Exam 1: History, Theories, and Methods

__________ is closely associated with the sociocultural perspective. ​

Vygotsky's sociocultural theory suggests that:

Jeremy's parents die in an accident in 1999 when he was 12. During his stay at his first foster home, Jeremy is caught shoplifting twice in the next six months and let go with a warning. Two years later he was placed in a youth detention center for assault and robbery on a grocery store. In the context of the ecological perspective, Jeremy's current situation was most likely due to the influence of his _____.

Discuss Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development.

In ancient times and in the Middle Ages, children were often viewed as _____.

Dr. Fitzsimmons is an evolutionary psychologist. He studies the ways in which adaptation and natural selection are connected with mental processes and behavior. Given his background, which of the following statements is he most likely expected to make?

The most obvious applications of information processing occur in the field of ________. ​

Discuss the importance of evolutionary psychology in studying human development.

John Locke said that children begin life as a clean slate.

Which of the following is true of family life during the industrial revolution?

Cross-sequential research:

The purpose of the first standardized intelligence test was to:

Describe the three parts of personality as theorized by Freud.

Which of the following is true of a control group?

Which of the following is an advantage of Erikson's psychosocial theory?

Which of the following factors plays a role in fixation during the anal stage of development?

Which of the following is true of the superego?

Which of the following is true of children in the 20th century?

Describe the key concepts in Vygotsky's sociocultural theory.

Punishments such as spanking are considered less effective than types of discipline that provide alternative, acceptable behaviors.