AP Psych Module 47 and 48

Your friends baby brother Matt loves to play with his pet. When he sees a puppy, he points and calls it Mi Mi which is what he calls his cat. Matt is demonstrating Piaget's process of

• conservation

• accommodation

• cognition

• assimilation

If you showed a 2 year old that you'd hidden a toy behind the bed in a model of her bedroom, she would not be able to find the toy in her real bedroom because she lacks

• analytical thinking

• random thinking

• symbolic thinking

• schematic thinking

Vygotsky called the space between what a child could learn with and without help the

• theory of mind

• zone of abstract logic

• zone of abstract reasoning

• zone of proximal development

Which of the following is current belief of researchers that differs from Piaget's original theories?

• Infants simply have less information about the world than older children and adults

• Object permanence develops earlier than Piaget believed

• Infants learn more by verbal explanations than Piaget believed.

• Accommodation is a process that doesn't occur in young children

Which of the following cognitive abilities-is possible only at the formal operational stage?

• Reversing arithmetic operations

• Using a theory of mind to predict the behavior of others

• Using hypothetical situations as the basis of moral reasoning

• using symbolic thinking for pretend play

An 18 month old typically recognizes herself in the mirror. This self awareness contributes to

• self assurance

• self concept

• self esteem

• self actualization

In the attachment studies conducted with infant monkeys, what did the Harlows find?

• Nutrition was the most important factor in attachment

• Contact comfort was the most important factor in attachment

• The surrogates mother's appearance was the most important factor in attachment

• Monkeys were equally likely to become attached to either surrogate mother

What do we call an optimal window of opportunity for proper development?

• attachment

• the critical period

• the social period

• imprinting

Which of the following identifies the parenting style most likely to ground a teen who missed a curfew - and to explain the rationale for doing so, after considering the teen's reasons?

• authoritative

• authoritarian

• permissive

• none of the above

Which of the following would be considered a sign of secure attachment in a 1 year old?

• showing no sign of stranger danger

• paying no attention to a parent who returns after separation

• showing anger at a parent after being separated

• becoming distressed when a parent leaves and seeking contact on return