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Development

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the first stage of Piaget's cognitive development?
a)
Preoperational
b)
Sensorimotor 
c)
Formal operational
d)
Concrete operational
2.
The sensorimotor stage focuses primarily on..
a)
motor skills
b)
language development
c)
understanding of others perspective
d)
understanding complex mathematics
3.
Children who in infancy formed secure attachments to their parents are more likely than other children to:
a)
Prefer the company of adults to that of other children
b)
Become permissive parents
c)
Show a great deal of social competence
d)
Be less achievement oriented
4.

If Jeremy begs for a new electronic gadget, his parents nearly always buy it for him. What type of family is this?

a)

Permissive

b)

Authoritative

c)

Authoritarian

d)

Submissive

5.
This style of parenting calls for imposing rules and demanding obedience without debate or discussion between parent and child.
a)
Permissive
b)
Neglectful
c)
Authoritative
d)
Authoritarian
6.
Which is the correct order?
a)
embryo, fetus, zygote
b)
fetus, zygote, embryo
c)
embryo, zygote, fetus
d)
zygote, embryo, fetus
7.
Maria resents the burdens and constraints  of caring for her infant daughter and ignores her cries for attention.  Her daughter will likely show signs of
a)
egocentricism
b)
insecure attachment
c)
habituation
d)
gender typing
8.
Four-year-old Jennifer mistakenly believes that her mother would like to receive a toy doll as a Christmas present. This best illustrates Piaget's concept of:
a)
accommodation
b)
attachment
c)
object permanence
d)
egocentricism
9.
According to Piaget, during the formal operational stage people begin to:
a)
reason abstractly
b)
adhere to social norms
c)
distinguish between good and bad behaviors
d)
become aware of the positive and negative consequences of their own behaviors
10.
Interpreting new experiences in terms of existing schemas is called:
a)
learning
b)
assimilation
c)
accomodation
11.
Schemas are:
a)
parenting rules used in the authoritative parenting styles.
b)
biological changes related to maturation.
c)
concepts or mental frameworks we use to interpret new information.
d)
attachment methods used in cases of avoidant or permission personality disorder.
12.
The debate about the relative contributions of biology and experience to human development is most often referred to as what?
a)
Evolutionary analysis
b)
Behaviorism 
c)
The cognitive revolution
d)
The nature-nurture issue
13.

According to Carl Rogers, a parent who continues to love thier child no mater that child does is showing . . .

a)

attachment

b)

unconditional positive regard

c)

stranger anxiety

d)

conditional positive regard

14.

Mary Ainsworth is know for which study?

a)

Little Albert

b)

Empire Strikes Back

c)

"Contact Comfort" Monkey Study

d)

Strange Situation

15.
Who is best know for his stages of cognitive development?
a)
Lawrence Kohlberg
b)
B.F. Skinner
c)
Lev Vygotsky
d)
Jean Piaget
16.
In which of the following stages will children learn the concept of conservation?
a)
preoperational
b)
concrete operational
c)
sensorimotor
d)
formal operational
17.
A "securely attached" child will be ___ when the parent leaves and will be ___ upon their return.
a)
upset/upset
b)
upset/happy
c)
happy/happy
d)
happy/upset
18.
When a child learns that cars are different than airplanes and creates a new mental category, they are ___?
a)
accommodating
b)
assimilating
c)
adopting
d)
adapting
19.

Chemical viruses, drugs, and environmental toxins that can harm the development of a fetus are called ___?

a)

placenta

b)

germinal intrusions

c)

teratogens

d)

zygotes

20.
This parent controls most aspects of a child's life.
a)
authoritative
b)
authoritarian
c)
permissive
d)
democratic
21.
This parent takes a hands off approach to parenting.
a)
democratic
b)
authoritative
c)
authoritarian
d)
permissive
22.
According to Piaget, children come to understand that the volume of a substance remains constant despite changes in its shape during the ________ stage.
a)
sensorimotor
b)
preoperational
c)
concrete operational
d)
formal operational
23.
Critical period is a phase during which
a)
children frequently disobey their parents
b)
children become able to think hypothetically and reason abstractly
c)
parents frequently show impatience with a child's slowness in becoming toilet-trained.
d)
certain events have a particularly strong impact on development.
24.
An infant who has developed object permanence...
a)
is attached to specific objects, such as a blanket.
b)
will see all objects as being the same.
c)
knows that an object, such as a rattle, exists even if it is not in view.
d)
cries when a wanted object is taken away.
25.

