psych - quiz 1

Determining chronological age involves knowing the functional capacities of a person's vital organs.

False

The growth-decline issue involves the degree to which early traits and characteristics persist through life or change.

False

Vygotsky's theory emphasizes how biology guide(s) cognitive development.

False

According to Piaget's theory, organization and adaptation underlie children's cognitive construction of the world.

True

Bandura's social cognitive theory emphasizes that imitation of behaviors can occur through observation.

True

Cognitive development refers to changes in the individual's thought, intelligence, and language.

True

Development can be defined as the pattern of movement or change that begins at conception and continues through the human life span.

True

Erik Erikson's developmental theory consists of eight stages that last from birth to death.

True

In the nature-nurture issue, nature refers to an organism's biological inheritance, nurture to its environmental experiences.

True

Socioeconomic status (SES) refers to a person's position within society based on occupational, educational, and economic characteristics.

True