Which of the Following Is an Accurate Statement About Contemporary

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an accurate statement about contemporary theories of child development?

• A)They focus primarily on a developmental model that starts with the effects of genes,biology,and heredity on infant temperament.
• B)They suggest that culture unidirectionally provides the structure and environment for parents to affect their children in culturally appropriate ways.
• C)They assume a common understanding imposed by an outside culture,rather than attempting to discover cultural meanings held in common between parents and children.
• D)They suggest that children's active processing of information results in the reproduction of culture and the production of new elements of culture.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A training method where two cues are consistently associated with each other, leading to a situation where a reaction initially triggered by the second cue is ultimately triggered by the first cue alone.

Robert Rescorla

A psychologist known for his influential work in the conditioning area, particularly regarding the contingency model of classical conditioning.

B. F. Skinner

An American psychologist known for his work in behaviorism and the development of the theory of operant conditioning, which emphasizes the role of reinforcement and punishment in shaping behavior.

Law of Effect

A principle in psychology proposed by Edward Thorndike, suggesting that behaviors followed by positive outcomes are likely to be repeated, while those followed by negative outcomes are less likely to reoccur.