Question 1

Explain the three levels of analysis of developmental phenomena.

Accepted Answer

Developmental contextual, social cultural, and evolutionary models of development represent three levels of analysis. Developmental contextual models examine the development of psychological processes over in individual's lifetime, beginning before birth. Sociocultural models also look at the immediate causes of behavior but, in addition, take into account the impact of humans' 10,000-year cultural history on development. Evolutionary theory takes a truly long view of human history, examining the role that natural selection has played in shaping human development, particularly since the emergence of humans about 2 million years ago.

Question 2

Intellectual growth is the result of a passive interaction between acting and thinking children and their world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

As 6-year-old Johnny began to increase his knowledge of the terms dog, lion, and zebra, he was developing his:

Accepted Answer

A)  mental structure. 
B)  mental acuity. 
C)  mental growth. 
D)  mental disparity. 
A)  mental structure. 
B)  mental acuity. 
C)  mental growth. 
D)  mental disparity. A

Question 4

A child's biology interacts with a child's social environment to influence a child's developmental trajectory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Cognition refers to the processes or faculties by which knowledge is dispersed and disseminated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to your text, what is not true regarding strategies?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are deliberate, goal-directed mental operations. 
B)  They are used to intentionally help us achieve a goal. 
C)  They can be seen in infants. 
D)  They do not change with ongoing development. 
A)  They are deliberate, goal-directed mental operations. 
B)  They are used to intentionally help us achieve a goal. 
C)  They can be seen in infants. 
D)  They do not change with ongoing development.

Question 7

Cognitive development does not proceed as a result of the dynamic and reciprocal transaction of internal and external factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What does Jerome Kagan mean when he proposed that one reason to expect resilience is that development does not proceed as a tape recorder.

Accepted Answer

Development is transformationa

Question 9

Which of the following is not a higher order process of cognition, which are often available to consciousness?

Accepted Answer

A)  developing a plan for solving a problem 
B)  executing the plan 
C)  evaluating the success of the plan and making modifications as needed. 
D)  highlighting your textbook to understand the plan 
A)  developing a plan for solving a problem 
B)  executing the plan 
C)  evaluating the success of the plan and making modifications as needed. 
D)  highlighting your textbook to understand the plan

Question 10

Which model requires an individual to consider the organism's context as a unit and that there are multiple levels of the organism and multiple levels of the context?

Accepted Answer

A)  developmental synthesis model 
B)  model of developmental intricacies 
C)  developmental contextual model 
D)  lifespan developmental model 
A)  developmental synthesis model 
B)  model of developmental intricacies 
C)  developmental contextual model 
D)  lifespan developmental model

Question 11

What is the correct sequence of the levels of analysis of developmental phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A)  sociohistory, ontogeny, phylogeny 
B)  phylogeny, sociohistory, ontogeny 
C)  ontogeny, phylogeny, sociohistory 
D)  phylogeny, ontogeny, sociohistory 
A)  sociohistory, ontogeny, phylogeny 
B)  phylogeny, sociohistory, ontogeny 
C)  ontogeny, phylogeny, sociohistory 
D)  phylogeny, ontogeny, sociohistory

Question 12

Developmental function refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the form that cognition takes over time-to age-related differences in thinking. 
B)  the ability to function universally on all domains. 
C)  a developmental domain concept. 
D)  the in-depth study of one individual's development over time. 
A)  the form that cognition takes over time-to age-related differences in thinking. 
B)  the ability to function universally on all domains. 
C)  a developmental domain concept. 
D)  the in-depth study of one individual's development over time.

Question 13

One prominent hypothesis about the origins of infantile amnesia is that there are differences in the way experiences are represented between infancy and later in childhood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

People concerned with developmental function are usually interested in universals-what is generally true about the course and causes of development for all members of the species.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to the authors of your text, what do they contend regarding experiences which impact an individual?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stimulation and experience are important in the early years of life but so is later experience. 
B)  Only stimulation and experience are important in the early years of life. 
C)  Only late experience in life is important. 
D)  Stimulation and later experience are important only in the latter years. 
A)  Stimulation and experience are important in the early years of life but so is later experience. 
B)  Only stimulation and experience are important in the early years of life. 
C)  Only late experience in life is important. 
D)  Stimulation and later experience are important only in the latter years.

Question 16

According to Jerome Kagan (1976), which of the following is referred to as the tape recorder model of development according to many other psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only certain experiences could be recorded for posterity, with the opportunity to only rewrite something once it was recorded. 
B)  Certain experiences could never be recorded and thus at times could never be rewritten. 
C)  Every experience is seen as being recorded for posterity, without the opportunity to rewrite or erase something once it had been recorded. 
D)  Every experience recorded will always repeat itself for all eternity. 
A)  Only certain experiences could be recorded for posterity, with the opportunity to only rewrite something once it was recorded. 
B)  Certain experiences could never be recorded and thus at times could never be rewritten. 
C)  Every experience is seen as being recorded for posterity, without the opportunity to rewrite or erase something once it had been recorded. 
D)  Every experience recorded will always repeat itself for all eternity.

