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Practice Test 1
Which theoretical perspective emp...,
Which theorist would be most like...,
To determine whether boys and gir...
88  cards
Vocabulary
The minimum intensity of sensory ...,
Piagets term for the process of m...,
The drive to be successful at tas...
10  cards
Chapter 2: Theories of Development
The _____ versus nurture controve...,
This debate is whether our develo...,
According to the nurture side at ...
174  cards
Chapter 3: Research Strategies and Methodology
Psychological research is based o...,
The scientific method consists of...,
A _______ is a subset of a popula...
55  cards
Chapter 4: Biological Development Throughout the Life Span
Psychologists studying developmen...,
_____ is a term used to describe ...,
Changes in teh three ares of deve...
164  cards
Chapter 5: Perceptual Development Throughout the Life Span
______ is the process of register...,
_____ is the process of assigning...,
The five sensory perceptual syste...
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Chapter 6: Cognitive Development Throughout the Lifespan
Thinking is defined as the _____ ...,
_____ includes the mental activit...,
The most rapid cognitive developm...
206  cards
Chapter 7: Language Development
_____ and thinking are 2 abilitie...,
A spoken language requires the us...,
_____ determines how the various ...
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Chapter 8: Intelligence Throughout the Life Span
Because _____ is a hypothetical c...,
The capacity to acquire and use k...,
The total body of acquired knowledge
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Chapter 9: Social Developmenet Throughout the Life Span
_____ development refers to the d...,
The need for social affiliation o...,
Evolutionary psychologists descri...
175  cards
Chapter 10: Family, Home, and Society Throughout the Life Span
Bronfenbrenner constructed a mode...,
The innermost circles is the ____...,
A childs experience in one micros...
113  cards
Chapter 11: Personality and Emotions
______ is a psychological constru...,
The fundamental attribution error...,
Two influential theories of perso...
57  cards
Chapter 12: Learning
____ is defined as a relatively p...,
______ is the most rudimentary fo...,
Both humans and animals may be bi...
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Chapter 13: Schooling, work, and interventions
Children who attend day care usua...,
Children in day cre tend to be mo...
2  cards
Chapter 14: Atypical Development
Huntingtons diasease is genetical...,
Pku is when a child is unable to ...,
Sickle cell anemia is a result of...
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