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WorksheetsMidterm dev psych
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 39mins
Sudden intense fear during sleep and are most common between ages 2½ and 4.
Night terrors
Problem in sleeping
Nightmares
Sleepwalking or sleeptalking
usually happen if the child is overtired, sick, or in a noisy environment.
Night terrors
Problem in sleeping
Nightmares
Sleepwalking or sleeptalking
What is the leading cause of death for children over age 4?
Car accidents
Cancer
Heart disease
Infections
What is enuresis?
Bedwetting
Stunting
Motor Coordination
Handedness
Preference for one hand (left or right). Left-handedness may run in families.
Bedwetting
Stunting
Motor Coordination
Handedness
Children may have normal weight but are shorter than expected. This is often seen in poor countries and can cause learning and physical delays.
Bedwetting
Stunting
Motor Coordination
Handedness
What are the two substages of Jean Piaget's Preoperational Stage?
Symbolic Function and Intuitive Thought
Cognitive and Emotional
Functional and Constructive
Dramatic and Associative
What is the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)?
The gap between what kids can do alone and with help
The stage of cognitive development
The level of emotional understanding
The process of language acquisition
What is fast mapping in language development?
Learning a word's meaning after hearing it once or twice
Understanding grammar rules
Using language properly in conversation
Recognizing letters
What are the types of parenting styles?
Authoritarian, Permissive, Authoritative, Neglectful
Functional, Constructive, Dramatic
Cognitive, Emotional, Social
Positive, Negative, Neutral
What is the difference between heteronomous and autonomous morality?
Rules are unchangeable vs. rules are made by people
Immediate punishment vs. judging actions by intentions
Both are stages of moral development
All of the above
What are the chronic conditions that last 3 months or more?
Asthma
Diabetes
Both
None
What are the types of aggression in children?
Instrumental
Proactive
Hostile
Reactive
If you're teaching a 10th grade history class what stage should your students be at?
Formal operational
Concrete operational
preoperational
senserimotor
Robby understands her world primarily by grasping and sucking easily available objects. Robby is clearly in Piaget's ________ stage.
preoperational
concrete operational
sensorimotor
formal operational
Sally attempts to retrieve her teddy bear after her father hides it under a blanket. This suggests that Sally has developed a sense of
egocentrism.
object permanence.
conservation.
accommodation.
believing objects are alive.
What is one of the key aspects of social development during middle childhood?
Decreased social interactions
Improved emotional understanding
Increased emotional outbursts
Decreased empathy
What is one of the factors that can help children build coping strategies?
Avoiding stressful situations
Denying emotions
Blaming others
Reframing situations
What is one of the changes in self-understanding during middle childhood?
Decreased understanding of real self
Increased focus on physical appearance
Ability to differentiate between the real self and the ideal self
Decreased comparison with others
What is one of the observations related to physical growth in children aged 7-11?
Decrease in leg length
Decrease in weight
Decrease in height
Changes in body proportions
Which aspect of middle childhood development would most likely contribute to success in team sports?
Increased height and weight
Development of fine motor skills
Enhanced gross motor coordination
Vocabulary expansion
If a child struggles with conservation tasks, what might this indicate about their stage in Piaget's theory?
They are in the sensorimotor stage
They are transitioning to the concrete operational stage
They have entered the formal operational stage
They are still in the preoperational stage
Why is calcium intake particularly crucial during middle childhood?
To prevent future heart diseases
To ensure proper neurological development
To support bone growth and prevent osteoporosis later in life
To maintain a steady weight gain trajectory
Peer relationships are crucial in middle childhood because:
They replace the influence of family entirely.
They help children learn complex social norms and hierarchies.
They are required for academic success.
They prevent emotional dependency on adults.
In a group project, a student displays leadership by mediating conflicts. This behavior reflects their:
High academic achievement
Advanced emotional intelligence
Strong physical coordination
Enhanced memory skills
What are crucial factors for development at middle childhood?
Honesty/Reliability
Timeliness/Honesty
Independence/Confidence
Creativity/Confidence
Valid methods to repeat or stop behaviors in 6-10 year olds are.....
Punishment
Reward
Craft Time
Party Time
The ability to place objects in order of characteristics, such as smallest to largest.
seriation
classification
conservation
transitivity
As children's experiences and vocabularies grow, they build schemata and are able to
organize objects in many different ways.
seriation
classification
conservation
transitivity
Dyscalculia is the learning disability where a student has a _____ impairment.
