Exam 2: Theories of Development

Dr. Carson believes that human impulses need to be reorganized before they can be guided. Dr. Carson's beliefs are consistent with _____ theories.

Which of the following neuroimaging techniques is almost impossible to use with children?

_____ theories are comprehensive, enduring, and far-reaching.

In order to understand the emotions, impulses, and habits of humans over the life span, it is important to understand how those same emotions, impulses, and habits developed within Homo sapiens over the past 100,000 years. This concept is consistent with _____ theory.

Which psychoanalytic theorist identified unique stages of development from birth through late adulthood?

Cognitive theory utilizes modeling.

In classical conditioning, a meaningful stimulus becomes linked to a neutral stimulus.

Different theories and diverse parental practices are associated with toilet training. According to the text, which is the best method for toilet training?

According to Vygotsky's concept of the zone of proximal development, a mentor must avoid two opposite dangers: _____.

According to Freud's theory, adolescence occurs during the _____ stage of psychosexual development.

According to Piaget, when new experiences are interpreted to fit into old ideas, it is called "_____."

According to the _____ hypothesis, menopause and female longevity are evolutionary adaptations arising from children's survival needs.

Define information-processing theory. How does this theory different from Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

One example of classical conditioning is _____, when past experiences with medical professionals conditioned a person to be anxious.

Piaget's four stages of cognitive development, in order, are _____.

Newer theories, unlike grand theories, are multicultural and multidisciplinary. _____ theory, for example, draws on anthropology.

Behaviorism is also called "_____ theory."

Jason learned that emotions affect performance. From this, he developed the idea that students who are sad when they take a test will perform poorly, whereas those who are happy will perform better. In this example, Jason made a specific prediction that can be tested. This is known as a(n) "_____."

_____ was the behavioral theorist who first described the process of conditioning.

According to Piaget, intellectual advancement occurs because of cognitive _____.