Development Quiz Review

Which stage in Piaget’s theory on development do children successfully demonstrate understanding the concept of conservation?

• sensorimotor

• preoperational

• concrete operational

• formal operational

An 8-month-old infant who reacts to a new babysitter by crying and clinging to his father’s shoulder is demonstrating which of the following concepts?

• stranger anxiety

• conservation

• egocentrism

• object permanence

 According to Piaget, a person who can think logically about abstractions is in the:

• sensorimotor

• preoperational

• concrete operational

• formal operational

 By age 65, a person would be most likely to experience a cognitive decline in the ability to:

• Reselect the correct definition in a multiple choice question

• Practice a well-learned skill, such as knitting

• Recall their own birth date

• Recall and list all the important terms and concepts in a chapter

Infants younger than 6 months seldom understand that things continue to exist when they are out of sight. Which term demonstrates this concept?

• Stranger anxiety

• Reflex

• Conservation

• Object permanence

Which of the following parenting styles can be described as demanding, yet responsive and open to discussion?

• authoritarian

• authoritative

• permissive

• negligent

Stroke a newborn’s cheek and the infant will root for a nipple to breastfeed. This illustrates:

• nurture

• reflex

• continuity

• preference

According to Erikson, which of the psychosocial conflicts exists in late adulthood (60s and up)?

• Trust vs mistrust

• Intimacy vs social isolation

• Integrity vs despair

• Identity vs role confusion

What were Kohlberg’s theories based on?

• psychosocial development

• cognitive development

• moral development

• language development

Which of the following parenting styles refers to some one who is too easy going and doesn't have many rules

• authoritarian

• authoritative

• permissive

• negligent