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future617RT · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse is exploring the behavior of children and how they interpret right from wrong or bad from good. Which theorist should the nurse study to learn this information?

1. Vygotsky
2. Skinner
3. Kohlberg
4. Piaget

Question 2

The nurse notes that a 20-month-old child is lagging in stage 6 of Piaget's phases of cognitive development. Which activity did the nurse observe that indicates that this child is struggling at this stage?

1. The child wants the same toy to sleep with during naptime and bedtime.
2. The child merely watches as the other children pretend-play.
3. The child cries when the parents leave the unit.
4. The child does not cooperate with some of the treatments.

chevyboi1976 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Vygotsky explored the concept of cognitive development within a social, historical, and cultural context, arguing that adults guide children to learn and that development depends on the use of language, play, and extensive social interaction.
Rationale 2: Skinner's research led to the term operant conditioning, and most of his work was with laboratory animals.
Rationale 3: Lawrence Kohlberg's theory specifically addresses the moral development of children and adults.
Rationale 4: Piaget developed the cognitive theory of development.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Ritual is important for the child of the tertiary circular reaction stage, age 12 to 18 months.
Rationale 2: In this stage of development, inventions of new means, children interpret the environment by mental images. They use make-believe and pretend-play. A child who is unable to do this would not be demonstrating the behavior that is significant at this stage.
Rationale 3: Crying when parents leave the unit and not cooperating with certain medical treatments is normal behavior for children of various ages, especially when hospitalized, and would not indicate lags in development.
Rationale 4: Not cooperating with certain medical treatments is normal behavior for children of various ages, especially when hospitalized, and would not indicate lags in development.