assignment

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use complete sentences, not bullet points or outlines. The completed quiz should be 5-7 pages in length (approximately 1 page per question; page limit does not
include title page and reference list), double-spaced, with 12-point font and 1-inch margins. Provide scholarly references in each response to support your arguments.
You are required to cite in APA style a minimum of 4 academic and/or professional works from the syllabus and a minimum of 2 outside references in the quiz overall.
Please note: The Robbins et al (2011) textbook will count as 1 reference source, regardless of the number of chapters you cite.
Part A: Answer any 4 of the following questions:

1) Examine how Piaget’s theory of cognitive development and adaptation can help to explain the child’s behavior.

2) Identify 3 behaviors the child learned through operant conditioning. Be specific about the operant principles involved in the child’s process of learning each new
behavior.

3) What is your assessment of the child’s level of self –efficacy? Explain your answer using Bandura’s theory about the specific factors that contribute to self-
efficacy development.

4) Relate the child’s behavior to bio-psycho-social milestones of middle childhood. In your response, consider how gender-specific “behavioral styles” and “social-
cognitive styles” in peer relationships (Rose & Rudolf, 2006 — see Unit 7) are useful for understanding the child’s behavior.

5) Examine how the child’s moral development, according to Kohlberg, can help to explain his behavior.

Part B: Answer the following question:

Which theory from Units 7-9 do you find the most helpful for assessing this child’s case and which theory do you find the least helpful? Please explain your answer.

Kohlberg theory, Piaget’s model of cognitive development, classical conditioning, Operational conditioning?? Pick which theoryQuiz 2: Case Vignette
Presenting Issues
Victor Sanchez is a 12 year-old 7th grade student at Carter Middle School. Carter is located in a working class area of a major urban center and serves nearly 800
students in grades 5-8, the majority of whom are African American or Latino. When Victor entered Carter as a 10 year old, his English fluency was assessed. He was
designated an “English Learner” and placed in the English Language Development (ELD) program. Two periods of the school day Victor works on his English language skills
and the other periods of the day he is in a regular classroom. Since enrolling as a 5th grader, Victor’s regular classroom teachers have placed him in workgroups with
the students performing below grade level. All of Victor’s ELD classmates are in this workgroup. Victor does very well in math, physical education, and music, but his
grades in language arts, social studies, and earth science are poor. This year, Victor has received several warnings for disruptive behavior in the classroom —
talking, laughing, distracting others, not remaining on task. Although his classmates laugh at his jokes and the funny faces he makes at the teacher, his behavior has
resulted in many visits to the principal’s office. Recently, Victor was suspended for being involved in a fight that broke out among a group of students during lunch.
Before Victor can return to school, he and his parents are required to meet with the school social worker.

Family History
Two years ago, Victor immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico with his mother and 3 younger sisters. Victor’s father was unable to find steady work that paid enough to
adequately support his family, so he moved to the U.S. the year before to find employment. Once he got settled with a job in an automotive repair shop and saved enough
to send for them, he moved the rest of his family. Victor’s father works long hours at the shop and his mother stays home.

Victor’s mother, Julia, had a normal pregnancy, delivering Victor full-term and in excellent health. Victor was an active, curious, happy baby who was well-loved by
his parents. His mother played with him, walked with him, read to him, and took him wherever she went. He was surrounded by extended family and grew up with many
cousins, aunts, and uncles. His parents struggled financially, but the support from extended family meant Victor never wanted for anything. His parents were careful
not to discuss money issues in front of Victor or to show the worry on their faces.

Victor was a very good student in school. He was excited about all of the things we was learning and would talk continually about his school day when he came home. His
teachers often remarked that he was one of their favorite and most well-behaved students. He enjoyed playing soccer with his friends and was well-liked. He loved to
make paper airplanes with his older cousin, Enrique, who dreamed of being a pilot. Enrique would talk with Victor about airplanes, show him books on flying, and he
even enlisted Victor’s help in building a model airplane. Victor developed an interest in space flight and decided he wanted to be an astronaut.

When Victor’s father announced that he would be moving to the U.S. so he could find a new job, Victor didn’t understand why he had to leave. His parents looked happy
and his father already had a job. Was his father mad at him? When his father returned for his family, Victor questioned why they had to go to the US instead of his
father’s coming back home. What would his new house look like? Where would he go to school? Would the boys there like flying paper airplanes and playing soccer? When
would he see Enrique?

Current Situation
When Victor started school in the US, he was very shy. Carter was ethnically diverse and much larger than his previous schools, and everything, except his ELD class,
was in English. Victor dreaded going to school because he felt so out of place. One day in gym class, however, Victor’s soccer skills impressed the other boys and a
group of them invited him to sit with them at lunch. Victor was really excited especially since the boys seemed quite popular. Victor sat down at a table in the
cafeteria to wait for his new friends. A group of African American students were eating there and Victor smiled at them. The African American students looked at him
strangely. One of his friends, Carlos, quickly came up to him and whispered, somewhat angrily, “Man, you don’t want to sit over here.” Victor followed Carlos over to a
table on the other side of the cafeteria, sensing he had done something wrong. This made Victor feel badly because he didn’t want to upset his new friends. The other
boys at the table echoed Carlos’ sentiment, some using racial epithets to refer to the African American students.

Victor began to hang out regularly with Carlos and his friends. After school they would go play at a local park where Victor heard lots of cursing and name-calling as
older youth played intense games of basketball. Carlos and his friends thought the older kids were cool. Sometimes, the boys went over to Carlos’ house to play
combat-related video games, like “Call of Duty”, on the X-Box. Carlos and his friends would swear whenever they made mistakes in the game. One day, Carlos opened a
beer from the refrigerator, took a drink, and passed it around to his friends. When it got to Victor, he hesitated. “Won’t your mother get mad?” Carlos said his mother
didn’t care and if she said anything, he’d lie and say his older brother drank it. “She always falls for that one!” Victor still hesitated and the other boys teased
him. He took a quick sip. They all cheered and patted him on the back. Victor smiled.

Now in his third year at Carter, Victor’s behavior has changed both at school and at home. At the meeting with the school social worker, Victor’s mother says that he
now regularly talks back to her and swears when he doesn’t get his way. He has gotten into the habit of going out without asking permission, has been caught in a few
lies, and has even come home occasionally smelling of beer. She is so astonished at this behavior that she doesn’t know what to do. She has threatened to send him back
to Mexico to live with his relatives. He typically responds, “Good! I didn’t want to come here in the first place!” His father reprimands him and threatens to punish
him, but never does. When asked about the fight at school, Victor says, “Some stupid Black kid threw his milk carton at us.”