Describe the social-learning approach to morality
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer would include the following key points:
- According to the social-learning theory approach to morality, children learn moral behavior indirectly by observing the behavior of others, called models.
- Children imitate models who receive reinforcement for their behavior, and ultimately learn to perform the behavior themselves.
- Social-learning theory focuses on how the environment in which preschoolers operate, produces prosocial behavior, helping behavior that benefits others.
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Which of the following statements about factors affecting conditional reasoning is correct?
a. The length of a problem is more important in determining problem difficulty than is the abstractness of the problem. b. People typically make more errors with abstract problems than with concrete problems. c. People have more difficulty with sentences containing a single negative than they have with double-negative sentences. d. If a problem contains the word not in the antecedent, people have difficulty; however, the word not in the consequent does not influence response speed.
How many neurons does the brain contain when the toddler is 2 years old?
a. twice as many as at birth b. four times as many as at birth c. half as many as at birth d. the same total number of neurons