The Study of Development Includes an Examination of

question 180

Multiple Choice

The study of development includes an examination of

• A) the process of conception, but not the prenatal period.
• B) the prenatal period only.
• C) the origin of sperm and ova only.
• D) the process of conception and the prenatal period.

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Definitions:

Empiricism

A philosophical stance positing that knowledge comes primarily from sensory experience.

Structuralism

An early school of psychology that aimed to understand the structure of the mind by analyzing the basic components of thoughts and sensations.

Empiricists

Philosophers who emphasize that knowledge comes primarily from sensory experience.

Proximal Stimuli

The patterns of stimuli from objects and events that actually reach your senses (eyes, ears, skin, etc.), influencing perception.