Exam 2: Theories of Development

Name the three systems that make up Bronfenbrenner's bioecological theory.Give examples of components that might be included in each.

Which of the following is the first stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

Kara is in the first grade.At lunch,she sits next to her best friend Sheila,and today they are having hot dogs.An older child helps Kara and Sheila by cutting their hot dogs into pieces.Kara complains because her hot dog was cut into five pieces and Sheila's was cut into six.Kara believes that Sheila has more food.Kara has not yet learned the principle of ________.

Which of the following contexts of development includes the institutions of the culture that affect children's development indirectly?

Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory of human development places primary emphasis on

Eight-year-old Jaime is in the third grade.He is very good at drawing and frequently receives praise from his parents and teachers.According to Erikson,Jaime will develop a sense of ________.

Which of the following theorists is primarily responsible for social-cognitive learning theory?

________ coined the term operant conditioning.

Three of Piaget's basic concepts are schemes,accommodation,and assimilation.Give an example to illustrate each of these concepts.

In cognitive theory,________ is the process of balancing assimilation with accommodation.

Five-year-old Elena can tie her shoes,but she needs her mother's help to untie them.She also needs her mother's help to button her sweater.Vygotsky would suggest that this situation illustrates Elena's

Erikson's dilemma of intimacy vs.isolation is associated with what developmental age?

What is the purpose of defense mechanisms according to psychoanalytic theory?

I believe that we need to understand an individual's ability to adapt to their environment in order to explain their development.From which theory am I working?

Using Bronfenbrenner's theory,give a brief example of things that might exist in my macrosystem.

A boy is pestering his mother for candy in the grocery store,whining for ten minutes and saying things like,"I want candy! Please? Just this once! Oh,come on,Mom,please?" His mother ignores him for ten minutes,but finally gives in and says,"Oh,all right.Here it is.Just stop whining!" If the boy engages in more whining in the future,and the mother gives in even more easily,which of the following would apply to the mother?

If you are teaching a child to produce a reflexive response following a non-reflexive stimulus,which method of learning are you employing?

Carolyn is thinking of her children and what they are to become.She wants to see her children succeed and raise healthy families of their own.Carolyn spends more and more time thinking about how best to help her children become good people who contribute to society.Which of Erikson's stages is Carolyn most likely experiencing?

According to Piaget,what is a scheme?

According to Freud's theory of psychosexual development,which of the following occurs when an inadequate early environment fails to meet the needs of any particular stage of psychosexual maturation?