Quiz about Developmental Psychology Mid

Question 1

What is a theory in the context of developmental psychology?

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A series of statements that developed from different experience.

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A collection of random ideas about development.

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A set of beliefs without any evidence.

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A series of steps for conducting research.

Question 2

Is development considered continuous or discontinuous according to some theorists?

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Both continuous and discontinuous

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Continuous

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Discontinuous

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Neither continuous nor discontinuous

Question 3

How has the concept of lifespan changed developmental psychology?

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It has given us information about what happens in every age group.

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It has made developmental psychology irrelevant.

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It has focused solely on childhood development.

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It has simplified developmental theories.

Question 4

Which of the following is not one of the aspects of development included in the concept of lifespan?

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Psychological

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Social

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Cognitive

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Emotional

Question 5

Who is known for proposing the sociocultural theory of development, which emphasizes the role of culture and social interactions in cognitive development?

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Lev Vygotsky

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Erik Erikson

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Jean Piaget

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Sigmund Freud

Question 6

A theory in developmental psychology is a set of statements that determine its accuracy.

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False

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True

Question 7

Development in human beings is always a continuous and uniform process.

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False

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True

Question 8

The four aspects of development included in the concept of lifespan are emotional, social, biological, and cognitive.

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True

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False

Question 9

Multidirectional development means that there is only one way to approach the study of development.

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False

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True

Question 10

Jean Piaget is known for his stage theory of cognitive development, emphasizing schemas and assimilation.

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True

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False

Question 11

Vygotsky's perspective in developmental psychology emphasizes the role of social interaction and cultural influences on development.

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True

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False

Question 12

During Piaget's Motor Stage (first 2 years), how do infants and toddlers primarily think?

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With their senses

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Abstractly

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With language

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Through mathematical reasoning

Question 13

According to Piaget, what is the role of schemes in cognitive development?

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They represent a structured way of making sense of experience.

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They hinder cognitive development.

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They are not relevant to cognitive processes.

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They are only used in adulthood.

Question 14

What is the process of building schemes through direct interaction with the environment called?

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Adaptation

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Assimilation

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Accommodation

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Organization

Question 15

Which of the following best defines assimilation in Piaget's theory?

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Using current schemes to interpret the external world

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Creating new schemes

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Rearranging schemes

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Internal cognitive processes

Question 16

Accommodation, in Piaget's theory, involves:

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Creating new schemes

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Repeating existing behaviors

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Ignoring the environment

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Using the same schemes repeatedly

Question 17

What is the process of creating new schemes or adjusting old ones after noticing that current ways of thinking do not fit the environment called?

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Accommodation

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Adaptation

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Assimilation

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Organization

Question 18

According to Piaget, what is organization in cognitive development?

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A process that takes place internally apart from direct contact with the environment.

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An external process involving interaction with the environment

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The process of learning through repetition

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Creating new schemes

Question 19

How do children develop an interconnected cognitive system according to Piaget's theory?

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By linking and rearranging schemes

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By avoiding interaction with the environment

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By ignoring the process of adaptation

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By sticking to their current schemes

Question 20

Piaget's Motor Stage suggests that infants and toddlers think primarily with their senses.

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True

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False

Question 21

According to Piaget, cognitive change is driven by schemes, which represent organized ways of making sense of experiences.

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True

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False

Question 22

Adaptation in Piaget's theory involves building schemes through direct interaction with the environment.

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True

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False

Question 23

In Piaget's theory, assimilation is the process of creating new schemes or adjusting old ones.

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False

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True

Question 24

Accommodation is the process of using current schemes to interpret the external world.

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False

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True

Question 25

Organization in Piaget's theory is an external process that requires direct contact with the environment.

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False

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True

Question 26

According to Piaget, children develop an interconnected cognitive system by linking and rearranging their schemes.

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True

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False

Question 27

Piaget's theory suggests that cognitive development involves avoiding interaction with the environment.

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False

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True

Question 28

Piaget proposed that with time, individuals become faster in thinking, reading, writing, and other cognitive skills.

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True

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False

Question 29

Piaget's theory suggests that babies do not engage in cognitive thinking at all.

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False

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True

Question 30

What does object permanence mean in the context of cognitive development?

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The understanding that objects continue to exist when out of sight.

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The understanding that objects can disappear and reappear at will.

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The ability to remember the names of different objects.

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The ability to classify objects into categories.

Question 31

Which age range is associated with the emergence of tertiary circular reactions in cognitive development?

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12-18 months

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6-12 months

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18-24 months

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2-3 years

Question 32

What is deferred imitation?

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Imitating the behavior of adults who are not present.

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The ability to remember information for an extended period.

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The ability to create mental representations of objects.

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The ability to imitate others immediately upon observing their actions.

Question 33

When do children typically begin to develop mental representations, such as images and mental pictures?

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18-24 months

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6-12 months

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12-18 months

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2-3 years

Question 34

What is the significance of make-believe play in cognitive development?

