Compare and contrast the major perspectives of child development
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer will include the following key points:
• Psychodynamic perspective
• This perspective emphasizes motivational conflicts and unconscious determinants of behavior.
• Behavioral perspective
• This perspective emphasizes observable behavior and the influence of outside stimuli in the environment.
• Cognitive perspective
• The cognitive perspective focuses on the processes of knowing, understanding, and thinking.
• Contextual perspective
• This perspective considers the relationship between individuals and their physical, cognitive, personality, social, and physical worlds.
• Evolutionary perspective
• This perspective seeks to identify behavior that is the result of genetic inheritance from ancestors.
• In contrasting the perspectives, the students should consider the unique aspects of each perspective and how those characteristics differ.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Who usually performs prenatal massages in traditional cultures? Are there benefits to prenatal massage besides making the mother feel good and more relaxed? Explain
What will be an ideal response?
On the DNA ladder, adenine always appears
A) alone. B) with thymine. C) with cytosine. D) with guanine.