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ECE I-12 week IA

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which theorist thought that each stage of development includes a unique psychological crisis. If the crisis is met in a positive way, the individual develops normally?
a)

Vygotsky

b)

Erickson

c)

Bronfenbrenner

d)

Bandura

2.
Which theorist argued that when a child’s actions have positive results, they will be repeated. Negative results will make actions stop.
a)

Bronfenbrenner

b)

Bandura

c)

Erickson

d)

Skinner

3.

Whose theory states:

Playing and hands-on discovery are key to development

a)

Gardner

b)

Erikson

c)

Montessori

d)

Maslow

4.

Whose theory states:

Positive and negative reinforcement are most effective.

a)

Piaget

b)

Gardner

c)

Bandura

d)

Skinner

5.

Whose theory states:

There are 8 areas of intelligence that each person possesses at different levels.

a)

Piaget

b)

Gardner

c)

Bandura

d)

Skinner

6.

Whose theory states:

There are four stages of intellectual development

a)

Piaget

b)

Erikson

c)

Vygotsky

d)

Bronfenbrenner

7.

Believed children learn best by using their senses.

a)

Robert Coles

b)

Lev Vygotsky

c)

Maria Montessori

d)

Erik Erikson

8.

If a psychological crisis is met in a positive way the child develops normally

a)

Abraham Maslow

b)

Jean Piaget

c)

Erik Erikson

d)

B.F. Skinner

9.

If a child's actions bring positive effects, then that action will be repeated and vice versa

a)

Erik Erikson

b)

Sigmund Freud

c)

Abraham Maslow

d)

B.F. Skinner

10.

Which are Piaget's 4 Stages of Cognitive Development?

a)

Sensorimotor, Operational, Mindfullness, Formal

b)

Sensori, Mindfull, Performer, Ambiance

c)

Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete, Formal

d)

Formal, Semi-Formal, Operations, Concrete

11.

Erikson believed there were ______ stages of development.

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

10

12.
I am responsible for Operant Conditioning which is the use of positive or negative reinforcement to influence behavior. 
a)
Jean Piaget
b)
B.F. Skinner
c)
Erik Erikson
d)
Lev Vygotsky
13.
I believe that in life, we go through 8 stages.  Each stage has a conflict or crisis and you can come out on the good or bad side.  My first stage is called trust vs. mistrust.  Who am I?
a)
Jean Piaget
b)
Lev Vygotsky
c)
Erik Erikson
d)
Howard Gardner 
14.
I am the creator of Multiple Intelligence Theory which has  8 intelligences included. 
a)
Erik Erikson
b)
Lev Vygotsky
c)
Jean Piaget
d)
Howard Gardner
15.
I am known for my Theory of Cognitive Development which has 4 stages.  I believe kids learn in different ways in each stage.  The first stage is called Sensorimotor.
a)
Lev Vygotsky
b)
Jean Piaget
c)
Erik Erikson
d)
Howard Gardner 
16.

I believe in an approach to learning which emphasizes active learning, independence, cooperation, and learning in harmony with each child's unique pace of development.

a)

Montessori

b)

Maslow

c)

Thorndike

d)

Bloom

17.
This theorist’s major contribution was the idea of the Zone of Proximal Development
a)
Vygotsky
b)
Erikson
c)
Piaget
d)
Maslow
18.
Social Development Theory
Zone of Proximal Development - the space between what a child can do independently and the learning goal
Scaffolding
a)
Bandura
b)
Vgotsky
c)
Piaget
d)
Bruner
19.
Theory of Multiple Intelligences - 
verbal-linguistic (languages)
logical-mathmatical
spatial-visual
bodily-kinesthetic
musical
interpersonal
intrapersonal
existential
a)
Montessori
b)
Dewey
c)
Gardner
d)
Kohlberg
20.
Which area of development deals with how children learn, think, remember, and reason?
a)
physical
b)
intellectual
c)
emotional
d)
social
21.
Which area of development deals with children learning to recognize and control their feelings?
a)
physical
b)
moral
c)
emotional
d)
social
22.
Which area of development deals with growth and skill development of the body?
a)
physical
b)
moral
c)
emotional
d)
social
23.
Which area of development deals with understanding right from wrong?
a)
fine
b)
moral
c)
gross
d)
social
24.
The zone of proximal development is:
a)
The most a child can learn in a given day
b)
The gap between what the child can do on their own and what they cannot do without assistance
c)
What the child already knows
d)
The intelligence level the child is projected to be at given point
25.