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It fosters creativity and imagination.

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It promotes motor skills development.

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It helps children improve their communication skills.

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It enhances object permanence.

Question 35

Which researcher(s) provided evidence for object permanence in the first month of life?

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Aguiar & Baillargeon

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Piaget

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Vygotsky

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Erikson

Question 36

In the context of cognitive development, what is meant by "deferred imitation"?

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Imitation of actions with a time delay, based on a remembered event

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Immediate imitation of observed behavior

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Imitation of actions only when the model is present

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Imitation of make-believe play

Question 37

At what age, according to research, does deferred imitation typically become present in laboratory studies?

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6 months

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1 year

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18 months

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2 years

Question 38

When does problem-solving typically begin to emerge in infants?

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10-12 months

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1-2 months

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6-8 months

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2-3 years

Question 39

How do children begin to develop concepts and categories in cognitive development?

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By observing and imitating others

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Through deferred imitation

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Through immediate imitation

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By relying on mental representations

Question 40

Object permanence is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight.

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True

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False

Question 41

Deferred imitation involves copying the behavior of adults who are present and providing instructions.

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False

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True

Question 42

Mental representation involves creating images and mental pictures to retrace memories of where objects were left.

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True

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False

Question 43

Make-believe play does not have any significance in cognitive development.

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False

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True

Question 44

Aguiar & Baillargeon's research provided evidence for object permanence in the first month of life.

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True

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False

Question 45

Deferred imitation requires infants to represent another's past behavior and can be observed as early as 6 weeks in laboratory research.

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True

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False

Question 46

Problem-solving typically begins to emerge in infants at 6-8 months.

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False

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True

Question 47

Deferred imitation is a process that involves thinking in concepts and labeling objects.

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False

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True

Question 48

According to the core knowledge perspective, what do infants begin life with?

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A core of knowledge

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Blank slates

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Only instincts

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No cognitive abilities

Question 49

In the core knowledge perspective, how are cognitive changes primarily characterized?

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As continuous development

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As stage-like development

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As instinctual responses

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As fixed and unchanging abilities

Question 50

Which cognitive perspective suggests that aspects of cognition develop unevenly rather than in an integrated fashion?

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Core knowledge perspective

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Information processing model

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Vygotsky's sociocultural perspective

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Piaget's cognitive development theory

Question 51

What does the information processing model emphasize about thinking?

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It is continuous

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It is discontinuous

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It is primarily instinctual

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It is based on fixed cognitive abilities

Question 52

How does the information processing model challenge Piaget's theory?

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It highlights the continuity of thinking in infancy.

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It supports the stage-like development proposed by Piaget.

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It suggests that infants have no cognitive abilities.

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It suggests that infants cannot recognize faces at birth.

Question 53

According to Vygotsky's sociocultural perspective, what affects the way a child's cognitive world is structured?

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Environmental/social factors

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Genetic factors

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Biological instincts

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Individual differences

Question 54

In Vygotsky's sociocultural perspective, where do attention, memory, and problem-solving have their origins?

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Social interaction

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Genetic predispositions

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Cognitive abilities

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Physical development

Question 55

What is the term for bringing a task within a child's zone, where the child performs the task with the help of a skilled person in the first 2 years, according to Vygotsky's perspective?

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Zone of proximal development

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Cognitive discontinuity

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Core knowledge

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Information processing

Question 56

How does culture influence mental strategies, as per Vygotsky's sociocultural perspective?

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Culture can influence the development of mental strategies.

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Culture has no impact on mental strategies.

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Culture determines mental strategies completely.

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Culture is irrelevant to cognitive development.

Question 57

What does the approach to individual differences in early mental development measure?

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Intellectual development

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Social development

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Emotional development

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Physical development

Question 58

In the assessment of individual differences, what does comparing a person's test performance with a larger sample of the same age help determine?

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Intellectual development

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Developmental delays

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Physical abilities

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Emotional intelligence

Question 59

Which of the following cognitive assessments can predict performance in the future and are used to tap into basic cognitive development?

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Habituation and visual recovery tests

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IQ tests

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Emotional intelligence tests

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Imitation tests

Question 60

What is the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME)?

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A checklist for assessing the quality of the home environment

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A language development program for children

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A standardized intelligence test

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A program for intensive early intervention

Question 61

How is information about the quality of children's home lives gathered using the HOME checklist?

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By direct observation and parent interviews

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Through parent interviews

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Through child self-reports

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By administering IQ tests to children

Question 62

does heredity have a role in individual differences in early mental development?

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YES

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NO

Question 63

How does the quality of childcare affect cognitive development in children?

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It enhances cognitive development.

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It only influences emotional development.

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It significantly hinders cognitive development.

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It has no impact on cognitive development.

Question 64

What does intensive early intervention aim to prevent in terms of intelligence?

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The decline of intelligence

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Social intelligence

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Emotional intelligence

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The development of intelligence

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