LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT UNIT 1 MIDTERM

Which key developmental question is raised by a 35 year old wondering whether it is still possible to learn a third language?

Whether there are particular points in the lifespan when certain experiences are essential to development.

Which area of developmental psychology studies memory skills?

The cognitive area.

What concept is illustrated when a child's outgoing temperament leads a caregiver to plan more social outings for them?

Gene environment correlation, an individual's characteristics influence the environments they experience.

What kind of development is illustrated when a three year old steadily learns new words each day?

Continuous development, or gradual change over time.

What concept describes a period when a person may be especially responsive to experiences, such as exercise during a growth spurt?

A sensitive period.

Which two theorists proposed stage theories?

Jean Piaget and Erik Erikson.

Which theory emphasizes how the environment shapes behavior through consequences?

Skinner's theory of operant conditioning.

What do Erikson's and Vygotsky's theories both emphasize?

The social aspects of development.

What term summarizes the contextual perspective on development?

Interconnected development is shaped by relationships among individuals and their contexts.

In the ecological systems model, what system is represented when a child's coach communicates with the child's caregiver?

The mesosystem, which involves connections between settings in the child's life.

What is cohort?

A group of people born at around the same time in the same place.

What is a common problem in the longitudinal studies?

Attrition participants drop out over time.

What research method is used when a researcher quietly watches people play pickleball in their usual setting?

Naturalistic observation.

What is the process called in which researchers explain a study's risks and benefits and participants right to stop participating?

Informed consent.

What must participants be told as part of informed consent?

The potential benefits and risks of the research, and that they may discontinue participation whenever they choose.