12 Questions
According to the mechanistic model of development, human behavior is compared to which of the following?
Machines reacting to environmental input
In the mechanistic view, human behavior results from the operation of which components?
Biological parts in response to external or internal stimuli
What does mechanistic research seek to identify?
Factors that make people behave as they do
According to the mechanistic model, what can predict human behavior?
Knowledge about how the human 'machine' is put together and about the forces acting on it
What does the mechanistic model compare people to?
Machines that react automatically to physical forces or inputs
In seeking to explain excessive alcohol consumption among college students, a mechanistic theorist is likely to focus on which type of influences?
Environmental influences such as advertising and friends' drinking habits
According to the mechanistic model of development, how is human behavior viewed?
As a result of biological parts operating in response to external or internal stimuli
In the mechanistic view, what does the machine-like human behavior result from?
The operation of biological parts in response to external or internal stimuli
What does mechanistic research aim to identify?
Factors influencing human behavior
According to the mechanistic model, what can predict human behavior?
Understanding how the human 'machine' is put together and the forces acting on it
In the mechanistic model, what are people like?
Machines that react to environmental input
What is characteristic of human behavior according to the mechanistic model?
Automatic reaction to physical forces or inputs
Test your knowledge about the mechanistic model of development, which views people as reactive machines influenced by environmental input. Explore the contrasting philosophies of Locke and Rousseau and understand the concept of mechanistic development.
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