human growth midterm
fMillennials, those born between 1982 and 2000, are considered tech-savvy because they grew up with technology and rely on it for daily activities. Millennials are defined by characteristics that were formed while growing up with advancements in technology as a part of their world and culture. Which of baltes' contextual influences does this represent?
Normative history-graded influences
a graduate student research team is giving an oral presentation of their research on self-efficacy and resilience in young adults. They note that a limitation of their study is that participants were recruited from the university that they attend. What makes this a study limitation?
college students are sampled of convenience that are not randomly selected from the wider population and may not represent all young adults in our society
Childcare practices differ across cultures, and different practices have been found to influence when and how children reach certain developmental milestones, such as sitting, crawling, and walking. Which approach to human development is conveyed by this finding?
development can follow a different course for each kid
a talk show host likes to interview guests who thought their course in life was set and determined by challenges they experienced as children and teens, but who later encountered situations and opportunities that transformed their lived into something they could not have envisioned earlier in life. This talk show host's approach is aligned with Baltes' Key principle of lifespan development that________.
development is lifelong
a teenager bemoans, "My life is a roller coaster. I've got all this new stuff to think about and Im not as good at things I used to do well. I think I'm making progress in one area but losing in another." This statement about alternating between gains and losses reflects which of bales' key principles of lifespan development?
development is multidimensional
Parents exclaim, "One day my baby was crawling around on the floor, and the next day my toddler was wobbling around the house on two feet! It all happened so suddenly." Which approach to describing how developmental changes occur does the parents' statement reflect?
discontinuous development
Suppose a group of researchers wants to investigate the relationship between daily mindfulness meditation and cortisol (stress hormone) levels in the body over a 20-year time period. Which research design would allow them to measure changes with age and within individuals over time, even though it would be expensive, limited to one cohort, take a long time, and they might have people drop out of the study?
longitudinal research design
As an elementary school student, Hayden's life revolves around learning and testing new academic skills, refining motor skills, and developing social relationships with friends and students outside of the family. Hayden is in the _______ period of human development
middle childhood
a counselor is conducting an initial evaluation with a client and asks questions to better understand the client's feelings, relationships, identity, and personality. This counselor is exploring the ________ of human development.
psychosocial domain
a researcher wants to understand parents' attitudes and opinions toward residential school programs for academically gifted students. This researcher would likely choose a ______ research method.
survey