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human development HDEV pt 1

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

which is a characteristic of development?

a)

Plasticity

b)

Multidirectional

c)

Multidimensional

d)

Option 1 and 2

2.

Multidirectional means

a)

change is different depending on context

b)

change is not always linear

c)

development depends on different disciplines

d)

individuals have the capacity to change

3.

Plasticity is....

a)

The capacity to change

b)

Reflections of psychology, biology and sociology

c)

The ability to grow

d)

All of the above

4.

Plasticity is greatest in...

a)

Middle childhood

b)

Adolescences

c)

Infancy

d)

Adulthood

5.

What are the grand theories of human development?

a)

Psychoanalytic, Behaviorism, Social learning, Cognitive

b)

Psychoanalytic, Cultural, Erikson, Freudian

c)

Behavioural, Historical, Psychological, Socioeconomic

d)

Behavioural, Cognitive, Psychosocial, Biological

6.

Freud was a follower of Erik Erikson

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Freud developed 8 stages of psychosocial development

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The 5 stages of psychosexual development are...

a)

Autonomy, Initiative, Industry, Intimacy, Trust

b)

Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, Genital

c)

Oral, Trust, Phallic, Anal, Mistrust

d)

Infancy, Early Childhood, Middle childhood, Adolescence, Adulthood

9.

Trust vs. Mistrust stage occurs during age...

a)

Birth to 1 year

b)

1 year to 3 years

c)

3 years to 6 years

d)

6 years to 11 years

10.

Phallic stage occurs during what age?

a)

Birth to 1 year

b)

1-3 years

c)

3-6 years

d)

6-11 years

11.

Classical conditioning was first described by...

a)

Freud

b)

Erikson

c)

B.F Skinner

d)

Ivan Pavlov

12.

Operant conditioning was first described by...

a)

Erikson

b)

Freud

c)

B.F Skinner

d)

Ivan Pavlov

13.

The social learning theory was pioneered by....

a)

Albert Bandura

b)

Jean Piaget

c)

B.F Skinner

d)

Lev Vygotsky

14.

The cognitive theory was developed by ...

a)

Bandura

b)

Jean Piaget

c)

B.F Skinner

d)

Lev Vygotsky

15.

What are the stages of cognitive development?

a)

Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete operational, Formal operational

b)

Sensorimotor, Operational, Formal, Logical

c)

Sensory, Motor, Formal operational, Abstract

d)

Preoperational, Concrete operational, Formal, Operational

16.

In this stage, egocentric cognition takes place....

a)

Sensorimotor

b)

Preoperational

c)

Concrete operational

d)

Formal operational

17.

In this stage someone will explore the world in a physical way.

a)

Sensorimotor

b)

Preoperational

c)

Concrete operational

d)

Formal operational

18.

In this stage of cognitive development, humans start to develop abstract thinking.

a)

Sensorimotor

b)

Preoperational

c)

Concrete operational

d)

Formal operational

19.

In this stage of cognitive development, humans mix reality with fiction.

a)

Sensorimotor

b)

Preoperational

c)

Concrete operational

d)

Formal operational

20.

In this stage of cognitive development, humans start to apply logic but can't completely think abstractly.

a)

Sensorimotor

b)

Preoperational

c)

Concrete operational

d)

Formal operational

21.

The concrete operational stage of cognitive development occurs from age...

a)

Birth to 2 years

b)

2-6 years

c)

6-11 years

d)

12 years through adulthood

22.

At this stage humans begin to understand conservation of matter...

a)

Sensorimotor

b)

Preoperational

c)

Concrete operational

d)

Formal operational

23.

It is more difficult to understand conservation of liquid than conservation of solids.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The formal operational stage of cognitive development occurs from age....

a)

Birth to 2 years

b)

2-6 years

c)

6-11 years

d)

12 years through adulthood

25.

Jean Piaget believed you could speed up cognitive development by teaching skills earlier

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Lev Vygotsky developed the sociocultural theory

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Vygotzky believed that learning was a result of conditioning

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The zone of proximal development was a theory developed by

a)

Piaget

b)

Vygotzky

c)

Watson

d)

Erikson

29.

ZDP refers to a range of tasks a child can carry out with the help of someone more skilled

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Cognitive Scaffolding refers to problem solving methods used to help children through a new learning process

a)

True

b)

False

31.

An example of cognitive scaffolding is...

a)

Using fingers to perform simple calculations

b)

Watching a parent wash dishes

c)

Receiving skittles when answering a question correctly

d)

Thinking abstractly to answer a math problem

32.

The ecological perspective of development involves multiple systems such as...

a)

Microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, chronosystem

b)

Psychology, Sociology, Biology, Emotional

c)

Microsystem, Macrosystem, Religion, Environment

d)

Family, Friends, School, Government

33.

