Psych 205 Final – Flashcards
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How and why people change over time
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What does the science of human development seek to understand?
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Hypothesis
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Dr. Hernadez predicts that a certain drug will help patients with schizophrenia. Her prediction is called a what?
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The repetition of a study using different participants
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What is replication of a study?
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Conception to death
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The life-span perspective takes into account development from...
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Continuity
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The concept of multidirectional development suggests that when change is gradual, as when a tortoise grows larger over its 150-year lifespan, it is an example of...
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A fetus developing fingers and toes between 28 and 54 days in utero
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Which example best illustrates a critical period?
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Mastosystems
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Which term is not associated with Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological-systems approach?
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Medical centers and religious institutions
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Dr. Khilbey is studying the impact of exosystems on human development. Which of these would she be most interested in examining?
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Age
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Bettie belongs to one cohort; Zahara belongs to another. The only definite difference between these 2 women is...
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Social class
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Socioeconomic status refers to an individual's...
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Social construction
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The Johnson family always eats dinner together as they really value family time. The Smith family, however, never eats dinner together as they all value their independence. The fact that the families have different values is due to ---. This has affected how the Johnson and Smith families act.
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Ethnic
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People of a specific --- group share certain attributes such as religion and language.
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Survey
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A --- is a quick ay to collect data from a large number of people.
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Negative
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As children age, they tend to sleep fewer hours. This is an exqmple of a --- correlation.
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Solve developmental problems
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Theories can do all of the following except ---.
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Developmental crisis
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Within eriksons theory of psychosocial development, each of the developmental stages isncharacterized by a particular challenge or ---.
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Learning theory
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Behaviorism has also been referred to as ---.
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Reinforcement
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The teacher praised the students for theor good work on the spelling test. The teacher hopes that the praise will encourage the students to study hard for the next spelling test. In this example, praise is operating as a ---.
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Observing and imitating others
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Social learning theory indicates that learning occurs from ---.
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Equilibrium
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According to piaget, intellectual advancement occurs because of cognitive ---.
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Accomodation
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With respect to piagets theory of cognitive development, the more difficult cognitive adaptation is ---.
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Apprenticeship in thinking
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Vygotsky used the term --- to describe how cognition is stimulated and developed in people by more skilled members of society.
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Physiological, safety, love and belonging, esteem, self-actualization
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Within Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the correct order of needs from lowest to highest is ...
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Unconditional positive regard
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Carl Rogers, also a humanist, thought that people should give each other ---, which means that they should see each other with appreciation without conditions.
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Is too mechanistic
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Critics of behaviorism argue that the theory ---.
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Germinal, embryonic, and fetal
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Cindy is doing a presentation on prenatal development and wants to present the three main periods of prenatal development in order from conception to birth. Cindy's presentation uses the following order:
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Placenta
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About a week after conception, the outer layer of the multiplying cells forms a protective circle, or shell, that will become the ---.
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Fetal
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The third period of gestation is the --- period.
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It increases in size
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What happens to the brain during the fetal period of development?
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Evaluate the health of the newborn
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The Apgar scale is used at one minute and 5 minutes after birth to ---.
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1/3
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In the US, more than --- of births occur via c-section.
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Doula
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A person who supports a mother through the birth process from early labor at home through delivery at home or in a hospital is called a ---.
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Prenatal abnormalities
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A teratogen is any agent or condition that increases the risk for ---.
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Consider their doctors advice and treatment recommendations and engage in some self-education about pregnancy
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Pregnant women should ---.
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Preterm
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A baby brn three or more weeks early is called ---.
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Speech impediment
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Which is not a possible consequence of low birthweight?
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Rooting reflex
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When infants turn their heads and suck in response to a touch on the cheek, they are demonstrating the ---.
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Can be mitigated by successful breast-feeding
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Postpartum depression ---.
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Alliance
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A commitment by both parents to cooperate in raising the child is referred to as parental ---.
