Summarize the major criticisms of Vygotsky's sociocultural perspective.
What will be an ideal response?
Like Piaget, Vygotsky's theory has been criticized for a lack of precision. The mechanisms or processes underlying the social transmission of thought are not described and constructs such as the zone of proximal development are not easily testable. Additionally, underlying cognitive capacities, such as attention and memory, are not addressed.
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If a child tries to change a photo on the wall with a remote control, what is she displaying? If a child tries to change a photo on the wall with a remote control, what is she displaying?
a. Object permanence b. Dishabituation c. Assimilation d. Accommodation
Compare and contrast the extent to which males and females endorse bisexuality or homosexuality at age 13 and 23
What will be an ideal response?
Dramatic personality disorders have significant predispositions
a. societal b. cultural c. genetic d. ageism
According to Freud's theory, humans progress through a series of ______ or periods in which unconscious drives are focused on different parts of the body, making stimulation to those parts a source of pleasure.
A. emotional conflicts B. psychosexual stages C. social crises D. personal dilemmas