QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS PART I For each of the following questions, choose the one best answer. 1. Development is best explained by a model that a. concentrates on one aspect…
A Social Class Perspective on Development
A Social Class Perspective on Development QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD In the United States, the federal government determines poverty based on family income relative to family size and…
Gender Differences
Gender Differences QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD In general, differences between males and females in areas of intellectual performance are so small as to be of little practical importance….
A Cultural Perspective on Development
A Cultural Perspective on Development QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Culture is learned from birth and is shared by all members of the group who think, talk, and relate…
Pavlov, Skinner, and Bandura: Learning Perspective on Development
Pavlov, Skinner, and Bandura: Learning Perspective on Development QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Learning theorists focus on how behavior is shaped by environmental influences: Pavlov paired stimulus with response…
Maslow: Humanistic Perspective on Development
Maslow: Humanistic Perspective on Development QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Maslow focused on how people become fully themselves: He developed the idea of a hierarchy of needs. Needs include…
Bronfenbrenner: Ecology of Human Development
Bronfenbrenner: Ecology of Human Development QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Bronfenbrenner introduced the idea of the ecology of human development: Ecology of human development is a nested arrangement of…
Vygotsky: Culture and Development
Vygotsky: Culture and Development QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Vygotsky believed that physiological processes plus culture, and especially language, fuel development: Children’s development occurs on two planes: within themselves…
Piaget: Universal Constructivist Perspective
Piaget: Universal Constructivist Perspective QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Piaget believed that cognitive development can occur only through interactions with the environment: Humans have a dual heredity: our physical…
Erikson: Eight Stages of the Life Cycle
Erikson: Eight Stages of the Life Cycle QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Erikson emphasized the role of the social environment in development: Development occurs through interacting with an ever-widening…
