Exam 2: Major Theories for Understanding Human Development

Kimberly just began a new job. In her work, she will focus on the unique adaptive behaviors of specific species, such as mating, caregiving, play, and strategies for obtaining resources. In which of the following fields is Kimberly working?

Involvement in personal relationships and social groups contributes to the formation of

Dakota has started to read short biographies of women she believes are important. She makes lists of who is most important in categories like business leader, political leader, and star athlete. Then she starts to read about the number one person in each category. Which of Piaget's stages do you think Dakota is in?

Evolutionary psychology includes the study of

The application of systems theory to families has focused primarily on

According to Walter Mischel's six types of cognitive-affective factors that influence behavior, which of the following best describes self-regulatory plans?

Which of the following statements would be considered an example of cultural continuity?

Kendra has been breastfed. The first time she gets a bottle of apple juice, she uses the same sucking motion she has been accustomed to using during breastfeeding. Juice floods out of the nipple of the bottle. This is an example of

__________ is a common defense mechanism used by children and adults in which they claim that a bad experience never happened.

Vygotsky emphasized the role of a culture's ________ in shaping thought.

Elisangela's behavior patterns are the very same behaviors shared by most of her community, and they have been transmitted from one generation to the next. Which of the following does this represent?

According to social role theory, _____________ involves meeting perceived role expectations or balancing competency role demands.

Which of the following psychosocial theory concepts is most similar to Vygotsky's zone of proximal development?

In psychoanalytic theory, how is the ego related to the id and the superego?

Which of the following statements reflects an important contribution made by psychoanalytic theory to the study of human development?

What is the difference between a scheme and an operation in cognitive developmental theory?

Discuss the questions that must be answered in the evaluation of a theory.

Gilda's professor has asked her to describe a cognitive map. Which of the following would be the most appropriate response?

Helena is 6 months old. At what stage in Piaget's cognitive developmental theory is she in?

A theory of human development is expected to provide explanations for which of the following?