What are the theories on social development in children? - ExamTest 9

Questions

Question 1

What is the right order of Freud's developmental stages?

1. Oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage, latency period, genital stage. 
2. Anal stage, oral stage, phallic stage, latency period, genital stage. 
3. Oral stage, anal stage, latency period, phallic stage, genital stage. 
4. Oral stage, anal stage, genital stage, latency period, phallic stage.

Question 2

During which developmental stage does the Oedipus complex occur?

1. Anal stage.
2. Phallic stage.
3. Latency period.
4. Genital stage.

Question 3

Who is the founder of behaviorism?

1. Albert.
2. Erikson.
3. Skinner.
4. Watson.

Question 4

John takes a biscuit from the biscuit tin before eating, while his parents told him he wasn't allowed to. John feels guilty after eating the cookie. According to Freud ... is responsible for this.

1. The ego.
2. The superego.
3. The id.
4. The libido.

Question 5

A 23 month old toddler is sleeping badly. His mother takes him to a therapist. Which theory is best for the therapist to apply?

1. The bio-ecological model.
2. The psychoanalysis.
3. Eriksson's theory of psycho-social development.
4. The social learning theory.

Question 6

What are the similarities of the different learning theories?

1. The emphasis on continuous development, and emphasis on nurture.
2. The emphasis on continuous development, and the emphasis on nature.
3. The emphasis on the active child.
4. The emphasis on nature and nurture.

Question 7

China's one-child policy exemplified the link between which two systems of Bronfenbrenner's ecological model?

1. Micro system and meso system.
2. Macro system and meso system.
3. Exosystem and microsystem.
4. Macro system and micro system.

Question 8

Which of the following best descirbes a parenting style influenced by Watson's theories?

1. Rigid and strict.
2. Overprotective.
3. Permissive.
4. Child-centered.

Question 9

According to Skinner, everything we do in life is an operant response influenced by ... .

1. The immediate sociocultural context.
2. the outcomes of past behavior.
3. The behavior of peers.
4. Behavior modification.

Question 10

Social learning theory emphasizes ... as the primary mechanism(s) of development.

1. Observation and imitation.
2. Genetic encoding.
3. Reinforcement.
4. Social influences.

Question 11

Bandura's Bobo doll experiment demonstrated ... .

1. The pleasure principle.
2. Vicarious reinforcement.
3. Operant conditioning.
4. Basic trust versus mistrust.

Question 12

Though younger children realize that someone else can have a perspective different from theirs, it is not until adolescence that we are able to compare our perspective to a gerenalized other. This ability represents the fourth stage is Roger Selman's ... theory.

1. Psychosocial.
2. Reciprocal determinism.
3. Role-taking.
4. Self-socializations.

Question 13

Media use and exposure can impact an individual on every level of the bioecological model. Which of the following would represent an intervention at the mesosystem?

1. National policies directed at limiting access by young children to violent media.
2. The installation of educational video games within the classroom.
3. The development of increasingly effective security measures for digital devices.
4. Watching an R-rated movie.

Question 14

What is the term used to describe the study of behavior within an evolutionary context?

1. Ethology.
2. Biology.
3. Sociology.
4. Mesosystem theory.

Question 15

Of the four broad theoretical frameworks for social development presented in this chapter, which group places the most emphasis on the importance of the child's knowledge and beliefs?

1. Psychoanalytic theories.
2. Learning theories.
3. Social cognition theories.
4. Ecological theories.

Answers

Question 1

A. The right order is: oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage, latency period, genital stage. 

Question 2

B. The Oedipus complex occurs during the phallic stae.

Question 3

D. Watson. Little Albert was his test subject. Erikson is the follower of Freud, Freud invented the psychoanalytic theory. Skinner invented the theory of operant conditioning. 

Question 4

B. The superego.

Question 5

A. The bio-ecological model can be used to identify environmental factors.

Question 6

A. The emphasis on continuous development, and emphasis on nurture.

Question 7

D. Macrosystem and microsystem.

Question 8

A. A rigid and strict parenting style best describes the parenting style influenced by Watson.

Question 9

B. The outcomes of past behavior influences everything we do in life through operant conditioning.

Question 10

A. Observation and imitation are the primary mechanisms of development according to social learning theory.

Question 11

B. Vicarious reinforcement was demonstrated by Bandura's Bobo doll experiment.

Question 12

C. Roger Selman's role-taking theory.

Question 13

C. The development of increasingly effective security measures for digital devices is a measure that can be taken on the meso-system level of the bioecological model.

Question 14

A. This study is called ethology.

Question 15

C. Social cognition theories place the most emphasis on the importance of the child's knowledge and beliefs.