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41. Which one of the following statements is most consistent with the basic premise of the concept formulated by Vygotsky called the “Zone of Proximal Development?”
  1. Children can always accomplish more with the help of an adult or other more experienced person than they can accomplish independently.
  2. Children’s closeness with their mother facilitates their ability to learn.
  3. As a child matures, tasks that initially could only be performed with help can be performed independently.
  4. Children frequently left alone to fend for themselves are more likely to develop behavior problems.
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42. Lawrence Kohlberg moral stages of development are broken down into three distinct levels. The first level is called Pre-conventional Morality, where an individual learns __________ . Choose all that apply.
  1. Punishment Orientation
  2. Individualism
  3. Interpersonal Relationships
  4. Universal Principles
  5. Both A & B
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43. Lawrence Kohlberg’s stage theory is an adaptation of Piaget’s psychological theory. Kohlberg discusses six stages of moral development. In this theory, a person who behaves ethically in order to gain approval from others is in what stage?
  1. Stage 1
  2. Stage 3
  3. Stage 2
  4. Stage 5
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44.

The social learning theory, as proposed by Albert Bandura, states that most human behavior is learned through observation and modelling. This type of learning is thought to reveal the ability of individuals to learn new information without necessarily demonstrating the behavior. Which of the following describes the four conditions for successful modeling?

  1. Distinctiveness, attention, reproduction, and mental imaging
  2. Incentives, cognitive organization, retention, and motivation
  3. Perseverance, functional value, retention, and attention
  4. Attention, retention, reproduction, and motivation
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45. In Bandura’s social cognitive theory, what is the meaning of self-efficacy?
  1. It is a person’s belief in their ability to organize and perform the actions required to produce a desired outcome
  2. It is the belief that all actions a person takes will be beneficial to one’s self
  3. It is a theory that all people believe the best about themselves
  4. None of the above
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