.m Brieflym definem them cross-
sectionalm design,m andm summarizemhowmyoumcouldmtestmthismrelationshipmusingmthatmd
esign.
14. Whatm practicesm mustm bem builtm intom am researchm studym tom protectm participants?
15. Definem correlation,m andm givem anm example.m Canm onem determinem causem andm eff
ectm frommcorrelations?mExplainmwhymormwhymnot.
16. Differentiatem quantitativem researchm fromm qualitativem research.m Whatm arem them ben
efitsm ofmusingmqualitativemresearchminmdevelopmentalmpsychology?
17. Whatm arem ethics,m andm whym arem ethicalm standardsm som importantm tom scientificm research?
18. Them sciencem ofm humanm developmentm seeksm tom understand people—
allmkindsmofmpeople,meverywhere,mofmeverymage—changemovermtime.
19. Tom preventm unexaminedm opinionsm andm personalm biasesm fromm influencingm r
esearchmfindings,m itm ism importantm tom employm themethod.
20. Am hypothesism ism am specificm predictionm thatm canm be bym variousm researchm methods.
21. Empiricalm evidencem refersm tom “ .”
22. Inm scientificm research,m collectingm additionalm evidencem bym studyingm differentm participants
thanm usedm inm them originalmstudym ism knownm asm“ .”
23. m
refersm tom them traits,m capacities,m andm limitationsm thatm eachm individualm inherit
smgeneticallymfromm hismorm hermparentsmatmthem momentmofmconception.
24. The
Heartm Study,m whichm beganm inm 1948,m hasm resultedm inm reducedm ratesm ofm cigarettems
moking,m increasedm ratesm ofm exercise,m andm worldwidem preventionm againstm premature
mdeaths.
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25. Timm toldm hism friendm thatm hem ism tallm becausem hem inheritedm “tall”m genesm fromm hi
sm dad.m Timmwasm claimingm that ,mbutmnot
,mwasmresponsiblemformhismheight.
26. Them combinationm ofm allm environmentalm influencesm thatm affectm anm individualm after
conceptionm ism calledm “ .”
27. m ism them studym ofm howm environmentalm factorsm affectm genesm andm geneticm expression.
28. Althoughm theym arem sisters,m Terrim andm Neevam respondm verym differentlym tom stressfulm
events.mTerrim becomesm emotionallym andm physicallym upsetm andm hasm am difficultm time
m focusingm onmwhatm ism positivem inm herm life.m Neeva,m onm them otherm hand,m dealsm with
m stressfulm eventsm directlymandm tendsm tom remainm optimistic.m Thesem differencesm illustr
atem them conceptm ofm “ .”
29. The takesm intom accountm allm phasesm ofm life,m fromm conceptionm throughm death.
30. A
periodm ofm developmentm ism am timem inm whichm am particularm typem ofm development
mmustmoccurm ifm itm ismtomoccurmatmall.
31. A
periodm ofm developmentm ism am timem inm whichm am particularm developmentm occursm more
measily—butm notmexclusively—atmamcertainmtime.
32. Thalidomidem onlym causedm birthm defectsm ifm am pregnantm womanm ingestedm them drugm during
m the
m periodm ofm prenatalm development.
33. Languagem learningm illustratesm them conceptm ofm am“ periodm ofm development.”
34. Althoughm Tanner'sm friendsm dom wellm inm school,m hem ism am low-
achievingm student.m Tannerm andmhism friendsm decidem tom meetm oncem am weekm tom stud
y;m soon,m Tanner'sm gradesm startm tom improve.mWithinm them ecological-
systemsm perspective,m them influencem ofm Tanner'sm friendsm onm hismschoolm performanc
em illustratesm them “ .”
35. Accordingm tom them ecological-systemsm approach,
arempartmofmthemlargermsocialmsetting,msuchmasm culturalm values,m economicmpoli
cies,m andmpoliticalm processes.
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