Question 1

Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development differed from Piaget's largely due to its focus on:

Accepted Answer

A) cultural influences. 
B) self-observations. 
C) reinforcement. 
D) morality. 
A) cultural influences. 
B) self-observations. 
C) reinforcement. 
D) morality.

Question 2

One major current criticism of Piaget's theory of cognitive development is that:

Accepted Answer

A) his research was poorly done. 
B) it applies only to Swiss children. 
C) children do not all go through the same sequences of it. 
D) it occurs gradually instead of in stages. 
A) his research was poorly done. 
B) it applies only to Swiss children. 
C) children do not all go through the same sequences of it. 
D) it occurs gradually instead of in stages.

Question 3

Psychologists speculate that the avoidant style of emotional attachment is characteristic of infants who are abused.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The view that cognitive development is largely the result of the child's interaction with members of her or his culture instead of interaction with objects was proposed by:

Accepted Answer

A) Harry Harlow. 
B) Jean Piaget. 
C) Lev Vygotsky. 
D) John Bowlby. 
A) Harry Harlow. 
B) Jean Piaget. 
C) Lev Vygotsky. 
D) John Bowlby.

Question 5

For Lawrence Kohlberg,moral development unfolds in the following sequence: first,emphasis on _____,then emphasis on _____,and finally,emphasis on _____.

Accepted Answer

A) social roles;consequences;ethical principles 
B) ethical principles;social roles;consequences 
C) social roles;ethical principles;consequences 
D) consequences;social roles;ethical principles 
A) social roles;consequences;ethical principles 
B) ethical principles;social roles;consequences 
C) social roles;ethical principles;consequences 
D) consequences;social roles;ethical principles

Question 6

Due to differences in the regularity of the counting system,children in _____ can MOST easily deconstruct two-digit numbers.

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) France 
C) Spain 
D) Canada 
A) China 
B) France 
C) Spain 
D) Canada

Question 7

The view that moral judgements do not cause emotional reactions,but rather are the consequences of emotional reactions,is called the moral _____ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) intuitionist 
B) realism 
C) relativism 
D) humanist 
A) intuitionist 
B) realism 
C) relativism 
D) humanist

Question 8

A preschooler has learned not to cut in line,to share the ball,and to take turns at the play table.She,however,behaves selfishly at the new train set because her behaviour is controlled by _____ and not by _____.

Accepted Answer

A) outcomes;intentions 
B) intentions;outcomes 
C) prescriptions;principles 
D) principles;prescriptions 
A) outcomes;intentions 
B) intentions;outcomes 
C) prescriptions;principles 
D) principles;prescriptions

Question 9

Three-month-old Shantel has not yet acquired object permanence and,as a result,she will:

Accepted Answer

A) search only briefly for a toy that has been covered with a blanket. 
B) not search for a toy that has been covered with a blanket. 
C) construct a schema about where the toy is hidden. 
D) cry when her toy is hidden under a blanket. 
A) search only briefly for a toy that has been covered with a blanket. 
B) not search for a toy that has been covered with a blanket. 
C) construct a schema about where the toy is hidden. 
D) cry when her toy is hidden under a blanket.

Question 10

In Piaget's view,_____ are theories about or models of the way the world works.

Accepted Answer

A) operations 
B) schemas 
C) hypotheses 
D) Gestalts 
A) operations 
B) schemas 
C) hypotheses 
D) Gestalts

Question 11

A male zygote results from a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) X chromosome from the father and a Y chromosome from the mother. 
B) X chromosome from the mother and a Y chromosome from the father. 
C) X chromosome from each parent. 
D) Y chromosome from each parent. 
A) X chromosome from the father and a Y chromosome from the mother. 
B) X chromosome from the mother and a Y chromosome from the father. 
C) X chromosome from each parent. 
D) Y chromosome from each parent.

Question 12

_____ is one of the primary sex characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A) Onset of menstruation 
B) Breast enlargement 
C) Appearance of pubic hair 
D) Lowering of the voice 
A) Onset of menstruation 
B) Breast enlargement 
C) Appearance of pubic hair 
D) Lowering of the voice

Question 13

Two-year-old Peter has short eye openings,a flat midface,an indistinct ridge under his nose,and a thin upper lip.An alert pediatrician is likely to diagnose _____ syndrome.

Accepted Answer

A) Down 
B) Prader-Willi 
C) fetal alcohol 
D) Turner 
A) Down 
B) Prader-Willi 
C) fetal alcohol 
D) Turner

Question 14

Rosemary is a typical 70-year-old woman.MOST probably,she spends her free time:

Accepted Answer

A) with people and hobbies that provide positive experiences. 
B) meeting new acquaintances. 
C) dwelling about a negative experience in her past. 
D) feeling extremely depressed. 
A) with people and hobbies that provide positive experiences. 
B) meeting new acquaintances. 
C) dwelling about a negative experience in her past. 
D) feeling extremely depressed.

Question 15

Which characteristic is NOT associated with fetal alcohol syndrome is:

Accepted Answer

A) a thin upper lip. 
B) large eye openings. 
C) a flat midface. 
D) an underdeveloped jaw. 
A) a thin upper lip. 
B) large eye openings. 
C) a flat midface. 
D) an underdeveloped jaw.

Question 16

Current research shows that children generally acquire many of the abilities described by Piaget:

Accepted Answer

A) much earlier than he realized. 
B) at about the same ages that he proposed. 
C) slightly later than he realized. 
D) much later than he realized. 
A) much earlier than he realized. 
B) at about the same ages that he proposed. 
C) slightly later than he realized. 
D) much later than he realized.