In this stage children are very imaginative and language skills improve dramatically

a)

sensorimotor

b)

preoperational

c)

concrete operational

d)

formal operational

26.

This type of parents have high standards for their children but listen to their kids and help them reach their goals

a)

authoritarian

b)

authoritative

c)

permissive

d)

formal

27.
Erikson said that when you are a teenager, your main goal is to find your . .
a)
Trust
b)
Calling
c)
Identity
d)
Integrity
28.

Jane, a preschooler, insists on dressing herself each morning for school, even though she generally selects mismatching outfits, misses buttons, and wears her shoes on the wrong feet. When her mother tries to dress Jane or fix her outfit, Jane brushes her mother off and insists on doing it herself. What stage of psychosocial development best describes Jane’s behavior?

a)

Trust vs. Mistrust

b)

Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt

c)

Intiative vs. GUilt

d)

Competence vs. Inferiority

29.
The stage that occurs between birth and one year of age is concerned with:
a)
Trust vs. Mistrust
b)
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
c)
Intiative vs. Guilt 
d)
Industry vs. Inferiority 
30.
According to Erikson, what is the major conflict faced during adolescence?
a)
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
b)
Intimacy vs. Isolation
c)
Identity vs. Role Confusion
d)
Generativity vs. Stagnation 
31.

A 40-year-old woman quits her high-paying marketing job to focus on her children and become a school counselor. What stage would Erikson consider this to be:

a)

Idenitity vs. Role Confusion

b)

Generativity vs. Stagnation

c)

Ego Integrity vs. Despair

d)

Competence vs. Inferiority

32.
The  ________________________________ parenting style uses a "hands off" approach, where children learn from the consequences of their actions. The parent considers themselves as a friend to their child.
a)
Authoritative
b)
Neglecting
c)
Permissive
d)
Authoritarian
33.
Cindy understands her world primarily by grasping and sucking easily available objects. Cindy is clearly in Piaget's ________ stage
a)
preoperational
b)
concrete operational
c)
sensorimotor
d)
formal operational
34.
According to Piaget, during the formal operational stage people begin to:
a)
reason abstractly
b)
adhere to social norms
c)
distinguish between good and bad behaviors
d)
become aware of the positive and negative consequences of their own behaviors
35.
Mary Ainsworth's Strange Situation paradigm is used to test young children's 
a)
ego strength
b)
intelligence
c)
reaction time
d)
attachment
36.
Luis is normally very restless and fidgety, whereas Shelley is usually quiet and easygoing. The two children apparently differ in:
a)
maturation
b)
egocentricism
c)
assimilation
d)
temperament
37.
 According to Lawrence Kohlberg, during the preconventional stage of moral development children tend to:
a)
 Use abstract thoughts or principles to determine their behavior
b)
Make behavioral decisions based on legal issues
c)
Understand morality based on customs or values
d)
Interpret behavior in terms of punishments or rewards
38.
 Authoritative parents can best be defined as:
a)
 Parents who befriend their children and do not use discipline
b)
Parents who are less controlling and behave with a more accepting attitude
c)
Parents who try to control the behavior of their children in accordance with a set standard of conduct
d)
Nurturing, but sets boundaries 
39.
Ethel, who is 80 years old, lost her husband last year, and her children hardly ever come to visit. She looks back on her life with a lot of regret. According to Erik Erikson she is experiencing:
a)
Stagnation
b)
Shame and doubt
c)
 Role Confusion
d)
Despair
40.
Process by which we incorporate new information without major alterations in old information
a)
Accommodation
b)
Assimilation
c)
Schema
41.
Which psychologist was most influential in shaping our understanding of cognitive development?
a)
Piaget
b)
Freud
c)
Kohlberg
d)
Erikson
42.

In this style of parenting I would likely say: “It is my way or the highway!”

a)

authoritative

b)

permissive

c)

authoritarian

d)

neglect

43.

According to Lawrence Kohlberg, during the postconventional stage of moral development children tend to:

a)

understand morality based on self-chosen principles and personal ethics

b)

Make behavioral decisions based on legal issues

c)

Understand morality based on beliefs of authority figures

d)

Interpret behavior in terms of punishments or rewards

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