Exam 2: Adolescents in Theoretical Context

List Piaget's four stages of cognitive development,indicate the approximate ages during which they exist,and describe several cognitive functions that develop during each stage.

Which of the following statements about Piaget and Vygotsky is TRUE?

Which of the following,according to Freud,is generally the evaluative,reasoning power of the individual?

Ali understands that an object can belong to more than one category; however,he still has trouble thinking in abstract terms.According to Piaget,Ali is most likely in which stage?

Discuss Urie Bronfenbrenner's different ecological systems and give examples of how each may affect an adolescent's development.

Jasmine is struggling with developing close,meaningful relationships and finds that she is very lonely.According to Erikson,she is likely in what stage?

Mohammed is five years old and is afraid that his father will try to hurt him to keep him away from his mother.According to Freud,what will Mohammed engage in to reduce his anxiety?

The zone of proximal development refers to:

Albert Bandura and others have shown that children who watch violence on TV then become more aggressive toward others afterward.This best illustrates the concept of:

According to Erikson,industry vs.inferiority is the stage for what age group?

A biological view of adolescence emphasizes:

The process or act of knowing is called:

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of Freud's theory?

List and describe the eight stages of Erik Erikson's psychosocial theory of development,explaining the crisis in each.

The phrase "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny" means:

Which of the following is the term Piaget used to describe a mental structure individuals use to deal with the environment?

Which of the following statements about Havighurst's theory is FALSE?

Six-year-old Tanisha is attracted to her father and hostile toward her mother.At the same time,according to Freud,she is likely to experience:

Mei-Chin is thinking about cheating on her exam,but she knows that it's morally wrong and therefore she doesn't.According to Freud,what part of her mind told her it was wrong to cheat?

Betsy is a very introspective child and is able to use deductive reasoning.According to Piaget,she is most likely in which stage?