FAD 3220 EXAM 1 WITH ALL THE PASSING TIPS

FAD 3220 EXAM 1 WITH ALL THE
PASSING TIPS




Nature - correct answer- genetics; traits, abilities and capacities that are inherited by
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your parents
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n nurture - correct answer- environmental influences with shape human behavior
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n (school, church, parents etc) n n n




n history-graded influence - correct answer- biological and environmental influences
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n associated with a particular historical moment (wars, epidemics etc)
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n sociocultural-graded influence - correct answer- the social and cultural factors present n n nn n n n n n n n


n at a particular time for a particular individual, depending on such variables as ethnicity,
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n social class, and subcultural membership
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n accommodation - correct answer- changes in existing ways of thinking that occur in
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n response to encounters with new stimuli or events
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n Assimilation - correct answer- the process in which people understand an experience
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n in terms of their current stage of cognitive development and way of thinking
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n positive correlation - correct answer- when one factor increases (or decreases), the
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n other factor increases (or decreases)
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n negative correlation - correct answer- when one factor increases, the other decreases
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, n independent variable - correct answer- variable researchers use to manipulate in the
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n experiment

n dependent variable - correct answer- variable researchers measure to see if it changes
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n as a result of the experimental manipulation
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n4 ethical principles - correct answer- 1. participants must be protected from physical
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and psychological harm
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2. Researchers must obtain informed consent from participants
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3. participant's privacy must be maintained
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4. use of deception must be justified and cause no harm
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ndevelopmental stages that lifespan development covers (conception to death) - correct
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nanswer- prenatal period n n


infancy to toddlerhood n n


preschool period n


middle childhood n


adolescence
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middle adulthood n


late adulthood n




n psychodynamic perspective - correct answer- behavior is motivated by inner forces, n n nn n n n n n n n


n memories, and conflicts of which a person has little awareness or control. Inner forces
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n stem from childhood and influence behavior across the lifespan (ID, EGO,
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n SUPEREGO)

n Behavioral perspective - correct answer- behavior is motivated by observable behavior
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n from others and environmental stimuli (classical and operant conditioning)
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n cognitive perspective - correct answer- focuses on the processes that allow people to
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n know, understand, and think about the world; how children and adults process
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n information and think influences their behavior n n n n n




n humanistic perspective - correct answer- explains that people have a natural capacity
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n to make decisions about their lives and to control their behavior; people naturally seek
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n to reach their full potential
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n Evolutionary perspective - correct answer- seeks to identify behavior that is the result
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n of our genetic inheritance from our ancestors
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n contextual perspective - correct answer- the theory that considers the relationship
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n between individuals and their physical, cognitive, personality, and social worlds
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