Exam 9: Section 2: Theories of Social Development

Reza tends to base his self-worth on the approval he receives or does not receive from other people. When given a choice, he is likely to choose situations in which he can _____. He is considered to have an _____ orientation.

In a study that examined the amount of time male and female newborns looked at human faces and at mobiles, results demonstrated that:

Rhonda believes that her intelligence can grow with experience. When Rhonda encounters failure, she would be expected to:

_____ is part of the macrosystem.

Freud's contributions to developmental psychology do NOT include an emphasis on the importance of:

A person who believes that intelligence can grow as a function of experience is considered by Dweck and her colleagues to have a(n) _____ theory of intelligence.

John Watson advised parents to treat their children with:

Evolutionary psychology is primarily concerned with:

According to evolutionary psychologists, all of these situations are associated with the large size of the human brain (relative to body size) in comparison with other species EXCEPT:

Dawn, who is 3 years old, wants a toy that her friend is holding. Without regard for her friend's feelings or her parents' rules about taking other children's toys, Dawn uses all her strength to pull the toy from her friend's hands. Freud would assert that Dawn is primarily being led by her:

Which statement about children's exposure to pornography is true?

_____ is part of the exosystem.

Freud's oral stage corresponds with which of Erikson's stages?

Which factor associated with child maltreatment is within the child's exosystem?

The family is part of which level of the bioecological model?

Compared to Freud's theory, Erikson's theory:

Bandura came to emphasize the role of all of these factors EXCEPT:

_____ theories are primarily concerned with children's ability to think and reason about their own and other people's thoughts, feelings, motives, and behaviour.

The central issue in Erikson's first stage is:

According to Freud, the phallic stage encompasses approximately what age(s)?