Question 1

Explain what ethologists mean by a sensitive period and provide one example of a characteristic that shows evidence of having a sensitive period.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain what ethologists mean by a sensitive...

Question 2

Describe Vygotsky's sociocultural model and compare it to Piaget's model of cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe Vygotsky's sociocultural model and compare it...

Question 3

Describe the nature/nurture issue as it applies to developmental psychology and explain the contemporary view regarding this issue.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the nature/nurture issue as it applies...

Question 4

Sandy is 18 years old and smokes two packs of cigarettes every day.She has been smoking since she was 15; she started because several of her friends did.When asked why she smokes so much, she says simply that it makes her feel good and gives her something to do.(a) What might Freud say about why Sandy smokes? (b) What would Skinner say? (c) What would Bandura say?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Sandy is 18 years old and smokes...

Question 5

Identify three characteristics of good theories and explain what is meant by each of these characteristics.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify three characteristics of good theories and...

Question 6

Compare and contrast the information-processing view of cognitive development with Piaget's view.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare and contrast the information-processing view of...

Question 7

Reciprocal determinism suggests that human development reflects an interaction among three key elements.Identify these three elements and provide an example that illustrates the notion of reciprocal determinism in development.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Reciprocal determinism suggests that human development reflects...

Question 8

The continuity/discontinuity issue centres on the course of human development.Explain how a theorist from the continuity side of the issue would view development, and contrast that with the view of a theorist who takes a discontinuous view of development.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The continuity/discontinuity issue centres on the course...

Question 9

Identify the three personality structures proposed by Freud and briefly describe each of these structures.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the three personality structures proposed by...

Question 10

Describe two lasting contributions that Piaget has made to the field of developmental psychology.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe two lasting contributions that Piaget has...

Question 11

List the key characteristics of the mechanistic, organismic, and contextual models, and identify the developmental theories that match these different views.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List the key characteristics of the mechanistic,...

Question 12

Identify two major contributions that Freud's psychoanalytic theory has made to the field of developmental psychology.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify two major contributions that Freud's psychoanalytic...

Question 13

Describe the active/passive issue as it applies to developmental change.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the active/passive issue as it applies...

Question 14

List and describe the major characteristics of a good theory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List and describe the major characteristics of...

Question 15

List the first four stages in Erikson's theory of personality development, noting the ages when each stage occurs, and provide a brief description of each stage.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List the first four stages in Erikson's...

Question 16

Identify two main differences between Erikson's psychosocial theory and Freud's psychosexual theory of development.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify two main differences between Erikson's psychosocial...

Question 17

List three prominent neo-Freudian theorists, and identify the developmental area each has been most extensively involved with.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List three prominent neo-Freudian theorists, and identify...

Question 18

List each of Freud's five stages of psychosexual development, noting the ages when each stage occurs, and provide a brief description of each stage.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List each of Freud's five stages of...

Question 19

Piaget believed that children develop intellectually through the complementary processes of assimilation and accommodation.Use an appropriate example to illustrate each of these two processes.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Piaget believed that children develop intellectually through...

Question 20

Outline the learning view of human development.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Outline the learning view of human development....

Quiz 2: Theories of Human Development