Human Development Test Fall 2022 Version #1

In the nature versus nurture debate of development, "nature" refers to:

• Heredity

• Plants and animals

• All living things we interact with

• Constituents of the problem

• The environment

The symptoms of fetal alcohol syndrome are most likely to include:

• Egocentrism.

• Cognitive delays.

• Hearing impairments.

• Autism.

• Habituation.

Researchers were interested in studying the effects of divorce on children. Their study included 250 four-year-olds. Interviews and family observations were conducted with the same children 6 months, 2 years, 5 years, and 10 years after the initial interviews. Which method did the researcher use?

• Cohort sequential

• Cross-section

• Longitudinal

• Experimental

• Quasi-experimental

The nature-nurture issue is best exemplified by which of the following questions?

• Is perception accomplished by passive detection of images in the environment or by active detection of information?

• Is language acquisition fairly complete by the early school years, or are most linguistic forms mastered only in adolescence?

• Is gender identity most influenced by parental upbringing or by interaction with same-sex peers?

• Does development proceed through a series of stages or is it continuous?

• Is the level of intelligence the result of one's environment or biological factors?

Which is the correct order of prenatal development?

• Fetus, embryo, zygote

• Zygote, fetus, embryo

• Zygote, embryo, fetus

• Fetus, zygote, embryo

• Embryo, zygote, fetus

Harmful substances introduced to an embryo are called

• FAS.

• Form of DNA.

• Depressants

• Neurotransmitters

• Teratogens

What is a common criticism of Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

• Children all develop at the same rate across cultures

• Children may not develop in discreet, distinct stages

• 12 year olds are generally not cognitively capable of abstract reasoning

• School age children are generally not very egocentric

• Babies are born with object permanence

Which of the following is the best example of egocentrism?

• A baby does not search for a toy that it dropped out of sight.

• A child understands that an object that changes form does not change the quantity of the object

• A child understands more complex ideas like multiplication and subtraction

• A student struggles to understand complex math

• A child believes that their mom will always have the same likes and interests as she does

Aaron cried when his mother left him in the infant nursery at church, and he was not reassured or comforted by her return a short while later. Aaron showed signs of:

• Egocentrism.

• Insecure attachment.

• Habituation.

• Conservation.

• Assimilation.

According to Erik Erikson, individuals in early adulthood often seek a life partner with whom they will share their most closely held secrets and hopes. Erikson called this psychosocial stage of development

• Initiative vs. guilt

• Generativity vs. stagnation

• Identity vs. role confusion

• Intimacy versus isolation

• Generativity versus stagnation