Students with High Vagal Tone (Regulatory Control)

question 39

Multiple Choice

Students with high vagal tone (regulatory control) :

• A) are less likely to use constructive coping strategies.
• B) are more likely to use constructive coping strategies.
• C) tend to rely on emotion-focused coping.
• D) have weaker immune systems.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Development

The process of growth and change in intellectual/mental abilities such as thinking, reasoning, and understanding through childhood and adolescence into adulthood.

Concrete Operational

A stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development where children develop logical thinking skills but still struggle with abstract concepts.

Piaget

A Swiss psychologist known for his pioneering work in child development, particularly his theory of cognitive development that describes how children develop intellectual abilities.

Multidimensional Model

A framework that explains phenomena or behaviors by considering multiple factors and their interrelations.