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Life Span Development

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

in which stage the child understand the world by using senses

a)

sensorimotor

b)

pre operational

c)

concrete operational

d)

formal operational

2.

This parenting style is one where the parent is fair but firm with the rules

a)

Authoritative

b)

Authoritarian

c)

Permissive

d)

Free Range

3.

In developmental psychology, nurture refers to

a)

genetics

b)

cognitive functions

c)

inherited traits

d)

environment you are raised in

4.

According the psychologist Erik Erikson, at each stage of social development we face a period of heightened development known as a

a)

pitfall

b)

developmental cue

c)

crisis/challenge

d)

developmental heuristic

5.

According to Piaget, at the formal operations stage of intellectual development

a)

overgeneralize

b)

think hypothetically and abstractly

c)

learn classification skills

d)

think only of consequences

6.

Between the ages of 12-18 we go through the social stage Erickson calls

a)

adolescence

b)

puberty

c)

young adulthood

d)

tween years

7.

At stage 5 of social development, adolescence, ages 12 - 18 what challenge/crisis do we face?

a)

intimacy vs. isolation

b)

integrity vs. despair

c)

identity vs. identity confusion

d)

industry vs. inferiority

8.

What do Piaget, Kohlberg and Erikson all have in common?

a)

They developed stage theories

b)

They believed development could not be divided into stages

c)

They focused on the psychoanalytic view of behavior

d)

They were I/O psychologists

9.

He developed a stage theory about cognitive/intellectual development.

a)

Erickson

b)

Piaget

c)

Vygotsky

d)

Chomsky

10.

Relying on peers, moving away from parent support and making career goals are a way teens

a)

Grow up too fast

b)

Isolate themselves

c)

Develop a sense of identity

d)

Develop a sense of integrity

11.

“Saw dog!” is an example of what type of speech used by young children?

a)

holophrasic

b)

telegraphic

c)

semantic

d)

overgeneralized

12.
Stranger Situation, studied attachments
a)
Ainsworth
b)
Harlow 
c)
Freud
13.
 raised monkeys with either a wire mesh “mother” or a wire mesh mother covered with a furry carpet
a)
Piaget
b)
Harlow
c)
Siligman
14.
Parenting Styles
a)
Diana Baumrind
b)
Mary Ainsworth
c)
Karen Horney
15.
Psychosocial Development
a)
Erik Erikson
b)
Jean Piaget
c)
Abraham Maslow
16.
Cognitive Development
a)
Alfred Binet
b)
Erik Erikson
c)
Albert Bandura
d)
Jean Piaget
17.
parents love their child but believe children need rules and must obey them with no explanation.
a)
Authoritarian
b)
Permissive
c)
Authoritative
d)
Neglectful
18.
Parents are demanding and responsive. Rules are set and are explained, the rules are enforced and punishment is given when rules are broken
a)
Authoritarian
b)
Permissive
c)
Authoritative
d)
Neglectful
19.
parents believe children should make and learn from their own mistakes; they provide few rules and when rules are broken the consequences are not followed through.
a)
Authoritarian
b)
Permissive
c)
Authoritative
d)
Neglectful
20.

Scaffolding; Zone of proximal

a)

Freud

b)

Vygotsky

c)

Ainsworth

d)

Baumrind

e)

Lorenz

21.

Body contact experiment with baby monkeys

a)

Bandura

b)

Harlow

c)

Baumrind

d)

Erikson

e)

Piaget

22.

set of expected behaviors for males and females

a)

gender roles

b)

gender identity

c)

roles

d)

gender typing

23.

the time of natural cessation of menstruation; biological changes a woman experiences as her ability to reproduce declines;

a)

habituation

b)

maturation

c)

menopause

d)

imprinting

24.

study in which people of different ages are compared with one another

a)

longitudinal study

b)

cross sectional study

25.

stages of death and dying

a)

denial, depression, bargaining, anger, acceptance

b)

denial, bargaining, depression, acceptance, anger

c)

denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

26.
Cindy understands her world primarily by grasping and sucking easily available objects. Cindy is clearly in Piaget's ________ stage
a)
preoperational
b)
concrete operational
c)
sensorimotor
d)
formal operational
27.
According to Piaget, children come to understand that the volume of a substance remains constant despite changes in its shape during the ________ stage.
a)
sensorimotor
b)
preoperational
c)
concrete operational
d)
formal operational
28.
Interpreting new experiences in terms of existing schemas is called:
a)
learning
b)
assimilation
c)
accomodation
29.
According to Erikson, a man’s midlife crisis happens in the 
a)
generativity vs stagnation
b)
intimacy vs isolation
c)
integrity vs despair
d)
identity vs role confusion
30.
Children who in infancy formed secure attachments to their parents are more likely than other children to:
a)
Prefer the company of adults to that of other children
b)
Become permissive parents
c)
Show a great deal of social competence
d)
Be less achievement oriented
31.
An infant who has developed object permanence...
a)
is attached to specific objects, such as a blanket.
b)
will see all objects as being the same.
c)
knows that an object, such as a rattle, exists even if it is not in view.
d)
cries when a wanted object is taken away.
32.
If Jeremy begs for a new electronic gadget, his parents nearly always buy it for him. What type of family is this?
a)
Permissive
b)
Democratic
c)
Authoritarian
d)
Submissive
33.
The natural physical development that occurs automatically and in a sequential manner as a result of genetics is . . .
a)
Childhood
b)
Maturation
c)
Puberty
d)
Aging
34.
Jane, a preschooler, insists on dressing herself each morning for school, even though she generally selects mismatching outfits, misses buttons, and wears her shoes on the wrong feet. When her mother tries to dress Jane or fix her outfit, Jane brushes her mother off and insists on doing it herself. What stage of psychosocial development best describes Jane’s behavior?
a)
Trust vs. Mistrust 
b)
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
c)
Intiative vs. GUilt 
d)
Industry vs. Inferiority 
35.
According to Erikson, what is the major conflict faced during adolescence?
a)
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
b)
Intimacy vs. Isolation
c)
Identity vs. Role Confusion
d)
Generativity vs. Stagnation 
36.
The experiment with Harry Harlow and the monkeys prove what about humans?
a)
 We need food to survive.
b)
 We need human touch to survive.
c)
We want human touch over food.
d)
 We want food over human touch.
37.
Luis is normally very restless and fidgety, whereas Shelley is usually quiet and easygoing. The two children apparently differ in:
a)
maturation
b)
egocentricism
c)
assimilation
d)
temperament
38.
Maria resents the burdens and constraints  of caring for her infant daughter and ignores her cries for attention.  Her daughter will likely show signs of
a)
egocentricism
b)
insecure (avoidant) attachment
c)
habituation
d)
gender typing
39.
In a pleasant but unfamiliar setting, infants with a secure maternal attachment are most likely to:
a)
act as if their mothers were little importance to them
b)
leave their mother's side in order to explore their surroundings
c)
cry when their mothers leave them
40.
According to Piaget, accommodation refers to
a)
parental efforts to include new children in the existing family structure
b)
incorporating new experiences into existing schemas.
c)
developmental changes in a child's behavior that facilitate social acceptance by family and peers.
d)
adjusting current schemas in order to make sense of new experiences.
41.
Four-year-old Jennifer mistakenly believes that her mother would like to receive a toy doll as a Christmas present. This best illustrates Piaget's concept of:
a)
accommodation
b)
attachment
c)
object permanence
d)
egocentricism
42.
Keisha was able to roll over at two months, crawl at five months, and walk at ten months. This sequence of development is most likely due to
a)
egocentricism
b)
maturation
c)
attachment
d)
assimilation
43.
Mary Ainsworth's Strange Situation paradigm is used to test young children's 
a)
ego strength
b)
intelligence
c)
reaction time
d)
attachment
44.
Which of the following reflects the inborn and stable rudiments of personality, such as excitability?
a)
imprinting
b)
egocentricism
c)
temperament
d)
social referencing
45.
 Authoritative parents can best be defined as:
a)
 Parents who befriend their children and do not use discipline
b)
Parents who are less controlling and behave with a more accepting attitude
c)
Parents who try to control the behavior of their children in accordance with a set standard of conduct
d)
Nurturing, but sets boundaries 
46.
A 38-year-old woman quits her high-paying marketing job to focus on her children and become a school counselor. What stage would Erikson consider this to be:
a)
Idenitity vs. Role Confusion 
b)
Generativity vs. Stagnation
c)
Ego Integrity vs. Despair
d)
Industry vs. Inferiority
47.
Ethel, who is 80 years old, lost her husband last year, and her children hardly ever come to visit. She looks back on her life with a lot of regret. According to Erik Erikson she is experiencing:
a)
Stagnation
b)
Shame and doubt
c)
 Role Confusion
d)
Despair
48.
Piaget's term for a framework of basic ideas about people, objects, and events based on past experience; building blocks of knowledge
a)
Accommodation
b)
Assimilation
c)
Schema
49.
Process by which we incorporate new information without major alterations in old information
a)
Accommodation
b)
Assimilation
c)
Schema
50.
This child does not yet understand the concept of...
a)
conservation
b)
egocentrism
c)
object permanence
d)
symbols/expressions
51.
Lisa is conducting a study on hours of TV watched throughout one's lifespan. She begins by taking a group of two 10 year olds, three 15 year olds, three 20 year olds and so on (increments of 5 years, up to 35 years of age.) Which method of research is she using?
a)
Cross sectional study
b)
Experimentation
c)
Longitudinal study
d)
Case study
52.
___________ design is where one group is research/followed and assessed at different times as the group ages.
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Cross-Sectional
c)
Cross-Sequential
d)
Human Development
53.
This image is an example of:
a)
imprinting
b)
cohort effect
c)
rooting reflex
d)
rooting reflex
54.
In this style of parenting I would likely say: “It is my way or the highway!”
a)
authoritative
b)
permissive-indulgent
c)
authoritarian
d)
permissive-indifferent
55.

According to the Ecological Systems Theory, which system is the closest to the individual and includes direct interactions with parents, peers, and teachers?

a)

Macrosystem

b)

Exosystem

c)

Mesosystem

d)

Microsystem

56.

Which system includes the larger social system that influences the individual, such as cultural values and customs?

a)

Macrosystem

b)

Exosystem

c)

Mesosystem

d)

Microsystem

57.

What is the term for the interactions between the different layers of the individual's environment in the Ecological Systems Theory?

a)

Interactions

b)

Cross-system communication

c)

Mesosystem

d)

Systemic linkage

58.

According to the family systems approach, what happens when there is a change in any member or subsystem?

a)

It does not affect other members or subsystems.

b)

It results in a period of disequilibrium.

c)

It strengthens the family bond immediately.

d)

It leads to the isolation of the member.

59.

What is the impact of each member or subsystem in a family according to the family systems approach?

a)

Each member operates independently without influencing others.

b)

Each member or subsystem influences other members or subsystems.

c)

Each member or subsystem has a negligible effect on the family.

d)

Each member or subsystem competes with others for dominance.

60.

What characterizes insecure attachment?

a)

Parents or caregivers as a source of comfort and security

b)

Parents or caregivers not seen as sources of comfort, but youth fearful of branching out

c)

A strong bond with parental figures that encourages exploration

d)

Complete independence from parents or caregivers

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