Behavioral and Social Cognitive Theories Emphasize

question 167

Multiple Choice

Behavioral and social cognitive theories emphasize

• A) unconscious motives.
• B) discontinuity in behavior.
• C) continuity in development.
• D) that development occurs in stage-like fashion.

---

Definitions:

Elaborate Pretend Play

A complex form of pretend play in which children create and act out scenarios, often involving role-play and imaginative use of objects.

Creativity

The ability to generate novel solutions to problems; a trait characterized by flexibility, ingenuity, and originality.

Peers

Individuals of similar age or status, especially other children or adolescents who from a child's social group.

Transductive Reasoning

A type of reasoning typical in early childhood that involves making connections between individual instances without using abstract logic.