ABSC 160 KU Winter Final Study Guide (ANSWERED)
qualitative change - Correct Answer Change in kind, structure, or organization, such as the change from
nonverbal to verbal communication
quantitative change - Correct Answer Change in number or amount, such as in height, weight, or size of
vocabulary
Multifinality - Correct Answer the concept that various outcomes may stem from similar beginnings
Equifinality - Correct Answer one symptom can have many causes
Skepticism - Correct Answer the idea that nothing can ever be known for certain
Pseudoscience - Correct Answer A fake or false science that makes claims based on little or no scientific
evidence.
activities of a good consumer - Correct Answer Research intelligent sources, be skeptical, examine
evidence, know sources, beware of biases and generalizations, ask questions
Define theory - Correct Answer well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations
criteria for judging theories - Correct Answer importance, precision and clarity, parsimony and
simplicity, comprehensiveness, operationality, empirical validation or verification, fruitfulness, and
practicality
Learning Theory - Correct Answer Based on the idea that changes in behavior result more from
experience and less from our personality or how we think or feel about a situation.
we learn through interaction with out environment
,Ecological Theory - Correct Answer Bronfenbrenner's theory that human development is shaped by five
interrelated systems in the social environment
Tenets of developmental theory - Correct Answer
description - Correct Answer a spoken or written summary of observations
explanation - Correct Answer an interpretation of observations
Scientific Method Steps - Correct Answer Observations, Hypothesis, Experiment, Data Collection,
Conclusion, If necessary restart
Hypothesis - Correct Answer A testable prediction, often implied by a theory
Observation - Correct Answer Information obtained through the senses.
Importance of replication of research - Correct Answer Describing the precise details of the study makes
it possible for others to replicate the study. When a study is replicated, the results are confirmed each
time and the validity of the results are heightened.
control group - Correct Answer In an experiment, the group that is not exposed to the treatment;
contrasts with the experimental group and serves as a comparison for evaluating the effect of the
treatment.
experimental group - Correct Answer In an experiment, the group that is exposed to the treatment, that
is, to one version of the independent variable.
independent variable - Correct Answer The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose
effect is being studied.
dependent variable - Correct Answer The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to
manipulations of the independent variable.
, positive correlation - Correct Answer A correlation where as one variable increases, the other also
increases, or as one decreases so does the other. Both variables move in the same direction.
negative correlation - Correct Answer as one variable increases, the other decreases
no correlation - Correct Answer There is no relationship between data sets.
Genotype - Correct Answer genetic makeup of an organism
Phenotype - Correct Answer An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits.
niche-picking - Correct Answer tendency to actively choose environments that complement our
heredity
epigenetics - Correct Answer study of changes in gene expression
a system by which genes are activated or silenced in response to events or circumstances in the
individual's environment
result of epigenetic research - Correct Answer a certain gene caused some men to have more trouble
with long-term, committed relationships
sources of influence on development - Correct Answer environmental - our environment can influence
our genes and activate/deactivate them and shape who we are
hereditary
sibling relationships - Correct Answer caregiver, buddy, critical, rival, casual
qualitative change - Correct Answer Change in kind, structure, or organization, such as the change from
nonverbal to verbal communication
quantitative change - Correct Answer Change in number or amount, such as in height, weight, or size of
vocabulary
Multifinality - Correct Answer the concept that various outcomes may stem from similar beginnings
Equifinality - Correct Answer one symptom can have many causes
Skepticism - Correct Answer the idea that nothing can ever be known for certain
Pseudoscience - Correct Answer A fake or false science that makes claims based on little or no scientific
evidence.
activities of a good consumer - Correct Answer Research intelligent sources, be skeptical, examine
evidence, know sources, beware of biases and generalizations, ask questions
Define theory - Correct Answer well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations
criteria for judging theories - Correct Answer importance, precision and clarity, parsimony and
simplicity, comprehensiveness, operationality, empirical validation or verification, fruitfulness, and
practicality
Learning Theory - Correct Answer Based on the idea that changes in behavior result more from
experience and less from our personality or how we think or feel about a situation.
we learn through interaction with out environment
,Ecological Theory - Correct Answer Bronfenbrenner's theory that human development is shaped by five
interrelated systems in the social environment
Tenets of developmental theory - Correct Answer
description - Correct Answer a spoken or written summary of observations
explanation - Correct Answer an interpretation of observations
Scientific Method Steps - Correct Answer Observations, Hypothesis, Experiment, Data Collection,
Conclusion, If necessary restart
Hypothesis - Correct Answer A testable prediction, often implied by a theory
Observation - Correct Answer Information obtained through the senses.
Importance of replication of research - Correct Answer Describing the precise details of the study makes
it possible for others to replicate the study. When a study is replicated, the results are confirmed each
time and the validity of the results are heightened.
control group - Correct Answer In an experiment, the group that is not exposed to the treatment;
contrasts with the experimental group and serves as a comparison for evaluating the effect of the
treatment.
experimental group - Correct Answer In an experiment, the group that is exposed to the treatment, that
is, to one version of the independent variable.
independent variable - Correct Answer The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose
effect is being studied.
dependent variable - Correct Answer The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to
manipulations of the independent variable.
, positive correlation - Correct Answer A correlation where as one variable increases, the other also
increases, or as one decreases so does the other. Both variables move in the same direction.
negative correlation - Correct Answer as one variable increases, the other decreases
no correlation - Correct Answer There is no relationship between data sets.
Genotype - Correct Answer genetic makeup of an organism
Phenotype - Correct Answer An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits.
niche-picking - Correct Answer tendency to actively choose environments that complement our
heredity
epigenetics - Correct Answer study of changes in gene expression
a system by which genes are activated or silenced in response to events or circumstances in the
individual's environment
result of epigenetic research - Correct Answer a certain gene caused some men to have more trouble
with long-term, committed relationships
sources of influence on development - Correct Answer environmental - our environment can influence
our genes and activate/deactivate them and shape who we are
hereditary
sibling relationships - Correct Answer caregiver, buddy, critical, rival, casual
