HBSE II Flashcards
(107 cards)
Aislinn wonders if the attack on New York on September 11 will impact the career goals of individuals who were adolescents at the time of the attack. This kind of question is one that best reflects a (n) _________ perspective
Life-course
The fact that George is worried about how the recession will impact his current job status is best associated with
individual timing of life events in relation to external historical events.
Multidirectionality, plasticity, historical context, and multiple-causation are all key features of the __________ perspective.
life-span
Dr, Mitchell is very interested in how individual participants’ behavior changes over time. If she wants to study this, she’ll have to do a (n) __________ study.
longitudinal
What is the correct order of Piaget’s stages of development?
Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational.
The selective optimization with compensation model (soc) is primarily associated with the __________ perspective.
life-span
Which theorist is best associated with an ecological approach to human development?
Bronfenbrenner
Mary has only one child, 1-year-old Shelly, and has stayed at home during most of Shelly’s life. From an ecological perspective, Mary is best thought of as part of Shelly’s
microsystem
According to ecological theory, developmentalists, the people closest to a developing child represent their
microsystem
Which word is the best description of the meaning of the term “reliability?”
Consistency
The basic premise of _______ is that the consequence of a behavior determines the likelihood of the behavior being repeated in the future.
operant conditioning
Imitation is closely related to the concept of
observational learning
What type of theorist would most likely describe human cognitive development using the analogy of “mental software”?
An information processor
When asked to explain why children sometimes act violently, Dr. Zylar responds, “Generally speaking, these children are driven by conflicts between what they wish to do and what society wishes them to do.” It is most likely that Dr. Zylar would be a proponent of _______ theory.
psychodynamic
Sophie notices that children seem to develop socially much faster in Argentina than in the United States. Sophie is most likely to a support a ______ position regarding human development.
context- specific
Who developed social cognitive theory?
Bandura
What does not constitute a psychological force?
Heredity
Julio is interested in studying how family relationships affect development. Julio is probably most interested in studying __________ influences.
sociocultural
Sara believes that memory processes develop the same way in all children. Sara is most likely to support a __________ position regarding human development.
universal
Benoit is interested in studying the effects of various biological forces on human development. /Which of these topics is probably of least interest to him?
Cognition
Which term does not belong in this group?
Heredity
When Alfonso says, “It would have been tough to be a father at age 18, but being one at 28 is super,” he is noting the important role that __________ factors play in human development.
Life-cycle
What type of theorist would most likely describe human cognitive development using the analogy of “mental software?”
A social learning theorist
Which best describes the relationship between biological, psychological, and sociocultural forces in human development?
Interactive