Psych 464 Midterm Questions and Answers A+ Graded (2025).

Psych 464 Midterm Questions and
Answers A+ Graded (2025)




Describe .the .field .of .life-span .development. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Scientific
.approach .to .questions .about .growth, .change, .and .stability .in .the .physical,

.cognitive, .social, .and .personality .characteristics.


What .are .the .major .features .of .life .span .perspective .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
Multiple .contexts, .Collaborative .relationships, .Scientific, .and .Change

Normative .age-graded .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Influences .are .universal .for .persons
.within .a .particular .age .range .
EX: .puberty .for .adolescent

Normative .history .graded .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Influences .common .to .people .of
.a .particular .generation .
EX: .baby .boomers .experiencing .association .of .JFK

non-normative .influences .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Influences .that .are .specific .to .an
.individual .
EX: .death .of .parent .for .a .young .child

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.


treatment .variables .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-factors .researchers .change/manipulate
.to .a .change .in .outcome


subject .variable .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-interested .in .the .independent .variable, .but
.cannot .be .manipulated


internal .validity .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-it .is .whether .independent .is .related .to .the
.dependent .variable

, selection .bias .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-draw .participants .from .settings .that .aren't
.equivalent


history .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-events .outside .the .experiments, .but .occurs .during
.the .study .and .affects .responses


maturation .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-changes .in .participants .over .time .affect .the
.results .of .a .study


testing .effects .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-using .the .same .measures .so .participants
.copy .responses


selective .dropout .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-study .people .overtime, .people .dropout

reactivity .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-unattended .changes .in .result .of .participation .in
.study


external .validity .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .extent .to .which .the .results .of .a .study
.can .be .generalized .to .other .situations .and .to .other .people


sample .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .relatively .small .proportion .of .people .who .are
.chosen .in .a .survey .so .as .to .be .representative .of .the .whole.


setting .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-environment .of .setting

threats .to .external .validity .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-researcher .and .sample. .with
.researcher .its .whether . results .are .specific .to .a .research .team. .with .sample, .its

.whether . your .results .generalize .to .a .wider .group


random .sampling .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a .sample .that .fairly .represents .a
.population .because .each .member .has .an . equal .chance .of .inclusion


stratified .random .sampling .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-resample .people, .stratify
.different .demographics


oversampling .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-picking .out .groups .that .doesn't .have .as
.much .in .population


convenience .sampling .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-already .having .access .to .a .group

self .selected .sampling .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Also .called .volunteer .sampling.
.Participants .choose .to .become .part .of .a .study .because .they . volunteer .by
.responding .to .an .advert .or .a .request .to .take .part .in .a .study.


snowball .sampling .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-recruit .initial .people .in .investigation
.and .they .give . recommendations .of .other .potential .participants


longitudinal .design .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-pick .people .from .a .single .age .group
.and .then .follow .them .for .certain .time .