Which Theory Is Similar to the Contemporary Life-Events Approach in Highlighting

question 140

Multiple Choice

Which theory is similar to the contemporary life-events approach in highlighting the importance of complex setting of people's lives?

• A) Bronfenbrenner's theory
• B) Freud's psychoanalytic theory
• C) Erikson's psychosocial theory
• D) Piaget's cognitive development theory

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Definitions:

Protoimperative

A form of early child communication aimed at expressing needs or wants, such as reaching to be picked up.

Protodeclarative

A phase in early child language development where infants use gestures or vocalizations to draw attention to objects or events.

Overextension

a language development error where a child uses a word too broadly, for objects that are not included in the word's meaning.

Pragmatics

The aspect of language concerned with the use of language in different contexts and the conventions that govern its use in communication.