Exam 1: History-Theories-And-Methods

According to Freud, where in consciousness does the psychic structure called the id reside?

Tamika is learning how to tie her shoes. Her father praises her for crossing the shoelaces. Then, he praises her again as she learns to form one end into a loop. Slowly, Tamika learns how to tie a bow with the laces. This reinforcing of small steps toward a desired behavior is called

The superego

Children enter the latency stage at 5 or 6 years of age and

Which of the following is considered an advantage of Erikson's theory?

Which of the following is the correct order of Bronfenbrenner's five systems, going from narrowest (closest to the child) to widest (furthest away from the child)?

Erikson's psychosocial theory deviates from Freud's psychosexual theory in that Erikson

Dr. Meyers has intensely studied a child born with severe autism for five years. This represents

The University of Michigan's "Monitoring the Future" research group has been surveying 6,000 different students a year for nearly 40 years. What type of research design is this?

A conditioned stimulus is one that occurs without prior learning.

Quinn is 3 years old. He is unable to focus on two aspects of a situation at once. According to Piaget, this indicates that Quinn lacks conservation skills. What developmental stage is Quinn in?

Charles Darwin is best known as the

Chris's mother offers to give him a cookie, but only if he doesn't throw a temper tantrum in the grocery store. What concept of operant conditioning is at work here?

If Kaylee's scheme of "things I am good at" changes, according to Piaget, how did this happen?

In naturalistic observation studies, the researcher tries to change or alter the environment they are observing.

Dr. Klein wants to investigate the long-term effects of antidepressants in children. To do so, she randomly selects a group of subjects and follows them across five years. What type of study is this?

What happens when a child attempts to assimilate new information and cannot?

What is one characteristic of a useful theory?

In Western societies, the beginning of middle childhood is usually marked by

According to the textbook, the development of language is due entirely to biology (nature).