BAPSY FREE Bachelor of Arts in Psychology: Dynamics of Human Development and Behavior Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

Which theorist proposed the bioecological model of human development, emphasizing nested environmental systems?

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Urie Bronfenbrenner

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Jean Piaget

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Lev Vygotsky

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B.F. Skinner

Question 2

During which of Erikson's psychosocial stages does an individual primarily struggle with the conflict of generativity versus stagnation?

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Middle adulthood (40–65)

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Young adulthood (18–40)

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Adolescence (12–18)

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Late adulthood (65+)

Question 3

What term describes the tendency for early life experiences to have diminishing effects on development as later experiences accumulate?

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Developmental plasticity

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Critical period hypothesis

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Canalization

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Resilience

Question 4

In Bandura's social learning theory, what process involves an individual reproducing a behavior after watching a model perform it?

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Motor reproduction

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Reinforcement

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Retention

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Attention

Question 5

Which attachment style, identified by Mary Ainsworth, is characterized by a child showing distress upon separation but ambivalence when the caregiver returns?

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Anxious-resistant attachment

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Secure attachment

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Avoidant attachment

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Disorganized attachment

Question 6

What is the primary characteristic of Vygotsky's zone of proximal development (ZPD)?

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The gap between what a learner can do alone and what they can achieve with guidance

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Tasks a child can do independently without help

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Innate biological milestones that unfold regardless of environment

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Unconscious conflicts that drive cognitive growth