Developmental Psychology

Developmental Psychology is the scientific study of how & why humans change over the course of their lives

• True

• False

Developmental Psychology cannot help people facing depression, low self-esteem and frustration

• True

• False

What was the concluded result of

Nature vs. Nurture?

• Nature won

• Nurture won

• Both factors play a role

What are Piaget's 4 stages of Cognitive Development?

• Sensorimotor Stage

• Preoperational Stage

• Concrete Operation Stage

• Formal Operational Stage

At what age does the preoperational stage occur?

• Birth - 2 years old

• 2 years old - 7 years old

• 7 years old - 11 years old

• 11 years old - 16 years old

At what stage will children be able to understand more complex abstract concepts

• Sensorimotor Stage

• Preoperational Stage

• Concrete Operational Stage

• Formal Operational Stage

Definition of Adolescence is starting with puberty and ending with the transition to adulthood

• True

• False

What is Adolescent Egocentrism?

• It is a state of self-absorption in which the world is viewed from one's own point of view

• It is a state of self-absorption in which the world is viewed from others own point of view

Shane enjoys participating in extreme sports. He believes he won't get hurt. This is a common attitude found in adolescents who have developed ___________

• Egocentrism

• Imaginary Audience

• Personal Fable

• Invincibility Fable

When I ask my child to do something, and he asks why, I say something like "because I said so" or "because I want you to do it."

This is an example of which parenting style?

• Authoritative

• Authoritarian

• Permissive

• Uninvolved