Question 1

Whose psychosexual ideas about child development are generally not in favor with developmental theorists?

Accepted Answer

A) Piaget's 
B) Erikson's 
C) Freud's 
D) Luria 
A) Piaget's 
B) Erikson's 
C) Freud's 
D) Luria

Question 2

Experts' being sensitive to the abilities of a novice and responding to the novice's responses in a learning situation so that he or she gradually increases understanding is called

Accepted Answer

A) scaffolding. 
B) conditioning. 
C) collaboration. 
D) internalization. 
A) scaffolding. 
B) conditioning. 
C) collaboration. 
D) internalization.

Question 3

Which of the following is not a cognitive process?

Accepted Answer

A) language 
B) memory 
C) attention 
D) emotions 
A) language 
B) memory 
C) attention 
D) emotions

Question 4

Pregnancy sickness is likely a result of

Accepted Answer

A) adaptive thinking. 
B) a domain-genera mechanism. 
C) an evolved cognitive mechanism. 
D) a domain-specific mechanism. 
A) adaptive thinking. 
B) a domain-genera mechanism. 
C) an evolved cognitive mechanism. 
D) a domain-specific mechanism.

Question 5

The macrosystem In Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory includes

Accepted Answer

A) all of the social systems that a child is not part of but is influenced by. 
B) all the possible microsystems in action. 
C) all the laws, values, attitudes, etc. of the society in which a child lives. 
D) all the social systems in which a child is an active participant. 
A) all of the social systems that a child is not part of but is influenced by. 
B) all the possible microsystems in action. 
C) all the laws, values, attitudes, etc. of the society in which a child lives. 
D) all the social systems in which a child is an active participant.

Question 6

Children's ability to hold increasing amounts of information in their minds at once affects

Accepted Answer

A) the short-term memory. 
B) IQ. 
C) the ability to perform more complicated tasks. 
D) the ability to perform automatic processes. 
A) the short-term memory. 
B) IQ. 
C) the ability to perform more complicated tasks. 
D) the ability to perform automatic processes.

Question 7

Rogoff's concept of guided participation is an extension of

Accepted Answer

A) Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory. 
B) Freud's psychosexual stages. 
C) Vygotsky's zone of proximal development. 
D) Piaget's cognitive stages. 
A) Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory. 
B) Freud's psychosexual stages. 
C) Vygotsky's zone of proximal development. 
D) Piaget's cognitive stages.

Question 8

The idea that aspects of children's learning or social behavior have been shaped by natural selection to make such preparations easier is called ______

Accepted Answer

A) ontogentic adaptation 
B) deferred adaptation 
C) genetic adaptation 
D) phylogenic adaptation 
A) ontogentic adaptation 
B) deferred adaptation 
C) genetic adaptation 
D) phylogenic adaptation

Question 9

Which of the following is not one of the three main features of children's microsystems, as described by Brofenbrenner?

Accepted Answer

A) roles 
B) communities 
C) relationships 
D) activities 
A) roles 
B) communities 
C) relationships 
D) activities

Question 10

Bandura's basic theory is that _______

Accepted Answer

A) behavioral changes are caused by operant conditioning. 
B) only behaviors that can be observed should be studied. 
C) children learn important social behaviors from observing others. 
D) the behavior of teenagers is very difficult to change. 
A) behavioral changes are caused by operant conditioning. 
B) only behaviors that can be observed should be studied. 
C) children learn important social behaviors from observing others. 
D) the behavior of teenagers is very difficult to change.

Whose psychosexual ideas about child development are generally not in favor with developmental theorists?

Experts' being sensitive to the abilities of a novice and responding to the novice's responses in a learning situation so that he or she gradually increases understanding is called

Which of the following is not a cognitive process?

Pregnancy sickness is likely a result of

The macrosystem In Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory includes

Children's ability to hold increasing amounts of information in their minds at once affects

Rogoff's concept of guided participation is an extension of

The idea that aspects of children's learning or social behavior have been shaped by natural selection to make such preparations easier is called ______

Which of the following is not one of the three main features of children's microsystems, as described by Brofenbrenner?

Bandura's basic theory is that _______

Introduction to Child and Adolescent Development

Genetics, Prenatal Development, and the Neonate

Physical Development

What Do Infants Know and When and How Do They Know It

The Symbolic Child: Piagets Theory and Beyond

Understanding Self and Others

Becoming Self-Directed Thinkers: Problem Solving and Memory

Language Development

Intelligence and School Achievement

Emotion, Temperament, and Personality Development

Attachment and Early Parent-Child Care

The Family and Other Contexts for Socialization

Competing and Cooperating With Peers

The Development of Sexuality and Gender Identity

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Exam 2: Theories and Contexts of Development

Whose psychosexual ideas about child development are generally not in favor with developmental theorists?

Experts' being sensitive to the abilities of a novice and responding to the novice's responses in a learning situation so that he or she gradually increases understanding is called

Which of the following is not a cognitive process?

Pregnancy sickness is likely a result of

The macrosystem In Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory includes

Children's ability to hold increasing amounts of information in their minds at once affects

Rogoff's concept of guided participation is an extension of

The idea that aspects of children's learning or social behavior have been shaped by natural selection to make such preparations easier is called ______

Which of the following is not one of the three main features of children's microsystems, as described by Brofenbrenner?

Bandura's basic theory is that _______

Introduction to Child and Adolescent Development

Genetics, Prenatal Development, and the Neonate

Physical Development

What Do Infants Know and When and How Do They Know It

The Symbolic Child: Piagets Theory and Beyond

Understanding Self and Others

Becoming Self-Directed Thinkers: Problem Solving and Memory

Language Development

Intelligence and School Achievement

Emotion, Temperament, and Personality Development

Attachment and Early Parent-Child Care

The Family and Other Contexts for Socialization

Competing and Cooperating With Peers

The Development of Sexuality and Gender Identity

Filters