Lifespan Development 2222
Introduction to Developmental Psychology Assignment (15 points)
Submit your assignment via this Word document into the appropriate Assignments folder by Sun., June 11th at 11:59pm. No pictures of the assignment or hand-written assignments please.
Use your understanding of your textbook Chapter 1 and notes—AND t he Science of the Sexes video from your lesson (which gives a great introduction into the big picture concepts, such as nature/nurture, gender, and research measurement and methods in lifespan development) at (first 50 minutes) to complete this assignment.
Answer the following fully and accurately.
1. SWhat is a correlation? How does a correlation differ from an experiment?
2. In the Science of the Sexes video, there are numerous examples of correlational research presented throughout. Identify THREE and explain each. Be sure to include 1) an explanation of the research (what were the participants doing and why) and 2) the results of the research (what the researchers found).
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2. In the Science of the Sexes Video, there is only ONE experiment, which is called The Baby X Experiment. For this experiment, explain the components below.
1) What were the participants doing in this research? For what purpose? (Thus, what was the hypothesis/research question)?
2) Explain the results of this research (what did the researchers find). Why are these results interesting or useful?
3) Identify the variables below. Remember that 1) “variables†are the specific ‘things’ being studied in the research and 2) the independent variable is the variable that is manipulated, whereas the dependent variable is the outcome/what we measure.
Independent variable: _________________
Dependent variable: __________________