The Cross-Sectional Approach to Developmental Research Compares

question 133

Multiple Choice

The cross-sectional approach to developmental research compares

• A) various research methodologies.
• B) various developmental theories.
• C) individuals of different ages.
• D) individuals of different genders.

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Definitions:

Learned Response

A behavioral outcome that occurs as a result of experience or conditioning.

Classical Conditioning

A behavioral training method where two stimuli are consistently combined; a reaction, at first elicited by the second stimulus, is later elicited by the sole first stimulus.

Acquisition

The process of obtaining ownership or control of something, often through purchase.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.