PSYC 250 Exam #1

Systematic continuities and changes in the individual over the course of life

Branch of psychology devoted to identifying and explaining the continuities and changes that individuals display over time

Ways in which we remain stable over time or continue to reflect our past

Any scholar, regardless of discipline, who seeks to understand the developmental process

Developmental changes in the body or behavior that result from the aging process rather than from learning, injury, illness, or some other life experience

A relatively permanent change in behavior that results from one’s experiences or practice

Developmental changes that characterize most or all members of a species; typical patterns of development

Individual variations in the rate, extent, or direction of development

A unified view of the developmental process that emphasizes the important interrelationships among the physical, mental, social, and emotional aspects of human development

The capacity for change; developmental state that has the potential to be shaped by experience

The use of objective and replicable methods to gather data for the purpose of testing a theory or hypothesis; dictates that, above all, investigators must be objective and must allow their data to decide the merits of their thinking

A set of concepts and propositions designed to organize, describe, and explain an existing set of observations

A theoretical prediction about some aspect of experience

Refers to the extent to which a measuring instrument yields consistent results, both over time (temporal) and across observers (interrater)

Refers to the extent to which a measuring instrument accurately reflects what the researchers intended to measure