Which approach grew out of developments in computers, where even complex behavior such as learning, remembering, categorizing, and thinking can be broken down into a series of individual, specific steps?

When a group of people are chosen to represent a larger population and are asked about their attitudes, behaviors, or thinking on a given topic, this is considered _________ research.

What did Piaget call the process in which changes occur in the existing way a child thinks in response to encounters with new stimuli or events?

In an experiment, the __________ is what researchers measure and expect to change as a result of manipulation.

In __________, development is __________, with achievements at one level building on those of previous levels.

Operant conditioning was formulated and championed by __________.

Genetically determined traits not only directly influence a child’s __________ but also indirectly shape the child’s __________.

__________ focuses on the processes that allow people to know, understand, and think about the world.

Which Bronfenbrenner level examines the developmental influences of homes, caregivers, friends, and teachers?

A researcher working with college-age football players is conducting a longitudinal study to examine an athlete’s decline in on-the-field performance as the athlete ages. What type of development would the researcher most likely be studying?