PSY 382 Quiz Review
xg xg xg
Developmentxg-
correctxganswer✔ ✔ relativelyxgpermanent,xginxgaxgparticularlyxgsetxgorder.xgAxggoodxg
xg
examplexgofxgthisxgwouldxgbexgaxgchildxginxginfancyxgdevelopingxgthexgabilityxgtoxgusexglangu
age.xgAlso,xgdevelopingxgthexgabilityxgtoxgthinkxgbeforexgbeingxgablexgtoxgunderstandxgthatxg
otherxgpeoplexgcanxgthinkxgtoo.
DevelopmentalxgPsychologyxg-xgcorrectxganswer✔ ✔
interestedxginxgthexgdevelopmentalxgchangexginxgthexgmind.
DiscontinuousxgChangexg-xgcorrectxganswer✔ ✔
changexginxgthexgFORMxgofxgsomething;xgtransformationsxgoccurring.
ContinuousxgChangexg-xgcorrectxganswer✔ ✔
changexgaroundxgaxgNORM;xgex.xgGettingxgbetterxgatxgaxgskillxgorxglearningxgnewxgvocabul
ary.
Ifxgaxgteacherxgthoughtxgofxgdevelopmentxgasxgonlyxgbeingxgcontinuous,xghowxgmightxgtheyxg
teachxgaxgchildxgmultiplication?xg-xgcorrectxganswer✔ ✔
theyxgmayxgjustxghavexgchildrenxgmemorizexgtimesxgtablesxginsteadxgofxgactuallyxglearnin
gxgthexgabilityxgtoxgmultiply,xgasxgwouldxgbexgdonexginxgdiscontinuous.
BehavioristxgPerspectivexg-xgcorrectxganswer✔ ✔
thexgpsychologicalxgperspectivexgprimarilyxgconcernedxgwithxgobservablexgbehaviorxgthat
canxgbexgobjectivelyxgrecordedxgandxgwithxgthexgrelationshipsxgofxgobservablexgbehaviorxg
xg
toxgenvironmentalxgstimuli.
NativistxgPerspectivexg-xgcorrectxganswer✔ ✔
ideaxgthatxgthexghumanxgbrainxghasxganxginnatexgcapacityxgforxgacquiringxglanguagexg(lan
, guagexgacquisitionxgdevice)xgpossiblyxgduringxgaxgcriticalxgperiodxgofxgtimexgafterxgbirth,xgan
dxgthatxgchildrenxgarexgbornxgwithxgaxguniversalxgsensexgofxggrammarxg(NoamxgChomsky).
DevelopmentalxgSystemsxg-xgcorrectxganswer✔ ✔ anxgall-
encompassingxgoutlookxgonxgdevelopmentxgthatxgstressesxgthexgneedxgtoxgembracexgaxgvar
ietyxgofxgtheories,xgandxgthexgideaxgthatxgallxgsystemsxgandxgprocessesxginterrelate.
MechanisticxgWorldxgViewxg-xgcorrectxganswer✔ ✔ -
reductionisticxgperspective;xglookingxgatxgthexgdevelopingxgpersonxgasxganxgaggregatexgofxg
parts,xgreducingxgthemxgdownxgandxgstudyingxgthemxgasxgparts.
-seesxgthexgchildxgasxgbeingxgpassivexginxgdevelopment.
-alsoxgseesxgdevelopmentxgasxgbeingxgcontinuous.
-thexgtheoriesxgthatxgfallxgunderxgthisxgcategoryxgarexgBehaviorismxgandxgNativism.
OrganismicxgWorldxgViewxg-xgcorrectxganswer✔ ✔ -
viewsxgthexgchildxginxgaxgwayxgholisticxgway;xglookingxgatxgthexgwholexgpersonxgsuchxgasxgco
nsideringxgaxgperson'sxghealth,xgrelationships,xgwork,xgfoods,xgetc.
-viewsxgthexgchildxgasxgbeingxgactivexginxgdevelopment.
-seesxgthexgchildxgasxgdevelopingxginxgbothxgcontinuousxgandxgdiscontinuousxgways.
-thexgtheoryxgthatxgfallsxgunderxgthisxgcategoryxgisxgDevelopmentalxgSystems
BehavioristxgMetaphorxg-xgcorrectxganswer✔ ✔
childxgisxglikexgaxglumpxgofxgclayxgandxgthexgenvironmentxgisxgthexgsculptor,xgcreatingxgwha
txgthexgchildxgmayxgbecome.
