Parenting Styles
Kohlberg's Theory
Piaget's Theory
Language Development
100

Judy wants to go to an afterparty after her prom, but by doing so, she would break curfew by a few hours. She asks her parents for an exception to her curfew and they say no immediately- end of discussion, their word is the law. This is an example of which parenting style?

What is authoritarian?

100

Kohlberg's theory has been criticized for being biased towards these two groups/constructs.

What are men and Western culture?

100

At this stage, children first begin to lose the egocentrism of the previous stage and consider the thoughts and feelings of others.

What is the Concrete Observational Stage?

100

Both language and thought involve the use of these.

What are symbols?

200

This parenting style is widely viewed by Psychologists as the most effective parenting style which achieves the best results.

What is authoritative?

200

Driving factors of decision making in this stage of Kohlberg's theory include the expectations of adults and the consequences (or lack thereof) of breaking rules.

What is preconventional morality?

200

A hallmark of this stage of Piaget's theory is the development of the capacity for abstract and hypothetical thought.

What is the Formal Operational Stage?

200

At this age, babbling generally starts to take on identifiable characteristics of the child's native language.

What is 8 months?

300

A parent who regularly leaves their child to "fend for themself", rarely (if ever) shows affection towards their child, and mostly allows their child to do things with no supervision is demonstrating this parenting style.

What is uninvolved parenting?

300

Those who are in this stage of morality are able to account for others' differing beliefs and values, as well as consider abstract concepts of morality.

What is postconventional morality?

300

The lack, and subsequent development, of this concept, which relates to the perception of physical objects, is a key feature of Piaget's Sensorimotor Stage.

What is object permanence

300

In this range of ages, children learn approximately 5-10 new words per day.

What is 18 months - 5 years?

400

Tim's mom easily gives in to his demands, has very few rules or expectations for him, and generally treats him more as a friend than anything else. What parenting style is Tim's mom primarily employing?

What is permissive?

400

A teenager who has become very invested in "fitting in" and with following along with societal norms and rules is likely in this stage of Kohlberg's theory.

What is conventional morality?

400

Before Piaget's theory, the world primarily viewed children as these.

What are miniature versions of adults?

400

Tiana has learned that the usual rule for making a verb past-tense is to add -ed to the end of it. Following this rule, she tells her friend, "Mommy buyed me a princess dress." This is an example of this common phenomenon in language development.

What is overgeneralization?

500

Jack and Jill hold bi-weekly informal meetings where they give their children a chance to talk about anything that's on their minds, and ask if there is anything they can do as parents to make it easier. Jack and Jill most likely employ which parenting style?

What is authoritative?

500

Kohlberg's theory has been criticized as overemphasizing this factor of decision-making, to the extent that it takes over others such as compassion and caring.

What is justice?

500

It was this that initially piqued Piaget's interest and led him to become involved in the field of developmental Psychology.

What is the reasoning behind children's answers to logic-based questions on IQ tests?

500

This is a construct of language which contains rules for the order, tenses, and gender of words, along with several other components.

What is grammar?