Exam 1: Introduction: Theories of Social Development

Which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development is characterized by flexible and complex thinking, where one can think of abstract ideas and hypotheses:

Which theoretical perspectives view development as influenced by historical change:

Traditionally psychologists' study of social development has focused mainly on:

The system representing the values, ideologies, and laws of the society or culture is the:

According to life history theory:

One strength of Piaget's theory of cognitive development is the explicit recognition that the stages are not universal, invariant, or irreversible

Liz has learned how to print her name with both a crayon and a pencil. Which of the following illustrates accommodation?

Generativity is a goal included in:

What is the status of social information processing in current theorizing in social development? Provide a description and critical evaluation of this approach.

Psychologists do not own social development. Discuss the meaning of this view.

Transactional interactions involve:

A view suggesting that development is determined by innate biologically based drives shaped by encounters with the environment in early childhood:

In which stage of cognitive development is a child least likely to be egocentric:

What is the meaning of a domain-specific approach?

Modifying an existing schema to fit a new experience is called:

Which of the following illustrates the mesosystem:

Tending to view the world from one's own perspective and to have difficulty seeing things from another's viewpoint is termed:

Domain specificity originates in:

A commitment to family, work, society, and future generations is called:

Bronfenbrenner's chronosystem dictates that time can affect only some, but not all, other systems in his ecological model