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Kangaroo care
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A form of newborn care in which mothers rest their babies on their naked chests is called ---.
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1 year
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The average newborn triples his weight by ---.
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25% of
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A newborn's brain weight is --- an adult's brain weight.
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Neurons
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Brain cells are called ---.
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Carry information from one neuron to another
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The function of neurotransmitters is to ---.
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Transient exuberance
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The brain develops extremely quickly in the first few years, but not all of this growth is permanent. Due to its rapidly and temporary nature, this rapid brain growth is called ---.
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Pruning
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The process through which unused dendrites atrophy and die is called ---.
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Self-righting
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Dominique was an infant with very few toys, but she concocted things to play with out of what was available in her home in order to develop her brain. This is am example of ---.
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Co-sleeping
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Twelve month old emily has slept in her parents bed since she was born. This custom is called...
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Sensation, perception, cognition
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You see a beautiful yellow flower while walking through a meadow. Your eyes seeing the flower is a mater of ---. Your brain determining that the flower is yellow is a matter of ---. Imagining how the flower will look in a vase would demonstrate ---.
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Birth
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At what point in development is the sense of hearing already quite acute?
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Are legally blind
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In terms of visual acuity, newborns...
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6
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By --- months of age, around 50% of babies can usually sit unsupported.
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Fine
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Small movements made by fingers and toes are known as --- motor skills.
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Immunization
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When the immune system is primed to resist a particular disease, the process is called ---.
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Provides antibodies to fight diseases
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Breast milk....
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Wasting
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When a child is more than 2 standard deviations underweight for his or her age, the child is suffering from a condition called...
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Marasmus
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Lyrissa lives in Africa. She is 9 months old and does not weigh enough due to malnutrition. Her tissues are wasting away. Lyrissa suffers from...
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Sensorimotor intelligence
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Piaget called an infant's first period of cognitive development...
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Stubborn
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The behavior of an infant in sensorimotor stage four might best be described as...
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3; 4
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Stage --- of sensorimotor development is characterized by trying to continue an experience, whereas stage --- is characterized by initiating and anticipating events.
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Scientist who experiments to see what will happen
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Accordi to piaget, a stage-five sensorimotor baby is like a...
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Mental combinations
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Piaget's sixth stage of sensorimotor intelligence is known as the stage of ---.
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Information-processing theory
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Which theory compares human cognition to the workings of a computer?
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Affordances
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The environment offers many opportunities to interact with whatever is perceived. These opportunitiw are known as...
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Their mother's language more than any other language
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Newborns prefer...
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Simplified language that adults use when talking to babies
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The distinct language form known as "baby talk" is a...
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Babbling
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Infants' repetition of certain syllables at the age of about 6 or 7 months is called...
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BF Skinner
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--- believed that children learn language by receiving adequate parental attention.
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All young children master basic grammar according to a schedule
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Universal grammar is Chomsky's term for his observation that ---.
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Children's ability to derive the rules of grammar quickly and effectively
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The language acquisition device (LAD) was proposed by Chomsky to explain ---.
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Hybrid
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The statement "Multiple attentional, social, amd linguistic cues contribute to early language learning" supports the --- theory of language learning.
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B.laughter
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Tang is 3 month old infant. Which of the following is he likely to have just recently begun displaying? A. Social smile B. Laughter C. Sadness D. Fear
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Laughter
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Tang is an3-month-old infant. Which of the following is he likely to have just recently begun displaying?
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4 months
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Andrew has recently begun to display the emotion of anger. How old is Andrew likely to be?
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The social smile
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Which behavior develops around 6 weeks of age?
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9
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Usually, stranger wariness is first noticeable at --- months.
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Separation anxiety
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When a baby acts upset because a caregiver is leaving, the baby is exhibiting...
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Gain an awareness of other people
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The emotions of shame, pride, and embarrassment require that a child first....
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Difficult
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Regina is easily disturbed, unhappy, and cries a lot. The New York longitudinal study researchers would say that Reginas temperament is...
