Theorists Lifespan unit 1

According to Jean Piaget, intelligence is defined as the ability to adapt to the environment through an __________________ process.

• equilibration

• abrasion

Jot is having a hard time with Algebra. This is normal, according to Piaget, because he's only 10. He is in the ___________ _____________ stage.

• concrete operational

• formal operational

• preoperational

• sensorimotor

1. A structure enables infants to acquire language. They have an innate understanding of the structure of language called universal grammar that ..................believes is the basis for all language.

• Noam Chomsky

• Jean Piaget

• Arnold Gesell

• Albert Bandura

In the nature and nurture debate, nurture refers to

• What we are born with

• The environment

Albert Bandura believed ....... (tick all that apply)

• in the Nurture Theory

• People (especially children) learn to model and imitate behaviour

• Bandura used the Swiss mountain test to prove his theory

• Bandura used the Bobo Doll experiment to prove his theory.

In the nature nurture debate, nature means

• refers to all of the genes and hereditary factors that influence who we are

• refers to the conditions in the environment they grow up in

Stress-diathesis psychological model (tick all that apply to the theory)

• describes how children behave and how we observe this.

• helps to explain how stress caused by life events can interact with a persons genetic vulnerability to impact on their mental wellbeing.

• Was shown using the Swiss Mountain Test

• some people can be born with certain biological or genetic predispositions to a mental health. A person who has an genetic predisposition might never develop a disorder if they do not experience stress in their life.

An Infant will begin to smile around 4 months old

• True

• False

All infants achieve certain milestones at the exact same age

• True

• False

A baby will begin walking at around 9 months

• True

• False