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Child psych midterm prep

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A toddler aged child was told the word “dog” while petting their dog at home. They immediately make the connection and do not need to be told again what the word for their dog is. Children are able to do this with nouns, adjectives, and with multiple words at a time. What ability is the example demonstrating?

a)

Overregularization 

b)

Mental representations

c)

Fast mapping

d)

Pruning 

2.

Child and day care can be started as early as how old?

a)

6 weeks old  

b)

4 months old 

c)

9 months old

d)

1 year old 

3.

The simultaneous production and pruning of what in the brain aid in the rapid development of children's cognitive abilities?

a)

Synapses 

b)

Blood vessels

c)

Ventricles

d)

Lobes  

4.

According to Kellogg's stages of drawing, which stage involves children creating clear shapes such as squares and circles in their art?

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

5.

What was the terminology used to describe the method used in the 1930s to help women relax during childbirth?

a)

Go to sleep

b)

Twilight sleep

c)

Morphine induced labor

d)

Narcotics induced sleep

6.

True or false: Healthy babies (without depressed caregivers) can experience the emotion of sadness during their first year of life

a)

True

b)

False

c)

dont pick

d)

dont pick

7.

Which of the following is an example of a gross motor movement?

a)

Cutting

b)

Eating with a spoon

c)

Painting with a brush

d)

Running

8.

Which of the following is an example of a fine motor movement?

a)

Hopscotch

b)

Jump rope

c)

Brushing teeth

d)

Running

9.

What is the rate of synapse production during toddler development?

a)

 2 million per second

b)

 2 thousand per minute

c)

 200 million per second

d)

2 million per minute

10.

What is neonatal jaundice due to?

a)

Under-developed kidneys

b)

Swelling of the gallbladder

c)

Immaturity of the liver

d)

Inflammation of the stomach lining

11.

Your physical characteristics such as hair and eye color are what?

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

c)

Chromosome 

d)

Allele

12.

Which psychologist is credited with the work done researching children and the bobo doll?

a)

Vygotsky

b)

 Erikson

c)

 Freud

d)

Bandura

13.

As children learn the rules for grammar and language, they tend to apply those rules to everything. Example: Instead of feet, its foots or feets. What is the term for this?

a)

Literacy

b)

Overregularize

c)

Fast mapping

d)

Classification