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Developmental Theorist Test Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This theorist had four stages in his theory, including sensorimotor and concrete operational

a)

Urie Bronfenbrenner

b)

Lev Vygotsky

c)

Jean Piaget

d)

Maria Montessori

2.

Which theorist developed the theory that includes the id, ego, and superego?

a)

B. F. Skinner

b)

John Bowlby

c)

Erik Erikson

d)

Sigmund Freud

3.

What is the definition of OBJECT PERMANENCE

a)

Understanding that amounts of something can be the same, even if they look difference

b)

Knowing something exists, even if you can't see it

c)

Understanding "If _____, then ____" reasoning

d)

Feeling a close, personal attachment to a parent/caregiver

4.

Someone who believes that our genetics determine our personality believes in __________

a)

Nature

b)

Nurture

c)

Ideology

d)

Generativity

5.

During which stage of Erikson's development theory does a child usually learn potty training?

a)

Trust vs. Mistrust

b)

Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt

c)

Initiative vs. Guilt

d)

Industry vs. Inferiority

6.

A theorist who believes that our environment and people surrounding us impact our development, believe in ____

a)

Nature

b)

Nurture

c)

Ideology

d)

Generativity

7.

According to Bowlby, which of these is the healthiest form of attachment?

a)

Secure Attachment

b)

Insecure Avoidant

c)

Insecure Ambivalent

8.

Which of these is defined as the ability to think abstractly and reason?

a)

Scaffolding

b)

Zone of Proximal Development

c)

Object Permanence

d)

Deductive Reasoning

9.

Whose theory stated that if basic needs are not met, a person cannot grow and develop a positive self-esteem?

a)

Maria Montessori

b)

Abraham Maslow

c)

Sigmund Freud

d)

Lev Vygotsky

10.

Which Theorist recognized the value of play and based his/her teaching methods off Piaget's theories?

a)

Maria Montessori

b)

John Bowlby

c)

Erik Erikson

d)

Lev Vygotsky

11.

Which of these is TRUE about Erik Erikson's theory?

a)

He believed that children can change their behavior by responding to a system of rewards and punishments

b)

He believed that a child has the ability to learn with the proper guidance from a knowledgeable leader

c)

He believed that children develop a sense of trust when caregivers provide relibility, care, and affection and lack of this will lead to mistrust.

d)

He believed that each person has three parts to his/her personality: the id, the ego, and the superego

12.

TRUE/FALSE: Maria Montessori believed that parents and caregivers can affect a child's behavior through the use of positive reinforcement

a)

True

b)

False

13.

According to Freud, which part of a person's personality is present at birth, making decisions based on instincts

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

14.

What is the definition of CONSERVATION

a)

The ability to understand that something still exists, even if it is hidden

b)

The difference between what a learner can do without help, and what he or she can achieve with guidance and encouragement from a teacher or skilled partner.

c)

The ability to recognize that objects can be transformed in some way, visually or physically, yet still be the same in number, weight, substance, or volume

15.

Bronfenbrenner believed the people and things around us impact our development. Which of the following do you think he supported?

a)

Nature

b)

Nurture

c)

Ideology

d)

Generativity

16.

Which of these is NOT one of Erikson's eight stages of development?

a)

Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt

b)

Trust vs. Mistrust

c)

Nature vs. Nurture

d)

Initiative vs. Guilt

17.

Stranger anxiety falls under which of Piaget's stages of development?

a)

Sensorimotor

b)

Preoperational

c)

Formal Operational

d)

Concrete Operational

18.

Which of these groups falls into a person's MACROSYSTEM, according to Bronfenbrenner?

a)

Family and School

b)

Indirect environment

c)

Economy and Society

d)

Interactions of various aspects of the microsystem

19.

Which of these is true about Freud's theory:

a)

He believed that as a child develops, the interactions within these environments becomes more complex

b)

He believed that attachment is a “lasting psychological connectedness between human beings.”

c)

He believed that children respond to a system of rewards and punishment. Research is based on positive and negative reinforcement

d)

He believed that childhood experiences, even when forgotten, affect a person’s actions and personality as an adult

20.

Who believed that children cannot learn certain concepts, like object permanence, until they are cognitively and developmentally ready?

a)

Lev Vygotsky

b)

Jean Piaget

c)

Abraham Maslow

d)

Maria Montessori

21.

TRUE/FALSE: Lev Vygotsky believed that knowledge is co-constructed and that individuals learn from one another.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What was the focus of John Bowlby's studies?

a)

The three forms of attachment in children

b)

The effect that a person's childhood has on his/her development

c)

The interactions that a child has with his/her environment and the effect that it has

d)

The effect of play on a child's intellectual development

23.

Which of these is the definition of SCAFFOLDING:

a)

The part of your personality that is present at birth and relies on instinct

b)

The role of teachers and other in supporting the learner’s development and providing support structures to get to that next stage or level

c)

The stage of development at which children begin to explore the world around them and assert control over their environment

d)

The difference between what a learner can do without help, and what he or she can achieve with guidance and encouragement from a teacher or skilled partner

24.

Which theorist believed children respond to a system of rewards and punishments?

a)

B. F. Skinner

b)

Urie Bronfenbrenner

c)

Sigmund Freud

d)

Erik Erikson

25.

TRUE/FALSE: According to Freud, the ego is the moral part of yoru personality that begins to develop around age 5

a)

True

b)

False