Annette Weiner

question 47

Multiple Choice

Annette Weiner:

• A) conducted a restudy of the Trobriand Islands.
• B) researched social life among the Nuer of Africa.
• C) studied the effects of colonialism in Puerto Rico.
• D) examined sexuality in Samoa.
• E) became an expert on Native Americans.

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Definitions:

Erik Erikson

A developmental psychologist known for his theory on the psychosocial stages of human development, emphasizing the impact of social experiences across the lifespan.

Zone Of Proximal Development

A concept in educational psychology referring to the difference between what a learner can do without help and what they can achieve with guidance and encouragement.

Vygotsky

A Russian psychologist who is best known for his theory of social development, which argues that community and language play central roles in the process of making meaning.

Concrete-Operations

A stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children aged approximately 7 to 11 years can logically reason about concrete situations but not abstract ones.