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Which is true regarding the relationship between assimilation and
accommodation with respect to Piaget's developmental theory?
Correct Answer:
Assimilation involves adding new material and information to an existing
schema;
Accommodation is the process of altering or revising an existing schema in light
of new information; for example, the way children alter their actions and
perceptions so that they may think with more advanced and abstract levels of
cognition.
cognitive dissonance
Correct Answer:
motivation to reduce discomfort (dissonance) caused by inconsistency in
attitude and behavior
bystander effect
Correct Answer:
the greater the number of bystanders who witness an emergency, the less likely
any one of them is to help
psycho-social theory
,Correct Answer:
the belief that social interactions are more important than sexual drives in
personality development (ex. Erikson's Eight Stages)
psychodynamic theory
Correct Answer:
Any theory of behavior that emphasizes internal conflicts, motives, and
unconscious forces
ego psychologists
Correct Answer:
believe in man's powers of reasoning to control behavior
Id
Correct Answer:
a reservoir of unconscious psychic energy that, strives to satisfy basic sexual
and aggressive drives. Operates on the pleasure principle, demanding
immediate gratification.
Erik Erikson
Correct Answer:
neo-Freudian, humanistic; 8 psychosocial stages of development: theory shows
how people evolve through the life span. Each stage is marked by a
psychological crisis that involves confronting "Who am I?"
ego
Correct Answer:
the largely conscious, "executive" part of the personality, mediates among the
demands of the id, superego, and reality. Ego operates on the reality principle,
satisfying the id's desires in ways that will realistically bring pleasure rather
than pain.
relativistic thinking
Correct Answer:
the idea that in many situations there is not necessarily one right or wrong
answer (gray area)
,Kegan
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the model stresses interpersonal development, it is billed as a constructive
model of development, meaning that individuals construct realist throughout the
life span.
Piaget
Correct Answer:
Four stage theory of cognitive development: 1. sensorimotor, 2. preoperational,
3. concrete operational, and 4. formal operational.
Piaget
Correct Answer:
findings based on his own children
conservation
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the principle that properties such as mass, volume, and number remain the
same despite changes in the forms of objects
concrete operational stage
Correct Answer:
in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development (from 7 to 11 years of age)
during which children gain the mental operations that enable them to think
logically about concrete events
Lev Vygotsky's Theory
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stages unfold due to educational intervention
Reversibility
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one can undo an action (a glass of water) can return to its initial shape
Egocentrism
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, in Piaget's theory, the preoperational child's difficulty taking another's point of
view
Kohlberg
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3 levels of moral development (preconventional, conventional,
postconventional)
Heinz Dilemma
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asks a participant to explain why he believes it is better to steal a drug to save a
person's life or to obey the law by not stealing the drug (assess person's moral
development)
Heinz Dilemma
Correct Answer:
is to Kohlberg's theory as a typing test is to the level of typing skill mastered
Identity Crisis
Correct Answer:
(Erikson) state of emotional turmoil that arises when an adolescent's sense of
self becomes 'unglued' to achieve a new, more mature sense of self; the stage
also involves more identification with peers
trust vs. mistrust
Correct Answer:
Erikson's 1st stage. Infants learn basic trust if the world is a secure place where
their basic needs (for food, comfort, attention, and so on) are met.
integrity vs. despair
Correct Answer:
Erikson's 8th and final stage of psychosocial development is _____.
Kohlberg's first stage of moral development
Correct Answer:
preconventional level is guided by consequences