Theories Are Not Facts but Are

question 34

Multiple Choice

Theories are not facts but are

• A)tested explanations of facts.
• B)ideas scientists have.
• C)provisional statements to be further researched.
• D)untested hypotheses.
• E)absolute truths.

Grasp the benefits of high-quality child-care programs on children from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Understand the impact of maternal factors on child development.

Understand the historical and theoretical perspectives on child development.

Recognize factors that influence child development, including family, peers, schools, and communities.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that pairs a natural stimulus with a response until the stimulus alone produces the response.

Operant Conditioning

Through Operant Conditioning, an individual's behavior is altered by the use of punishments or reinforcements to increase or decrease its frequency.

Insight Learning

A form of cognitive learning where the solution to a problem suddenly becomes clear without trial-and-error, often through understanding the underlying structure of the problem.

Observational Learning

A learning process through watching the behaviors of others and then imitating or modeling those behaviors.