Exam 1: Introduction: Theories of Social Development

A limitation of sociocultural theory is that it is insufficiently developmental

The value of the social information-processing approach is perhaps most evident in explaining social behavior that is novel or social situations that are unfamiliar

Which theoretical perspectives view development as culture-specific:

A concept that there is a specific time in an organism's development during which external factors have a unique and irreversible impact is:

A learning theory that stresses the importance of observation and imitation in the acquisition of new behaviors, with learning mediated by cognitive processes is:

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

Sociocultural theory suggests the following:

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

A type of learning that depends on the consequence of the behavior is:

Social information-processing theory:

Which of the following is not considered a traditional learning theory?

Aggressive behavior in an 8-year-old can predict criminal behavior at age 30

Assimilation is applying an existing schema to a new experience

Freud's theory that boys become attracted to their mother and jealous of their father is:

According to Freud, girls focus their sexual feelings on their father.They then resolve this by instead identifying with their mother.This describes the:

Which of the following is an example of an age cohort?

The theory that development emerges from interactions with more skilled people and the institutions and tools provided by the culture is:

The theory that discusses the zone of proximal development is:

The extreme version of the maturation position is exemplified best by:

Considerable empirical support exists for the Electra complex