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Child Development Theorists

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Developmental Theorist was best known for his Hierarchy of Needs?

a)

Piaget

b)

Maslow

c)

Erikson

d)

Chomsky

2.

Chomsky’s idea of Language Development states that

a)

Children are lacking the ability to understand words

b)

Children have the ability to talk when they are born

c)

Children are born knowing all words

d)

Children have an inborn faculty for language acquisition

3.

All of the following are Piaget's stages of intellectual development EXCEPT:

a)

Sensorimotor

b)

concrete operational

c)

formal operational

d)

Semi operational

4.

The theorist best known for the "Reinforcement Theory" is....

a)

Maslow

b)

Skinner

c)

Piaget

d)

Freud

5.

Which theorist is best know for his "8 Stages of Development"?

a)

Erikson

b)

Freud

c)

Skinner

d)

Maslow

6.

Ms. Shaffer gave candy to Fred for picking up the trash off the floor. This is an example of Skinner's ______________

a)

Recquisitional Theory

b)

Reversibility Theory

c)

Reinforcement Theory

d)

Reconstitutional Theory

7.

___________ stated that people are motivated to achieve certain needs and that some needs take precedence over others

a)

Maslow

b)

Skinner

c)

Freud

d)

Chomsky

8.

What is the foundational stage of the Hierarchy of Human Needs?

a)

Self-actualization

b)

Esteem

c)

Love/Belonging

d)

Physical

9.

The first 4 stages of Erikson's Theory of Human Development are

1. trust vs. mistrust

2. autonomy vs. shame and doubt

3. Initiative vs. guilt

and __________

a)

inconsistencies vs. commonalities

b)

Idiots vs intelligence

c)

Industry vs. inferiority

d)

Industry vs. intelligence

10.

Which theorist is know for his 3 components of PERSONALITY development?

a)

Freud

b)

Skinner

c)

Erikson

d)

Piaget

11.

Piaget's Sensorimotor Stage states that children learn using their______

a)

Fingers

b)

Feet

c)

Parents

d)

Senses

12.

What developmental theorist was best known for "Intellectual Development"?

a)

Freud

b)

Skinner

c)

Piaget

d)

Maslow