Worksheets2019 Development B
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Some researchers consider developmental psychology an applied research topic because
it is more easily applied to people's lives than research such as behaviorism.
researchers apply findings and theories from other areas of psychology to the specific topic of human development
it is more commonly studied by a graduate student rather than an undergraduate because of the applications for other research
pure research is difficult to gain support for, especially when a researcher needs to recruit children as participants.
You read in your philosophy class textbook that humans are born "tabula rasa" or blank slates. As a student of psychology which of the following responses would you have?
The statement is incorrect. Humans may be born without reflexes and instincts, but we are born with the ability to learn them.
The statement is correct. Humans are born without instincts or other mechanisms in place to help us survive.
The statement is incorrect.Humans are born with a set of reflexes that help us survive.
The statement is correct. Humans are born with a certain number of neurons, but most develop later as we learn.
Which of the following statements is most true about how a newborn's senses function?
A newborn's senses function the same as an adult's since the sensory apparatus develops in the womb.
All of our senses function normally when we are newborns except taste due to lack of stimulation in the womb.
All of our senses function normally when we are newborns except touch due to lack of stimulation in the womb.
Most senses function normally, but sight develops slowly with experience.
Most prenatal influences on humans are genetic or hormonal in origin except for
teratogens
stress on the mother
parents level of education about fetal development
family history of mental illness.
Parental involvement can have dramatic effects on all the following human traits except
intelligence
reading ability
self esteem
motor development
emotional development
A principal difference between a longitudinal study and a cross sectional study is the
number of participants involved
developmental stage of the participants
time span of the study
statistical methods employed to evaluate the data
Harlow's experiment with substitute mothers made of wire demonstrated the importance of what aspect of nurturing?
feeding
responsiveness to needs
imprinting
touch
stranger anxiety
According to research, the most advantageous parenting style for children's development is
authoritarian, bc children learn boundaries quickly and appreciate consistency
permissive, bc young children need to explore the environment more than they need guidelines for behavior.
authoritarian, bc it combines the best elements of the permissive and authoritative styles
securely attached, bc children are confident parents will meet their needs.
authoritative, bc children have boundaries that are reasonable and justified
A major difference between the psychoanalytic stage theories (Freud and Erikson) and the more cognitive or experiential stages theories (Piaget and Kohlberg) is
the psychoanalytic theories are less empirical
the psychoanalytic theories were based exclusively on data from children with developmental disorders
Freud and erikson studied only young children, while Piaget and Kohlberg studied the full range of development.
only the psychoanalytic theories take parental effects into account.
You have a cousin named Harry who flunked out of three expensive private schools and was arrested for wandering the streets of New York using his parents credit card. Harry is intelligent but cannot seem to get motivated toward any career. What conflict would Erikson say Harry is struggling with?
autonomy vs authority
identity vs role confusion
integrity vs despair
trust vs mistrust
In which stage of cognitive development do infants learn object permanence?
preoperational
formal operations
autonomy
sensorimotor
According to Erikson's theory adolescents are most primarily concerned in a search for
career
identity
affection
archetypes
The ability to generate several alternate hypotheses in order to explain a phenomenon demonstrates cognition in which of the following Piagetian stages?
operational
formal operations
abstract reasoning
hypothetical operations
Which of the following attachment styles did Mary Ainsworth find most often in her research (in about 66% of the cases she studied)
avoidant
authoritarian
secure
anxious/ambivalent
Which of the following is the correct term for a mental rule Piaget said we use to interpret our environment?
schema
assimilation
accommodation
conservation
