15 Questions
What does ethnocentrism refer to?
Belief in the superiority of one's own culture
Which generation was born between 1965-1980?
Generation X
What does biological age measure?
How quickly your body is changing
What is cultural relativity about?
Appreciation of cultural differences
What does developmental psychology study?
How people change in cognition, emotional control, etc.
What is the focus of developmental psychology?
Studying how people change in cognition, emotional control, and other aspects
What does the term 'plasticity' refer to in developmental psychology?
The malleability of many human characteristics and their potential for change
What does the term 'ethnocentrism' describe?
Belief in the superiority of one's own culture over others
What does 'socioeconomic status' take into account?
Education, income, and occupation as identifiers
How is 'biological age' defined?
The rate at which an individual's body is changing over time
Who proposed that the mind of the newborn is a tabula rasa ('blank slate')?
John Locke
Which developmental theorist proposed that development occurs according to innate processes?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
What does a theory in the scientific approach propose?
An explanation for behavior and events used to make predictions about future observations
What does the nature/nurture debate in developmental psychology focus on?
The role of heredity and the environment in shaping human development
'Whether or not development is best viewed as occurring in stages or as a gradual and cumulative process of change' relates to which area of disagreement among developmental theorists?
Continuity versus discontinuity
Test your knowledge of developmental psychology, which is the scientific study of how people change physically, cognitively, and psychosocially over their lifespan. This quiz covers the multidirectional and multidimensional aspects of development, including physical growth, cognitive abilities, and psychosocial factors.
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