WorksheetsHuman Development (WEEK 1)
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Refers to individuals intellectual growth from infancy to adulthood
a)
maturation
b)
childhood developement
c)
Behavior acqisition
d)
Cognitive development
2.
If a child develops a liking for sports because she practices playing soccer every day with her dad, it would be evidence of
a)
nature
b)
nurture
3.
If a child has brown eyes when she is born, it would be an example of...
a)
nature
b)
nurture
4.
People are...
a)
a product of their genetics
b)
a product of their environment
c)
a product of their environment and the traits they were born with
5.
Nature versus Nurture means what?
a)
Genetics versus Environment
b)
Technology versus Books
c)
Educated versus Noneducated
d)
Psychology versus Sociology
6.
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
7.
Jane's mother has two crackers, both of equal size. She breaks one of the crackers up into four pieces. Jane says she wants the one with the most and immediately chooses the four pieces, even though the two amounts are equal. Jane's choice illustrates Piaget's concept of:
a)
Accommodation
b)
Egocentrism
c)
False belief
d)
Conservation
8.
How many stages did Piaget state people go through as they developed?
a)
5
b)
1
c)
4
d)
2
9.
Sally attempts to retrieve her teddy bear after her father hides it under a blanket. This suggests that Sally has developed a sense of
a)
egocentrism.
b)
object permanence.
c)
conservation.
d)
accommodation.
10.
According to your age and Piaget's theory, what stage are you at?
a)
Concrete Operational
b)
Formal Operational
c)
Preoperational
d)
Sensorimotor
11.
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
12.
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
13.
Peek-a-boo works on children in what stage?
a)
Sensorimotor
b)
Preoperational
c)
Concrete Operational
d)
Formal Operational
14.
Robby understands her world primarily by grasping and sucking easily available objects. Robby is clearly in Piaget's ________ stage.
a)
preoperational
b)
concrete operational
c)
sensorimotor
d)
formal operational
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