Why has Lev Vygotsky's sociocultural theory become increasingly influential in developmental psychology?
What will be an ideal response?
- There has been a growing acknowledgment of the importance of cultural factors in development
- Children do not develop in a cultural vacuum, and their attention is directed by society to certain areas, which affects what particular skills they develop
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What statement best describes a trend related to the practice of "hooking up" on college campuses?
a. It is estimated that between 30 and40% of college students have engaged in at least one hook up. b. There are no gender differences in rates and perceptions of "hooking up.". c. Both men and women report engaging in this behavior for purely physical reasons, although the research does not clearly indicate this to be true. d. Heterosexual students are more likely to engage in "hooking up" than homosexual students.
Impulsiveness and perseveration are opposite behaviors with the same underlying cause
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The specific mechanisms of positive psychology that promote better health are ______.
A. in need of further research B. well-proven through empirical evidence C. well-researched areas of the field. D. in peril of being considered mere placebo effects.
In a scatter diagram, the more tightly clustered the data points are around a straight line, the __________ the correlation coefficient is between the two variables
a. lower b. higher c. closer to zero d. weaker