Examl 1:l PSYl 357/l PSY357l (Latestl 2025/l
2026l Update)l Lifespanl Developmentl Review|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l GCU
Q:l Piaget'sl fourl stagesl ofl cognitivel development
Answer:
sensorimotor,l preoperational,l concretel operational,l formall operational
Q:l assimilationl andl accommodation
Answer:
Incorporatingl newl informationl intol existingl theoriesl isl tol ________l asl modifyingl existingl theoriesl inl lightl ofl newl informationl isl tol ________.
Q:l Vygotsky'sl Zonel ofl Proximall Development
Answer:
Whatl isl known-
ZONEl OFl PROXIMALl DEVELOPMENTl (Skillsl tool difficultl forl al childl tol masterl onl theirl own,l needsl guidancel andl encouragementl froml al knowledgeablel person)
Whatl isl unknown-
Q:l Microsysteml (Bronfenbrenner)
Answer:
Individual'sl immediatel environment
Ex:l Child'sl schooll place
Q:l Hypothesisl vs.l Theory 1 / 3
Answer:
theoryl isl well-testedl observationsl andl hypothesesl andl hypothesisl isl whatl youl thinkl willl happen
Q:l self-reportl (includingl surveysl andl questionnaires)
Answer:
al seriesl ofl answersl tol al questionnairel thatl asksl peoplel tol indicatel thel extentl tol whichl setsl ofl statementsl orl adjectivesl accuratelyl describel theirl ownl behaviorl orl mentall state
Q:l testsl andl otherl assessments
Answer:
Q:l physiologicall measures
Answer:
measuresl ofl bodilyl responses,l suchl asl bloodl pressurel orl heartl rate,l usedl tol determinel changesl inl psychologicall state
Q:l observationsl (includingl naturalisticl observations)
Answer:
Informationl gatheredl byl noticingl factsl andl occurrencesl usingl yourl fivel senses.
Q:l casel studies
Answer:
descriptionsl ofl situationsl orl conflicts,l thel issuesl involved,l andl thel decisionsl made
Q:l independentl vs.l dependentl variables
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Answer:
Anl independentl variablel isl thel variablel thatl isl changedl orl controlledl inl al scientificl experimentl tol testl thel effectsl onl thel dependentl variable.l Al dependentl variablel isl thel variablel beingl testedl andl measuredl inl al scientificl experiment.
Q:l experimentall vs.l controll groups
Answer:
subjectsl whol receivel speciall treatmentl inl regardl tol IVl vs.l subjectsl notl givenl thel speciall treatment
Q:l randoml assignmentl vs.l randoml sample
Answer:
randoml samplel isl partl ofl thel population,l randoml assignmentl isl makingl surel thosel inl thel samplesl arel randomlyl assignedl tol groups
Q:l Howl doesl al quasi-experimentl differl froml al truel experiment?
Answer:
Q:l Reliabilityl andl Validity
Answer:
consistency;l accuracy
Q:l fl correlationall studiesl andl thel usel ofl al correlationl coefficient.
Answer:
Q:l cross-sectionall vsl longitudinall studies.
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