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Which theory developed the concept of the zone of proximal development
(ZPD)? - answer Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory
Dr. Fulton believes that the processes by which people encore, store, and
retrieve information can be likened to computer processes. Her view is
supported by theories from the biological perspective. - answer False
Development occurs in many dimensions including ______. - answer All of
the above. (Physical and biological, cognitive, and social and personality)
With a view from the psychoanalytic perspective, Erik Erikson believed
that successful resolution of early life crisis sets the stage for positive
resolution of later crises. - answer True
While the psychoanalytic perspective focuses on personality and
emotional development, the cognitive perspective focuses on the
development of cognitive and mental processes. - answer True
Negative reinforcement will increase a desired behavior when an
unpleasant stimulus is removed. - answer True
In ancient times and the Middle Ages, children were - answer viewed as
innately evil
Which theorist has proposed that a child can pick up behavior simply by
observing others? - answer Bandura
, Chris's parents offer to give him a cookie if and only if he does not throw a
temper tantrum in the grocery store. This is an example of ____
reinforcement following B.F. Skinner's concept of _____ conditioning. -
answer positive; operant
Middle childhood can best be defined as - answer From 6 to 12 years old
Chromosomes contain thousands of segments called - answer genes
Carriers for traits have two recessive genes for those traits - answer
False
Jenny is a high school freshman. She has always enjoyed playing musical
instruments. As a result, she decides to join the marching band at her
school as well as take a class in music theory. Which of the following
genetic-environment correlations does this best represent? - answer
evocative
Male fetuses have a lower rate of spontaneous abortion than females -
answer False
Conception has occurred when - answer The chromosomes combine to
form 23 new pairs with a unique set of genetic instructions
Jill does not produce ova of her own. An ovum is harvested from another
woman, is fertilized in vitro, and placed into Jill's uterus where it becomes
implanted and develops prenatally. The fertility method used in Jill's case
is called surrogate mother. - answer False
The typical sex chromosome pattern for females is XY - answer False
Polygenic traits are transmitted by a single pair of genes - answer False
Females are less likely than males to show sex-linked disorders because
female - answer have an additional X chromosome
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already graded A+
Which theory developed the concept of the zone of proximal development
(ZPD)? - answer Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory
Dr. Fulton believes that the processes by which people encore, store, and
retrieve information can be likened to computer processes. Her view is
supported by theories from the biological perspective. - answer False
Development occurs in many dimensions including ______. - answer All of
the above. (Physical and biological, cognitive, and social and personality)
With a view from the psychoanalytic perspective, Erik Erikson believed
that successful resolution of early life crisis sets the stage for positive
resolution of later crises. - answer True
While the psychoanalytic perspective focuses on personality and
emotional development, the cognitive perspective focuses on the
development of cognitive and mental processes. - answer True
Negative reinforcement will increase a desired behavior when an
unpleasant stimulus is removed. - answer True
In ancient times and the Middle Ages, children were - answer viewed as
innately evil
Which theorist has proposed that a child can pick up behavior simply by
observing others? - answer Bandura
, Chris's parents offer to give him a cookie if and only if he does not throw a
temper tantrum in the grocery store. This is an example of ____
reinforcement following B.F. Skinner's concept of _____ conditioning. -
answer positive; operant
Middle childhood can best be defined as - answer From 6 to 12 years old
Chromosomes contain thousands of segments called - answer genes
Carriers for traits have two recessive genes for those traits - answer
False
Jenny is a high school freshman. She has always enjoyed playing musical
instruments. As a result, she decides to join the marching band at her
school as well as take a class in music theory. Which of the following
genetic-environment correlations does this best represent? - answer
evocative
Male fetuses have a lower rate of spontaneous abortion than females -
answer False
Conception has occurred when - answer The chromosomes combine to
form 23 new pairs with a unique set of genetic instructions
Jill does not produce ova of her own. An ovum is harvested from another
woman, is fertilized in vitro, and placed into Jill's uterus where it becomes
implanted and develops prenatally. The fertility method used in Jill's case
is called surrogate mother. - answer False
The typical sex chromosome pattern for females is XY - answer False
Polygenic traits are transmitted by a single pair of genes - answer False
Females are less likely than males to show sex-linked disorders because
female - answer have an additional X chromosome
