Exam 1: Background and Theories

According to Piaget, cognitive structures:

Idiographic research emphasizes:

Piaget investigated children's thinking through:

Behaviourists, like John B. Watson, believe that changes in behaviour are the result of:

According to Bronfenbrenner's ecological model of the environment, the child's __________ includes the social systems that can affect the child even though s/he is not directly participating within them.

Which of the following BEST reflects John Locke's views concerning children?

Piaget's interest in children's thinking was first inspired by:

A researcher studies the problem-solving strategies used by preschoolers and their mothers while baking cookies. Which theoretical orientation is this researcher most likely to embrace?

In one of Bandura's early studies, one group of children watched an adult model being rewarded for being aggressive toward an inflatable clown, while a second group watched the model being punished for the same aggressive behaviours. Immediately following the session, the children were allowed to play with the inflatable clown. Later, the children were offered a reward for reproducing some of the behaviours they had seen the aggressive models exhibit. What did Bandura conclude from this study?