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Easy, difficult, slow to warm up, hard to classify
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What are the four categories of temperament suggested by the New York longitudinal study?
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Synchrony
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Jimmy's dad comes home from grocery shopping, sees jimmy sitting on the sofa, and says, "where's that boy of mine?" Jimmy gives his dad a smile that spreads across his entire face, and his dad responds with an exaggerated surprised look. This is an example of ....
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Attachment
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The lasting emotional bond that an infant forms with a caregiver is called...
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Disorganized
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Baby carries father is holding her. She is smiling at him one minute and then, unexpectedly, she slaps his face. Since this is typical behavior for her, she may have which type of attachment?
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Insecure-resistant/ambivalent
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Jerome clings to his mother and refuses to leave her lap. Jerome is exhibiting...
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One who makes contact with the caregiver after the caregiver re-enters the room
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Which child shows a secure attachment?
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Ainsworth
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Which psychologist developed the strange situation test?
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Smiling at mother when she returns to the room
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In the strange situation, a sign of secure attachment is...
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Sucking on a pacifier
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A child's typical activity during the oral stage is...
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Anal
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Annalise is an adult who requires predictability and regularity in all aspects of her life. She eats the same breakfast every day, organizes her clothes by color in her closet, and gets distressed when the milk is put on the wrong shelf in the refrigerator. Annalise appears to be fixated at the --- stage.
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Autonomy vs shame and doubt
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Eriksons second stage of development is called...
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They want to gain a sense of control over their own bodies.
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According to Eriksons theory, what holds true for most toddlers?
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Watson
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Which theorist stated, "failure to bring up a happy child, a well adjusted child-assuming bodily health-falls squarely upon the parents shoulders"?
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Throughout life
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Developmentalists have found that social learning takes place...
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Working model
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According to cognitive theory, infants use their early relationships to develop a set of assumptions that become a frame of reference that may be used later in life. Such a set of assumptions is called a...
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Physiologcial
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According to Maslow, infancy begins with which kind of needs?
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4.5; 3
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Between the ages of 2 and 6, a well nourished child will gain about --- pounds and grow about --- inches per year.
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"She isn't eating enough"
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Parents of a typical 5 year old girl in America are most likely to say...
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Calcium, iron, zinc
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In developed nations, which nutrients are most apt to be lacking in a child's diet?
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Just right
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Kendra, age 4, is very particular about her daily routines, especially at mealtime. She will only eat from a certain plate drink from one certain cup, and must have a folded napkin next to her plate. She is exhibiting the phenomenon called....
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Tooth decay
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One of the most common diseases of young children in developed nations is....
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It is vital for children in early childhood to brush their teeth everyday.
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Which statement about oral health is true?
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Hopping on one foot
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An example of gross motor skill is...
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Fine motor skill, gross motor skill
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Writing your name is a ---, whereas kicking a ball is---.
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Lead
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Which environmental substance has been shown to reduce intelligence and increase behavior problems in young children?
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Injury control, accident prevention
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Davone hired an expert to help her baby proof her house for her increasingly mobile toddler. The expert emphasized that when striving to protect toddlers from injury, it is important to think about --- instead of ---.
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Tertiary
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Which type of injury prevention begins after an injury and is done to limit the damage caused by the injury?
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Secondary
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School buses have flashing lights on them as a form of --- prevention.
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A caregiver leaving a child alone while going to the store
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Which of these acts would be considered child maltreatment?
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A deliberate act that is harmful to the child's physical, emotional, or sexual well-being
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Child abuse is defined as....
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Abuse or neglect
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In order to be substantiated child maltreatment, --- must be verified by the authorities.
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Providing psychotherapy to a child who has been abused
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Which illustrates tertiary prevention for child maltreatment?
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True
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Preoperational thought involves magical, self-centered imagination rather than logic.
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False
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Vygotsky believed cognitive growth was a process of individual discovery, propelled by experience and biological maturation.
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Allows children to think in symbols
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Preoperational intelligence....
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Animism
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Ivan was playing under the kitchen table when he stood up suddenly and bumped his head. He pointed at the table and sternly said, "Naughty table!" This is an example of...
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Centration
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Nine year old Bobby has no problem understanding that the 20-year-old woman who sometimes stays with him is both a student and a babysitter. According to Piaget, this is because Bobby's thinking has moved beyond...
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Egocentrism
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Beverly and her mother were shopping for a birthday gift for Beverly's father. "How about this? Daddy would love it!" Beverly exclaimed, showing her mother a pink and purple toy horse with flowing mane and tail. Beverly's belief that her father would enjoy a toy that she herself would enjoy is an example of....
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Static reasoning
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When Jennie sees her third grade teacher in the grocery store, she is shocked to see her outside of school. This is likely due to jennies...
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Irreversibility
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Evelyn dropped a tiny spot of ketchup on her pants during lunch. Even though her teacher was able to completely remove the spot, Evelyn is crying hysterically and says that she wants to go home because her outfit is ruined. Her behavior demonstrates the characteristics of preoperational thought known as...
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Interacts with a mentor to accomplish a task
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According to Vygotsky, guided participation requires that a child....
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The zone of proximal development
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Skills that the child can accomplish with assistance but can't yet perform independently are part of...
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Miriam helps her son Ben to make cookies. She measures all of the ingredients out and places them on the counter in small bowls. She reads the recipe aloud as Ben places the ingredients in the bowl and mixes them together with a spoon.
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Which is an example of scaffolding?
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Theory-theory
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Preschoolers try to construct a reason for the things that they see and hear. This tendency is known as...
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Theory of mind
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A persons understanding of the thoughts of other people is called...
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Fast-mapping
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A child's ability to add new vocabulary words very quickly is called...
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Child centered
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Sunnymont Preschool has plenty of opportunities for the children to play dress up, dance, build with blocks, finger paint, and be creative. Sunnymont is most likely a --- program.
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Individual achievement
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What was Maria Montessori's objective when she created her preschool?
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Children's creativity and artistic talent
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The Reggio Emilia early-childhood program focuses on....
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Academics
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Most teacher-directed preschool programs stress...
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Effortful control
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Because emotional regulation requires practice, maturation, and work, it is referred to as...
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Initiative vs guilt
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Erikson called the psychosocial developmental stage that occurs between 3 and 6 years of age...
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Intrinsic motivation
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The desire to pursue a goal that comes from within a person is called...
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Psychopathology
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The clinical term for an illness or disorder of the mind is referred to as...
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Earlier than
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Girls usually develop emotional regulation --- boys.
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Nature
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Developmentalists who believe that children are genetically programmed to defend and protect their parents subscribe to the belief that moral development predominantly comes from...
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Reactive
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Which type of aggression tends to be most characteristic of 2 year old children?
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Relational
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Three girls spread a rumor that 7 year old heather is a bed wetter who still uses a pacifier. This is an example of --- aggression.
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Time out
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Karlene has just required her 4 year old daughter to sit quietly, without toys or any form of play, for a few minutes after her daughter deliberately poured juice on the floor. This is an example of...
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Middle childhood
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Children between the ages of 6 and 11 are within the developmental stage referred to as...
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Watching about 4 hours of TV
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Which activity, when a daily part of a child's life, is most associated with health problems later in life?
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Decreased
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Physical activity within schools has --- over the years.
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Preschoolers to watch TV and drink soda
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Obesity has increased because it is common for...
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Asthma
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Monica brought her 10 year old son to see the doctor excuse he was having problems breathing. The doctor informed Monica that her son had inflammation of the airways. Monica's son was diagnosed with...
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Selective attention
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The ability to concentrate on some stimuli while ignoring others is referred to as...
