According to Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory, a child's exosystem would include
A) her parents' jobs, her neighbors, and the media.
B) her school and playground.
C) her friends.
D) herself.
Question 2According to Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory, schools, doctors' offices, and the child's family are all part of the child's
A) microsystem.
B) mesosystem.
C) exosystem.
D) macrosystem.
Question 3Francisco says, You can't just look at the child. If you want to understand development, you have to look at all of the things that impact on her development, such as educational systems, political systems, and the mass media. Sure, says Rosalinda, but you can't give it all equal weight. You should concentrate more on how the child adapts to the specific demands of her culture. Francisco supports the __________ perspective, while Rosalinda is a proponent of the __________ perspective.
A) ecological; sociocultural
B) ecological; evolutionary
C) sociocultural; ecological
D) sociocultural; dynamic systems
Question 4Urie Bronfenbrenner's __________ theory of development encompasses not only the child in its school or home, but also the social, political, and economic systems that have impacts on the home, school, and child.
A) dynamic systems
B) learning
C) humanistic
D) ecological
Question 5Piaget saw the child as
A) a passive recipient of knowledge.
B) driven mostly by genetic programming.
C) an active, independent researcher.
D) shaped by reinforcement and punishment.
Question 6Assimilation is to __________ as accommodation is to __________.
A) putting something into an existing file; creating a new file
B) creating a new file; putting something into an existing file
C) putting something into an existing file; putting something into an existing file
D) creating a new file; creating a new file
Question 7Accommodation is to __________ as assimilation is to __________.
A) fitting in; fitting in
B) changing; changing
C) fitting in; changing
D) changing; fitting in
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