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WorksheetsPractice Final Exam Child Development
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 24mins
A baby stops paying attention to a rattle after hearing it several times, but becomes attentive again when the sound changes. This sequence demonstrates:
Joint attention
Executive attention
Divided attention
Habituation and dishabituation
A child remembers going to the restaurant and ordering food' even though the restaurant had digital menus, not paper ones. This memory error is best explained by:
Failure in explicit memory
Digit limitations
Reaction time effects
Schema-based reconstruction
A child who thinks that Sally will look for her toy where she left it last, despite the child seeing that the toy was moved, has developed an understanding of:
Perceptual categorization
Memory capacity
Encoding strategies
False belief (Theory of mind)
A child raised in an extremely private environment scores significantly below average on intelligence tests. This reflects:
Genetic inheritance alone
Flynn effect
Organic intellectual disability
Cultural-family intellectual disability
A 14-year-old teenager constantly proposes many different and original solutions to open problems. This cognitive strength reflects:
High analytical intelligence
High practical intelligence
High crystallized intelligence
Divergent thinking (creativity)
A small child points at a bird, looks at his mother, and vocalizes 'ba!'. The mother responds, 'Yes, that is a bird!'. This is an example of:
Telegraphic speech
Morphological overregularization
Underextension
Joint attention
A child hears a new word ('mango') once in the supermarket and uses it correctly later that day. This skill illustrates:
Receptive vocabulary
Pragmatic competence
Morphological rules
Fast mapping
A child in early childhood learns that 'talking to a teacher' requires a different vocabulary and tone than 'talking to a friend'. This reflects a growth in:
Phonology
Morphology
Telegraphic speech
Pragmatics
A 12-month-old baby checks his father's reaction when approaching a barking dog. When dad smiles, the baby approaches. The baby is relying on:
Basic crying signaling
Locomotor exploration
Strained control
Social referencing
A father rarely responds to his baby's cries, often seems irritated, and avoids physical contact. It is more likely that the baby will develop:
Secure attachment
Resistant attachment
High effortful control
Avoidant attachment
A caregiver consistently responds warmly and quickly to a baby's distress. Over time, the baby learns 'I am safe and others care about me.' According to Bowlby, this forms the child's 'working model':
Display rules
Primary emotions
Temperament style
Internal working model
A 16-year-old teenager changes friend groups, experiments with new hobbies, and questions her family's political beliefs. She has not yet committed to anything. According to Marcia, she is in:
Identity diffusion
Identity foreclosure
Identity achievement
Identity moratorium
A 7-year-old boy says: 'I am good at soccer, but I am not as good at math as my friends.' This reflects a typical developmental change of middle childhood:
Self-illusions
Confusion of mind and body
Idealistic descriptions
Social comparison
A preschool teacher praises girls for being 'sweet' and 'helpful', while telling boys to 'be tough' and discouraging them from crying. According to gender theories, this is an example of:
Transcendence of gender roles
Cognitive restructuring
Biological determinism
Social cognitive theory of gender
A father spends more time playing rough games with his son, but encourages his daughter to stay close and participate in quieter activities. Research suggests that these patterns contribute more to:
Increased brain lateralization
Reduced security of attachment
Gender identity confusion
Gender-typical behaviors
A 6-year-old boy refuses to play with a pink toy truck, saying 'Pink is for girls.' This behavior reflects:
Gender fluidity
Weak socialization
Androgynous identity
Use of gender schema
A 7-year-old cannot solve a jigsaw puzzle alone, but completes it successfully when an older sibling gives hints like “try matching the colors first.” According to Vygotsky, this task is taking place in the child’s…
Formal operational stage
Zone of proximal development
Concrete operational stage
Assimilation zone
A child learns to use chopsticks quickly because family members teach the skill daily during meals. This example best supports Vygotsky’s belief that cognitive development is shaped by…
Reflexes
Biological maturation only
Culture and social tools
Object permanence
Aria is trying to learn how to ride a bicycle. She can balance and pedal on her own, but she struggles to steer properly. Her older brother, Kai, offers to help her by guiding her on how to steer while she practices. What is the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) in this scenario?
The range of tasks children can master independently without assistance.
The range of tasks that are too difficult for children to master alone but can be learned with guidance and assistance.
The range of tasks that children can master only with peer collaboration.
The range of tasks that children can master without any external help.
Mia is trying to learn how to ride a bicycle. Which of the following best describes the lower limit of the Zone of Proximal Development in her learning process?
Tasks that Mia can perform with assistance.
Tasks that Mia can perform independently.
Tasks that Mia cannot perform under any circumstances.
Tasks that require verbal instruction only.
During a group project, Lily and Noah engage in a discussion about their ideas. What happens to their concepts through dialogue in scaffolding?
They become more systematic, logical, and rational.
They become more abstract and disconnected.
They remain unchanged.
They become less structured and logical.
During a group project at school, Elijah often talks to himself while working on his tasks. According to Vygotsky's theory, how does this private speech affect his social competence with his classmates?
It makes children less socially competent
It has no impact on social competence
It enhances social competence
It leads to isolation from peers
In a classroom, Zoe is working on a group project with her classmates. They are discussing different ideas and sharing their perspectives to create a presentation. What is the main focus of the social constructivist approach in Vygotsky's theory as demonstrated in their collaboration?
Emphasis on individual learning through self-discovery
Emphasis on the social contexts of learning and the construction of knowledge through social interaction
Emphasis on memorization and repetition of facts
Emphasis on innate cognitive abilities without external influence
In a classroom where both Vygotsky’s and Piaget’s theories are applied, how should the teacher approach the learning process?
Teachers should act as directors and control learning.
Teachers should act as facilitators and guides.
Teachers should focus on memorization techniques.
Teachers should avoid interaction with students.
