According to Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky, children absorb knowledge from their social context though a process of internalization
a. true
b. false
Answer: a. true
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What can we conclude from the ease with which pseudohermaphrodites adopt a male gender identity at adolescence?
a. Learning can override hormonal influences. b. Prenatal hormones affect later gender identity. c. Social reinforcement and norms dictate gender identity. d. Secondary sex characteristics determine gender identity.
Eight-month-old Lucy picks up a toy and accidentally hits her crib with it, making an interesting noise. She begins to drag the toy back and forth against the crib's railings, producing another different and interesting sound. This prompts Lucy to continue the action over and over again. What would Jean Piaget say this is an example of?
A. Substage 1: Simple reflexes B. Substage 2: First habits and primary circular reactions C. Substage 3: Secondary circular reactions D. Substage 4: Coordination of secondary circular reactions
A compulsion is an unwanted, persistent:
A. emotion B. thought C. ritual D. phobia
An accurate evaluation of social-cognitive theory is that social cognitive concepts:
A. are less subject to error and bias B. cannot be manipulated or experimentally tested C. form a complete theory of personality D. include the influence of childhood and emotional factors