Question

Matti finds himself unable to adjust to college because he doesn't seem to have the study skills necessary to earn passing grades. Matti's predicament would probably best be explained by:________.
A. Psychosocial theory.
B. Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory.
C. The competence-environmental press theory.
D. Kohlberg's theory of moral development.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. The competence-environmental press theory.                                  

Explanation:

The Competence-environmental press theory is defined as a particular model of adaptation and stress whereby the adaptive functionality in the environmental surrounding tends to be dependent on the association between the different stimuli present in an individual's social and physical environment that puts various demands on an individual i.e, the environmental press and his or her competence for meeting or completing these needs or demands that is being shaped via personal qualities including perceptual and cognitive capabilities.

In the question above, the given statement explains the competence-environmental press theory.