Psyc. Chpt. 2 – Flashcards
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Theorist associated with a learning theory approach to development:
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Albert Bandura
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Theorist associated with cognitive development theory:
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Bandura
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Instincts:
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Inborn biological forces that motivate behavior.
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Freud emphasized on the importance of ___ in determining behavior.
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Unconscious motivation
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Primary mission of the ego:
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Help the child realistic ways to get needs met.
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Freud's ____ is the first psychosexual stage of development.
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Oral
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Watson's & Pavlov's studies are referred to as:
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Classical conditioning
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Basic premise of operant conditioning:
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the consequences that follow a behavior impact the likelihood of the behavior being repeated.
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Reinforcement
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Strengthens the likelihood that a behavioral response will occur in the future.
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Punishment
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Weakens the likelihood that a behavioral response will occur in the future.
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Example of positive punishment:
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Spanking a child in order to get him to stop swearing
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How did Bandura demonstrate the existence of observational learning in the famous "Bobo" doll study?
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Showed that children would model an adult they saw in a film.
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Reciprocal determination refers to a continuous back and forth interaction between:
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A person. his or her behavior, ; the environment.
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Piaget's interest in cognitive development was impacted during his work on standardizing IQ test in which he took notice of:
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Racial differences in intelligence
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Championed the position Constructivism
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Piaget
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Constructivism proposes that children learn best:
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By doing
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Major criticism of Piaget's theory:
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Underestimates the cognitive abilities of young children.
