CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH
PRACTICE EXAM) GRADED A LATEST VERSION
Kohlberg - YOUR CORRECT CORRECT ANSWER SHOULD BE
theorist who claimed individuals went through a series of stages in
the process of moral development.
Gilligan - YOUR CORRECT CORRECT ANSWER SHOULD BE
theorist who examined moral differences between boys and girls
based on social rules and on ethic of caring and responsibility;
critical of Kohlberg
Skinner - YOUR CORRECT CORRECT ANSWER SHOULD BE
theorist who developed the theory of operant conditioning;
associated with behaviorism
Chomsky - YOUR CORRECT CORRECT ANSWER SHOULD BE
theorist who formed the Universal Grammar theory; associated with
language development
Spearman - YOUR CORRECT CORRECT ANSWER SHOULD BE
theorist who proposed a theory of general intelligence (IQ) measured
by 'g factor')
Gardner - YOUR CORRECT CORRECT ANSWER SHOULD BE
theorist who wanted to broaden definition of intelligence; created 8
types of intelligence
Thurnstone - YOUR CORRECT CORRECT ANSWER SHOULD
BE theorist who proposed multiple primary mental abilities as a
way to define intelligence
, Sternberg - YOUR CORRECT CORRECT ANSWER SHOULD BE
theorist who developed triarchic theory of intelligence
Rogers - YOUR CORRECT CORRECT ANSWER SHOULD BE
theorist who expanded on Maslow's concepts; associated with
humanism
Bloom - YOUR CORRECT CORRECT ANSWER SHOULD BE
theorist who developed taxonomy of cognitive processes
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - YOUR CORRECT CORRECT
ANSWER SHOULD BE (level 1) Physiological Needs, (level 2)
Safety and Security, (level 3) Relationships, Love and Affection, (level
4) Self Esteem, (level 5) Self Actualization
Schema - YOUR CORRECT CORRECT ANSWER SHOULD BE
a conceptual framework a person uses to make sense of the world
Assimilation - YOUR CORRECT CORRECT ANSWER SHOULD
BE interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing
schemas
Accommodation - YOUR CORRECT CORRECT ANSWER
SHOULD BE adapting our current understandings (schemas) to
incorporate new information
Equilibration - YOUR CORRECT CORRECT ANSWER SHOULD
BE the process by which children (or other people) balance
assimilation and accommodation to create stable understanding
Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) - YOUR CORRECT CORRECT
ANSWER SHOULD BE The gap between what a learner can
accomplish alone and what he or she can achieve with guidance from
more skilled partners.