Exam 2: Theories of Human Development

Which of these would be a suitable slogan for Albert Bandura's cognitive social learning theory?

According to Erikson's theory,a child who is very suspicious of others and who views the world as a dangerous place did not successfully resolve which crisis?

Suppose that Steve wants to have a CD that he saw in a store,but he doesn't have the money to buy it.Although Steve feels he should be able to have the CD,he recognizes that taking something that he can't pay for is wrong.According to Freud,which component of Steve's personality would resolve these competing goals?

In contrast to Piaget's view,how do information-processing theorists view cognitive development?

Colin has just told his mother that his stuffed bear is alive and that the bear hurts because he knocked it over.How is Colin including the bear in his cognitive schemes?

List the first five stages in Erikson's theory of personality development,noting the ages when each stage occurs,and provide a brief description of each stage.

According to Piaget,during which stage of cognitive development are children less likely to be fooled by appearances,and to become more proficient at inferring motives for other people's behaviour?

Identify one key difference between Bandura's cognitive social-learning theory and Skinner's operant learning theory.

According to Freud,what is the dominant force that shapes a healthy personality?

List the key characteristics of the mechanistic,organismic,and contextual models,and identify the developmental theories that match these different views.

What is one of the key criticisms of Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

According to Skinner,what are the primary motivators of behaviour?

Freud's belief that early experiences have a long-term effect on personality reflects which view of developmental change?

What is one basic distinction between the views of John Watson and Sigmund Freud?

Identify the three personality structures proposed by Freud and briefly describe each of these structures.

After reading the textbook,Samantha concludes that children are passive in their own development.She also believes development involves gradual quantitative changes,and that nurture has the most impact on the final development outcomes that are observed.Which world view does Samantha's position reflect?

In Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory,the employment environment of the child's parents is part of which developmental context?

With which statement would Piaget most likely agree?

Michael is pleased to find that his daughter Samantha has already started dinner.He shows his appreciation by spending the hour after dinner playing her favourite game.The same thing happens several days later,and soon Samantha is starting dinner on a regular basis.According to Skinner,what accounts for the change in Samantha's behaviour?

List three prominent neo-Freudian theorists and identify the developmental area each individual has been most extensively involved with.