Question 1

A 4-year-old who had begun drawing in a clockwise direction shifts to a counterclockwise preference. The child's behavior illustrates the principle of

Accepted Answer

A)  functional asymmetry 
B)  individuality 
C)  temporary disequilibrium 
D)  reciprocal interweaving 
A)  functional asymmetry 
B)  individuality 
C)  temporary disequilibrium 
D)  reciprocal interweaving D

Question 2

Which reflex illustrates the principle of functional asymmetry?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moro 
B)  Babinsky 
C)  tonic neck 
D)  sucking 
A)  Moro 
B)  Babinsky 
C)  tonic neck 
D)  sucking C

Question 3

Gesell said children

Accepted Answer

A)  are like miniature adults 
B)  have an inner wisdom about what they are ready to do 
C)  learn primarily through rewards and punishments 
D)  are best raised according to standard, culture-wide expectations 
A)  are like miniature adults 
B)  have an inner wisdom about what they are ready to do 
C)  learn primarily through rewards and punishments 
D)  are best raised according to standard, culture-wide expectations B

Question 4

Gesell's theory is most sympathetic to that of

Accepted Answer

A)  Locke 
B)  Rousseau 
C)  the preformationists 
D)  Aries 
A)  Locke 
B)  Rousseau 
C)  the preformationists 
D)  Aries

Question 5

Gesell said maturation can be defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  the attainment of a final or complete state 
B)  the process by which development is governed by the genes 
C)  physical as opposed to mental development 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the attainment of a final or complete state 
B)  the process by which development is governed by the genes 
C)  physical as opposed to mental development 
D)  all of the above

Question 6

Gesell's main advice to parents was to

Accepted Answer

A)  let children guide you 
B)  guide children in a firm but loving manner 
C)  raise children according to set schedules early on 
D)  focus on your own image of you want children to be 
A)  let children guide you 
B)  guide children in a firm but loving manner 
C)  raise children according to set schedules early on 
D)  focus on your own image of you want children to be

Question 7

Gesell did not believe that

Accepted Answer

A)  individual growth rates are controlled by maturation 
B)  some children grow more slowly than others 
C)  developmental sequences may vary from child to child 
D)  children alternate between periods of stability and instability 
A)  individual growth rates are controlled by maturation 
B)  some children grow more slowly than others 
C)  developmental sequences may vary from child to child 
D)  children alternate between periods of stability and instability

A 4-year-old who had begun drawing in a clockwise direction shifts to a counterclockwise preference. The child's behavior illustrates the principle of

Which reflex illustrates the principle of functional asymmetry?

Gesell said children

Gesell's theory is most sympathetic to that of

Gesell said maturation can be defined as

Gesell's main advice to parents was to

Gesell did not believe that

Early Theories: Preformationism, Locke, and Rousseau

Ethological Theories: Darwin, Lorenz, Tinbergen, and Bowlby and Ainsworth

Montessoris Educational Philosophy

Werners Organismic and Comparative Theory

Piagets Cognitive-Developmental Theory

Kohlbergs Stages of Moral Development

Learning Theory: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Banduras Social Learning Theory

Vygotskys Social-Historical Theory of Cognitive Development

Freuds Psychoanalytic Theory

Erikson and the Eight Stages of Life

Mahlers Separationindividuation Theory

Bettelheim on Autism

Schachtel on Childhood Experiences

Jungs Theory of Adulthood

Chomksys Theory of Language Development

Conclusion: Humanistic Psychology and Developmental Theory

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Exam 2: Gesells Maturational Theory

A 4-year-old who had begun drawing in a clockwise direction shifts to a counterclockwise preference. The child's behavior illustrates the principle of

Which reflex illustrates the principle of functional asymmetry?

Gesell said children

Gesell's theory is most sympathetic to that of

Gesell said maturation can be defined as

Gesell's main advice to parents was to

Gesell did not believe that

Early Theories: Preformationism, Locke, and Rousseau

Ethological Theories: Darwin, Lorenz, Tinbergen, and Bowlby and Ainsworth

Montessoris Educational Philosophy

Werners Organismic and Comparative Theory

Piagets Cognitive-Developmental Theory

Kohlbergs Stages of Moral Development

Learning Theory: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Banduras Social Learning Theory

Vygotskys Social-Historical Theory of Cognitive Development

Freuds Psychoanalytic Theory

Erikson and the Eight Stages of Life

Mahlers Separationindividuation Theory

Bettelheim on Autism

Schachtel on Childhood Experiences

Jungs Theory of Adulthood

Chomksys Theory of Language Development

Conclusion: Humanistic Psychology and Developmental Theory

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