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Theories of Development

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who believes that learning development involves behavior that is shaped by reinforcement and punishment?

a)

Pavlov

b)

Piaget

c)

Skinner

d)

Bandura

2.

Who believes that learning development involves behavior that is shaped by reinforcement and punishment?

a)

Pavlov

b)

Piaget

c)

Skinner

d)

Bandura

3.

Who believes that learning development involves behavior that is shaped by reinforcement and punishment?

a)

Pavlov

b)

Piaget

c)

Skinner

d)

Bandura

4.
Bronfenbrenner is know for his
a)
pyramid
b)
bo bo dolls
c)
stages
d)
ecological systems
5.
Which theorist thought that each stage of development includes a unique psychological crisis. If the crisis is met in a positive way, the individual develops normally?
a)
Vygotsky
b)
Erickson
c)
Bronfenbrenner
d)
Bandura
6.
Which theorist said that children learn by imitating others.
a)
Bronfenbrenner
b)
Bandura
c)
Erickson
d)
Skinner
7.
Who founded the Theory of Cognitive Development?
a)
Piaget 
b)
Freud
c)
Bandura
d)
Bronfenbrenner
8.
Which child development theorist declared that positive reinforcement encourages children to repeat desired behavior and negative reinforcement discourages undesired behavior?
a)
Vygotsky
b)
Bandura
c)
Skinner
d)
Piaget
9.
This theorist’s theory included 8 stages some include trust vs. mistrust and autonomy vs. shame and guilt
a)
Piaget
b)
Vygotsky
c)
Garnder
d)
Erikson
10.

This theorist believed that personality develops in 8 stages and each stage has a unique psychological crisis

a)

Maslow

b)

Erikson

c)

Kohlberg

d)

Piaget

11.

This theorist developed the Moral reasoning theory that is classified into 3 levels and that you must pass through each stage one at a time – you cannot jump stages.

a)

Coles

b)

Skinner

c)

Kohlberg

d)

Erikson

12.
Sexual urges in the first three stages impact relationship later in life according to
a)
Erikson
b)
Piaget
c)
Freud 
d)
Gesell
13.
The central theme of Erikson’s theory of psychosocial stages was the development of:
a)
Personality
b)
Psychosocial conflict 
c)
Social Status
d)
Ego Identity 
14.

How many levels are in the Hierarchy of Needs?

a)

Seven

b)

Five

c)

Three

d)

Nine

15.

Which of the following did Abraham Maslow develop?

a)

Hierarchy of needs

b)

Developmental tasks of adolescence

c)

Sociocultural theory

d)

Psychosexual development theory