Exam 2: Theories of Development: Interpreting the Lifespan

Of Freud's structures, which seeks only pleasure and is the simplest?

Which theorist argued that biological processes are qualitatively transformed into higher psychological functions by developmental processes?

According to Maslow, how many people will reach self-actualization?

Which of the following is a portion of Vygotsky's theory of development?

Pedro was a passenger on a bus that overturned. While others scrambled for the windows to escape the wreckage, Pedro stayed to help the people who couldn't get out on their own. Pedro is ignoring his __________ needs according to Maslow.

__________ refers to any event that, when it ceases to occur after a response, makes that response more likely to happen in the future as coined by Skinner.

According to Skinner, what is the key to understanding behavior?

If Noah wants his daughter to clean her room, with both of them being happy in the process, he should use:

The theory of developmental contextualism encompasses the notion that:

Four-year-old Tammy has been told by her mother that she cannot have a lollipop and is now stomping her feet and wailing. According to Freud, this type of behavior is driven by the

In Piaget's theory of development, __________ is the highest level of cognitive functioning.

Which of the following developmental psychologists emphasized the role of culture in development?

Who would describe child as a "little scientist?"

What was the main conclusion of the "From Neurons to Neighbors" study by the National Research Council Institute of Medicine (2000)?

Each of Erikson's psychosocial stages of development is marked by some type of:

According to developmental systems theory, which level of organization is the primary causal influence on behavior and development?

Seventy-year-old Aaron feels as if he has lived a good life. Perhaps there are a few things he wishes he could change, but overall he is pretty sure he has left the world a better place than when he entered it. According to Erikson, Aaron has achieved:

Gustavo is trying to tie his shoes. His stubby fingers make it hard to grasp the loops, but his mother patiently waits until he gets the loop set and then assists him pull the lace through. This is an example of Vygotsky's concept of:

For __________, a child will tackle a problem by searching for data and then accommodating cognitive structures, as needed, to reach a solution.

For Vygotsky, __________ is a critical component of cognitive development.