A Developmental Psychologist Who Espouses the Ideas of the Philosopher

question 105

Multiple Choice

A developmental psychologist who espouses the ideas of the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau would suggest that the basis for human development is

• A) life experiences and external environmental influences that shape a "blank slate" malleable individual.
• B) preprogrammed sequential stages and genetically inherited traits.
• C) the struggle between an individual's selfish/sinful nature and redemption.
• D) an individual's effort to achieve his or her inborn potential.

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Definitions:

Median

The middle value in a list of numbers, which separates the higher half from the lower half.

Standard Deviation

A metric that quantifies the degree to which values in a collection vary from the average value of the group.

IQR

The interquartile range, a measure of statistical variability between the 25th and 75th percentiles.

Range

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a dataset, providing a measure of the data's dispersion.