Exam 1: Background and Theories

When 2-year-old Tengemana learns to use a knife and fork while eating:

Describe the four component processes in Bandura's model of observational learning. How might each component help explain why a child appears not to have learned after observing a model?

_______________ is another way a developmentalist might express an interest in childhood research because of its implications for later, adult development.

The study of the importance of early infant-mother bonds would most likely be the work from which developmentalist?

According to Piaget, children understand the world through:

Which theorist would be most likely to argue that development consists primarily of quantitative changes that are largely the result of simple combinations of previous behaviours?

Tinbergen's research strategies demonstrate:

Which process best explains the ability of infants to sleep through the continual barking of neighbourhood dogs?

The research method that requires subjects to describe their mental processes is known as:

A generalized fear of all medical personnel and buildings following a painful medical procedure exemplifies:

A parent who attempts to cure his child of a fear of the barber by allowing the child to eat a lollipop while having his hair cut is relying on the principle of:

Vygotsky held that culture:

Freud believed that children in the phallic stage:

The basic premise of the ecological approach is that:

Maria's biological mother consumed drugs while she was pregnant with her. After she was born, Maria was raised in a household where she was put in her playpen all day long and she received little care from her parents. Which debate led by developmentalists would best englobe this situation?

Within a classical conditioning model, feeling anxious is the __________ to hearing the sound of a dentist's drill after previous painful dental experiences.

The most notable difference between child psychology and developmental psychology is that child psychology focuses on the development of children _______________ , whereas developmental psychology extends its focus to include _______________.

The early work of __________ best represents the model that emphasizes the role of the child's cognitive development.

Maturation refers to:

The organization function described by Piaget: