Dimensions of age
Comparing one's ability to adjust & cope with changes in the environment to others of similar chronological age.
What is psychological age?
This is received by individual participating in a research project.
What is informed consent?
This metatheroy is characterized by emphasizing the interaction of both internal and external forces creating continuous & discontinuous development.
What is contextual metatheory?
The goal of this is not to try to look or act like a young adult no matter your age.
What is optimal age?
This highlights he accumulated damage caused by oxygen radicals.
What is free radical theory?
A comparison of an individual health, particularly of vital organ systems to others of similar chronological age.
What is biological age?
A role of this organ is to protect the researchers participants & all institutions involved by ensuring compliance with federal guidelines.
This metatheory emphasizes on the ways the environment acts on an individual & the individuals behavioral responses.
What is mechanistic metatheory?
This is societal factors of a family.
What is sociology?
This philosophy embraced the study of cognition as well as behaviors.
What is cognitive revolution?
A persons physical & cognitive abilities if we knew about that persona health.
hat is functional age?
People should be told after the study what the real purpose of the study was. This is called what?
What is debriefing?
This metatheory draws upon a biology metaphor to describe human developemnt
What is organismic metatheory?
This is often described as a strength-based approach emphasizing individual strengths & resilient qualities.
What is positive psychology?
This theory looks for mechanisms that switch certain genes on & off resulting in deficits associated with aging.
What is programmed longevity theory?
NIA refers to use a biological age composed of many bodily functions including heart functioning & lung capacity rather than chronological age.
What is biomarkers?
This occurs when information is withheld & participants are given false or misleading information.
What is deception?
In this type of design, the items being studied are observable & measurable.
What is quantitative design?
This is the individual characteristics a parent & child possess that may influence a parents reaction.
What is psychology?
This theory focused on the tendency of glucose molecules to attach themselves to proteins causing changes & reactions.
This is experienced by a culture or society at a particular point in history that may define a generation.
What is normative history graded influences?
True or False
Most research studies begin with participants reading & signing an informed consent form.
What is True?
True or False
There are 5 core assumptions consistent with context metatheoretical views.
What is false?
This is the cultural heritage & background of a family.
What is anthropology?
This is sometimes called psychobiology or behavioral neuroscience.
What is neuropsychology?