A childs family belongs to which system of the ecological perspective?

a)

Mesosystem

b)

Exosystem

c)

Microsystem

d)

Macrosystem

34.

The impact of the school board on a childs development is part of which system of the ecological perspective?

a)

Microsystem

b)

Mesosystem

c)

Exosystem

d)

Macrosystem

35.

The impact of Arabic culture on a childs development is part of which system of the ecological perspective?

a)

Chronosystem

b)

Microsystem

c)

Exosystem

d)

Macrosystem

36.

Epigenetics refers to

a)

Surrounding factors that affect the expression of genes

b)

Range of reaction

c)

Dominant genes that are always expressed

d)

How genetics affect behaviour

37.

Range of reaction is

a)

How a person reacts to the environment

b)

The degree to which surrounding factors influence the expression of genes

c)

Determined by gender

d)

Influenced by nutrition

38.

Downsyndrome is a result of

a)

Dominant hereditary genes

b)

A genetic mutation at conception

c)

Caused by a mother who drank during pregnancy

d)

Infection during pregnancy

39.

Identical twins are also called

a)

Zygotic twins

b)

Monozygotic twins

c)

Dizygotic twins

d)

Fraternal twins

40.

Preformist means...

a)

Not influenced by environment

b)

Influenced by the environment

c)

Somewhat influenced by the environment

d)

Influenced by parenting

41.

What is genotype?

a)

Genetic code

b)

Expression of a gene

c)

Allele

d)

DNA

42.

Phenotype is...

a)

Genetic code

b)

Genetic expression

c)

Mothers chromosomes

d)

Fathers chromosomes

43.

In what psychosocial stage of development do children start to assert their individuality?

a)

Trust vs. Mistrust

b)

Autonomy vs. Shame

c)

Initiative vs Guilt

d)

Industry vs. Inferiority

44.

According to Freud the Oedipus and Electra crisis occurred in which stage of psychosexual development?

a)

Oral

b)

Anal

c)

Phallic

d)

Latency

45.

The oral stage of psychosexual development is in line with which stage of psychosocial development?

a)

Trust vs. Mistrust

b)

Autonomy vs. Shame

c)

Initiative vs. Guilt

d)

Industry vs. Inferiority

46.

For how long is a zygote free floating in the uterus and not getting any nutrients from the mother?

a)

1 week

b)

2 days

c)

14 days

d)

3 weeks

47.

When does the embryonic period start in prenatal development?

a)

2nd week

b)

3rd week

c)

4th week

d)

5th week

48.

What are teratogens?

a)

Alcohol

b)

Any substances that can cause birth defects

c)

Substances that prevent birth defects

d)

Drugs taken by the mother

49.

The reflex where a babies toes fan after their feet are stroked is called the...

a)

Moro reflex

b)

Rooting reflex

c)

Babinski reflex

d)

Stepping reflex

50.

Infancy is when growth rate is the fastest

a)

True

b)

False

51.

What is B?

a)

Myelin sheath

b)

Axon

c)

Dendrite

d)

Nucleus

52.

What is A?

a)

Myelin sheath

b)

Nucleus

c)

Axon

d)

Dendrite

53.

Axons transmit...

a)

Chemicals

b)

Electrical currents

54.

Dendrites absorb chemicals

a)

True

b)

False

55.

The brain is more specialized in early childhood than in adolescence.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

The parietal lobe is responsible for

a)

vision

b)

executive functioning

c)

language

d)

sensory, motor skills

57.

The occipital lobe is responsible for

a)

language

b)

executive functioning, reasoning

c)

vision

d)

sensory, motor

58.

In primary circular reactions...

a)

feedback loop involves infants own body

b)

feedback loops where baby interacts with others or environment

c)

manipulates things in environment to see what happens

59.

What is object permanence?

a)

that objects always exist

b)

that things exist whether they see them or not

c)

objects are real

60.

At what age does object permanence develop?

a)

Between birth and 8 months

b)

Between 8 and 12 months

c)

Between 1 and 2 years

d)

In the preoperational stage

61.

At what age do babies start to babble in the sounds of their own language?

a)

3 months

b)

6 months

c)

9 months

d)

1 year

62.

Vocalizations occur at what age in infants?

a)

Newborn

b)

2 months

c)

6 months

d)

9 months

63.

How do newborn babies communicate?

a)

crying/gestures

b)

vocalizations

c)

babbling

d)

all of the above

64.

What are holophrases?

a)

Using one word with multiple communicative intents

b)

Using 3 or more words to form a sentence

c)

Using one word to mean one thing

d)

Using multiple words to mean one thing

65.

What is receptive language?

a)

Responding to a question

b)

Understanding language

c)

Producing language

d)

Another term for sign language