Ricky wants to play a computer game, but cannot quite figure out how to get the figures to jump and kick. Ricky watches his older sister play the computer game for a few minutes and asks her a few questions. Then Ricky is able to play the game by himself. According to Vygotsky's theory, this is an example of

According to the textbook, what three things do theories do?

tell researchers how to ask questions, give definitive answers to problems give guidance on moral questions, generate discoveries, give solutions to problems produce hypotheses, generate discoveries, offer practical guidance offer practical guidance, concretely explain all aspects of development, produce hypotheses

Which of the following are characteristics of the correlational approach to psychology?

a. measuring how variables are interrelated to each other in the "real" world b. manipulating the independent variable c. examining the differences in naturally occurring groups d. two of the above e. three of the above