General
Theories
Developmental Research
Surprise
100

What is mean by predictable milestones in growth and development?

Able to anticipate specific social, cognitive and physical changes through out the life span.

100

What type of developmental theorists were Watson and Skinner?

Behavioral

100

A researcher interviewing parents on their experience having a baby in neonatal intensive care is doing which type of research?

Qualitative

100

What is the structure of the personality according to Freud?

Id, Ego, and Superego

200

Socioeconomic refers to...

Education and income

200

When a mother demonstrates cleaning up toys after you play with them, this is called?

Modeling

200

What is a longitudinal study?

Observing or testing a sample over a period of time.

300

Which type of society values interdepence?

Collectivist

300

What is Erikson's first psychosocial stage called?

Infancy, Trust versus mistrust

300

A subset of a larger population that accurately reflects the characteristics of that larger group is called...

Representative sample

400

Which generation fought in World War II?

The greatest generation.

400

What if Piaget's final stage of cognitive development?

Formal Operations

400

The variable that a researcher manipulates or controls to observe its effect on another variable is called....

Independent variable

500

When health care providers use theories from various disciplines to take care of people, this is called?

Multidisciplinary

500

Which Theorist Developed the Ecologic Systems Model?

Bronfenbrenner

500

A research study that analyzes the relationship between two or more variables.

Correlational Study

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