31 Dec Learning theory perspectives

Question 1

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Maria and Elena are identical twins. Maria was given up for adoption at birth while Elena was raised by her birth parents. Maria and Elena both developed schizophrenia in their early twenties. This suggests that nature OR nurture is more responsible for development of schizophrenia. Choose either nature or nurture.

Question 2

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You are studying the long term effects of a new medication on the symptoms of ADHD. You choose to conduct a __________________ study design in which you will examine the effects of the medication after 3 months, 6 months, and again at 1 year.

Question 3

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___________________ is a chromosomal abnormality in which the affected individual has an extra chromosome which causes intellectual disability.

Question 4

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A teratogen is defined as ________________________________. An EXAMPLE of a teratogen is_______________________.

Question 5

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Twenty-five year old Linda still finds it hard to develop close relationships with friends. She has difficulty believing them when they tell her the truth. According to Erikson’s theory of socioemotional development, Linda may have had difficulties as a young child in the _______________________ stage of development.

Question 6

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According to Piaget’s theory of ______________ development, children in the _________________________ stage of development do not have the capacity to discern that liquid poured from a wide short jar into a taller thinner jar contains the same amount of liquid. They lack _________________.

Question 7

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Harry Harlow showed that infant attachment was based on the mother meeting the nutritional needs of the infant. True or False? ______.

Question 8

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One year old Benjamin cries when his mother leaves the room. When she returns, he ignores her. According to Mary Ainsworth, BenÕs attachment style is _______________________.

Question 9

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When Ariel cries because she wants a cookie before dinner, her parents explain that they understand that she wants the cookie, she can have the cookie, but she must wait until after dinner. This parenting style is best described as _______________________.

Question 10

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In Vygotsky’s view of cognitive development, ___________ interactions play an important role in cognitive development.

Question 11

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According to Freud, the personality has three components. These are the ________, ____________, and __________________.

Question 12

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According to Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, children pass through five stages of psychosexual development. These are the ____________, ________________, _________________, _______________, and _____________________,stages.

Question 13

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Ellen is cheats on her boyfriend so she is convinced her boyfriend is cheating on her. According to Freud, Ellen is using the defense mechanism of ___________________.

Question 14

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Eight year old Kyle has started sucking his thumb after his new brother came home from the hospital. According to Freud, Kyle is using the defense mechanism of ___________________.

Question 15

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Trait theorists believe personality is best explained by___________________.

Question 16

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The Big Five Personality Test measures the following five traits_____________________, _______________________, ______________________, _______________________, and ______________________.

Question 17

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“Erica is outgoing and social. She is the “life of the party”. On the Big Five Personality test, Erica is likely to score high on the trait of ________________________ .”

Learning theory perspectives on personality focus on how ________________________ determines one’s personality.

Question 19

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Two projective tests of Personality are the _______________________ and the ___________________________.

Question 20

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Jerome Kagan believes that a newborn’s ___________________ will be an early indication of the type of personality the child will develop.