Reading
Writing
Math
Hearing
ADHD stands for
Attention-Deficit Disorder
Attention-Deficit Hypochondriac Disorder
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
None of the above
A score that expresses the ratio between a person's mental and chronological ages.
This type of memory, in which an understanding about the processes that underlie memory, emerges and improves during middle childhood.
What is the ability to take into account multiple aspects of a situation?
Decentering
Students who score two standard deviations below the norm on IQ tests.
During middle childhood, the capacity of --- improves significantly.
long term memory
short term memory
corpus callosum
cerebellum
If Katie's intelligence quotient is 100, we know that she has a
perfect score on a set of age-related tests.
test performance superior to 90% of other children the same age who took the test.
mental age typical of children who have the same chronological age.
mental age below those of children with the same chronological age
uncontrollable fixation on repeated obsessions and compulsions / intrusive thoughts or repetitive behaviors.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Childhood Depression
Social Anxiety
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
long-lasting sadness beyond normal mood changes.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Childhood Depression
Social Anxiety
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
chronic worry about many things.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Childhood Depression
Social Anxiety
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
1. Larry wants to go to see Frozen 2 with his friends but he doesn’t because he promised he would watch it with his girlfriend. Which stage of Kohlberg’s theory of Morality is he demonstrating?
a. Stage 1: Obedience and punishment
b. Stage 3: Conformity
c. Stage 4: Law and order
d. Stage 2: Self-interest
Hank doesn't drive over the speed limit because it's against the law. He is in the ___ stage of moral development.
punishment/obedience
naively egoistic
social contract
law & order
Gandhi fights for the rights of others, putting himself at risk because he believes it's the right thing to do. He is in the ___ stage of moral development.
universal principles
naively egoistic
conformist
law & order
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
Recognizing that gender stays the same even when appearance changes (like a haircut) is called:
Gender stability
Gender identity
Gender consistency
Gender awareness
By ages 2–3, children __________ gender. By 3–7, they understand it’s _________.
recognize / permanent
recognize / temporary
develops / confusing
develops / permanent
Pretending to be a doctor or superhero is an example of:
Functional Play
Constructive play
Dramatic play
Onlooker play
Children playing side by side without really interacting are engaged in:
Solitary play
Parallel play
Cooperative play
Associative play
A classroom where children explore all areas (physical, emotional, social, mental) is following:
Montessori method
Reggio Emilia approach
Child-centered kindergarten
Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP)
Teaching methods that match both the child’s age and individual differences are called:
Montessori method
Reggio Emilia approach
Child-centered kindergarten
Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP)
In the Early Childhood Education, the Reggio Emilia approach, required teachers to:
Follow a strict daily plan
Rely on memorization
Observe and guide children’s interests
Use corporal punishment
Recognizing letters, pretending to read, and scribbling like writing are examples of:
Emergent literacy
Pragmatics
Syntax development
Fast-mapping
When a child talks to themselves while playing, Vygotsky believed it:
Was immature and egocentric
Is a form of private speech that helps them plan and regulate their actions.
The child was socially isolated, something that must be discouraged by their parents.
Is meaningless and has no impact on their development.
Which component of central executive functions handles verbal information, such as words and sounds?
Visuospatial sketchpad
Phonological loop
Episodic buffer
memory function
A child understands that their gender will remain the same over time. What aspect of gender development have they achieved?
Gender identity
Gender stability
Gender consistency
Gender expression
According to Lev Vygotsky, how do children learn most effectively?
Through independent exploration and discovery of a child
Through rewards and punishments
Through social interaction and internalized guidance
Through innate cognitive abilities
Which intelligence test is designed for children ages 2 and up and takes approximately 45-60 minutes to administer?
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV)
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales
Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC-II)
Otis-Lennon School Ability Test
Which intelligence test is designed for preschoolers that takes 30–60 minutes to be finished?
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV)
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales
Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC-II)
Otis-Lennon School Ability Test
A parent notices that their child develops hives and difficulty breathing after eating peanuts. What condition is the child likely experiencing?
Food intolerance
Food allergy
Food aversion
Food poisoning
Which parenting style consults with the child too much about decisions and give too many explantions for family rules?
authoritative
permissive
uninvolved
authoritarian
2. What is Parenting Styles?
Define as constellation of parents attitude and behavior towards children
Mother and a Father
The process of raising children and providing them with protection and love
Providing children necessities such as food, clothing and home
