WorksheetsGCSE Development Practice 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
When the foetus is about 3 or 4 weeks old a long (neural) tube develops in the brain,
True
False
What did Piaget find in his study?
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
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
Children who were praised for their effort grew up to have a growth mindset
Children who were praised for their abilities grew up to have a growth mindset
What does 'knowledge preceed's skill' mean?
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.
This means having the facts does not necessarily mean you can gain the skill
This means having the facts makes it challenging to learn a new skill
This means that you should learn a skill first and then learn the facts about it afterwards
According to Dweck, what is a growth mindset?
When someone thinks that effort and practice can improve their ability
When someone thinks their ability is always the same regardless of effort and practice.
When someone thinks they are rubbish at a subject and will never get better at it
When someone thinks their teachers are to blame for their grades
Willingham's learning theory suggests...
in order to improve a new cognitive skill, practice is required using effort
in order to improve a new cognitive skill, you need to have good natural abilities
children are egocentric up to the age of 7, and therefore can't see from other people's points of view
children are egocentric till the end of the concrete-operational stage of development
To help children in the sensory motor stage of development we should...
provide them with lots of toys which use their different senses
get them to practice being able to multi-task
test their mental reasoning by asking them how different roles in life can affect your view point
give them the opportunity to practice building and making things themselves
Whose theory does Gunderson's study support?
Dweck
Willingham
Piaget
Kohlberg
Gunderson studied children and parents and found there were two types of praise...
process praise - being rewarded for your effort
person praise - being rewarded for your ability
process praise - being rewarded for your ability
person praise - being rewarded for your effort
Gunderson's findings were...
There was a causation between the amount of process praise in the first 5 years and a child's growth mindset
There was a correlation between the amount of process praise in the first 3 years and a child's growth mindset
Boys received more praise than girls and girls received more person praise
Girls received more praise than boys and boys received more person praise
Which of these is a weakness of Gunderson's study?
The researchers who video tapped the children didn't know the aim of the study
The children and parents knew that they were being observed
The study was carried out in their own homes
The participants were a variety of people from different backgrounds
Kohlberg's theory of moral development suggests that a child sometimes obey's in order to avoiding being told off, this is called...
Punishment orientated
Self-interest
Authority orientation
Social Contract orientation
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...
Punishment orientated
Self-interest
Good boy/ good girl orientation
Conscience and ethical principle orientation
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...
Punishment orientated
Self-interest
Authority orientation
Social Contract orientation
What does the term 'cognitive development' mean?
Our ability to grow and change
Our brain processes
How our thought processes develop
Our moral development over time
Which of these is a strength of Piaget's theory?
It can be used to help children cognitively develop throughout their lives
Some studies have shown children can do some cognitive development tasks earlier
Piaget's data comes from interviewing children
There are cultural factors which Piaget explains
