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Ch. 1 The Science of Human Development
1. What is the goal of the science of human development?
2. What are the five steps of the scientific method? Define hypothesis. Why is it important that research is replicated? The five steps are:
3. Describe the nature/nurture debate. What do most developmental psychologists today believe about the influence of nature and nurture? Define differential susceptibility.
4. Describe and give examples of how human development is multidirectional, multi-contextual, multicultural, and plastic.
5. Give examples of critical periods and sensitive periods in development.
6. Describe the levels of Bronfenbrenner's ecological-systems approach (microsystem, exosystem, macrosystem, and chronosystem). Define cohort and socioeconomic status.
7. Define culture. Describe the difference-equals-deficit error.
8. Define and explain the role of intersectionality in development.
9. How does the dynamic systems approach describe development?
10. What is a developmental theory? Briefly describe how the psychoanalytic theories, behaviorism, cognitive theories, and humanism explain development.
11. What is scientific observation and how is it used in the study of human development?
12. What are the strengths and challenges with using a survey.
13. Describe how an experiment is conducted, including descriptions of independent and dependent variables and experimental and control (comparison) groups.
14. What does an experiment allow you to discover that is not possible ith other research methods?
15. Compare and contrast cross-sectional, longitudinal, and cross-sequential research. What are the strengths and weaknesses of each design?
16. Define correlation. Explain why correlation does not indicate causation.
17. What types of data are provided by quantitative and qualitative research?
18. Describe the ethical standards for using human research subjects.