PIAGET'S THEORY is to VYGOTSKY'S THEORY as ____ is to ____.
a. ERROR-AVOIDANCE :: ACCURACY-SEEKING
b. ADOLESCENCE :: CHILDHOOD
c. FLEXIBILITY :: RIGIDITY
d. SOLITARY :: SOCIAL
Question 2Megan is having a baby and wants to give it up for adoption because she simply doesn't feel ready to be a mom. She works with an agency that allows her to carefully pick the parents who will adopt her child, and then keeps in touch with them periodically. They send her pictures of the baby, and she updates them about her health status. When the child asks, they allow him to meet Megan. This is an example of a(n)
a. open adoption.
b. closed adoption.
c. foster care situation.
d. blended family.
Question 3Piaget has been criticized for
a. overestimating the child's level of social control of nearby peers.
b. overestimating the child's level of social control over adults such as parents or teachers.
c. underestimating social and cultural influences.
d. overemphasizing the role of nativistic innate knowledge.
Question 4Research on open versus closed adoption policies suggests that
a. it is important to keep birth parent information from adopted children to promote bonding to the adoptive parents.
b. sharing birth parent information with adopted children promotes bonding to the adoptive parents.
c. children are generally uninterested in information about their birth parents.
d. it doesn't really matter if you share information with children about birth parents or not. They will bond to the adoptive parents either way.
Question 5Critics argue that Piaget's portrayal of the child's transition across developmental stages is
a. fairly useless because of its reliance on animal data.
b. based too rigidly on formal experimental research.
c. unnecessarily complicated and precise.
d. vague and weak in explanatory power.
Question 6Which statement best sums up adoption for most families with adopted children?
a. This was exactly like raising my biological kids
b. We've had some challenges, but this has worked out just fine
c. Raising kids without genetic relation to them just doesn't work
d. Adopting kids is not what its cracked up to be
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