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Intelligence quotient
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Originally, a persons mental age and chronological age were factors used to determine his or her...
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100
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The average IQ is a score of...
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Knowledge about a subject
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Achievement tests are designed to measure ones...
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There are multiple intelligences
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Howard Gardner proposed that...
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Naturalistic
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With respect to Gardner's multiple intelligences, a successful farmer is likely to excel in --- intelligence.
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Life may be better or worse in adulthood
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Gerald was diagnosed with ADHD at an early age. Throughout school he had extreme academic difficulties, though he excelled at art. When he graduated from high school, he started a career as an artist and quickly began to sell his work and achieved critical acclaim. As an adult he was experiencing life success even though he still had symptoms of ADHD. Which of the four general principles of developmental psychopathology does this example best illustrate?
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Is controversial
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The use of medication to treat ADHD (and many other disorders) in children...
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Dyslexia
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The most commonly diagnosed learning disability is...
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Autism
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Allen is 3 years old. He ignores people when they are in the room and if people speak to him he does not make eye contact. He also will not initiate communication, but rather just repeats what someone has said. Finally, Allen plays with a spinning top for hours. He just spins it, watches it, and when it stops spins it again. Allen may be showing signs of...
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Asperger syndrome
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--- is considered to be a specific type of autism spectrum disorder.
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IEP
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A document for children with special needs that specifies their educational goals is known as an...
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Educating all gifted and talented children at the same age together
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One method of educating gifted and talented students that has become popular in the US is...
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True
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The health habits that children develop during the middle childhood years are related to their health in adolescence and adulthood.
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Puberty
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The period when children's bodies become adult in terms of size, shape, and sexuality is called...
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A girls first menstrual period
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For girls, menarche is...
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Spermarche
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For boys, the first ejaculation of seminal fluid is...
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Rose, age 14
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Statistically, which student is most likely to fall asleep during class?
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Self awareness
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Henry is an adolescent who experiences sleep deprivation, which makes him more likely to experience all of the following except...
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Leptin
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Which hormone is high at the onset of puberty and affects appetite?
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May contribute to an early onset of puberty
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Family conflict and stress...
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Teasing from boys her age
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Ellie is 10 years old and well into puberty. She will probably experience...
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Growth of fingers and toes
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One of the first signs of the growth spurt is...
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Weight, height, muscles
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During puberty, the growth spurt sequence typically occurs in this order.
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An increase in skin oils and sweat
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Adolescent acne is usually caused by...
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Provide healthier selections in school vending machines
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According to research, which of the following studies could be implemented in order to encourage adolescents to make better food choices?
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Lose weight
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Research indicates that a majority of adolescent girls in the US are trying to...
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Poor body image
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Mila told a friend that she doesn't like the way her legs look in her new volleyball uniform. She said she hates her figure, and expressed a desire to lose a lot of weight. From this discussion, you might think that Mila has a...
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Bulimia nervosa
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Josefina is obsessed with her weight. She sometimes eats a whole package of Oreos at once and then makes herself vomit. Josefina is of normal weight, but she constantly has heartburn. She most likely suffers from...
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Peers
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Many adolescents think carefully and answer correctly when responding to paper and pencil questions about hypothetical risk taking situations, yet in the real world they engage in risky behavior. This is due in part to their...
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Are not directly related to fertility
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Secondary sex characteristics are traits that...
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Is most common when the first signs of puberty occur
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Child sexual abuse....
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STIs
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Which problem shows no signs of abating?
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Themselves
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During puberty, adolescents thoughts center on...
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Elkind
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--- is the theorist who coined the term adolescent egocentrism.
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The invincibility fable
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The belief that one cannot be harmed by things that would hurt someone else is referred to as...
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Belief that everyone is watching their behavior and appearance
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The term imaginary audience refers to adolescents...
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Formal operational thought
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Piaget called the reasoning that characterizes adolescence...
