Psy 357 - Study Guide Quiz 1 (Viorela Monk) GCU || Acknowledged
Answers 100%.
Define human development. correct answers The multidisciplinary study of how people change
and how they remain the same over time.
What does human development research examine? correct answers What recurring issues of
development have scholars addressed throughout history?
What are the basic forces in the biopsychosocial framework?
How does the timing of these forces make a difference in their impact?
How does neuroscience enhance understanding of human development?
This is the difference between nature vs. nurture. correct answers Is it influence of heredity vs.
environment?
This is the difference between continuity vs discontinuity. correct answers Does development
smoothly progress or shift abruptly?
This is the difference between universal vs context-specific development. correct answers Is
there just one or multiple ways in which development occurs?
What are the basic forces in human development? correct answers Biological forces
Psychological forces
Sociocultural forces
, Lifecycle forces
Define Biological forces. correct answers Genetic, health-related
Define Psychological forces. correct answers Cognitive/perceptual, emotional, personality
Define Sociocultural forces. correct answers Societal, cultural, ethnic, interpersonal
Define Lifecycle forces. correct answers Identical events, different age groups
Define neuroscience. correct answers the study of the brain and nervous system, especially in
terms of brain-behavior relationships
What does systemic observation consists of? correct answers Naturalistic observation
"Real-life" observations
Structured observation
Researchers create a situation
likely to result in the type of
behavior in which they are
interested studying
For example, in a research lab
Define reliability. correct answers The degree to which the particular way researchers measure a
given variable is likely to have consistent results
If you took the same test twice, would it give you the same score?
Answers 100%.
Define human development. correct answers The multidisciplinary study of how people change
and how they remain the same over time.
What does human development research examine? correct answers What recurring issues of
development have scholars addressed throughout history?
What are the basic forces in the biopsychosocial framework?
How does the timing of these forces make a difference in their impact?
How does neuroscience enhance understanding of human development?
This is the difference between nature vs. nurture. correct answers Is it influence of heredity vs.
environment?
This is the difference between continuity vs discontinuity. correct answers Does development
smoothly progress or shift abruptly?
This is the difference between universal vs context-specific development. correct answers Is
there just one or multiple ways in which development occurs?
What are the basic forces in human development? correct answers Biological forces
Psychological forces
Sociocultural forces
, Lifecycle forces
Define Biological forces. correct answers Genetic, health-related
Define Psychological forces. correct answers Cognitive/perceptual, emotional, personality
Define Sociocultural forces. correct answers Societal, cultural, ethnic, interpersonal
Define Lifecycle forces. correct answers Identical events, different age groups
Define neuroscience. correct answers the study of the brain and nervous system, especially in
terms of brain-behavior relationships
What does systemic observation consists of? correct answers Naturalistic observation
"Real-life" observations
Structured observation
Researchers create a situation
likely to result in the type of
behavior in which they are
interested studying
For example, in a research lab
Define reliability. correct answers The degree to which the particular way researchers measure a
given variable is likely to have consistent results
If you took the same test twice, would it give you the same score?
