Developmental Psychology Review 1

Which of the following statements about developmental psychology is false?

• It is a formal science with own theoretical and methodological applications

• It only focuses on children from 0 to 6 years old

• It integrates knowledge from other sciences (e.g. biology, genetics, etc.)

When we analyze children's relationship with their parents or peers, these reciprocal interactions can be considered as:

• Proximal processes

• Distal processes

• Integral Processes

If we select a group of 5 year-old children and measure their self-concept levels in two different timepoints (when they are 5 and 7 years old), which type of study design is used?

• Cohort study

• Mixed method study

• Longitudinal study

Students who are more motivated tends to show higher academic scores. If this sentence is true, what would be the relation between the variables mentioned?

• Positive correlation

• Negative correlation

• Medium-type correlation

Considering motor development, which motor skills are more developed in early childhood?

• Fine motor skills

• Gross motor skills

• Small motor skills

Considering language development, At what age (approximately) do children learn and use a huge number of words in oral conversations?

• Between 30 and 45 months

• Between 18 and 24 months

• Between 10 and 15 months

Which of the following abilities is included in the executive functions?

• Cognitive Inhibition

• Cognitive transition

• Cognitive assimilation

Which type of design is more appropiate to investigate if anxiety is a cause of low academic achievement?

• Correlational design

• Longitudinal design

• Experimental design

According to the Ecological Theory, the school system is included in... (select the correct option)

• The microsystem

• The macrosystem

• The exosystem

Which of the following emotions are developed due to rules internalization?

• Sadness

• Guilt

• Happiness

• Anger