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Child Development Theorists

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Believed children learn best by using their senses.

a)

Robert Coles

b)

Lev Vygotsky

c)

Maria Montessori

d)

Erik Erikson

2.

Believed both biological development and cultural experiences influence a child's ability to learn.

a)

Abraham Maslow

b)

Jean Piaget

c)

B.F. Skinner

d)

Lev Vygotsky

3.

Created a hierarchy of needs

a)

Abraham Maslow

b)

Arnold Gesell

c)

Erik Eirkson

d)

Sigmund Freud

4.

Stressed the important role caregivers play in moral development

a)

Albert Bandera

b)

Robert Coles

c)

B.F. Skinner

d)

Lev Vygotsky

5.

Four stages of thinking that shape how children see and learn about the world

a)

Jean Piaget

b)

Albert Bandera

c)

Erik Erikson

d)

Maria Montessori

6.

Believed emotional experiences in childhood have a big impact on a person as an adult

a)

Arnold Gesell

b)

B.F. Skinner

c)

Lev Vygotsky

d)

Sigmund Freud

7.

Believe children learn by modeling

a)

Robert Coles

b)

Albert Bandera

c)

Lev Vygotsky

d)

Jean Piaget

8.

If a psychological crisis is met in a positive way the child develops normally

a)

Abraham Maslow

b)

Jean Piaget

c)

Erik Erikson

d)

B.F. Skinner

9.

Provided information on order in which children master various skills and follow the typical rate of development

a)

Robert Coles

b)

Albert Bandera

c)

Arnold Gesell

d)

Maria Montessori

10.

If a child's actions bring positive effects, then that action will be repeated and vice versa

a)

Erik Erikson

b)

Sigmund Freud

c)

Abraham Maslow

d)

B.F. Skinner

11.

Which of the following is NOT part of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?

a)

Physiological

b)

Self-Awareness

c)

Self-Actualization

d)

Safety

12.

Which of the following was the first to study children scientifically?

a)

Jean Piaget

b)

Lev Vygotsky

c)

Arnold Gesell

d)

Erik Erikson

13.

Who is the oldest Child Development Theorist?

a)

Maria Montessori

b)

Sigmund Freud

c)

Robert Coles

d)

Albert Bandera