Which theorist is known for operant conditioning?

a)

Piaget

b)

Vygotsky

c)

Skinner

d)

Gardner

26.

What does it mean by positive reinforcement ?

a)

Reward

b)

Punishment

c)

Dessert

d)

Reward and punishment

27.

Founder of educational philosophy.

a)

Locke

b)

Rousseau

c)

Pestalozzi

d)

Frobel

28.

Founder of child psychoanalysis.

a)

S. Freud

b)

Binet

c)

Bloom

d)

A. Freud

29.

In which age level children begin to assert their independence, by walking away from their mother

a)

0 - 1 Years

b)

1.5 - 3 Years

c)

3 - 6 Years

d)

6 - 9 Years

30.

In which stage of psycho-social development "toilet training" is suitable?

a)

Industry (competence) vs. Inferiority

b)

Initiative vs. Guilt

c)

Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt

d)

Trust vs. Mistrust

31.

"Identity Crisis" and "Role Confusion" is the feature of

a)

Infancy Stage

b)

Childhood Stage

c)

Adolescence

d)

Adulthood

32.

In which age period, we begin to share ourselves more intimately with others?

a)

age 0 to 12 yrs

b)

age 12 to 18 yrs

c)

ages 18 to 40 yrs

d)

ages 40 to 65 yrs

33.
Which disease or disorder is the result of having an extra chromosome?
a)
Cystic Fibrosis
b)
Down Syndrome
c)
Colorblindness
d)
Sickle-cell Disease
34.
What is a phenotype
a)
The genetic make up (code)
b)
The physical trait
35.
having two of the same genes for the trait (sometimes called purebred).
a)
homozygous
b)
hetrozygous
c)
protein
d)
chromosome
36.
 Dominant alleles are-
a)
capital
b)
lowercase
c)
both
d)
neither
37.
 Recessive alleles are-
a)
capital
b)
lowercase
c)
both
d)
neither
38.
What you see, or the physical appearance.
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Homozygous
d)
Heterozygous
39.
Thread like structures in a cell nucleus that contain genetic information. 
a)
Chromosome 
b)
Culture
c)
Gene
d)
Amino Acids
40.
The chemical molecule that is the basic genetic material found in all cells.
a)
DNA
b)
Genome
c)
Hybrid
d)
Protein
41.
A small section of a chromosome that controls inherited traits. Such as eye or hair color. 
a)
Hybrid 
b)
Chromosome
c)
Gene
d)
Culture 
42.
One of the strongest influences on teens to start smoking cigarettes is
a)
reading cigarette advertisements
b)
having friends who smoke
c)
watching a lot of television
d)
having a job that allows smoking
43.

Correct order of prenatal development:

a)

fetus, zygote, embryo

b)

zygote, embryo, fetus

c)

zygote, fetus, embryo

d)

embryo, zygote, fetus

44.

Concepts or mental frameworks we use to interpret new information:

a)

critical period

b)

teratogens

c)

schemas

d)

egocentrism

45.

Jim thought pilots were male until his last flight with a female. His altered schema illustrates:

a)

assimilation

b)

accommodation

c)

egocentrism

d)

theory of mind

46.

A child knows his dad as "da da", sees another male and calls him "da da". This illustrates:

a)

maturation

b)

object permanence

c)

assimilation

d)

accommodation

47.

The period between puberty and independence:

a)

childhood

b)

sensorimotor

c)

adulthood

d)

adolescence

48.

Period of sexual maturation when one becomes capable of reproducing:

a)

emerging adulthood

b)

childhood

c)

puberty

d)

adulthood

49.

The need for early childhood teachers is expected to

a)

increase

b)

decease

c)

remain the same

d)

become nonexistent

50.

_______________________ schools are based on the theories of an Italian woman who believed in self-directed learning and allowing children to explore materials and interact with the environment.

a)

Family Child Care

b)

Head Start

c)

Kindergarten

d)

Montessori