NativistxgMetaphorxg-xgcorrectxganswer✔ ✔
childxgisxglikexgaxgfilingxgcabinet,xgalreadyxgwithxgallxgthexgfiles;xgbeingxgbornxgwithxgeveryth
ingxgwexgneedxgandxgasxgwexggetxgolderxgthesexgfilesxgbecomexgavailablexgtoxgusxgandxgsort
edxgthroughxgthexgenvironment.
xg xg xg
Developmentxg-
correctxganswer✔ ✔ relativelyxgpermanent,xginxgaxgparticularlyxgsetxgorder.xgAxggoodxg
xg
examplexgofxgthisxgwouldxgbexgaxgchildxginxginfancyxgdevelopingxgthexgabilityxgtoxgusexglangu
age.xgAlso,xgdevelopingxgthexgabilityxgtoxgthinkxgbeforexgbeingxgablexgtoxgunderstandxgthatxg
otherxgpeoplexgcanxgthinkxgtoo.
DevelopmentalxgPsychologyxg-xgcorrectxganswer✔ ✔
interestedxginxgthexgdevelopmentalxgchangexginxgthexgmind.
DiscontinuousxgChangexg-xgcorrectxganswer✔ ✔
changexginxgthexgFORMxgofxgsomething;xgtransformationsxgoccurring.
ContinuousxgChangexg-xgcorrectxganswer✔ ✔
changexgaroundxgaxgNORM;xgex.xgGettingxgbetterxgatxgaxgskillxgorxglearningxgnewxgvocabul
ary.
Ifxgaxgteacherxgthoughtxgofxgdevelopmentxgasxgonlyxgbeingxgcontinuous,xghowxgmightxgtheyxg
teachxgaxgchildxgmultiplication?xg-xgcorrectxganswer✔ ✔
theyxgmayxgjustxghavexgchildrenxgmemorizexgtimesxgtablesxginsteadxgofxgactuallyxglearnin
gxgthexgabilityxgtoxgmultiply,xgasxgwouldxgbexgdonexginxgdiscontinuous.
BehavioristxgPerspectivexg-xgcorrectxganswer✔ ✔
thexgpsychologicalxgperspectivexgprimarilyxgconcernedxgwithxgobservablexgbehaviorxgthat
canxgbexgobjectivelyxgrecordedxgandxgwithxgthexgrelationshipsxgofxgobservablexgbehaviorxg
xg
toxgenvironmentalxgstimuli.
NativistxgPerspectivexg-xgcorrectxganswer✔ ✔
ideaxgthatxgthexghumanxgbrainxghasxganxginnatexgcapacityxgforxgacquiringxglanguagexg(lan
, guagexgacquisitionxgdevice)xgpossiblyxgduringxgaxgcriticalxgperiodxgofxgtimexgafterxgbirth,xgan
dxgthatxgchildrenxgarexgbornxgwithxgaxguniversalxgsensexgofxggrammarxg(NoamxgChomsky).
DevelopmentalxgSystemsxg-xgcorrectxganswer✔ ✔ anxgall-
encompassingxgoutlookxgonxgdevelopmentxgthatxgstressesxgthexgneedxgtoxgembracexgaxgvar
ietyxgofxgtheories,xgandxgthexgideaxgthatxgallxgsystemsxgandxgprocessesxginterrelate.
MechanisticxgWorldxgViewxg-xgcorrectxganswer✔ ✔ -
reductionisticxgperspective;xglookingxgatxgthexgdevelopingxgpersonxgasxganxgaggregatexgofxg
parts,xgreducingxgthemxgdownxgandxgstudyingxgthemxgasxgparts.
-seesxgthexgchildxgasxgbeingxgpassivexginxgdevelopment.
-alsoxgseesxgdevelopmentxgasxgbeingxgcontinuous.
-thexgtheoriesxgthatxgfallxgunderxgthisxgcategoryxgarexgBehaviorismxgandxgNativism.
OrganismicxgWorldxgViewxg-xgcorrectxganswer✔ ✔ -
viewsxgthexgchildxginxgaxgwayxgholisticxgway;xglookingxgatxgthexgwholexgpersonxgsuchxgasxgco
nsideringxgaxgperson'sxghealth,xgrelationships,xgwork,xgfoods,xgetc.
-viewsxgthexgchildxgasxgbeingxgactivexginxgdevelopment.
-seesxgthexgchildxgasxgdevelopingxginxgbothxgcontinuousxgandxgdiscontinuousxgways.
-thexgtheoryxgthatxgfallsxgunderxgthisxgcategoryxgisxgDevelopmentalxgSystems
BehavioristxgMetaphorxg-xgcorrectxganswer✔ ✔
childxgisxglikexgaxglumpxgofxgclayxgandxgthexgenvironmentxgisxgthexgsculptor,xgcreatingxgwha
txgthexgchildxgmayxgbecome.
NativistxgMetaphorxg-xgcorrectxganswer✔ ✔
childxgisxglikexgaxgfilingxgcabinet,xgalreadyxgwithxgallxgthexgfiles;xgbeingxgbornxgwithxgeveryth
ingxgwexgneedxgandxgasxgwexggetxgolderxgthesexgfilesxgbecomexgavailablexgtoxgusxgandxgsort
edxgthroughxgthexgenvironment.