Question 17

Cognition is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  learning, thinking, and the development of the brain. 
B)  physical development of the brain. 
C)  a Piagetian concept rooted in research. 
D)  the processes or faculties by which knowledge is acquired and manipulated. 
A)  learning, thinking, and the development of the brain. 
B)  physical development of the brain. 
C)  a Piagetian concept rooted in research. 
D)  the processes or faculties by which knowledge is acquired and manipulated.

Question 18

Ontogeny refers to changes in structure or function over time within an individual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

If Michael is retrieving the definition of a word from memory, he in engaging what aspect of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)  structure 
B)  abstraction 
C)  function 
D)  extraction 
A)  structure 
B)  abstraction 
C)  function 
D)  extraction

Question 20

Which of the following is not a truth of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cognitive development is constructed within a social context. 
B)  Cognitive development involves both stability and plasticity over time. 
C)  Cognitive development involves changes in domain-general abilities but not in domain-specific abilities. 
D)  Cognitive development involves changes in the way information is represented. 
A)  Cognitive development is constructed within a social context. 
B)  Cognitive development involves both stability and plasticity over time. 
C)  Cognitive development involves changes in domain-general abilities but not in domain-specific abilities. 
D)  Cognitive development involves changes in the way information is represented.

Explain the three levels of analysis of developmental phenomena.

Intellectual growth is the result of a passive interaction between acting and thinking children and their world.

As 6-year-old Johnny began to increase his knowledge of the terms dog, lion, and zebra, he was developing his:

A child's biology interacts with a child's social environment to influence a child's developmental trajectory.

Cognition refers to the processes or faculties by which knowledge is dispersed and disseminated.

According to your text, what is not true regarding strategies?

Cognitive development does not proceed as a result of the dynamic and reciprocal transaction of internal and external factors.

What does Jerome Kagan mean when he proposed that one reason to expect resilience is that development does not proceed as a tape recorder.

Which of the following is not a higher order process of cognition, which are often available to consciousness?

Which model requires an individual to consider the organism's context as a unit and that there are multiple levels of the organism and multiple levels of the context?

What is the correct sequence of the levels of analysis of developmental phenomenon?

Developmental function refers to:

One prominent hypothesis about the origins of infantile amnesia is that there are differences in the way experiences are represented between infancy and later in childhood.

People concerned with developmental function are usually interested in universals-what is generally true about the course and causes of development for all members of the species.

According to the authors of your text, what do they contend regarding experiences which impact an individual?

According to Jerome Kagan (1976), which of the following is referred to as the tape recorder model of development according to many other psychologists?

Cognition is defined as:

Ontogeny refers to changes in structure or function over time within an individual.

If Michael is retrieving the definition of a word from memory, he in engaging what aspect of cognitive development?

Which of the following is not a truth of cognitive development?

Biological Bases of Cognitive Development

Social Construction of Mind: Sociocultural Perspectives on Cognitive Development

Infant Perception and Cognition

Thinking in Symbols: Development of Representation

Development of Folk Knowledge

Learning to Think on Their Own: Executive Function, Strategies, and Problem Solving

Memory Development

Language Development

Social Cognition

Schooling and Cognitive Development

Approaches to the Study of Intelligence

Origins, Modification, and Stability of Intellectual Differences

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Exam 1: Introduction to Cognitive Development

Explain the three levels of analysis of developmental phenomena.

Intellectual growth is the result of a passive interaction between acting and thinking children and their world.

As 6-year-old Johnny began to increase his knowledge of the terms dog, lion, and zebra, he was developing his:

A child's biology interacts with a child's social environment to influence a child's developmental trajectory.

Cognition refers to the processes or faculties by which knowledge is dispersed and disseminated.

According to your text, what is not true regarding strategies?

Cognitive development does not proceed as a result of the dynamic and reciprocal transaction of internal and external factors.

What does Jerome Kagan mean when he proposed that one reason to expect resilience is that development does not proceed as a tape recorder.

Which of the following is not a higher order process of cognition, which are often available to consciousness?

Which model requires an individual to consider the organism's context as a unit and that there are multiple levels of the organism and multiple levels of the context?

What is the correct sequence of the levels of analysis of developmental phenomenon?

Developmental function refers to:

One prominent hypothesis about the origins of infantile amnesia is that there are differences in the way experiences are represented between infancy and later in childhood.

People concerned with developmental function are usually interested in universals-what is generally true about the course and causes of development for all members of the species.

According to the authors of your text, what do they contend regarding experiences which impact an individual?

According to Jerome Kagan (1976), which of the following is referred to as the tape recorder model of development according to many other psychologists?

Cognition is defined as:

Ontogeny refers to changes in structure or function over time within an individual.

If Michael is retrieving the definition of a word from memory, he in engaging what aspect of cognitive development?

Which of the following is not a truth of cognitive development?

Biological Bases of Cognitive Development

Social Construction of Mind: Sociocultural Perspectives on Cognitive Development

Infant Perception and Cognition

Thinking in Symbols: Development of Representation

Development of Folk Knowledge

Learning to Think on Their Own: Executive Function, Strategies, and Problem Solving

Memory Development

Language Development

Social Cognition

Schooling and Cognitive Development

Approaches to the Study of Intelligence

Origins, Modification, and Stability of Intellectual Differences

Filters