Socialization Test
1.
Discuss the “nature vs. nurture” argument providing support for each aspect of the controversy
1 – Shows the difference between nature vs. nurture components of who we are.
2 – Shows difference between nature vs. nurture and uses one example to support their argument.
3 – Shows difference between nature vs. nurture and uses two examples to support their argument.
4 – Shows difference between nature vs. nurture and uses three examples to support their argument.
2.
Discuss the experiment the Harlows conducted on social development using monkeys and how
their results compared to the effects isolation had on isolated feral children such as Isabelle and
Genie.
1 – Explain the Harlow experiment
2 – Explain the Harlow experiment and compare it with the Genie and Isabelle cases.
3 – Successfully explain Harlow experiment and compare it while utilizing examples from Genie and
Isabelle cases.
4 – Successfully explain Harlow experiment and compare it while utilizing examples from Genie and
Isabelle being sure to point out both similarities and differences in the effects of social development.
3.
Discuss the principle aspects of Charles Horton Cooley’s Looking Glass Self.
1 – lists the steps in the Looking Glass Self
2 – lists and explains the steps in the Looking Glass Self
3 – lists each step in the looking glass self, explaining each step in detail, and providing at least one
example
4 - lists each step in the looking glass self, explaining each step in detail, and provides 3 examples
The following questions are worth 2 points
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What conclusion did psychologist Goldberg and Lewis make after observing the interactions of
mothers and their children?
According to Freud, in what ways does the Id affect our personality?
What did Lawrence Kohlberg believe concerning moral development?
Define cognitive development, then list and explain one stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive
development.
The following questions are worth 1 point
8. Define socialization
9. List four agents of socialization
10. Define total institutions
The following questions are worth 1 point
11. What was the physical makeup of the two “mother “ monkeys the Harlows developed for their
experiment?
12. What are the three stages of George Herbert Mead’s theory of development?