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Psychology midterm

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Socioeconomic status is determined by all of the following except:
Occupation
Bank account balance
Income
Residence
Bank account balance
Which of the following would not represent members of the same cohort?
Eighth- grade middle school students in 1960
Female college sophomore in 1983
Patrons at a rock concert in 2004
Graduating high school seniors in 1992
Patrons at a rock concert in 2004
According to Urie Bronfenbrenner, which level of development encompasses local institutions such as schools and churches?
Exosystems
The study of how environment forces alter genetic expression is referred to as
Epigenetics
Most developmentalists prefer an eclectic perspective so they can
Selectively use features from all the theories
A method used to answer questions through the use of empirical research and data-based conclusions is
Cause and effect
Information-processing theory focuses on the steps of
Cognition
Social learning theory was proposed by
Bandura
Nurture refers to environmental influences that begin
With an embryos mothers lifestyle and health
A study of census categories used by 141 nations found that only 15% use ______ on their census forms.
Ethnicity
Professor Thomas is presenting the findings of his most recent completed research study at a national psychological conference. At which step of the scientific method is professor Thomas?
Reporting the results
The field of developmental science studies all kinds of people and how they
Change or stay the same
______ analysis reveals variables that can be clustered together to form a composite.
Factor
A group of ideas, assumptions, and generalizations that interpret and illuminate observations that have been made about human growth is generally referred to as a _____ theory.
Developmental
The crucial ethical concern that must begin all developmental studies is that
it must address collaboration, replication, and transparency of the study.
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