According to B. F. Skinner, children are shaped

According to B. F. Skinner, children are shaped
  a. according to natures plan.
  b. by internal forces more than external ones.
  c. by external forces more than internal ones.
  d. according to their current stage of development.

Question 2

One of the hallmarks of cognitive development, which appears by about age two, is the childs ability to
  a. mentally represent objects that are not present in the immediate environment.
  b. reverse operations.
  c. learn from movement and the senses.
  d. assimilate and accommodate.

Question 3

Accommodation, in Piagets theory, occurs when the child
  a. tries to make new information fit into an existing schema.
  b. mentally files new information.
  c. modifies a schema to incorporate new information.
  d. uses classification.

Question 4

Learning occurs when something new, which does not fit the existing mental structure, presents itself, according to Piaget. This state, in which the existing structure is upset, is called
  a. equilibrium.
  b. disequilibrium.
   c. schemata.
  d. confusion.

Question 5

Teachers of children who are in Eriksons fourth stage of development might be advised to focus on
  a. building a trusting relationship.
  b. establishing an environment in which there is time and space for children to plan, carry out, and complete projects.
  c. allowing children to test their growing independence.
  d. allowing children to learn about the differences between the sexes, because they are now old enough to notice such differences.

Question 6

According to Erikson, the major task of two-year-olds is to
  a. establish trust.
  b. establish a balance between trusting adults and peers.
  c. develop a balance between trust and initiative.
  d. find a balance between reliance on caregivers and a desire to try new things.