Describe either Locke's or Rousseau's beliefs about the nature of children. How did this belief impact discipline over the following centuries?
What will be an ideal response?
Locke believed that children were born blank slates and therefore could be shaped by punishing bad behavior and rewarding good behavior. Rousseau believed that children are born inherently good and therefore should be given as much freedom as possible. Because neither of these philosophers believed that children were born evil, physical punishment was seen as unnecessary.
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a. Women pay attention to their partner rather than to the women who are trying to poach him b. Men pay attention to their partner rather than to the men who are trying to poach her c. Men are more accurate than women in detecting poaching attempts and cues of infidelity d. Poaching is a private matter and does not take place in social settings
Which of the following is NOT a strength of the information-processing approach?
a. It detailed processes that Piaget did not identify. b. It has led to important instructional changes to support learning. c. It has identified domain-specific academic skills. d. It provides a coherent, holistic picture of the development of cognition.
Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer, displayed unusual sexual symptoms. On which DSM axis would that information be indicated?
a. Axis I—Clinical Syndromes b. Axis IV—Psychosocial and Environmental Problems c. Axis VI—Global Assessment of Psychosocial Functioning d. Axis V—Global Assessment of Functioning
Regarding cultural awareness and being a culturally skilled therapist, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Cultural awareness has helped broaden our ideas about mental health and optimal development. b. Cultural barriers apply to communication in all areas of life, not just therapy. c. One of the main jobs of a culturally skilled therapist is to help clients to adapt to the cultural norms of the majority culture as quickly as possible to aid their treatment. d. The culturally skilled therapist must be open to cultural differences without resorting to stereotypes.