Exam 2: Classical Theories of Social and Personality Development

Calm and contented 3-month-old Dan discovers that he can make interesting sounds when he coos, so he coos over and over again for the sheer pleasure of hearing the sounds he can make. According to Piaget this child is displaying

Describe the functions of the id, ego, and superego. If these functions might be likened to the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of a democratic government, which aspect of personality plays each function?

Freud believed that the force that drives personality development was the

Piaget's four broad stages of cognitive development occur in the following order:

The psychosexual stage in which sexual urges are most likely to be repressed and sexual instincts rechanneled is the

Cognitive-developmental theorists such as Piaget view human beings as

In general, social-learning theorists have been criticized for

Describe Bandura's view of the relationship between children and their environments. How is this viewpoint different from that of John B. Watson?

According to Freud, the _____ serves as a child's internal censor or moral authority.

In Piaget's theory, circular reactions are viewed as

Freud believed that _____ play a major role in determining the course and character of personality development.

During the third year of life, a child's capacity for observational learning is primarily used

What does Piaget mean when he describes the child as a "constructivist?" Describe the processes (or intellectual functions) that children use to construct and modify their intellectual schemes.