Exam 1: Background and Theories

Which of the following questions is most likely to be studied by a developmental psychologist?

When evaluating Freud's ideas, developmentalists consider ______ of his theoretical contributions to be most influential: His _______________.

The early work of __________ best represents the model that focuses on the influence of the child's sociocultural context.

The processes of assimilation and accommodation are characteristics of cognitive processing:

One of Albert Bandura's most important contributions to our understanding of child development is his demonstration that:

The adaptation function described by Piaget:

A child who successfully avoids eating broccoli by whining until his parents give in has probably learned to control his/her parents through the use of:

Negative reinforcement involves:

The focus of Arnold Gesell's 50 years of research focused primarily on:

Melody, at 7 years of age, is a musical genius. Her parents, who are not musically inclined, attribute Melody's musical accomplishments to her constant exposure to great classical music since conception, her violin lessons since 18 months, and her piano lessons since 2 years of age. Melody's parents seem to be following the advice of:

By genetic epistemology, Piaget meant:

The developmental timetables established by Arnold Gesell and his colleagues:

According to Bandura's model of reciprocal determinism:

Sarah's older brother Thomas is getting praised for picking up his toys when he is finished playing with them. After seing this, Sarah, who is also done playing with her toys, picks up at the same time. What does this exemplify?

Researchers in which tradition are most likely to study development using non-human species?

Victor repeatedly taps the stuffed animal in his crib to make music. Which Piagetian developmental stage is he most likely in?

Which of the following notions is most compatible with the writings of Rousseau?

According to Freud's theory of development, movement to a new stage is associated with:

John B. Watson believed that the subject of psychology should be the study of:

___________ is the term used specifically to refer to the intensive study of one's (e.g., Darwin's) own child's (e.g., Doddy's) development; this research method was important to early researchers of development, like James Mark Baldwin.