Exam 2: Theories of Development

The process of changing one's schema to make it match the world of reality better is what Piaget termed:

The theory that human behavior arises out of a struggle between societal prohibitions and the instinctual drives associated with sex and aggression is attributed to:

In Piaget's theory, cognitive structures that people evolve for dealing with specific kinds of situations in their environments are known as:

A model that focuses on the whole and the ways in which the whole is greater than the sum of its parts is a(n) ______________ model.

A set of interrelated statements that provides an explanation for a class of events is called a:

An approach which allows psychologists to choose from various theories and models is called:

The idea that human development has a specifically historical charter-that it is affected by where and when a person grows up-is associated with which theory of development?

Five-year-old Nora is excited to see that it is starting to snow. She exclaims, "Wow, it's snowing so that I can make a snowman!" This kind of egocentric thinking is related to which of Piaget's stages of development?

Millie and her brother are being raised by their grandmother. Millie's grandmother and brother comprise her:

10-year-old Robert is curious about how cars work. Whenever his father makes repairs to the family car Robert is on hand to be the "assistant mechanic." According to Erikson's theory, Robert is in the stage of:

The person associated with developing the sociocultural theory of development is:

The correct chronological sequence of psychosexual stages is:

Erikson's developmental tasks are referred to as:

When the ball that 9-month-old Reggie was playing with rolls under the bed he begins searching for it in the direction that it rolled. According to Piaget's stages of development, which stage corresponds to Reggie's behavior?

All of the following are true about a theory EXCEPT:

What are the major similarities and differences between Freud's psychoanalytical theory of development and Erikson's theory of development?

Emotions have not been researched with the same vigor as cognition until recently because:

Briefly describe Vygotsky's contribution to developmental studies.

Behavioral theorists divide the environment into units called:

Erikson himself referred to the developmental tasks in his model as: