Applications
Question 1.1
It is said that culture is pervasive but that people are unaware of it. List 30 things you did today that you might have done differently in another culture.
Question 1.2
How would your life be different if your parents were much higher or lower in SES than they are? What if you had been born in another cohort?
Question 1.3
Design an experiment to answer a question you have about human development. Specify the question and the hypothesis and then describe the experiment, including the sample size and the variables. (Look first at Appendix B.)
ONLINE CONNECTIONS
To accompany your textbook, you have access to a number of online resources, including Learning Curve, an adaptive quizzing program, critical thinking questions, and case studies. For access to any of these links, go to www.worthpublishers.com/launchpad/bergerls9e. In addition to these resources, you’ll also find links to video clips, personalized study advice, and an ebook. Some of the videos and activities available online include:
- Ethics in Human Research: Violating One’s Privacy? This video introduces the controversies around a research project in Iceland that collects genetic and health information about private citizens.
- What’s Wrong with This Study? This activity allows you to review some of the pitfalls in various research designs.