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  1. Which of the following is an example of a 'critical period' in human development?

    Answer: Language acquisition during early childhood

    Early childhood is considered a critical (or sensitive) period for language acquisition, during which exposure to language is essential for full linguistic development.

  2. Bandura's social learning theory emphasizes that children learn behavior primarily through:

    Answer: Observation and imitation of models

    Bandura demonstrated through the Bobo doll experiments that children readily imitate aggressive and other behaviors observed in models.

  3. According to Marcia's identity status model, an adolescent who has made firm commitments without exploring alternatives is in which status?

    Answer: Identity foreclosure

    Identity foreclosure occurs when an adolescent commits to an identity (often parental) without personally exploring alternatives.

  4. The process by which existing schemas are modified to incorporate new information that does not fit is called:

    Answer: Accommodation

    Accommodation involves restructuring existing cognitive schemas to account for new experiences that cannot be assimilated.

  5. In late adulthood, Erikson's final psychosocial crisis is:

    Answer: Integrity vs. Despair

    Ego integrity versus despair involves reflecting on one's life with either satisfaction and meaning or regret and bitterness.

  6. Which parenting style, identified by Baumrind, is associated with high warmth and high structure, and generally produces the most positive child outcomes?

    Answer: Authoritative

    Authoritative parenting combines responsiveness with clear expectations and is consistently linked to higher self-esteem, academic success, and social competence.

  7. The epigenetic principle underlying Erikson's psychosocial theory states that:

    Answer: Development occurs in a fixed sequence and each stage builds on the previous one

    The epigenetic principle holds that development unfolds according to a predetermined sequence in which each stage has its critical period and depends on prior resolution.