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Module 1, Page 1NAME: _________________________________________________________________ East Carolina University PSYC 3206 -- Developmental Psychology Dr. Ironsmith & Dr. Eppler Study Questions for Chapter 1: Understanding Life-Span Human Development Sigelman & Rider (2009). Life-span human development (6th edition). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Copyright 2008 by Marsha Ironsmith and Marion Eppler. All rights reserved. This file was last modified on 07/16/08. There are 194 questions in this module. Be sure you have downloaded the entire module. Note to students: This study guide is Module 1 for web-based sections of Psychology 3206. It contains the course objectives and study materials for Chapter 1 in Sigelman and Rider's text. You must complete the entire module before you can check your answers against our key, and you must pass the practice quiz in our testing lab with a score of at least 90% before taking the quiz for Module 1. (NOTE: The practice quiz posted at the course website is a pre-pre-quiz to test how well you know the basic definitions for the terms and concepts in this chapter. Be sure that you have mastered this information before you attempt a practice quiz. These questions don't represent what will be on a real quiz.) In the Module 1 quizzes, you will be expected to recognize new examples of these terms and concepts. The questions will emphasize application of the material rather than simple memorization of definitions (but you do need to know the definitions in order to answer the questions). We welcome any comments you have about how we can improve these study materials. As you work on this study module, read each question carefully and think about what the question is asking for. Sometimes the questions will follow the text material very closely and other times we will be asking you to review important concepts or to make an inference based on what you have learned. Also pay careful attention to all of the NOTES. Learning Objectives for Chapter 1 (Research Methods) • Be able to define newborn, infancy, and adolescence. • Be able to identify three primary methods of data collection: self-report, behavioral observation, and physiological measures. • Know the advantages and limitations of each method of data collection.Module 1, Page 2General Research Methods • Be able to define and recognize new examples of correlational and experimental research methods. • Know when it is appropriate to use each method. • Be able to define and recognize new examples of independent and dependent variables. • Be able to define and recognize new examples of true and quasi-experimental methods, and be able to interpret the results from each. • Be able to define and recognize examples of confounding variables. • Be able to interpret correlation coefficients. • Be able to define and recognize new examples of positive, negative, and zero correlations. Developmental Research Methods • Be able to define and recognize new examples of cross-sectional, longitudinal, and sequential research methods. • Know when it is appropriate to use each method. • Be able to define and recognize new examples of cohort and age effects. Know how these two concepts differ and how they are related. • List four ethical considerations for doing developmental research with human participants. How Should We Think About Development? NOTE: Much of the material in the beginning of this chapter is historical introduction and will not be covered on the quiz. The last part of the chapter is much more heavily emphasized. However, you do need to be familiar with Table 1.1 which outlines the periods of the life span. Many of these categories are obvious. However, "Infancy" and "Adolescence" are important terms that you will see over and over again in this course. Students have missed questions on a quiz simply because they did not know the definition of these terms. Infancy refers to the period of the lifespan between _______________ and _______________. Adolescence refers to the period from __________ to __________. Another term not listed in the Table but which often confuses students is "Newborn." Developmental psychologists often study newborn infants particularly to see if a behavior is innate or learned. Newborn infants are less than one month old. Another term for newborn is "Neonate." "Neo-" is the Greek prefix for "new" and "nate" means born. The term prenatal means before __________. Postnatal refers to after __________. An innate behavior is a behavior that is in__________. Christmas celebrates an event called a __________, in other words, a birth.Module 1, Page 3How Is Development Studied? The Scientific Method 1. The _______________ method involves a process of generating ideas and testing them by making observations. 2. A(n) _______________ is a set of concepts and propositions intended to describe and explain some phenomenon. 3. The idea that sex differences are due to differences in the ways parents treat boys and girls is a(n) _______________. 4. A specific prediction is a(n) _______________. 5. A researcher who predicts that if parents grant boys and girl similar freedom, their sons and daughters will be equally independent is making a(n) _______________. 6. If I predict that children who watch a lot of TV violence will behave more aggressively, I'm making a(n) _______________. 7. The purpose of a research study is to _______________ an hypothesis. NOTE: Do you feel like you're writing the same answers over and over again? That's OK. It's called practice. It doesn't mean you have the wrong answer or you're missing something in the text. We're just warming you up to learn how to use these modules. Data Collection 8. Three major methods of data collection are _______________, _______________, and _______________. 9. What are three limitations of verbal report data? 1) 2) 3) 10. Watching people in their common, everyday surroundings is called ____________________. 11. List two advantages of naturalistic observation. 1) 2)Module 1, Page 412. List three disadvantages of naturalistic observation. 1) 2) 3) NOTE: When you do an observational study, you are trying to describe behavior, rather than to predict or to explain the behavior. Those are the goals of other research methods described below. The purpose of naturalistic observation is to _______________ behavior. 13.One way to achieve greater


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