ABSC 160 Exam 1-Questions with Correct Answers/ Expert
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biological processes, environmental events, or a combo of both - ✔✔What are the forces
that drive development?
Quantitative Change - ✔✔changes in the amount or quantity of what you are measuring(ex:
children grow they get taller, learn new words, and acquire more factual knowledge)
Qualitative Change - ✔✔changes in the overall nature of what you are examining(ex:
walking is different from crawling, and thinking about abstract concepts such as justice or
fairness is different from knowing something more concrete, such as capitals)
1. development is continuous
2. development is not a constant, even process
3. development is non-linear
4. description is not enough, need an explanation
5. nature and nurture play a role - ✔✔What are the tenets of developmental theory?
Skepticism - ✔✔judging the validity of a claim based on objective empirical evidence
Pseudoscience - ✔✔collection of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on
scientific method; claims of effectiveness based on established scientific evidence, when in
fact there is no evidence or evidence is misinterpreted; use of testimonial or anecdotes;
claims that are unfalsifiable
Multifinality - ✔✔same pathway can lead to different outcomes(ex: children who are
victims of abuse can have many different long-term outcomes that can include depression
but also resiliency and healing)
Equifinality - ✔✔different pathways can result in the same outcome(ex: depression may
result from biological and genetic processes, but it also can result from early traumatic
experiences)
, degree to which the expression of a gene is influenced by the environment - ✔✔What are
the canalization of genes?
-know the source of your info
-examine the evidence
-question authority
-become a critical thinker
-beware of making generalizations
-be aware of perceptual bias
-question "common sense" - ✔✔What are the activities of a "good" consumer of
developmental information?
theory - ✔✔describes factors responsible for scientific observations
- ✔✔How can you tell a good theory from a bad theory?(criteria for judging developmental
theories)
process by which professional peers critique research and make suggestions for
improvement prior to its publication or dissemination - ✔✔Why is peer review important?
independent variable - ✔✔variable in an experiment that the researcher manipulates; have
control over this; "what do i change"; presumed cause
dependent variable - ✔✔outcome of interest to the researcher that is measured at the end
of an experiment; observed results; "what do i observe"; presumed effect
confounding variable - ✔✔
description - ✔✔what happens; want to give an account of an event
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biological processes, environmental events, or a combo of both - ✔✔What are the forces
that drive development?
Quantitative Change - ✔✔changes in the amount or quantity of what you are measuring(ex:
children grow they get taller, learn new words, and acquire more factual knowledge)
Qualitative Change - ✔✔changes in the overall nature of what you are examining(ex:
walking is different from crawling, and thinking about abstract concepts such as justice or
fairness is different from knowing something more concrete, such as capitals)
1. development is continuous
2. development is not a constant, even process
3. development is non-linear
4. description is not enough, need an explanation
5. nature and nurture play a role - ✔✔What are the tenets of developmental theory?
Skepticism - ✔✔judging the validity of a claim based on objective empirical evidence
Pseudoscience - ✔✔collection of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on
scientific method; claims of effectiveness based on established scientific evidence, when in
fact there is no evidence or evidence is misinterpreted; use of testimonial or anecdotes;
claims that are unfalsifiable
Multifinality - ✔✔same pathway can lead to different outcomes(ex: children who are
victims of abuse can have many different long-term outcomes that can include depression
but also resiliency and healing)
Equifinality - ✔✔different pathways can result in the same outcome(ex: depression may
result from biological and genetic processes, but it also can result from early traumatic
experiences)
, degree to which the expression of a gene is influenced by the environment - ✔✔What are
the canalization of genes?
-know the source of your info
-examine the evidence
-question authority
-become a critical thinker
-beware of making generalizations
-be aware of perceptual bias
-question "common sense" - ✔✔What are the activities of a "good" consumer of
developmental information?
theory - ✔✔describes factors responsible for scientific observations
- ✔✔How can you tell a good theory from a bad theory?(criteria for judging developmental
theories)
process by which professional peers critique research and make suggestions for
improvement prior to its publication or dissemination - ✔✔Why is peer review important?
independent variable - ✔✔variable in an experiment that the researcher manipulates; have
control over this; "what do i change"; presumed cause
dependent variable - ✔✔outcome of interest to the researcher that is measured at the end
of an experiment; observed results; "what do i observe"; presumed effect
confounding variable - ✔✔
description - ✔✔what happens; want to give an account of an event
