HDFS 201 UNR EXAM 1 UPDATED
Questions and CORRECT Answers
behaviroism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Theorists who only examine behavior that can be
observed. Believe all behavior is influenced by physical and social environment.
- John Watson
- Ivan Pavlov
- Skinners
Bioecological systems theory - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- development is a result of the
ongoing interactions among biological, cognitive, and psychological changes within the
person and his or her changing context
- Bronfenbrenner
Classical conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- form of learning where person/animal
associates environmental stimuli with physiological responses (Ivan Pavlov)
Cognitive-developmental theory - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- information processing,
theorists consider cognitive thought (thoughts) as important to understanding how/why
people function
- Piaget
Cohort - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a group of people born during the same period in
historical time
Context - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- where and when a person develops
Continuous development - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Where growth and development is:
SLOW and gradually steady
, Correlational research - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- allows researchers to measure relations
like: characteristics, events, behaviors
Cross-sectional research - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- comparing people who are different
ages, but you reference them both at the same time.
Ex: alcohol consumption in high school vs. college.
Culture - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- set of:
customs, knowledge, attitudes, and values
that are shared between members of a group. Culture is learned early in life by interacting
with other group members.
Discontinuous development - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- development change is abrupt. Not
continuous.
Ethological theory - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- scientific study of the evolutionary basis of
behavior and its survival value
- Dewsburry
- Bowlby
- Lorenz
-
Evolutionary developmental theory - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- applies principles of
evolution and knowledge about the interactive influence of genetic and environmental
mechanisms to understand changes people undergo throughout their life.
Gene + environment = ?life
Experimental research - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- scientist test hypothesis through research
and experiments
Hypotheses - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- proposed explanation to a phenomenon that can be
tested
Questions and CORRECT Answers
behaviroism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Theorists who only examine behavior that can be
observed. Believe all behavior is influenced by physical and social environment.
- John Watson
- Ivan Pavlov
- Skinners
Bioecological systems theory - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- development is a result of the
ongoing interactions among biological, cognitive, and psychological changes within the
person and his or her changing context
- Bronfenbrenner
Classical conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- form of learning where person/animal
associates environmental stimuli with physiological responses (Ivan Pavlov)
Cognitive-developmental theory - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- information processing,
theorists consider cognitive thought (thoughts) as important to understanding how/why
people function
- Piaget
Cohort - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a group of people born during the same period in
historical time
Context - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- where and when a person develops
Continuous development - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Where growth and development is:
SLOW and gradually steady
, Correlational research - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- allows researchers to measure relations
like: characteristics, events, behaviors
Cross-sectional research - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- comparing people who are different
ages, but you reference them both at the same time.
Ex: alcohol consumption in high school vs. college.
Culture - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- set of:
customs, knowledge, attitudes, and values
that are shared between members of a group. Culture is learned early in life by interacting
with other group members.
Discontinuous development - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- development change is abrupt. Not
continuous.
Ethological theory - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- scientific study of the evolutionary basis of
behavior and its survival value
- Dewsburry
- Bowlby
- Lorenz
-
Evolutionary developmental theory - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- applies principles of
evolution and knowledge about the interactive influence of genetic and environmental
mechanisms to understand changes people undergo throughout their life.
Gene + environment = ?life
Experimental research - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- scientist test hypothesis through research
and experiments
Hypotheses - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- proposed explanation to a phenomenon that can be
tested
