Human Development (WEEK 1)

Refers to individuals intellectual growth from infancy to adulthood

• maturation

• childhood developement

• Behavior acqisition

• Cognitive development

If a child develops a liking for sports because she practices playing soccer every day with her dad, it would be evidence of 

• nature
• nurture

If a child has brown eyes when she is born, it would be an example of...

• nature
• nurture 

People are...

• a product of their genetics
• a product of their environment
• a product of their environment and the traits they were born with

Nature versus Nurture means what?

• Genetics versus Environment
• Technology versus Books
• Educated versus Noneducated
• Psychology versus Sociology

Four-year-old Jennifer mistakenly believes that her mother would like to receive a toy doll as a Christmas present. This best illustrates Piaget's concept of:

• accommodation
• attachment
• object permanence
• egocentricism

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Jane's mother has two crackers, both of equal size. She breaks one of the crackers up into four pieces. Jane says she wants the one with the most and immediately chooses the four pieces, even though the two amounts are equal. Jane's choice illustrates Piaget's concept of:

• Accommodation
• Egocentrism
• False belief
• Conservation

How many stages did Piaget state people go through as they developed?

• 5
• 1
• 4
• 2

Sally attempts to retrieve her teddy bear after her father hides it under a blanket. This suggests that Sally has developed a sense of

• egocentrism.

• object permanence.

• conservation.

• accommodation.

According to your age and Piaget's theory, what stage are you at?

• Concrete Operational
• Formal Operational
• Preoperational
• Sensorimotor