Exam 9: Theories of Social Development

Evolutionary psychologists posit that parents spend the great deal of time and resources that they do in raising their children because:

During which stage are sexual impulses repressed, leaving energy to be channeled into socially acceptable activities?

Which statement about Selman's stage theory of role taking is TRUE?

The id is ruled by:

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

Which statement is a criticism of evolutionary psychology?

Describe the phenomenon of imprinting.

Which characteristic is NOT common in affluent families?

To examine children's use of aggression in dealing with social problems, Dodge and his colleagues:

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

If the id, as theorized by Freud, could speak, which statement would it be MOST likely to say?

On the issue of continuous versus discontinuous development, theories of social cognition:

Which statement describes a weakness concerning the majority of learning theories?

The view that children choose certain environments for themselves is similar to Bandura's concept of:

The mesosystem involves the:

_____ is part of the chronosystem.

Children with ADHD:

_____ is part of the mesosystem.

Which factor is the primary contribution of ethology and evolutionary psychology?

Which factor is NOT associated with growing up in an affluent family in comparison with growing up in a middle-class family?