CPSY 3301 MIDTERM (LATEST UPDATE) REAL QUESTIONS
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GRADED A
common developmental periods Ans✓✓✓1. prenatal period (9 months)
2. infancy (18-24 months)
3. early childhood (2-6 years)
4. middle childhood (6-adolescence)
5. adolescence
6. beyond
development Ans✓✓✓patterns, ways, or processes by which
individuals grow and change from conception to death
multifinality Ans✓✓✓pathway where similar initial conditions lead to
different outcomes
development described by Ans✓✓✓- multifinality
- equifinality
- orderly
- multi-dimensional
- multi-directional
- multi-layered context
- plastic
- multidisciplinary science
,equifinality Ans✓✓✓pathway where different initial conditions lead to
similar outcomes
orderly Ans✓✓✓simple/global to complex/specific; lawful; follows
general principles
key issues in development Ans✓✓✓- nature vs nurtue
- stability vs change
- continuity vs discontinuity
multi-directional Ans✓✓✓both gains and losses are part of
development
multi-layered context Ans✓✓✓there exist many influences on
development, such as when and where (ex: Bronfenbrenner's ecological
systems model)
plastic Ans✓✓✓individuals develop to adapt to their environment;
potential to change
(ex: sensitive periods - time period where child is particularly open to
experiences and environment)
multi-dimensional Ans✓✓✓multiple processes simultaneously effect
development, such as biology, cognitive, and social
,nature vs nurture Ans✓✓✓nature = evolutionary principles and genetics
provide common foundation for development
nurture = environmental experiences are a primary influence on
development
stability vs change Ans✓✓✓argument over degree to which early
characteristics and traits persist and change over time
stability = nature and early life experiences dictate later behavior
change = later life experiences play a larger role in development
continuity vs discontinuity Ans✓✓✓argument over whether
developmental changes are gradual or abrupt
quantitative (gradual) vs qualitiative (stages)
reasons for using scientific approach Ans✓✓✓- beliefs/biases shape
observations and interpretations about children
- common myths and misconceptions (30%)
- importance evidence-based info (ex: social policy - guidelines and
legislation affecting and impacting human welfare)
, theory Ans✓✓✓set of principles based on empirical findings that
explain related natural phenomena
scientific process Ans✓✓✓1. form question and develop hypothesis
2. design and conduct study
3. data analysis and interpretation
4. peer review and publication
contents of a journal article Ans✓✓✓- abstract
- intro or lit review
- methods
- results
- discussion
- references
fallible Ans✓✓✓science is not always right and makes mistakes (ex:
MMR vaccine linked with autism)
researcher biases Ans✓✓✓- confirmation bias
- conflict of interest
- fraud
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |100% CORRECT | ALREADY
GRADED A
common developmental periods Ans✓✓✓1. prenatal period (9 months)
2. infancy (18-24 months)
3. early childhood (2-6 years)
4. middle childhood (6-adolescence)
5. adolescence
6. beyond
development Ans✓✓✓patterns, ways, or processes by which
individuals grow and change from conception to death
multifinality Ans✓✓✓pathway where similar initial conditions lead to
different outcomes
development described by Ans✓✓✓- multifinality
- equifinality
- orderly
- multi-dimensional
- multi-directional
- multi-layered context
- plastic
- multidisciplinary science
,equifinality Ans✓✓✓pathway where different initial conditions lead to
similar outcomes
orderly Ans✓✓✓simple/global to complex/specific; lawful; follows
general principles
key issues in development Ans✓✓✓- nature vs nurtue
- stability vs change
- continuity vs discontinuity
multi-directional Ans✓✓✓both gains and losses are part of
development
multi-layered context Ans✓✓✓there exist many influences on
development, such as when and where (ex: Bronfenbrenner's ecological
systems model)
plastic Ans✓✓✓individuals develop to adapt to their environment;
potential to change
(ex: sensitive periods - time period where child is particularly open to
experiences and environment)
multi-dimensional Ans✓✓✓multiple processes simultaneously effect
development, such as biology, cognitive, and social
,nature vs nurture Ans✓✓✓nature = evolutionary principles and genetics
provide common foundation for development
nurture = environmental experiences are a primary influence on
development
stability vs change Ans✓✓✓argument over degree to which early
characteristics and traits persist and change over time
stability = nature and early life experiences dictate later behavior
change = later life experiences play a larger role in development
continuity vs discontinuity Ans✓✓✓argument over whether
developmental changes are gradual or abrupt
quantitative (gradual) vs qualitiative (stages)
reasons for using scientific approach Ans✓✓✓- beliefs/biases shape
observations and interpretations about children
- common myths and misconceptions (30%)
- importance evidence-based info (ex: social policy - guidelines and
legislation affecting and impacting human welfare)
, theory Ans✓✓✓set of principles based on empirical findings that
explain related natural phenomena
scientific process Ans✓✓✓1. form question and develop hypothesis
2. design and conduct study
3. data analysis and interpretation
4. peer review and publication
contents of a journal article Ans✓✓✓- abstract
- intro or lit review
- methods
- results
- discussion
- references
fallible Ans✓✓✓science is not always right and makes mistakes (ex:
MMR vaccine linked with autism)
researcher biases Ans✓✓✓- confirmation bias
- conflict of interest
- fraud
