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GCSE Development Practice 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

When the foetus is about 3 or 4 weeks old a long (neural) tube develops in the brain,

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What did Piaget find in his study?

a)

Children were egocentric up to the age of 9 and could not see from the dolls point of view and therefore were in the pre-operational stage of development

b)

Children were egocentric up to the age of 7 and could not see from the dolls point of view and therefore were in the pre-operational stage

c)

Children who were praised for their effort grew up to have a growth mindset

d)

Children who were praised for their abilities grew up to have a growth mindset

3.

What does 'knowledge preceed's skill' mean?

a)

This means having facts helps you to gain a skill e.g. you can’t ride a bike (the skill) without knowing the facts or knowledge of how the pedals work and how to use the brakes.

b)

This means having the facts does not necessarily mean you can gain the skill

c)

This means having the facts makes it challenging to learn a new skill

d)

This means that you should learn a skill first and then learn the facts about it afterwards

4.

According to Dweck, what is a growth mindset?

a)

When someone thinks that effort and practice can improve their ability

b)

When someone thinks their ability is always the same regardless of effort and practice.

c)

When someone thinks they are rubbish at a subject and will never get better at it

d)

When someone thinks their teachers are to blame for their grades

5.

Willingham's learning theory suggests...

a)

in order to improve a new cognitive skill, practice is required using effort

b)

in order to improve a new cognitive skill, you need to have good natural abilities

c)

children are egocentric up to the age of 7, and therefore can't see from other people's points of view

d)

children are egocentric till the end of the concrete-operational stage of development

6.

To help children in the sensory motor stage of development we should...

a)

provide them with lots of toys which use their different senses

b)

get them to practice being able to multi-task

c)

test their mental reasoning by asking them how different roles in life can affect your view point

d)

give them the opportunity to practice building and making things themselves

7.

Whose theory does Gunderson's study support?

a)

Dweck

b)

Willingham

c)

Piaget

d)

Kohlberg

8.

Gunderson studied children and parents and found there were two types of praise...

a)

process praise - being rewarded for your effort

b)

person praise - being rewarded for your ability

c)

process praise - being rewarded for your ability

d)

person praise - being rewarded for your effort

9.

Gunderson's findings were...

a)

There was a causation between the amount of process praise in the first 5 years and a child's growth mindset

b)

There was a correlation between the amount of process praise in the first 3 years and a child's growth mindset

c)

Boys received more praise than girls and girls received more person praise

d)

Girls received more praise than boys and boys received more person praise

10.

Which of these is a weakness of Gunderson's study?

a)

The researchers who video tapped the children didn't know the aim of the study

b)

The children and parents knew that they were being observed

c)

The study was carried out in their own homes

d)

The participants were a variety of people from different backgrounds

11.

Kohlberg's theory of moral development suggests that a child sometimes obey's in order to avoiding being told off, this is called...

a)

Punishment orientated

b)

Self-interest

c)

Authority orientation

d)

Social Contract orientation

12.

Kohlberg's theory of moral development suggests that a child wants to be liked so they behave in a way that follows what others will approve of, this is called...

a)

Punishment orientated

b)

Self-interest

c)

Good boy/ good girl orientation

d)

Conscience and ethical principle orientation

13.

Kohlberg's theory of moral development suggests that a person might believe there is a difference between moral and legal right, this is known as...

a)

Punishment orientated

b)

Self-interest

c)

Authority orientation

d)

Social Contract orientation

14.

What does the term 'cognitive development' mean?

a)

Our ability to grow and change

b)

Our brain processes

c)

How our thought processes develop

d)

Our moral development over time

15.

Which of these is a strength of Piaget's theory?

a)

It can be used to help children cognitively develop throughout their lives

b)

Some studies have shown children can do some cognitive development tasks earlier

c)

Piaget's data comes from interviewing children

d)

There are cultural factors which Piaget explains