Child Development

Other names for the nature versus nurture debate include _____.

heredity versus environment

Which is unethical research behavior?

changing the data to support the hypothesis

The difference between one developing person and the norm is _____.

not always considered a deficit

Science is needed in the study of human development because _____.

research provides data and facts that will enable people to live full lives

Which of these research designs studies changes over time?

cross-sequential

Which step of the scientific method involves making a specific prediction?

develop a hypothesis

Which of the following is a characteristic of scientific observation?

It involves observing and recording behavior in a natural setting.

The only research method that establishes a possible cause-and-effect relationship is _____.

an experiment

What does it mean when a correlation exists between two variables?

There is a relationship between two variables

Human development is plastic, which means traits _____.

can be molded, yet are durable

According to social scientists, race is _____.

a social construction

The biopsychosocial approach _____.

considers the biological, psychological, and social influences in development

People who came of age during the Great Depression all come from the same _____.

cohort

In the nature-nurture debate, most developmentalists believe that _____.

nature and nurture combine to determine outcomes

For which research method is the primary data source information gained from interviews and questionnaires?

survey