WorksheetsDevelopmental Psychology
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 38mins
The four stages of Piaget's cognitive development (in order) are:
Sensory-motor, pre-operational, formal operational, concrete operational.
Sensory-motor, formal operational, concrete operational, optional.
Sensory-motor, pre-operational, concrete operational, formal operational.
Sensory-motor, abstract operational, logical operational, formal operational.
Object permanence can be defined as:
Pieces of information continuing to be remembered.
Events and ideas being permanently engrained in the mind.
Objects continuing to exist even after they have left our perception.
Believing you can see things that are not there.
The key feature of the 'pre-operational stage' is:
Thinking logically
Thinking in operational format
Being egocentric
Seeing things from others points of view
The concrete operational stage occurs in what age bracket?
Birth - 2
7 - 11 years
11+ years
2 - 7 years
The two key characteristics of the concrete operational stage (7 - 11 years) are:
Conservation and classifying
Classifying and concentration
Conservation and concentration
Classifying and categorising
Two key features of formal operational stage (11+) are:
Abstract and logical thinking
Concentrated and logical thinking
Conservation and abstract thinking
Logical and conservational thinking
Which of these are criticisms/weaknesses of Piaget's 4 stages of cognitive development?
Some babies/younger children have shown higher levels of cognitive development but are generalised by the theory.
Theory fails to distinguish between 'competence' and 'performance'.
Gives insufficient attention to social influences on performance.
Children don't gain conservation until much later ages.
These are concepts or frameworks that organize and interpret information.
Assimilation
Accommodation
Crystallized Intelligence
Schema
Taking in new information and fitting it into existing schemas
Crystallized intelligence
Fluid intelligence
Assimilation
Accommodation
Changing and revising existing schema in face of new experiences or new information.
Crystallized intelligence
Fluid intelligence
Assimilation
Accommodation
Refers to the process by which a child learns to interact with others around them.
Physical Development
Social Development
Cognitive Development
Spiritual Development
Which of the following best describes a critical period?
A moment in development where the infant is ready to talk
Moments in time where individuals recognize the urge to urinate
Developmental periods where individuals recall past events
A time during development when the individual is ready to move to the next objective
Who developed the 4 stage theory of cognitive development?
Lev Vygotsky
Arnold Palmer
Erik Erikson
Jean Piaget
Which of the following is an example of fine motor development?
control of the torso
the development of leg muscles
the movement of fingers
the development of arm muscles
Which of the following methods of observation is most commonly used when looking at childhood development?
longitudinal method
case-study method
laboratory method
cross-sectional method
What term is used to describe a child’s inability to see the world through anyone else’s eyes except his or her own?
egocentrism
narcissism
disparity
assimilation
According to Piaget, the ability to understand that simply changing the appearance of an object does not change the object’s nature is known as _______.
centration
assimilation
conservation
object permanence
________________ is a term Piaget used to represent the building blocks of knowledge.
Assimilation
Schema
Assimilation
Equilibration
_____________ is using an existing schema and applying it to a new situation or object.
Accommodation
Equilibration
Assimilation
________________ is changing approaches when an existing schema doesn’t work in a particular situation.
Assimilation
Accommodation
Equilibration
ZPD stands for________.
Zone of Probable Development
Zone of Proximal Direction
Zone of Proximal Development
Zone of Proximal Decision
The ZPD is between
anxiety and boredom
anxiety and frustration
stress and calm
learning and relearning
To help in the ZPD the teacher must use
inependent practice
scaffolding
student goal setting
continuos help
The ZPD is between
What the learner can do with help and what the learner cannot do
What the learner can do on their own and what they can do with help
What the learner can do on their own and what the learner will be able to do on their own
___________ believed the stages of development must be met before learning can occur.
Piaget
Vygotsky
______________ believed the learning was a collaboration between the teacher and student.
Piaget
Vygotsky
True or False: Scaffolding refers to doing the task for the child to set an example.
True
False
Vygotsky defined which three types of language?
Social speech
Private speech
Emotional Speech
Silent Inner Speech
According to Vygotsky, children develop their behavior and habits...
from treats/ prizes
from their cultures and through interpersonal experiences
from punishment's/ discipline
from friendships
True or False: According to Vygotsky, unassisted performance alone does give a true idea/picture about a child's level?
True
False
What is an example of Vygotsky's theory?
a child knows that if they cry or scream their parent will give them a treat to clam down
a child will copy and do whatever his or her friends are doing
a child knows that some things are private and shouldn't be shared or talked about due to social norms
a child does not know when they did something wrong so he or she will be disciplined for no reason
According to Vygotsky, why is language important in development?
Language is the main means by which adults transmit info to children.
Language is a powerful tool of intellectual adaptation.
Language is an accelerator to thinking and understanding.
All of the above.
Whether the selected test actually measures the stated variable is know as?
Reliability
Valididty
Accuracy
Precision
Which type of research method is best suited for revealing the meaning of events as experienced by individuals?
Quantitative
Qualitative
A measure of the relationship between two variables.
scientific method
experiment
correlation
dependent variable
This research method is a measure of the extent to which two variables change together, and thus of how well either variable predicts the other
Correlational
Experiments
Case Study
Survey
Observational
The scatter graph shows the relationship between the age of a car and its value.
Describe the correlation shown on the diagram.
Positive
Negative
No Correlation
The scatter graph shows the relationship between the height and arm span of some students.
Describe the correlation shown on the diagram.
Positive
Negative
No Correlation
The scatter graph shows the relationship between two test scores of some students.
Describe the correlation shown on the diagram.
Positive
Negative
No Correlation
The scatter graph shows the relationship between the test score and the time spent revising for a group of students.
Describe the correlation shown on the diagram.
Positive
Negative
No Correlation
Which graph has a negative correlation?
Which graph has a weak and positive correlation?
Which line best fits the scattered plot?
The advantage of this method of research is that the behaviour observed in the subject(s) natural environment is more natural, spontaneous, and varied than that observed in a laboratory.
Observational
Correlational
Experiments
Case Study
Survey
