Whenever Jean walks by a mirror or any reflective surface, he stops to make sure that his hair looks good and that his clothes look acceptable to his peers. Which principle is at work here?
A) Piaget's theory of centration
B) Elkind's theory of the imaginary audience
C) Elkind's theory of formal operations
D) Piaget's theory of deductive logic
B
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A __________ is an automatic motor action that always occurs in response to a specific stimulus.
A. fine motor movement B. gross motor movement C. reflex D. synapse
______ applies to physiological and emotional responses only.
A. Classical conditioning B. Operant conditioning C. Reinforcement D. Punishment
Which of the following students' statements represents the best understanding of the concept of schemas?
a. Rosario: "Schemas are typically counterproductive, causing more errors than correct responses." b. Dean: "Schemas help us anticipate what will happen in a situation." c. Angelique: "Schemas refer to the order in which events occur, whereas scripts refer to the general characteristics of a situation." d. Edgar: "Schemas are especially well developed for nonprototypical items."
Most developmental psychologists today favor the _____ model of family influence
a. parental effects b. child effects c. transactional d. sibling effects