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WorksheetsDevelopmental Theorist Test Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins
This theorist had four stages in his theory, including sensorimotor and concrete operational
Urie Bronfenbrenner
Lev Vygotsky
Jean Piaget
Maria Montessori
Which theorist developed the theory that includes the id, ego, and superego?
B. F. Skinner
John Bowlby
Erik Erikson
Sigmund Freud
What is the definition of OBJECT PERMANENCE
Understanding that amounts of something can be the same, even if they look difference
Knowing something exists, even if you can't see it
Understanding "If _____, then ____" reasoning
Feeling a close, personal attachment to a parent/caregiver
Someone who believes that our genetics determine our personality believes in __________
Nature
Nurture
Ideology
Generativity
During which stage of Erikson's development theory does a child usually learn potty training?
Trust vs. Mistrust
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
Initiative vs. Guilt
Industry vs. Inferiority
A theorist who believes that our environment and people surrounding us impact our development, believe in ____
Nature
Nurture
Ideology
Generativity
According to Bowlby, which of these is the healthiest form of attachment?
Secure Attachment
Insecure Avoidant
Insecure Ambivalent
Which of these is defined as the ability to think abstractly and reason?
Scaffolding
Zone of Proximal Development
Object Permanence
Deductive Reasoning
Whose theory stated that if basic needs are not met, a person cannot grow and develop a positive self-esteem?
Maria Montessori
Abraham Maslow
Sigmund Freud
Lev Vygotsky
Which Theorist recognized the value of play and based his/her teaching methods off Piaget's theories?
Maria Montessori
John Bowlby
Erik Erikson
Lev Vygotsky
Which of these is TRUE about Erik Erikson's theory?
He believed that children can change their behavior by responding to a system of rewards and punishments
He believed that a child has the ability to learn with the proper guidance from a knowledgeable leader
He believed that children develop a sense of trust when caregivers provide relibility, care, and affection and lack of this will lead to mistrust.
He believed that each person has three parts to his/her personality: the id, the ego, and the superego
TRUE/FALSE: Maria Montessori believed that parents and caregivers can affect a child's behavior through the use of positive reinforcement
True
False
According to Freud, which part of a person's personality is present at birth, making decisions based on instincts
Id
Ego
Superego
What is the definition of CONSERVATION
The ability to understand that something still exists, even if it is hidden
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.
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
Bronfenbrenner believed the people and things around us impact our development. Which of the following do you think he supported?
Nature
Nurture
Ideology
Generativity
Which of these is NOT one of Erikson's eight stages of development?
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
Trust vs. Mistrust
Nature vs. Nurture
Initiative vs. Guilt
Stranger anxiety falls under which of Piaget's stages of development?
Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Formal Operational
Concrete Operational
Which of these groups falls into a person's MACROSYSTEM, according to Bronfenbrenner?
Family and School
Indirect environment
Economy and Society
Interactions of various aspects of the microsystem
Which of these is true about Freud's theory:
He believed that as a child develops, the interactions within these environments becomes more complex
He believed that attachment is a “lasting psychological connectedness between human beings.”
He believed that children respond to a system of rewards and punishment. Research is based on positive and negative reinforcement
He believed that childhood experiences, even when forgotten, affect a person’s actions and personality as an adult
Who believed that children cannot learn certain concepts, like object permanence, until they are cognitively and developmentally ready?
Lev Vygotsky
Jean Piaget
Abraham Maslow
Maria Montessori
TRUE/FALSE: Lev Vygotsky believed that knowledge is co-constructed and that individuals learn from one another.
True
False
What was the focus of John Bowlby's studies?
The three forms of attachment in children
The effect that a person's childhood has on his/her development
The interactions that a child has with his/her environment and the effect that it has
The effect of play on a child's intellectual development
Which of these is the definition of SCAFFOLDING:
The part of your personality that is present at birth and relies on instinct
The role of teachers and other in supporting the learner’s development and providing support structures to get to that next stage or level
The stage of development at which children begin to explore the world around them and assert control over their environment
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
Which theorist believed children respond to a system of rewards and punishments?
B. F. Skinner
Urie Bronfenbrenner
Sigmund Freud
Erik Erikson
TRUE/FALSE: According to Freud, the ego is the moral part of yoru personality that begins to develop around age 5
True
False
