LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT QUIZ

What does "plasticity" in development mean?

• Stability in personality

• Fixed developmental patterns

• Capacity for change in response to experiences

• Decline in abilities over time

Which method studies the same individuals over a long period?

• Cross-sectional

• Longitudinal

• Sequential

• Experimental

What is Freud's first stage of psychosexual development?

• Anal

• Phallic

• Oral

• Latency

Lorenz's study with geese led to the discovery of what concept?

• Conditioning

• Imitation

• Imprinting

• Schema

Which theory explains behavior through reinforcement and punishment?

• Psychoanalytic

• Social Learning

• Operant Conditioning

• Cognitive Developmental

According to Erikson, which stage involves "trust vs. mistrust"?

• Infancy

• Early childhood

• Late adulthood

• Adolescence

The 'nature vs. nurture' debate addresses:

• Biological vs experiential contributions to development

• Growth vs decline in aging

• Physical vs psychological aspects of change

• The role of parenting in development

Which of the following best represents the concept of "tabula rasa" or blank slate?

• Children must be corrected through punishment and religious instruction

• Children's minds are empty and can be molded by experience

• All children are born knowing right from wrong

• Children are naturally driven by their inner goodness

In longitudinal studies, dropout is a concern because:

• It makes the sample more diverse over time

• It may reduce the validity and representativeness of the findings

• It increases the number of participants in the study

• It eliminates the risk of bias

A child touches a hot stove and gets burned. After that, she avoids touching it again. This is best described as:

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Positive punishment

• Negative punishment