Freud proposed a theory that suggests that unconscious forces act to influence personality and behavior. This is called the __________ theory.

An investigator typically devises two different conditions and then studies and compares the outcomes of the participants exposed to those two different conditions to see how behavior is affected. This is called a(n) __________.

Which developmental approach is at the forefront of cutting-edge research working with genes associated with disorders such as schizophrenia?

Professor Smythe wants to conduct a study in a virtual charter school. She wants to examine and describe the comparative differences on cognitive development in students attending the virtual charter school with students attending more traditional schools. Ultimately, she plans to describe what, if any, changes are occurring and why the changes create social difficulty. This is an example of what type of research?

Social-cognitive learning theorists argue that the difference between people and animals is the occurrence of __________.

Which developmental approach looks at cognitive development through the lens of brain processes by considering internal, mental processes focused on the neurological activity that underlies thinking, problem solving, and cognitive behavior?

The __________ suggests that keys to understanding development are observable behaviors and outside stimuli in the environment.

Explain Bronfenbrenner’s first level of his bioecological approach.

__________ development involves the ways that the enduring characteristics that differentiate one person from another change over the life span.

Erikson proposed a __________ theory, which emphasized that society and culture influence and shape us.