Exam 2: Theories of Development

In Piaget's theory of cognitive development, a child begins to understand the world in terms of sensory information and motor activities in the stage

The predictive-adaptive response suggests that the fetus has an intuitive ability to predict its future post-birth environment and is then able to adapt its physiology to ensure survival in that anticipated environment.

Alejandro and Miguel were shopping and saw a CD that they both wanted. Alejandro did not have the money to buy the CD, so he decided to steal it. Miguel decided to wait until he had saved the money as he had been punished by his mother for previously stealing a CD. Miguel is acting on his

Reflecting upon one's life positively, without regrets, would place an individual on the __________ side of the crisis in late adulthood.

The general criteria for evaluating the usefulness of a developmental theory include

Last year, five-year-old Emily began a bedtime ritual that frustrated her parents. Shortly after being put to bed for the evening, Emily would begin a series of requests: "I need a drink of water." "Please read me another story." "I think something is under my bed. Come look!" Emily's parents finally resolved that they would not respond to Emily and warned her that once she went to bed, she was expected to go quietly to sleep. Through a long and difficult week, Emily's parents held firm and ignored her pleas and tears. Now, Emily drifts peacefully and quickly to sleep when she is put to bed. Emily's parents practiced the learning principle of

According to Freud's model of personality, which of the following would be most consistent with the actions of the id?

Positive punishment is the same as negative reinforcement.

Which of the following represents the correct order in the progression of Freud's stages of psychosexual development?

Learning to repeat or stop behaviours because of their consequences refers to

The Piagetian process of accommodation involves

Sixteen-year-old Soo Ling is trying to decide what to do about university. She isn't sure what career she wants to pursue and she can't decide which university to choose. She is in the __________ stage.

The systems approach to human development emphasizes the biological system when studying how humans grow.

________ are genes found only in the fluid that surrounds an unfertilized ovum.

Which of the following most accurately represents Maslow's key concept in his theory of human development?

Piaget's theory of cognitive development has been tremendously valuable in developmental research.

Critics of evolutionary theories claim that those theories underestimate the impact of the environment and place too much emphasis on heredity.

A pattern of inheritance in which a single gene strongly influences a person's outward appearance is called

Ying tends to overeat, smoke, and drink quite a bit. Sigmund Freud would assert that he developed a(n) ________ and did not progress through the stage properly.

Learning that results from the association of stimuli is called