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Put weights on both sides without considering distance from the center of the scale
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Jeremy is 7 years old and has been asked to balance a scale with weights that can be hooked to the arms of the scale. Jeremy will probably...
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Hypothetical thought
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Reasoning that includes propositions and possibilities that may not reflect reality defines...
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Top-down
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Deductive reasoning is also referred to as --- reasoning.
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Inductive reasoning
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Which term refers to the ability to begin with specifics, such as accumulated facts, and then make general conclusions?
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Sunk cost fallacy
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The mistaken belief that if money, time, or effort that cannot be recovered has already been invested in some endeavor, more should be invested in an effort to reach the goal is called...
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Base rate neglect
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When a person ignores the overall frequency of some behavior or characteristic when making a decision, it is called...
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Dual-process model
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The notion that two networks exist within the human brain, one for emotional and one for analytical processing of stimuli, is called...
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Intuitive thought
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Kristy and her friends come up with several options of things to do on Friday night, and ultimately decide to go to a new movie because it received positive reviews. In making this decision, Kristy and her friends are using which type of thought?
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Analytical thought
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Fifteen year old Latrina has a 10 pm curfew. She asks her parents to extend her curfew to 11 pm on weekends. When her parents ask why, Latrina replies, "I've never been late for my 10 pm curfew. You can trust me. Can we at least give it a try?" This is an example of what kind of thinking?
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Low income family
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Spencer is the only one in his class who does not have high speed internet at home. Spencer most likely comes from a...
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Cyberbullying
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Spreading insults and rumors by means of emails, texts, or web postings is called...
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Secondary eduaction
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Bridget is in the 10th grade. She is in what stage of education?
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Reggie will likely experience more behavior problems
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Reggie has just started middle school. What is predicted to happen to his behavior?
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Formal thinking
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Most US high schools emphasize learning based on ---, which is developmentally appropriate.
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Understanding of oneself
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Psychosocial development during adolescence involves the search for a(n)...
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Find ones own identity
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According to Erikson, the goal for adolescence is to...
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No focus on or concern about the future
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Identity diffusion is typically characterized by...
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Foreclosure
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When a person adopts parents' or society's roles and values without questioning and exploring a personal identity, it is referred to as identity....
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Identity foreclosure
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Angel's parents wanted him to be part of the family business-and Angel planned to do so. Then, at age 21, he decided to leave the business to study to be a lawyer. Angel resisted...
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Take on a temporary role and postpone identity-achievement decisions
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During an identity moratorium, adolescents typically....
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Political
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According to Erikson, what is one of the four aspects of identity?
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The cultural or social attributes of being male or female
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Gender refers to...
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Early adolescence
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In the US, parent-child conflict is most common when children are in....
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A healthy family
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Some parent-child bickering during the adolescent years may indicate...
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Authoritarian
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Which type of parenting can "boomerang" resulting in adolescents who learn to deceive their parents?
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Part of a warm, supportive relationship
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Parental monitoring is most likely to be effective and healthy when it is...
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Peer pressure
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Callie called her friend Sue on Saturday to see if Sue wanted to go to the movies. Sue told Callie she was staying home to study for their upcoming history test. After the call, Callie decided to study instead of go to the movies. Callie was experiencing...
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Sexual orientation
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The term that describes one having erotic desires about the same sex, the opposite sex or both sexes is...
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Had no impact on
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Abstinence only sex education Programs that were federal policy in the US until 2009 --- the adolescents engagement in sexual activity.
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A suicide attempt that does not end in death
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Parasuicide refers to...
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Lenient drug laws
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According to the text, which is not a possible reason for the decrease in juvenile criminal behavior?
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Is the best predictor of later drug abuse
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Drug use before the age of 18...
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Late adolescence
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Senescence begins in...
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Year
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Organ reserve power decreases each ---, but it usually does not matter because people rarely need to draw on it.
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Everyone
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Exercise helps protect --- from serious illness.
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Half
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Emerging adults eat about --- as many fruits and vegetables as they should.
