When Child Development Specialist Beverly Fagot Studied Children in Play

question 48

Multiple Choice

When child development specialist Beverly Fagot studied children in play groups at age 12 months and then at age 24 months, she found

• A)significant sex differences between the interaction styles of 12-month-old boys and girls.
• B)no significant sex differences between the interaction styles of 24-month-old boys and girls.
• C)that teacher interactions with toddlers reinforced gender-appropriate communication styles for girls and boys.
• D)that teachers responded positively toward girls when they behaved assertively and positively toward boys when they communicated in gentle ways.

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Definitions:

Behavioral Approaches

Psychological methods focusing on understanding and changing human behavior through reinforcement, punishment, and observational learning.

Systems Theories

A holistic approach to analysis that focuses on the way that a system's constituent parts interrelate and how systems work over time within the context of larger systems.

Cognitive Approaches

Psychological theories focusing on how people process information, think, learn, and remember, influencing behavior and emotional responses.

Biological Models

These are frameworks used to explain behaviors and mental states through biological factors, such as genetic, neurological, and physiological processes.