Question 1

Discuss psychoanalytic theory in terms of the innate-purity/original-sin issue,the nature-nurture issue,and the activity-passivity issue.

Accepted Answer

In psychoanalytic theory,much emphasis i

Question 2

List each of Freud's five stages of psychosexual development,noting the ages when each stage occurs,and provide a brief description of each stage.

Accepted Answer

Sure! Sigmund Freud's five stages of psy

Question 3

Bronfenbrenner's ecological perspective on learning maintains that the best way to understand the factors that influence development is to study them in which location?

Accepted Answer

A)  a controlled laboratory setting 
B)  the child's home 
C)  the child's school 
D)  the child's natural environment 
A)  a controlled laboratory setting 
B)  the child's home 
C)  the child's school 
D)  the child's natural environment

Question 4

What did the neo-Freudian theorist Karen Horney emphasize as an important factor in development?

Accepted Answer

A)  sex differences 
B)  birth order 
C)  sibling interactions 
D)  the collective unconscious 
A)  sex differences 
B)  birth order 
C)  sibling interactions 
D)  the collective unconscious

Question 5

In Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory,mass media,government,and local school boards are part of which context of development?

Accepted Answer

A)  the microsystem 
B)  the exosystem 
C)  the mesosystem 
D)  the macrosystem 
A)  the microsystem 
B)  the exosystem 
C)  the mesosystem 
D)  the macrosystem

Question 6

Piaget's theory has had a strong impact on education.Which educational program is based on his findings?

Accepted Answer

A)  guided participation 
B)  computer-aided instruction 
C)  multicultural assimilation 
D)  discovery-based education 
A)  guided participation 
B)  computer-aided instruction 
C)  multicultural assimilation 
D)  discovery-based education

Question 7

According to the ethological view,what are sensitive periods in development?

Accepted Answer

A)  the only time during which imprinting can occur 
B)  the time when young children are least likely to be responsive to environmental experiences 
C)  the time when children are most influenced by reinforcers and punishers 
D)  the time that is optimal for the emergence of particular competencies or behaviours 
A)  the only time during which imprinting can occur 
B)  the time when young children are least likely to be responsive to environmental experiences 
C)  the time when children are most influenced by reinforcers and punishers 
D)  the time that is optimal for the emergence of particular competencies or behaviours

Discuss psychoanalytic theory in terms of the innate-purity/original-sin issue,the nature-nurture issue,and the activity-passivity issue.

List each of Freud's five stages of psychosexual development,noting the ages when each stage occurs,and provide a brief description of each stage.

Bronfenbrenner's ecological perspective on learning maintains that the best way to understand the factors that influence development is to study them in which location?

What did the neo-Freudian theorist Karen Horney emphasize as an important factor in development?

In Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory,mass media,government,and local school boards are part of which context of development?

Piaget's theory has had a strong impact on education.Which educational program is based on his findings?

According to the ethological view,what are sensitive periods in development?

Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Its Research Strategies

Hereditary Influences on Development

Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborns Readiness for Life

Physical Development

Early Cognitive Foundations

Cognitive Development

Cognitive Development

Intelligence

Development of Language and Communication Skills

Emotional Development,temperament,and Attachment

Development of the Self and Social Cognition

Sex Differences and Similarities,gender-Role Development,and Sexual Behavior

Moral Development,altruism,and Aggression

The Family

Extrafamilial Influences

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Exam 2: Theories of Human Development

Discuss psychoanalytic theory in terms of the innate-purity/original-sin issue,the nature-nurture issue,and the activity-passivity issue.

List each of Freud's five stages of psychosexual development,noting the ages when each stage occurs,and provide a brief description of each stage.

Bronfenbrenner's ecological perspective on learning maintains that the best way to understand the factors that influence development is to study them in which location?

What did the neo-Freudian theorist Karen Horney emphasize as an important factor in development?

In Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory,mass media,government,and local school boards are part of which context of development?

Piaget's theory has had a strong impact on education.Which educational program is based on his findings?

According to the ethological view,what are sensitive periods in development?

Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Its Research Strategies

Hereditary Influences on Development

Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborns Readiness for Life

Physical Development

Early Cognitive Foundations

Cognitive Development

Cognitive Development

Intelligence

Development of Language and Communication Skills

Emotional Development,temperament,and Attachment

Development of the Self and Social Cognition

Sex Differences and Similarities,gender-Role Development,and Sexual Behavior

Moral Development,altruism,and Aggression

The Family

Extrafamilial Influences

Filters