Theories in Lifespan Development
Many popular quotes by famous people reference a "blank slate" as a platform and
springboard for creativity. We may credit the popularity of this phrase to ________, an
early scholar of human development.
John Locke
McKinley does not like Parker, but McKinley treats Parker in an excessively friendly
manner. Freud would say that McKinley is using the defense mechanism, ________.
reaction formation
A parent tells a school counselor, "I am concerned that my child has developed an
inferiority complex. My child feels like he does not measure up to peers." According to
Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, this child may be struggling to
accomplish the developmental task of the industry versus inferiority stage of
development, which is ________.
Competence
Children who are seriously reflecting on the future, imagining what they want to be when
they grow up and planning what it might take to get there have reached Piaget's
________ stage of cognitive development.
formal operational
A therapist advises a client who is struggling to feel motivated to complete schoolwork
to watch a favorite TV show after finishing an assignment. This therapist is
recommending that the client use ________.
Reinforcer
A student is bullied at school and now associates school with fear. According to
Pavlov's classical conditioning paradigm, the fear, anxiety, and nervousness this
student experiences when approaching school is a(n) ________.
conditioned response
You walk into a new cafe with an unusual layout. You stand back and observe how
customers order and pay at one station, then pick up their food at another station. Now
you have learned how to get food in this restaurant. Which behavioral approach to
learning does this describe?
social cognitive theory
Piaget's traditional approach to cognitive development has been extended by NeoPiagetian theorists who consider how ________.
experience, culture, and interactions with others influence cognitive development