Providing research participants with a statement of the true goals of a study after initially deceiving them or omitting information about its purposes.
Debriefing
100
The theoretical approach emphasizing the importance of learning through observation and imitation of behaviors modeled by others.
Social Learning Theory
100
When psychologists refer to a person’s outward appearance, they are referring to that person’s
What is phenotype
100
The implantation of the blastocyst occurs during which period
Embryonic Period
100
_____ is the degree to which a measure will yield the same results if administered repeatedly
Reliability
200
Behavior that is measured; effect of an experimental manipulation
What is the dependent variable
200
A central question in developmental psychology is whether the child’s development is the result of genetic endowment or environmental influences. This question is usually referred to as the:
Nature-Nurture Debate
200
__________ code for the production of proteins and enzymes that underlie traits and characteristics inherited from one generation to the next.
Alleles
200
Rapid growth of organs and preparation of body systems for functioning in the postnatal environment occurs during which period
Fetal Period
200
The fluid-filled membrane protecting the fetus during pregnancy
Amniotic Sac
300
The type of design where researchers investigate the effects of dependent variables that they do not manipulate themselves, but that occur as a result of a participant’s natural experiences.
Quasi-Experiment
300
The ability of the children to resist negative factors and negative consequences
Resilience
300
The egg and the sperm cells are called
Gametes
300
What happens if a zygote fails to attach to the uterine wall?
It is expelled
300
When psychologists refer to the hereditary factors that underlie a characteristic, they are referring to the
Genotype
400
When self-reported measures of behavior differ from a trained observer’s measure of the same behavior, you have a problem with.
Validity
400
Development can be viewed as a ________ process in which new attainments in thinking, language, and social behavior are characterized by gradual, steady, and small quantitative advances.
Continuous
400
The process of cell division that takes place in most cells of the human body and results in a full complement of identical material in the 46 chromosomes in each cell is called.
What is mitosis
400
Any infant born prior to thirty-five weeks conceptual age (thirty-seven weeks gestational age)
What is pre-term
400
The most prevalent teratogenic cause of mental retardation in industrialized countries is
Alcohol
500
You are interested in determining the effect of post-partum depression on a mother’s ability to emotionally bond with her newborn. You search the literature and find conflicting findings. You decide to conduct a statistical examination of all research studies that examine that aforementioned relationship.
Meta-Analysis
500
The interdisciplinary field of research that studies and tries to explain different aspects of human development
Developmental Science
500
Carlos has inherited from his mother and father the same allelic form of the gene that codes for blood type. Carlos is ________ for blood type.
Homozygous
500
The ________ is the conduit of blood vessels through which oxygen, nutrients, and waste material are transported between the ________ and the embryo.
Umbilical Cord; Placenta
500
_________ is an example of a genetic disorder that is environmentally modifiable via diet.