Theoretical Perspectives
Which theoretical perspective emphasizes how children learn behaviors through observation and imitation of others?
Social Learning Theory
What are the three components of socioeconomic status (SES)?
1. Education
2. Occupation
3. Income
In this pattern of inheritance, neither allele completely masks the other, and both contribute to the phenotype.
What type of inheritance is this?
Incomplete dominance
A child's mother communicates regularly with the child's teacher about their academic progress.
According to Bronfenbrenner, which ecological system does this represent?
Mesosystem
A researcher watches children interact on a playground without interfering. What type of observation is this?
Naturalistic observation
One fertilized egg splits into two developing individuals. Are the resulting twins monozygotic or dizygotic, and why?
Monozygotic because they developed from one fertilized egg that split
A child learns that throwing a tantrum results in getting extra screen time. The tantrums become more frequent.
Which theoretical perspective could explain this behavior, and why?
Behaviorism because the consequence reinforces the behavior
Spelman students study with or without background music and then take the same quiz. What is the dependent variable?
Quiz score because it may depend on the study condition being manipulated
A student consistently shows strong writing ability in class. After noticing this, their teacher encourages them to enter a writing competition and recommends them for the school newspaper.
What type of gene-environment correlation does this represent?
Evocative gene-environment correlation because the child's characteristics evoke a response from someone in their environment