Exam 1 - Lifespan Growth and
Development(100% Accurate!)
human development - ANSWERSways people grow and change across the lifespan; includes people's
biological, cognitive, psychological and social functioning
difference between developed and developing countries - ANSWERSdeveloping countries have less
wealth than developed countries
compare individualistic and collectivistic cultures - ANSWERSindividualistic cultures value independence
and self expression. collectivistic cultures value obedience and group harmony
major theories of human development - ANSWERSancient conceptions and scientific conceptions
differences between Freud's and Erikson's theories - ANSWERSFreud's psychosexual theory proposes
that sexual desire is the driving force behind human development. Erikson's psychosocial theory
proposes that human development is driven by the need to become integrated into the social and
cultural environment
Bronfenbrenner's 5 levels - ANSWERSmicrosystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, and
chronosystem
distinguish between dependent and independent variable - ANSWERSindependent variable is the
variable that is different of the experimental group than for the control group. dependent variable is the
outcome that is measured to calculate the results of the experiment by comparing the experimental
group to the control group
hypothesis - ANSWERSin the scientific process, a researcher's idea about one possible answer to the
question proposed for investigation
Development(100% Accurate!)
human development - ANSWERSways people grow and change across the lifespan; includes people's
biological, cognitive, psychological and social functioning
difference between developed and developing countries - ANSWERSdeveloping countries have less
wealth than developed countries
compare individualistic and collectivistic cultures - ANSWERSindividualistic cultures value independence
and self expression. collectivistic cultures value obedience and group harmony
major theories of human development - ANSWERSancient conceptions and scientific conceptions
differences between Freud's and Erikson's theories - ANSWERSFreud's psychosexual theory proposes
that sexual desire is the driving force behind human development. Erikson's psychosocial theory
proposes that human development is driven by the need to become integrated into the social and
cultural environment
Bronfenbrenner's 5 levels - ANSWERSmicrosystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, and
chronosystem
distinguish between dependent and independent variable - ANSWERSindependent variable is the
variable that is different of the experimental group than for the control group. dependent variable is the
outcome that is measured to calculate the results of the experiment by comparing the experimental
group to the control group
hypothesis - ANSWERSin the scientific process, a researcher's idea about one possible answer to the
question proposed for investigation
