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Child Development/ Learning Theorists

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
I am responsible for Operant Conditioning which is the use of positive or negative reinforcement to influence behavior. 
a)
Jean Piaget
b)
B.F. Skinner
c)
Erik Erikson
d)
Lev Vygotsky
2.
I believe that children learn through social and cultural experiences. 
a)
Lev Vygotsky
b)
B.F. Skinner
c)
Jean Piaget
d)
Erik Erikson
3.
I believe that in life, we go through 8 stages.  Each stage has a conflict or crisis and you can come out on the good or bad side.  My first stage is called trust vs. mistrust.  Who am I?
a)
Jean Piaget
b)
Lev Vygotsky
c)
Erik Erikson
d)
Howard Gardner 
4.
I am the creator of Multiple Intelligence Theory which has  8 intelligences included. 
a)
Erik Erikson
b)
Lev Vygotsky
c)
Jean Piaget
d)
Howard Gardner
5.
I am known for my Theory of Cognitive Development which has 4 stages.  I believe kids learn in different ways in each stage.  The first stage is called Sensorimotor.
a)
Lev Vygotsky
b)
Jean Piaget
c)
Erik Erikson
d)
Howard Gardner 
6.

I believe in an approach to learning which emphasizes active learning, independence, cooperation, and learning in harmony with each child's unique pace of development.

a)

Montessori

b)

Maslow

c)

Thorndike

d)

Bloom

7.

This person's theory is called hierarchy of needs

a)

Piaget

b)

Vygotsky

c)

Maslow

d)

Gardner

8.

This theorist’s theory included 8 stages some include trust vs. mistrust and autonomy vs. shame and guilt

a)

Piaget

b)

Vygotsky

c)

Gardner

d)

Erikson

9.
This theorist’s theory included 4 stages such as sensorimotor and preoperational
a)
Vygotsky
b)
Piaget
c)
Maslow
d)
Erikson
10.
This theorist’s major contribution was the idea of the Zone of Proximal Development
a)
Vygotsky
b)
Erikson
c)
Piaget
d)
Maslow
11.

This theorist’s theory stated that there are different kinds of learners such as naturalists, kinesthetic, linguistic and logical

a)

Maslow

b)

Piaget

c)

Gardner

d)

Vygotsky

12.
This theorist stated that children needed to have their basic needs of food, shelter, and love meet before they could focus on self actualization
a)
Piaget
b)
Maslow
c)
Vygotsky
d)
Erikson
13.
In this theorists theory children experienced a social conflict or crisis in each stage of the theory and the child’s personality developed as a result of this conflict
a)
Erikson
b)
Vygotsky
c)
Piaget
d)
Gardner
14.
This theorists is responsible for the theory of multiple intelligences
a)
Erikson
b)
Gardner
c)
Piaget
d)
Vygotsky
15.

Responsible for a theory of moral development

a)

Vygtosky

b)

Gardner

c)

Kohlberg

d)

Erikson

16.
a)

Piaget

b)

Erikson

c)

Maslow

d)

Vygotsky

17.
a)

Kohlberg

b)

Erikson

c)

Maslow

d)

Piaget

18.
a)

Gardner

b)

Erikson

c)

Kohlberg

d)

Vygotsky

19.
a)

Kohlberg

b)

Maslow

c)

Vygotsky

d)

