Essay Homework
Your essay answers must be in your own words with paraphrasing properly source credited. Quotes in lieu of answering in your own words.
Submit your responses as a Word document. Make sure to number your responses so your instructor will know where one response ends and the next starts. It is not necessary to rewrite each question in your document.
Your responses should be approximately one-half to one page each (double-spaced) for a total of 3 to 6 pages (not including Title and References Pages if you choose to include them).
I. What does the text consider to be the major difference between Skinner and Piaget?
II. Briefly contrast Bandura's view of learning with Skinner's view.
III. Contrast the views of Piaget and Bandura on how children develop.
IV. i. Why did Vygotsky believe the "zone of proximal development" provides a better indication of students' potential than conventional achievement tests?
ii. In the evaluation section, the textbook author presents a Rousseauist critique of this concept. Discuss one of the points the text author makes.
V. i. Describe Freud's theory of the Oedipal Crisis and its resolution in the boy and the girl.
ii. Summarize a major criticism of Freud's theory of the Oedipus complex (with respect to either the boy or the girl).
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.