Which Theory BEST Explains the Following Events: After Wendy Watches

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which theory BEST explains the following events: after Wendy watches her mother feed and rock her new baby brother,she holds and rocks her doll and pretends to feed the doll with a bottle.

• A) Chodorow's psychoanalytic theory
• B) behavioral theory
• C) social learning theory
• D) social constructivist theory

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Definitions:

Vygotsky's Zone

Refers to Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development, a theory in developmental psychology indicating the difference between what a learner can do without help and what they can achieve with guidance.

Reciprocal Teaching

An instructional activity where students take the teacher's role in small group learning sessions, alternating between teaching and being taught, to enhance comprehension.

Piaget's Constructivist Approach

a theory of cognitive development that suggests children construct knowledge through experiences and interactions with the environment, highlighting stages of development.

Skinner's Operant Conditioning

A theory of learning that emphasizes the role of reinforcement and punishment in shaping behavior through a system of rewards and consequences.