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  1. Q1. According to Piaget, which process helps children create new ways of thinking when existing schemas no longer work?
  2. Q2. Which theorist emphasized the role of social interaction and cultural tools in cognitive development?
  3. Q3. According to Erikson, which developmental stage is associated with developing a sense of independence?
  4. Q4. Bandura’s social learning theory highlights which key mechanism for learning?
  5. Q5. Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory places the child's immediate environment in which system?
  6. Q6. Which theoretical view argues that development is continuous and shaped by reinforcement and punishment?
  7. Q7. The concept of ‘scaffolding’ refers to:
  8. Q8. Which theorist proposed that early childhood experiences shape unconscious motivations influencing later behavior?
  9. Q9. Kohlberg’s theory is primarily concerned with which aspect of development?
  10. Q10. Which view of development highlights that children are active explorers who construct knowledge?
  11. Q11. The ethological perspective emphasizes the role of:
  12. Q12. Which theory suggests development occurs through resolving conflicts at different life stages?
  13. Q13. Information-processing theory compares human cognition to:
  14. Q14. Which theory argues that children learn language through innate mechanisms rather than reinforcement?
  15. Q15. In Vygotsky’s framework, the Zone of Proximal Development refers to:
  16. Q16. Which perspective on development emphasizes gradual quantitative changes over time?
  17. Q17. Which theoretical approach emphasizes that development results from interactions among biological, psychological, and social factors?
  18. Q18. Social learning theory expanded behaviorism by adding which key element?
  19. Q19. Which theorist is associated with the concept of imprinting?
  20. Q20. Humanistic theorists such as Maslow emphasize: