The Role of Nature and Nurture in Developmental Psychology
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According to the passage, what does the skilled educator know how to do?

  • Stimulate children's natural activities and provide reinforcements to promote learning of important material
  • Devise presentations and provide reinforcements to promote learning of important material
  • Stimulate children's natural activities and devise presentations to promote learning of important material (correct)
  • Devise presentations and stimulate children's natural activities to promote learning of important material

    • What does the passage say about how children learn?

  • Children learn solely through observation and reinforcement
  • Children only learn from active efforts and their natural curiosity
  • Children learn in a variety of ways, including active efforts, observation, and incidental learning (correct)
  • Children learn primarily through reinforcement and incidental learning

    • According to the passage, how does the time period in which children are born impact their development?

  • Children born in North America in 2005 will experience a great deal of schooling (correct)
  • The time period impacts the culture and experiences children are exposed to
  • The time period determines the level of schooling children will receive
  • The time period has no impact on children's development

    • What does the passage say about the impact of culture on individual lessons?

    <p>The impact of culture is apparent in what Japanese and US students remember from the same mathematics lesson</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the passage, what is the relationship between a young child and their family?

    <p>A young child's family is closer to the child than anyone else, and family relations make an enormous difference in children's development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the passage say about children's learning in terms of effort and interest?

    <p>Children have a tremendous capacity to learn without effort or even interest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Most developmental psychologists believe that development is primarily due to:

    <p>A combination of nature and nurture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the concept of continuous development suggest?

    <p>Development is a gradual and cumulative process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of continuous development given in the text?

    <p>A child's physical growth, adding inches to their height year by year</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Some developmental theorists argue that:

    <p>At least some aspects of development differ across cultures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The text suggests that researchers have found it difficult to identify:

    <p>Consistent personality and behavioral differences across cultures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    One explanation for the lack of consistent personality and behavioral differences is that:

    <p>Behavior is determined by the current environment rather than biology</p> Signup and view all the answers

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