HGD (Human Growth & Development) MIDTERM || All Solved.
Development is defined as the... correct answers ...physical and psychological changes in an
individual over a lifetime.
_______ is the discipline concerned with the scientific study of changes in human behaviors and
mental activities over time correct answers Developmental psychology
A set of ideas or propositions that helps to organize or explain observable phenomena is called a
______ correct answers theory.
A good theory goes beyond the simple explanation of a phenomenon to ________ the occurrence
of that phenomenon. correct answers predict
A theory that explains and predicts behavior is useful for.... correct answers ...translating ideas
into applications.
_________ are programs established by local, regional, or national organizations and agencies
designed to alleviate social problems. correct answers Social policies
A central question in developmental psychology is whether the child's development is the result
of genetic endowment or environmental influences. This question is usually referred to as the...
correct answers ...nature-nurture debate.
A psychologist who attributes the development of a particular trait to nature is presuming that the
trait is a result of.... correct answers ...a genetically inherited program for development.
A psychologist who attributes the development of a particular trait to nurture is presuming that
the trait is a result of... correct answers ...the kinds of experiences the child has had.
,If a psychologist believes that the unique customs, values, and beliefs of a larger social
community are responsible for the development of a particular trait, to which key theme in
development does that psychologist subscribe? correct answers sociocultural influence.
Children grow up within a larger social community, called the ______, which includes unique
customs, values, and beliefs about the proper way to rear children and the ultimate goals for their
development. correct answers sociocultural context
A stage in development is a period of time in which behavior.... correct answers ...is qualitatively
different from that of another period.
Individual differences in development are... correct answers ...the result of random mutations of
genes inherited from parents.
Resilient children are those who... correct answers ...seem able to most effectively resist the
negative consequences of risk.
During medieval and renaissance times, children were... correct answers ...incorporated into the
adult world.
Even though medieval children were incorporated quickly into the adult world, they were...
correct answers ...recognized both as different from adults and possessing special needs.
John Locke's view of the newborn mind as tabula rasa means that the child is... correct
answers ...a blank slate upon which experiences are etched.
The belief that children are born with a propensity to act on impulses without an aim of
wrongdoing is the belief that the child is a... correct answers ...noble savage.
Locke and Rousseau, philosophers during the Age of Enlightenment, both emphasized the notion
that... correct answers ...children are active in their own development.
, Which class of developmental theories holds that normal, healthy development is achieved
through the satisfactory resolution of conflicts between internal needs and feelings and external
obstacles? correct answers psychosocial
The theory proposed by______ that an individual's personality originates in early forms of
childhood sexuality and that gratification of this sexuality changes throughout various stages of
development is called the _______ theory of development. correct answers Freud;psychosexual
According to Freud, the psychological tension induced by a set of biological instincts is called....
correct answers ...libido.
One of Freud's greatest contributions to psychology was his emphasis on the importance of
______ in shaping human development. correct answers early experience
According to Freud, lack of opportunity to have needs met or to express them adequately is
predicted to have... correct answers ...negative consequences for how the child relates to others
and for feelings of self-worth.
The ages at which most children are able to accomplish a certain developmental task, such as
sitting or walking, are referred to as... correct answers ...norms.
The notion that a child can learn not by direct reinforcement but by watching other people is
termed... correct answers ...observational learning.
Cognitive-developmental theories explain knowledge such as the... correct answers ...emergence
of psychological structures that influence how the child interprets experience.
______ theories tend to share the fundamental assumption that normal children display common
intellectual, emotional, and social capabilities despite widely varying experiences. correct
answers Learning
Development is defined as the... correct answers ...physical and psychological changes in an
individual over a lifetime.
_______ is the discipline concerned with the scientific study of changes in human behaviors and
mental activities over time correct answers Developmental psychology
A set of ideas or propositions that helps to organize or explain observable phenomena is called a
______ correct answers theory.
A good theory goes beyond the simple explanation of a phenomenon to ________ the occurrence
of that phenomenon. correct answers predict
A theory that explains and predicts behavior is useful for.... correct answers ...translating ideas
into applications.
_________ are programs established by local, regional, or national organizations and agencies
designed to alleviate social problems. correct answers Social policies
A central question in developmental psychology is whether the child's development is the result
of genetic endowment or environmental influences. This question is usually referred to as the...
correct answers ...nature-nurture debate.
A psychologist who attributes the development of a particular trait to nature is presuming that the
trait is a result of.... correct answers ...a genetically inherited program for development.
A psychologist who attributes the development of a particular trait to nurture is presuming that
the trait is a result of... correct answers ...the kinds of experiences the child has had.
,If a psychologist believes that the unique customs, values, and beliefs of a larger social
community are responsible for the development of a particular trait, to which key theme in
development does that psychologist subscribe? correct answers sociocultural influence.
Children grow up within a larger social community, called the ______, which includes unique
customs, values, and beliefs about the proper way to rear children and the ultimate goals for their
development. correct answers sociocultural context
A stage in development is a period of time in which behavior.... correct answers ...is qualitatively
different from that of another period.
Individual differences in development are... correct answers ...the result of random mutations of
genes inherited from parents.
Resilient children are those who... correct answers ...seem able to most effectively resist the
negative consequences of risk.
During medieval and renaissance times, children were... correct answers ...incorporated into the
adult world.
Even though medieval children were incorporated quickly into the adult world, they were...
correct answers ...recognized both as different from adults and possessing special needs.
John Locke's view of the newborn mind as tabula rasa means that the child is... correct
answers ...a blank slate upon which experiences are etched.
The belief that children are born with a propensity to act on impulses without an aim of
wrongdoing is the belief that the child is a... correct answers ...noble savage.
Locke and Rousseau, philosophers during the Age of Enlightenment, both emphasized the notion
that... correct answers ...children are active in their own development.
, Which class of developmental theories holds that normal, healthy development is achieved
through the satisfactory resolution of conflicts between internal needs and feelings and external
obstacles? correct answers psychosocial
The theory proposed by______ that an individual's personality originates in early forms of
childhood sexuality and that gratification of this sexuality changes throughout various stages of
development is called the _______ theory of development. correct answers Freud;psychosexual
According to Freud, the psychological tension induced by a set of biological instincts is called....
correct answers ...libido.
One of Freud's greatest contributions to psychology was his emphasis on the importance of
______ in shaping human development. correct answers early experience
According to Freud, lack of opportunity to have needs met or to express them adequately is
predicted to have... correct answers ...negative consequences for how the child relates to others
and for feelings of self-worth.
The ages at which most children are able to accomplish a certain developmental task, such as
sitting or walking, are referred to as... correct answers ...norms.
The notion that a child can learn not by direct reinforcement but by watching other people is
termed... correct answers ...observational learning.
Cognitive-developmental theories explain knowledge such as the... correct answers ...emergence
of psychological structures that influence how the child interprets experience.
______ theories tend to share the fundamental assumption that normal children display common
intellectual, emotional, and social capabilities despite widely varying experiences. correct
answers Learning
