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cohort

A _____ is a group of people who are born at a similar point in history and share similar experiences.

the number of minutes on the treadmill.

A researcher is interested in the effect of exercise on stamina in elderly patients. The patients are randomly assigned to be in a high-exercise or low-exercise training program for eight weeks. At the end of the program, their stamina is measured by seeing how long they can walk comfortably on a treadmill. In this study, the dependent variable is:

microsystem

According to Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory, a person's family, peers, school, and neighborhood constitute his or her:

Informed Consent

According to the APA guidelines, all participants must know what their research participation will involve and what risks might develop. This guideline addresses which of the following issues?

Informed consent

According to the APA guidelines, all participants must know what their research participation will involve and what risks might develop. This guideline addresses which of the following issues?

biological

Changes in motor skills, nutrition, exercise, the hormonal changes of puberty, and cardiovascular decline are all examples of _____ processes that affect development.

begins at conception and continues through the human life span

Development can be defined as the pattern of movement or change that:

longitudinal

Dr. Hansen plans to survey her research participants every two years for as many years as she can, charting how their parenting styles changes with age. She is using a _____ technique.

correlational

In _____ research, the goal is to describe the strength of the relationship between two or more events or characteristics.

biological inheritance; environmental experiences

In the nature-nurture issue, nature refers to an organism's _____; nurture refers to its _____.

multidisciplinary.

Psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, neuroscientists, and medical researchers all share an interest in understanding development through the life span. This indicates how development is:

a person's position within society based on occupational, educational, and economic characteristics.

Socioeconomic status (SES) refers to:

At one time

The cross-sectional approach to developmental research compares individuals of different ages:

normative age-graded

The finding that most women enter menopause by age 51 is an example of how a biological process can exert a _____ influence on development.

lifelong

The idea that no age period dominates development highlights the life-span perspective that development is:

lifelong

The idea that no age period is more important than any other highlights the life-span perspective that development is:

Socioemotional

_____ processes involve changes in the individual's relationships with other people, changes in emotions, and changes in personality.

Cognitive

_____ processes refer to changes in the individual's thought, intelligence, and language.