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HIV
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Largely due to the sexual activities of young adults, --- has become a worldwide epidemic.
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Psychopathology
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On average, well-being increases in emerging adulthood, as does the incidence of...
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Jana, who has a family history of depression an recently experienced a romantic relationship break up.
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Which emerging adult is more likely to experience psychopathology?
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1/4
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About --- of Us residents below the age of 25 experience anxiety disorders.
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Social phobia
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Janel is a 19 year old who has developed a fear of interacting with people. She is most likely experiencing...
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Serious injury and violent death
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Emerging adults are in a high risk category for...
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Extreme
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Forms of recreation that include apparent risk of injury or death and that are attractive and thrilling as a result are referred to as --- sports.
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Abuse
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Using a drug in a quantity or a manner that harms physical, cognitive, or psychosocial well being is called drug ---.
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Emerging adulthood
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Family members may know when a person is abusing drugs, and this gives them a chance to intervene. However, intervention is least likely during...
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IQ tests and other measures
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The psychometric approach to studying cognitive development p analyzes intelligence using...
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Information-processing
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The approach to studying cognitive development that explores how the brain encodes, stores, and retrieves information is the --- approach.
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Time management
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Most emerging adults struggle with ---, however, adults gradually master it as their cognition matures.
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Adolescence, emerging adulthood
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A research study of people aged 13 to 45 found that logical skills improved from --- to ---, then stayed steady, but social understanding continued to advance.
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Subjective
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Thought that arises from personal experiences and perceptions is...
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Cognitive flexibility
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When college students are asked to solve a puzzle problem independently, only about 10% solve it correctly. Then, when students who did not solve the problem were allowed to discuss the problem together, 75% got it right. This illustrates the participants'....
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Stereotype threat
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The worry that ones appearance or behavior will be misused to confirm another persons oversimplified, prejudiced attitude is referred to as...
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The high school drop out rate for African American males
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Identify what could be a possible reaction to stereotype threat.
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Thesis
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A proposition or statement of belief is a...
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Synthesis
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Herman and Todd, two friends, are discussing logos on tshirts. Herman says that everyone should be able to wear whatever logos they want on their shirts. Todd suggests that some logos may be offensive and this shouldn't be worn. If Herman is able to integrate those two ideas, he will have created a....
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Thesis, antithesis, synthesis
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In dialectical thought, a --- implies a --- and the integration of these occurs within the ---.
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Dialectical thinking
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Geraldine is a medical intern who believes that all people deserve access to medical care, but she knows that all throughout her career she will have to make decisions about which patients will receive a scarce, life saving medication. Reconciling these two thoughts requires...
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Adjust their relationship to accommodate the changes in themselves
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Marges marriage is troubled. She and her husband find very little joy in being with each other, in part because they have both changed as individuals if Marge and her husband are capable of dialectical thinking, they will...
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Income
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Many researchers believe that all of the following shape the ethics of adults except...
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Justice
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A student believes that divorce is right if the marriage partners are no longer in love, even if the couple has children together. The student is reasoning from a margarita of --- orientation.
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Defining issues
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A series of questions designed to assess respondents level of moral development by having them rank possible solutions to moral dilemmas is that --- Test.
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Defining issues
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Helena is participating in a study in which she has to decide is she should cheat on a test. She is asked to rank-order possible solutions to cheating on the test. Helena is participating in a study using a --- Test.
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Individual-reflective
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The stage in which faith becomes an active commitment, detached from the expectations of culture and others, is referred to as the stage of --- faith.
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Postformal, dialectical, and responsive
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Once Dr. Brown, a first year professor, realized that college students benefitted from analysis and emotions, his teaching became more...
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More non white and part time
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Compared to earlier decades, today colleges worldwide have --- faculty.
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A flipped class
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A new pedagogical technique in which students are required to watch videos of a lecture on their computers before class and then participate in discussions in class facilitated by the professor is called...
