Developmental Psychology Quiz

Which activity best illustrates Piaget’s concept of conservation?

• Stacking cubes of graduated sizes.

• Separating wooden beads into groups of red, yellow, and blue.

• Planting seeds and watching them grow.

• Filling two containers—one short and wide, the other tall and narrow—with the same amount of sand.

Insufficient sleep in children is associated with which condition?

• Increased risk of obesity.

• Behavior and learning problems.

• Higher incidence of mental health disorders.

• All answers are correct.

Which activity would not be developmentally appropriate to expect of an eight-year-old?

• To respect the privacy of others when asked.

• To care for younger siblings while their parents are away for several hours.

• To get themselves ready for school with minimal adult help or supervision.

• To identify coins and count money.

Which statement describes the nature of friendships among six-, seven-, and eight-year-olds?

• They are strong and long-lasting.

• They are more likely to be established with opposite-gendered peers.

• They usually include participants who seldom disagree.

• They are based on feelings of mutual trust and respect.

Children’s ability to understand abstract concepts, such as time, distance, weight, and volume, exemplifies Piaget’s ____ stage of cognitive development.

• preoperational

• concrete operational thought

• classification

• scaffolding

Children who have difficulty learning should initially have their ____ checked.

• height and weight

• vision and hearing

• speech and language

• IQ

A renewed struggle for ____ is common during middle childhood.

• good health

• academic achievement

• autonomy

• emotional stability

It would be developmentally appropriate to expect eleven- and twelve-year-olds to:

• have a poor appetite.

• show interest in joining organized groups or clubs.

• require fewer than seven hours of sleep.

• prefer spending time at home with their family.

Which quality is not likely to empower the adolescent and improve their resilience?

• Physical endurance.

• Communication skills.

• Problem-solving abilities.

• Self-confidence

Sixteen-year-olds are able to consider the outcome of alternative choices before making a decision. This ability is called:

• imaginary audience.

• conscientious thought.

• intuition.

• deductive reasoning.