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Psychological development U1 AOS2

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many cognitive development steps did Piaget create?

a)

one

b)

three

c)

four

d)

two

2.

What stage includes an infant exploring the world through sensory and motor contact?

a)

Concrete operational

b)

Preoperational

c)

Sensorimotor

d)

Formal operational

3.

Does the formal operational phase include adolescents to create reason to think in hypothetical terms?

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What is the goal of Piaget's Theory?

a)

To explain the mechanisms and processes by which infants and then children develop into individuals

b)

To track child development as children age.

c)

To finally understand why these hip young kids won't get off his lawn.

d)

To create a road map for cognitive development.

5.

The concrete stage of development marks the beginning of?

a)

Preiperational stage

b)

formal operational stage

c)

Concrete operational stage

d)

Sensorimotor stage

6.

What years are the Preoperational stage of Development

a)

0-2 years

b)

2-7 years

c)

7-11 years

d)

11+ years

7.
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
8.
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
9.
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.
10.
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
11.
The cognitive ability to be able to recognize that quantities remain the same when two glasses of water are sitting beside each other, and one is poured into a taller glass.
a)
Irreversibility
b)
Centration
c)
Conservation
d)
Object Permanence 
12.
The inability of young children to see the world through someone else's view is termed:
a)
Centration
b)
Irreversibility
c)
Conservation
d)
Egocentrism
13.
Peek-a-boo works on children in what stage?
a)
Sensorimotor
b)
Preoperational
c)
Concrete Operational
d)
Formal Operational
14.
The ability to use deductive logic, think abstractly and systematically solve problems emerges during the:
a)
Concrete Operational Stage
b)
Sensorimotor Stage
c)
Formal Operational Stage 
d)
Preoperational State 
15.
Jane's mother has two crackers, both of equal size. She breaks one of the crackers up into four pieces. Jane says she wants the one with the most and immediately chooses the four pieces, even though the two amounts are equal. Jane's choice illustrates Piaget's concept of:
a)
Accommodation
b)
Egocentrism
c)
False belief
d)
Conservation
16.
According to your age and Piaget's theory, what stage are you at?
a)
Concrete Operational
b)
Formal Operational
c)
Preoperational
d)
Sensorimotor
17.
Stranger Situation, studied attachments
a)
Ainsworth
b)
Harlow 
c)
Freud
18.
 raised monkeys with either a wire mesh “mother” or a wire mesh mother covered with a furry carpet
a)
Piaget
b)
Harlow
c)
Siligman
19.

We want to co-construct a secure attachment with our children, so that...:

a)

They are open to interact with the world/others

b)

They believe others can be trusted

c)

Their developmental outcomes are more positive than negative

d)

All of the above

20.

An infant that is calmed quickly and easily on reunion is displaying signs of which type of attachment?

a)

Insecure-avoidant

b)

Piaget

c)

Insecure-resistant

d)

Secure

21.

An infant that seems disinterested in the mother on reunion is displaying signs of which type of attachment?

a)

Insecure-avoidant

b)

Ainsworth

c)

Insecure-resistant

d)

Secure

22.
Harlow's monkey research proved that
a)
touch is the most important part of bonding 
b)
food is the most important part of bonding
c)
monkeys don't need mothers as much as humans do 
d)
motherless monkeys are just as intelligent as normal monkeys
23.
Babies have an attachment to their parents immediately after birth.
a)
true
b)
false
24.

It is an internal representation of the world.

a)

Cognition

b)

Schema

c)

Assimilation

d)

Accommodation

25.

It happens when the existing schema does not work and needs to be changed

a)

Cognition

b)

Schema

c)

Assimilation

d)

Accommodation

26.

James sees Zebra for the first time and calls it a horse. This is an example of?

a)

Accommodation

b)

Schema

c)

Assimilation

d)

Inaccurate judgement theory

27.

Which of the following has to do with your actions being because of you genetics?

a)

Nature

b)

Nurture

28.

Which of the following has to do with your actions being because of your environment?

a)

Nature

b)

Nurture

29.

Which of the following most relates to the nature-nurture issue?

a)

parents and peers

b)

genes and environment

c)

culture and norms

d)

DNA and chromosomes

30.

If adopted children are more similar in political views to their adopted parents than to their biological parents, then _______________.

a)

random mutations may be responsible for the differences between adopted children and their adoptive parents.

b)

the genetic code determining political views probably occurs randomly.

c)

political views have nothing to do with your genetics.

d)

specific genes probably predispose people to political views.

31.

Eye color, hair color, height, etc. fit into this category:

a)

Nature

b)

Nurture

32.
If a child develops a liking for sports because she practices playing soccer every day with her dad, it would be evidence of 
a)
nature
b)
nurture
33.
The “nuture” argument suggests that people socialize and behave in certain ways because of 
a)
the way they are born
b)
the way they are raised
c)
the alignment of the stars
d)
the cultural expectations of the society
34.
The “nature” argument suggests that people socialize and behave in certain ways because of 
a)
the way they are born
b)
the way they are raised
c)
the alignment of the stars
d)
the cultural expectations of the society
35.

What is the difference between Identical and Fraternal twins?

a)

Identical twins - 50 per cent genetic match, Fraternal twins - approximately 25 per cent gene match, same amount as any set of brothers and sisters

b)

Fraternal twins - 100 per cent genetic match, Identical twins - approximately 50 per cent gene match, same amount as any set of brothers and sisters

c)

Fraternal twins - 50 per cent genetic match, Identical twins - approximately 25 per cent gene match, same amount as any set of brothers and sisters

d)

Identical twins - 100 per cent genetic match, Fraternal twins - approximately 50 per cent gene match, same amount as any set of brothers and sisters

36.

Studies of Adopted children have provided considerable support for the view that:

a)

inheritance plays a significant role in an individual’s food preference

b)

inheritance plays a significant role in an individual’s care giver attachment

c)

inheritance plays a significant role in an individual’s Psycho-social development

d)

inheritance plays a significant role in an individual’s intelligence

37.

What is most commonly developed during sensitive periods of development?

a)

Nervous system development

b)

Internal organ development

c)

Brain cell connects (proliferation, migration, circuit formation)

d)

Language, range of movement, and social skills

38.

What is most commonly developed during critical periods of development?

a)

Brain cell connects (proliferation, migration, circuit formation)

b)

Language

c)

Social skills

d)

Maturation

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