Question 1

Which of the following would be considered a strength of social-learning theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It seems to give an accurate picture of the way in which many behaviors are learned. 
B)  It works well when trying to modify undesirable behaviors. 
C)  It explains unconscious, involuntary emotional responses. 
D)  It defines specific stages in which most humans pass through as they grow and develop. 
A)  It seems to give an accurate picture of the way in which many behaviors are learned. 
B)  It works well when trying to modify undesirable behaviors. 
C)  It explains unconscious, involuntary emotional responses. 
D)  It defines specific stages in which most humans pass through as they grow and develop.

Question 2

Freud arrived at his developmental theories through his work with which of the following groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  His own children 
B)  Children who were orphaned 
C)  Male adult patients who had suffered traumatic events 
D)  Adults who were suffering from serious mental disorders 
A)  His own children 
B)  Children who were orphaned 
C)  Male adult patients who had suffered traumatic events 
D)  Adults who were suffering from serious mental disorders

Question 3

According to Bandura, which of the following terms best describes the expectancies we acquire about what we can and cannot do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self monitoring 
B)  Self evaluation 
C)  Self-efficacy 
D)  Self-evidence 
A)  Self monitoring 
B)  Self evaluation 
C)  Self-efficacy 
D)  Self-evidence

Question 4

Miguel is expected to clean his room and to empty all trash in the house. When Miguel forgets his chores, he is grounded. Which of the following has been appropriately applied if Miguel remembers to do his chores?

Accepted Answer

A)  Punishment 
B)  Negative reinforcement 
C)  Positive reinforcement 
D)  Extinction 
A)  Punishment 
B)  Negative reinforcement 
C)  Positive reinforcement 
D)  Extinction

Question 5

You find a wallet lying on the floor of your classroom. Everyone else has left and you are alone. Part of your personality wants to take the money that is in the wallet and part of your personality is telling you that it would wrong to do so. According to Psychoanalytic theory, the part that is telling you that it would be wrong is your ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of You find a wallet lying on the...

Question 6

List the psychosocial crises that a child between the ages of 1 and 12 years will need to resolve to successfully develop.

Accepted Answer

autonomy v. shame an

Question 7

Which of the following theorists is primarily responsible for social-cognitive learning theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Albert Bandura 
B)  Ivan Pavlov 
C)  B. F. Skinner 
D)  John Thorndyke 
A)  Albert Bandura 
B)  Ivan Pavlov 
C)  B. F. Skinner 
D)  John Thorndyke

Question 8

Which factor is generally considered to be an essential aspect of an infant's first psychosocial task?

Accepted Answer

A)  Learning to control bodily sensations or developing shame if unsuccessful 
B)  Becoming aware of pleasurable genital sensations and sharing these sensations with others 
C)  Becoming purposeful, goal-oriented, and assertive, which leads to conflicts with parents 
D)  Being treated lovingly and predictably by caregivers and learning to trust 
A)  Learning to control bodily sensations or developing shame if unsuccessful 
B)  Becoming aware of pleasurable genital sensations and sharing these sensations with others 
C)  Becoming purposeful, goal-oriented, and assertive, which leads to conflicts with parents 
D)  Being treated lovingly and predictably by caregivers and learning to trust

Question 9

Which of the following is particularly useful in research that is the focus of behavioral genetics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Special learning environments 
B)  Stem cells 
C)  Multiple births from independent zygotes 
D)  Identical twins 
A)  Special learning environments 
B)  Stem cells 
C)  Multiple births from independent zygotes 
D)  Identical twins

Question 10

Which of the following best summarizes social-cognitive learning theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children learn best through observation as long as they are consistently rewarded for the same behaviors. 
B)  Children respond best to frequent reinforcement and praise. 
C)  Rewards and punishers are not always necessary as children learn through observing siblings' interactions with their parents. 
D)  Punishment is preferred over reinforcement as a means of teaching new behaviors. 
A)  Children learn best through observation as long as they are consistently rewarded for the same behaviors. 
B)  Children respond best to frequent reinforcement and praise. 
C)  Rewards and punishers are not always necessary as children learn through observing siblings' interactions with their parents. 
D)  Punishment is preferred over reinforcement as a means of teaching new behaviors.

Question 11

Which of these best illustrates the principles of social-cognitive theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shelby misses her curfew by one hour and is grounded by her parents for one week, yet she continues to miss curfew. 
B)  When Marla responds angrily to a request from her daughter Bess, Bess' sister Treva, who observed this response, decides she will wait a day or two before asking for a new stereo. 
C)  Shea seeks advice from a chat forum on the internet about her recurring headaches. 
D)  As a result of the role conflict between her parental responsibilities and her need for personal development, Irina decides to drop out of college for a semester. 
A)  Shelby misses her curfew by one hour and is grounded by her parents for one week, yet she continues to miss curfew. 
B)  When Marla responds angrily to a request from her daughter Bess, Bess' sister Treva, who observed this response, decides she will wait a day or two before asking for a new stereo. 
C)  Shea seeks advice from a chat forum on the internet about her recurring headaches. 
D)  As a result of the role conflict between her parental responsibilities and her need for personal development, Irina decides to drop out of college for a semester.

Question 12

If someone asked you whether or not you find Vygotsky's theory to be useful in understanding development, what would be your well-informed response?

Accepted Answer

Presently there is i

Question 13

Name two developmental theories which believe that we are active in shaping our own development.

Accepted Answer

possibilities are so

Question 14

Erikson's dilemma of intimacy vs. isolation is associated with what developmental age?

Accepted Answer

A)  Birth to one year 
B)  2-3 years 
C)  18 - 30 years 
D)  30 years to late adulthood 
A)  Birth to one year 
B)  2-3 years 
C)  18 - 30 years 
D)  30 years to late adulthood

Question 15

Before information such as a grocery list or a friend's birthday can be stored in long-term memory, in which of the following is the information processed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensory memory 
B)  Short-term memory 
C)  Adaptive memory 
D)  Random access memory 
A)  Sensory memory 
B)  Short-term memory 
C)  Adaptive memory 
D)  Random access memory

Question 16

According to the principles of Piaget's theory of cognitive development, how you act at a party depends upon which of the following to guide and direct your behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scheme 
B)  Memory 
C)  Reinforcement 
D)  Sensorimotor skills 
A)  Scheme 
B)  Memory 
C)  Reinforcement 
D)  Sensorimotor skills

Question 17

Which of the following is the first stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensorimotor 
B)  Preoperations 
C)  Equilibration 
D)  Formal operations 
A)  Sensorimotor 
B)  Preoperations 
C)  Equilibration 
D)  Formal operations

Question 18

Information processing theorists liken the human mind to

Accepted Answer

A)  a well-oiled machine. 
B)  a computer. 
C)  a library. 
D)  a complex puzzle. 
A)  a well-oiled machine. 
B)  a computer. 
C)  a library. 
D)  a complex puzzle.

Question 19

Five year old Elena can tie her shoes, but she needs her mother's help to untie them. She also needs her mother's help to button her sweater. Vygotsky would suggest that this situation illustrates Elena's

Accepted Answer

A)  scaffold. 
B)  zone of proximal development. 
C)  adaptive processes of assimilation, accommodation, and equilibration. 
D)  sensorimotor development. 
A)  scaffold. 
B)  zone of proximal development. 
C)  adaptive processes of assimilation, accommodation, and equilibration. 
D)  sensorimotor development.

Question 20

The idea that certain human behaviors have developed and persisted in order to ensure survival of the species is drawn from which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Behaviorism 
B)  Classical conditioning 
C)  Nativism 
D)  Ethology 
A)  Behaviorism 
B)  Classical conditioning 
C)  Nativism 
D)  Ethology

Which of the following would be considered a strength of social-learning theory?

Freud arrived at his developmental theories through his work with which of the following groups?

According to Bandura, which of the following terms best describes the expectancies we acquire about what we can and cannot do?

Miguel is expected to clean his room and to empty all trash in the house. When Miguel forgets his chores, he is grounded. Which of the following has been appropriately applied if Miguel remembers to do his chores?

List the psychosocial crises that a child between the ages of 1 and 12 years will need to resolve to successfully develop.

Which of the following theorists is primarily responsible for social-cognitive learning theory?

Which factor is generally considered to be an essential aspect of an infant's first psychosocial task?

Which of the following is particularly useful in research that is the focus of behavioral genetics?

Which of the following best summarizes social-cognitive learning theory?

Which of these best illustrates the principles of social-cognitive theory?

If someone asked you whether or not you find Vygotsky's theory to be useful in understanding development, what would be your well-informed response?

Name two developmental theories which believe that we are active in shaping our own development.

Erikson's dilemma of intimacy vs. isolation is associated with what developmental age?

Before information such as a grocery list or a friend's birthday can be stored in long-term memory, in which of the following is the information processed?

According to the principles of Piaget's theory of cognitive development, how you act at a party depends upon which of the following to guide and direct your behavior?

Which of the following is the first stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

Information processing theorists liken the human mind to

Five year old Elena can tie her shoes, but she needs her mother's help to untie them. She also needs her mother's help to button her sweater. Vygotsky would suggest that this situation illustrates Elena's

The idea that certain human behaviors have developed and persisted in order to ensure survival of the species is drawn from which of the following?

Basic Concepts and Methods

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical, Sensory, and Perceptual Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Personality Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood

Death Dying and Bereavement

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Exam 2: Theories of Development

Which of the following would be considered a strength of social-learning theory?

Freud arrived at his developmental theories through his work with which of the following groups?

According to Bandura, which of the following terms best describes the expectancies we acquire about what we can and cannot do?

Miguel is expected to clean his room and to empty all trash in the house. When Miguel forgets his chores, he is grounded. Which of the following has been appropriately applied if Miguel remembers to do his chores?

List the psychosocial crises that a child between the ages of 1 and 12 years will need to resolve to successfully develop.

Which of the following theorists is primarily responsible for social-cognitive learning theory?

Which factor is generally considered to be an essential aspect of an infant's first psychosocial task?

Which of the following is particularly useful in research that is the focus of behavioral genetics?

Which of the following best summarizes social-cognitive learning theory?

Which of these best illustrates the principles of social-cognitive theory?

If someone asked you whether or not you find Vygotsky's theory to be useful in understanding development, what would be your well-informed response?

Name two developmental theories which believe that we are active in shaping our own development.

Erikson's dilemma of intimacy vs. isolation is associated with what developmental age?

Before information such as a grocery list or a friend's birthday can be stored in long-term memory, in which of the following is the information processed?

According to the principles of Piaget's theory of cognitive development, how you act at a party depends upon which of the following to guide and direct your behavior?

Which of the following is the first stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

Information processing theorists liken the human mind to

Five year old Elena can tie her shoes, but she needs her mother's help to untie them. She also needs her mother's help to button her sweater. Vygotsky would suggest that this situation illustrates Elena's

The idea that certain human behaviors have developed and persisted in order to ensure survival of the species is drawn from which of the following?

Basic Concepts and Methods

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical, Sensory, and Perceptual Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Personality Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood

Death Dying and Bereavement

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