Reasons why developmental psychologists find theories of child development useful?
What will be an ideal response?
-Theories provide frameworks for understanding important phenomena
-Theories motivate new research
-Theories raise fundamental questions about human nature
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Defining or explaining a psychological construct is referred to as
a. construct validity. b. research that bears out a theory's predictions. c. calculating convergent validity. d. construct explication.
_____ is a universal feature of adolescent development
A) "Storm and stress" B) Puberty C) Separation from parents D) Sexual initiation
Which motivational theory states that deviations from homeostasis create physiological needs?
a. Drive theory b. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory c. Self-efficacy theory d. Social motive theory
Research on Henry Molaison (patient H.M.) suggests that even without a hippocampus the brain can still form
A. procedural memory. B. semantic memory. C. autobiographical memory. D. episodic memory.