Question 17

About 65% of Canadian teenagers wait until they are at least 18 years of age before engaging in sexual intercourse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Baby Denisha learned to call her family's dog a "woof woof." Her parents were surprised when she pointed to a cow and said,"Woof woof!" Jean Piaget would say that Denisha was making use of the process of:

Accepted Answer

A) habituation. 
B) object permanence. 
C) assimilation. 
D) accommodation. 
A) habituation. 
B) object permanence. 
C) assimilation. 
D) accommodation.

Question 19

The term transgender refers to anyone:

Accepted Answer

A) whose sex and gender do not match. 
B) who is attracted to the same sex. 
C) who is attracted to the same gender. 
D) whose gender and sexual orientation do not match. 
A) whose sex and gender do not match. 
B) who is attracted to the same sex. 
C) who is attracted to the same gender. 
D) whose gender and sexual orientation do not match.

Question 20

The false-belief test demonstrates that 3-year-olds:

Accepted Answer

A) lack the concept of conservation. 
B) do not have a theory of object permanence. 
C) fail to apply their schemas in novel situations. 
D) have trouble understanding that others may not know what they know. 
A) lack the concept of conservation. 
B) do not have a theory of object permanence. 
C) fail to apply their schemas in novel situations. 
D) have trouble understanding that others may not know what they know.

Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development differed from Piaget's largely due to its focus on:

One major current criticism of Piaget's theory of cognitive development is that:

Psychologists speculate that the avoidant style of emotional attachment is characteristic of infants who are abused.

The view that cognitive development is largely the result of the child's interaction with members of her or his culture instead of interaction with objects was proposed by:

For Lawrence Kohlberg,moral development unfolds in the following sequence: first,emphasis on ___,then emphasis on _,and finally,emphasis on ___.

Due to differences in the regularity of the counting system,children in _____ can MOST easily deconstruct two-digit numbers.

The view that moral judgements do not cause emotional reactions,but rather are the consequences of emotional reactions,is called the moral _____ perspective.

A preschooler has learned not to cut in line,to share the ball,and to take turns at the play table.She,however,behaves selfishly at the new train set because her behaviour is controlled by _ and not by _.

Three-month-old Shantel has not yet acquired object permanence and,as a result,she will:

In Piaget's view,_____ are theories about or models of the way the world works.

A male zygote results from a(n):

_____ is one of the primary sex characteristics.

Two-year-old Peter has short eye openings,a flat midface,an indistinct ridge under his nose,and a thin upper lip.An alert pediatrician is likely to diagnose _____ syndrome.

Rosemary is a typical 70-year-old woman.MOST probably,she spends her free time:

Which characteristic is NOT associated with fetal alcohol syndrome is:

Current research shows that children generally acquire many of the abilities described by Piaget:

About 65% of Canadian teenagers wait until they are at least 18 years of age before engaging in sexual intercourse.

Baby Denisha learned to call her family's dog a "woof woof." Her parents were surprised when she pointed to a cow and said,"Woof woof!" Jean Piaget would say that Denisha was making use of the process of:

The term transgender refers to anyone:

The false-belief test demonstrates that 3-year-olds:

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Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development differed from Piaget's largely due to its focus on:

One major current criticism of Piaget's theory of cognitive development is that:

Psychologists speculate that the avoidant style of emotional attachment is characteristic of infants who are abused.

The view that cognitive development is largely the result of the child's interaction with members of her or his culture instead of interaction with objects was proposed by:

For Lawrence Kohlberg,moral development unfolds in the following sequence: first,emphasis on _____,then emphasis on _____,and finally,emphasis on _____.

Due to differences in the regularity of the counting system,children in _____ can MOST easily deconstruct two-digit numbers.

The view that moral judgements do not cause emotional reactions,but rather are the consequences of emotional reactions,is called the moral _____ perspective.

A preschooler has learned not to cut in line,to share the ball,and to take turns at the play table.She,however,behaves selfishly at the new train set because her behaviour is controlled by _____ and not by _____.

Three-month-old Shantel has not yet acquired object permanence and,as a result,she will:

In Piaget's view,_____ are theories about or models of the way the world works.

A male zygote results from a(n):

_____ is one of the primary sex characteristics.

Two-year-old Peter has short eye openings,a flat midface,an indistinct ridge under his nose,and a thin upper lip.An alert pediatrician is likely to diagnose _____ syndrome.

Rosemary is a typical 70-year-old woman.MOST probably,she spends her free time:

Which characteristic is NOT associated with fetal alcohol syndrome is:

Current research shows that children generally acquire many of the abilities described by Piaget:

About 65% of Canadian teenagers wait until they are at least 18 years of age before engaging in sexual intercourse.

Baby Denisha learned to call her family's dog a "woof woof." Her parents were surprised when she pointed to a cow and said,"Woof woof!" Jean Piaget would say that Denisha was making use of the process of:

The term transgender refers to anyone:

The false-belief test demonstrates that 3-year-olds:

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For Lawrence Kohlberg,moral development unfolds in the following sequence: first,emphasis on ___,then emphasis on _,and finally,emphasis on ___.

A preschooler has learned not to cut in line,to share the ball,and to take turns at the play table.She,however,behaves selfishly at the new train set because her behaviour is controlled by _ and not by _.