In Order to Understand the Emotions, Impulses, and Habits of Humans

question 84

Multiple Choice

In order to understand the emotions, impulses, and habits of humans over the life span, it is important to understand how those same emotions, impulses, and habits developed within Homo sapiens over the past 100,000 years. This concept is consistent with _____ theory.

• A) psychoanalytic
• B) sociocultural
• C) information-processing
• D) evolutionary

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Definitions:

Scaffold

A support structure or framework that is temporarily used to support people or materials in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures.

Preoperational Stage

In Piaget’s theory, the stage (from about 2 to 6 or 7 years of age) during which a child learns to use language but does not yet comprehend the mental operations of concrete logic.

Neural Network

A computational model designed to simulate the way the human brain analyzes and processes information, utilizing interconnected nodes or neurons in a layered structure.

Critical Period

An optimal period shortly after birth when an organism’s exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produces proper development.