Erikson

20.
Which theorist outlined the layers of development through the Ecological Systems Theory (Microsystem, Mesosystem, Exosystem, Macrosystem)?
a)
Freud
b)
Piaget
c)
Vygotsky
d)
Bronfenbrenner
21.
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
22.
Which theorist used a rat in a box to study their theory?
a)
Bronfenbrenner
b)
Bandura
c)
Erickson
d)
Skinner
23.
Which theorist argued that when a child’s actions have positive results, they will be repeated. Negative results will make actions stop.
a)
Bronfenbrenner
b)
Bandura
c)
Erickson
d)
Skinner
24.
Social Development Theory
Zone of Proximal Development - the space between what a child can do independently and the learning goal
Scaffolding
a)
Bandura
b)
Vgotsky
c)
Piaget
d)
Bruner
25.
Theory of Multiple Intelligences - 
verbal-linguistic (languages)
logical-mathmatical
spatial-visual
bodily-kinesthetic
musical
interpersonal
intrapersonal
existential
a)
Montessori
b)
Dewey
c)
Gardner
d)
Kohlberg
26.
Stages of Development -
sensorimotor - 0-2 - object permanence
The infant learns that objects exist even when they can't see it.
preoperational - 2-7 - symbolic play - cannot think abstractly or see others views
concrete - 7-11 - think logically, make inferences, multiple perspectives
formal - 11+ - think abstractly, transfer knowledge
a)
Bloom
b)
Kohlberg
c)
Bandura 
d)
Piaget
27.
Hierarchy of Needs - 
biological needs
safety needs
love and belongingness
self-esteem needs
self-actualization
a)
Dewey
b)
Montessori
c)
Thorndike
d)
Maslow
28.

Believed children learn best by using their senses.

a)

Robert Coles

b)

Lev Vygotsky

c)

Maria Montessori

d)

Erik Erikson

29.

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

30.

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

31.

Provided information on order in which children master various skills and follow the typical rate of development; called a developmental schedule; used by pediatricians around the world

a)

Robert Coles

b)

Albert Bandera

c)

Arnold Gesell

d)

Maria Montessori

32.

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

33.

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

a)

Physiological

b)

Self-Awareness

c)

Self-Actualization

d)

Safety

34.
We learn best in a social environment, where we construct meaning through interaction with others. 

His Zone of Proximal Development theory, where we can learn more in the presence of a knowledgeable another person.
a)
Vygotsky
b)
Bandura
c)
Dewey
d)
Piaget
35.
Which area of development deals with how children learn, think, remember, and reason?
a)
physical
b)
intellectual
c)
emotional
d)
social
36.
Which area of development deals with children learning to recognize and control their feelings?
a)
physical
b)
moral
c)
emotional
d)
social
37.
Which area of development deals with growth and skill development of the body?
a)
physical
b)
moral
c)
emotional
d)
social
38.
Which area of development deals with understanding right from wrong?
a)
fine
b)
moral
c)
gross
d)
social
39.
The ability to use SMALL muscle groups is known as ___ motor skills.
a)
gross 
b)
moral
c)
fine
d)
social
40.
The ability to use LARGE muscle groups is known as ___ motor skills.
a)
gross 
b)
moral
c)
fine
d)
social
41.
Using arms, legs and torso are examples of ___ motor skills.
a)
gross 
b)
moral
c)
fine
d)
social
42.
Using hands and facial expressions are examples of ___ motor skills.
a)
gross 
b)
moral
c)
fine
d)
social
43.
"Development never stops" is a description of the characteristic ___
a)
development is a lifelong process
b)
development is similar for everyone
c)
development is an individual process
d)
development builds on earlier learning
44.
"We all go through the development in the same, predictable order" is a description of the characteristic ___
a)
development is a lifelong process
b)
development is similar for everyone
c)
development proceeds as an individual rate
d)
development builds on earlier learning
45.
"Everyone develops at their own pace" is a description of the characteristic ___
a)
areas of development are all connected
b)
development is similar for everyone
c)
development proceeds as an individual rate
d)
development builds on earlier learning
46.
"What affects one will affect all " is a description of the characteristic ___
a)
areas of development are all connected
b)
development is similar for everyone
c)
development proceeds as an individual rate
d)
development builds on earlier learning
47.
"Development becomes more and more complex" is a description of the characteristic ___
a)
areas of development are all connected
b)
development is similar for everyone
c)
development proceeds as an individual rate
d)
development builds on earlier learning

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