Explain the differences between how a developmentalist who is specializing in personality and a developmentalist who is specializing in social development go about their work
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: A developmentalist interested in personality development might ask whether there are stable, enduring personality traits throughout the lifespan, while a specialist in social development might examine the effects of marriage or divorce on development.
You might also like to view...
Summarize the general principles underlying behavioral approaches to therapy and discuss evidence on the effectiveness of behavior therapies
What will be an ideal response?
Gains in ________ and ________ are responsible for the extraordinary gain in overall size of the brain during the first 2 years.
a. neurons; synapses b. neural fibers; myelination c. glial cells; synapses d. muscle; fat
The radiation problem was used in your text to illustrate the role of in problem solving
a. means-end analysis b. functional fixedness c. analogy d. mental set
Piaget asserted that cultural and environmental influences on the child's development affected
a. the developmental rate and also the stage sequence. b. the developmental rate but not the stage sequence. c. the stage sequence but not the developmental rate. d. neither the stage sequence nor the developmental rate.