WorksheetsPsychology Chapter 10: Infancy and Childhood
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 32mins
If a child cannot understand the law of conservation, what does that indicate about his or her thinking?
It is in the sensorimotor stage.
It is one-dimensional.
It is formally operational.
It is lacking morals.
According to the chart, which of the following motor-development stages comes first (when looking at onset age for 50% of infants)?
Stands with support
Crawls
Cruises along furniture
Rolls over
A behavior in which babies pull up their legs and arch their backs in response to sudden sounds.
Moro reflex
maturation
conventional moral reasoning
postconventional moral reasoning
sensorimotor stage
According to behaviorists, the strongest influence on human development.
environment
maturation
postconventional moral reasoning
Moro reflex
conventional moral reasoning
Stage of cognitive development when children begin to use words and symbols to represent objects.
preoperational stage
Moro reflex
postconventional moral reasoning
conventional moral reasoning
maturation
Fill in the Blank. Use the word bank: gross, authoritarian, egocentrism, attachment, assimilation, conventional, cross-sectional, authoritative. Parents who believe in obedience for its own sake are called ___.
authoritarian
authoritative
egocentrism
attachment
Parenting Styles: Write down the letter of the parenting style that best matches each example.
A. Authoritative
B. Authoritarian
C. Permissive
D. Uninvolved
A behavior in which babies pull up their legs and arch their backs in response to sudden sounds
Moro reflex
maturation
conventional moral reasoning
postconventional moral reasoning
sensorimotor stage
The inability to see another person’s point of view is called ________________________.
egocentrism
altruism
empathy
object permanence
Moral Stages: Write down the letter of the Moral Stage that best matches each example. 2 points. 32. _____ Cheating on a test doesn’t harm anyone, and most importantly it will help me pass the class.
A. Pre-Conventional
B. Conventional
C. Post-Conventional
If a baby is forced to eat passively and not able to touch the food at all, which style of parenting is this?
permissive
authoritative
authoritarian
imprinting
What is the primary purpose of pretend play in early childhood development?
To improve physical coordination
To enhance social skills
To develop cognitive abilities
All of the above
_______ believed that each stage of development includes a personal crisis.
Albert Bandura
Jean Piaget
B. F. Skinner
Erik Erikson
Sally's mother tells you Sally has been crying about going to school for the past week and she's worried that something has happened to make Sally not like school. This is not usual behavior for Sally. You're not aware of anything that would cause her to feel that way.
What should you tell Sally's mother?
This is normal. All kids cry. Don't make a big deal out of it.
Tell her to keep Sally home until she feels better about coming to school. You don't want to force her and you can't have a crying child all day.
Tell her you are not aware of anything that has happened but you will watch Sally closely over the next few days and try to see if there is something unusual going on. Let her know you will get back to her.
Tell her to relax, Sally is fine once she gets to school.
When the children are on the playground on afternoon, Johnny slides down the slide before Steven has gotten off. Johnny hits Steven in the back and Steven, though not physically hurt, begins to cry. This is the first time Johnny has ever done this and he is visibly upset, too.
What should your response be to this situation?
Send Johnny to time out for not following the rules.
Remind Steven he needs to get off the slide immediately when he's at the bottom.
Sit both boys down and help them talk through what happened and go over the slide rules with them. Ask them what they can do next time so no one gets hurt.
Tell them both they are fine and to go play, it’s best not to make a big deal about it.
An example of the social/emotional domain is
jumping and skipping during outdoor play
enjoying play with other children
rote counting
completing a painting project
Which of the following best describes the theory of attachment?
The process of learning to read
The emotional bond between a child and caregiver
The development of motor skills
The acquisition of language
At what age do most children begin to understand the concept of "mine" and "yours", showing the development of possessiveness?
6 months
12 months
24 months
36 months
At what age do children typically begin to develop friendships?
6 months
18 months
3 years
5 years
Which of the following best describes holistic development in children?
Focusing solely on academic skills
Integrating physical, emotional, social, and cognitive growth
Prioritising physical health over other areas
Emphasising language skills only
What is a common transition that children experience during early childhood?
Starting secondary school
Moving from crawling to walking
Learning to drive
Entering the workforce
What is the primary focus of emotional development in children?
Developing motor skills
Building vocabulary
Understanding and managing emotions
Learning mathematical concepts
The people, places and things that surround and influence a person.
environment
heredity
caregivers
behavior
Refers to the expression of feeling
physical development
emotional development
social development
cognitive development
children's ability to relate to and interact with other people is a part of their _ development
emotional
social
Charlie is a student in your class. His parents are going through a divorce and have been inconsistent when it comes to who is picking Charlie up after school. Sometimes it is his Mom or his Dad, but it has also been a neighbor or his Grandmother. Charlie is often uncertain who will be picking him up and it is causing him anxiety.
What can you do to help Charlie ease his anxiety?
Speak to his parents and ask them to provide a weekly schedule of who will be picking Charlie up each day.
Take a picture of each person who might pick Charlie up and use the pictures to help Charlie understand who will pick him up that day by attaching the correct picture to his cubby.
Set up a short meeting with Charlie's parents to explain to him what you're seeing and work with them to devise a plan to help ease Charlie's anxiety.
All of the above.
Adam is playing with the toy drum and Matthew tries to take it from him, resulting in Adam hitting Matthew. Both boys are very upset.
What should you do?
Call Adam's parents, he needs to go home if he is hitting other students
Send them both to time out for 30 minutes
Help the boys tell each other why they are upset and talk them through how they can work this out.
Take the toy drum out of the room, it is causing too many fights
Parents are a child's first teacher.
True
False
Nicholas shares his toys with his brother.
Physical
Intellectual
Social
Emotional
During which stage of social development do children typically begin to show cooperative play?
Solitary play
Parallel play
Associative play
Cooperative play
Which of the following does NOT influence parent-child relationships?
Flexibility
Confidence in child’s abilities
Monetary contribution
Sense of humor
