Unit 1 - Intro to Developmental Psychology

Consistency of evaluations across different observers.

Dependability of a test over time to yield consistent results.

Confidence in establishing cause-and-effect relationships in a study.

Generalizability of study results to other contexts or populations.

Techniques like interviews and questionnaires to collect information.

Children who shape their own learning, behaviors, and environments.

Development is gradual and cumulative over time, not in separate stages.

Children develop separate skill sets that qualitatively change as they grow.

Different children react uniquely to the same environmental influences due to genetics.

The idea that a child's development is influenced and shaped by their unique environment.

Behaviors that are negatively expressed outward, like aggression or impulsivity.

The same behavior has different meanings across different developmental stages.

The consistency of a measurement over time without change.

The study of physical, cognitive, and social changes throughout the lifespan.

Common life experiences shared by most individuals, despite differences.

The variety and differences in people's lives and development.

Average patterns of development that provide a benchmark for individuals.

Debate examining the relative contributions of genetics and environment on development.

Factors that affect how children behave, including parenting methods and individual tendencies.

Children's ability to recount events can vary based on questioning techniques used.

Debate on whether children actively shape their own development or passively receive experiences.

A method involving observation and recording of specific behaviors in a controlled setting using pre-determined categories.

Research designs that observe the relationship between two variables without manipulation, revealing correlations but not causation.

An issue in correlational studies where a third variable may influence both variables being studied, creating misleading correlations.

Research designs where the researcher manipulates variables, creating conditions to study effects on outcomes under controlled conditions.

The ability to suppress a dominant response in favor of a less dominant response, often related to self-regulation.

A classic experiment testing children's inhibitory control by offering them a choice between immediate and delayed gratification.

A cognitive test used to assess selective attention, where participants respond to a target stimulus amidst distracting stimuli.

A task measuring inhibitory control in children by requiring them to wait before choosing toys, testing their self-control.

Similarity in form and structure between successive generations of organisms.

Similar observable characteristics between generations influenced by genetics and environment.