Question 1

Pete wants to study the effect of differences in parental nurturing styles on child development.What are the steps he must follow in order to base his study on the scientific method?

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Question 2

Harry wants to study whether watching TV for several hours is linked with being overweight in children aged 9 to 13."You think this is science? It most definitely is not," ridicules his friend,who is majoring in physics.Do you agree with his friend? Why? Why not?

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Question 3

What is behaviorism? What do behavioral and cognitive theories of child development emphasize in terms of the continuity-discontinuity issue?

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Question 4

In the following scenario,consider the early and later experience of Ginny.Which will influence her more as she moves into early adulthood,and why? What variables in her life are key factors?

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Question 5

Discuss Vygotsky's Sociocultural Cognitive Theory.

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Describe the salient features of the information-processing theory.

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Question 7

Describe three ways that children's lives can be made better.

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Question 8

Describe the five environmental systems discussed in Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory.

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Question 9

What sets apart specific groups of people like "Millenials" from others? What are such groups of people termed as?

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Question 10

The nature versus nurture controversy has been a longstanding issue in child development.Describe the main ideas of the nature versus nurture controversy.

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Question 11

Describe the three main types of research designs.What are the advantages and disadvantages of these research designs?

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Question 12

For the purposes of organization and understanding,a child's development is commonly described in terms of periods,which are given approximate age ranges.What are the various periods of a child's development? List out a few characteristics of each period.

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Question 13

Evaluate the psychoanalytic theories in terms of their contributions and criticisms.

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Question 14

Define context,culture,and ethnicity and then explain why cross-cultural studies are necessary for a broader understanding of the development of children within a specific context.

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Question 15

Explain how differences in socioeconomic status lead to unequal opportunities.

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Question 16

Evaluate behavioral and social cognitive theories of child development in terms of their contributions and criticisms.

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Question 17

James is planning to study the effect of violent images and videos on preschoolers.What are the four ethical issues he must take into account before and during this study?

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Question 18

Carol is a counselor for parents of toddlers and young children.She wants to base her advice on Bandura's social cognitive theory.What advice is she likely to give parents for teaching young children good manners?

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Question 19

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of two of the following methods for collecting data: observation,surveys and interviews,standardized tests,and case study.

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Question 20

Describe Piaget's cognitive developmental theory.

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Quiz 1: Introduction