Question 1

Which theorist was most interested in how children perceive and mentally represent the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud 
B)  Skinner 
C)  Erikson 
D)  Piaget 
A)  Freud 
B)  Skinner 
C)  Erikson 
D)  Piaget

Question 2

MATCHING
-Operant conditioning

Accepted Answer

A) Children actively construct their knowledge. 
B) maturation 
C) theory of psychosocial development 
D) place information into existing schemas 
E) outside of awareness
F)using consequences to alter behaviour
G)Children are innately good.
H)first year of life
I)theory of psychosexual development
J)standardized intelligence test
K)Children are caught in conflicts.
L)begins in the third year of life
M)tested in experiments
N)decreases behaviour
O)modify schema to fit new information
P)cultural setting
Q)increases behaviour
R)Pavlov
S)what we are currently aware of
T)tabula rasa 
A) Children actively construct their knowledge. 
B) maturation 
C) theory of psychosocial development 
D) place information into existing schemas 
E) outside of awareness
F)using consequences to alter behaviour
G)Children are innately good.
H)first year of life
I)theory of psychosexual development
J)standardized intelligence test
K)Children are caught in conflicts.
L)begins in the third year of life
M)tested in experiments
N)decreases behaviour
O)modify schema to fit new information
P)cultural setting
Q)increases behaviour
R)Pavlov
S)what we are currently aware of
T)tabula rasa

Question 3

According to Erikson, what is the effect of our early experiences?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are easy to conquer under the right circumstances. 
B)  They wield a continued influence on our future development. 
C)  They exert very little influence on the person we become. 
D)  They forecast future development only after we reach 6 to 8 years of age. 
A)  They are easy to conquer under the right circumstances. 
B)  They wield a continued influence on our future development. 
C)  They exert very little influence on the person we become. 
D)  They forecast future development only after we reach 6 to 8 years of age.

Question 4

MATCHING
-John Locke

Accepted Answer

A) Children actively construct their knowledge. 
B) maturation 
C) theory of psychosocial development 
D) place information into existing schemas 
E) outside of awareness
F)using consequences to alter behaviour
G)Children are innately good.
H)first year of life
I)theory of psychosexual development
J)standardized intelligence test
K)Children are caught in conflicts.
L)begins in the third year of life
M)tested in experiments
N)decreases behaviour
O)modify schema to fit new information
P)cultural setting
Q)increases behaviour
R)Pavlov
S)what we are currently aware of
T)tabula rasa 
A) Children actively construct their knowledge. 
B) maturation 
C) theory of psychosocial development 
D) place information into existing schemas 
E) outside of awareness
F)using consequences to alter behaviour
G)Children are innately good.
H)first year of life
I)theory of psychosexual development
J)standardized intelligence test
K)Children are caught in conflicts.
L)begins in the third year of life
M)tested in experiments
N)decreases behaviour
O)modify schema to fit new information
P)cultural setting
Q)increases behaviour
R)Pavlov
S)what we are currently aware of
T)tabula rasa

Question 5

What is a defining characteristic of punishment?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is physical, such as a spanking. 
B)  It decreases the frequency of a behaviour. 
C)  It works equally as well as reinforcements. 
D)  It is considered the best method of childrearing. 
A)  It is physical, such as a spanking. 
B)  It decreases the frequency of a behaviour. 
C)  It works equally as well as reinforcements. 
D)  It is considered the best method of childrearing.

Question 6

MATCHING
-Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Accepted Answer

A) Children actively construct their knowledge. 
B) maturation 
C) theory of psychosocial development 
D) place information into existing schemas 
E) outside of awareness
F)using consequences to alter behaviour
G)Children are innately good.
H)first year of life
I)theory of psychosexual development
J)standardized intelligence test
K)Children are caught in conflicts.
L)begins in the third year of life
M)tested in experiments
N)decreases behaviour
O)modify schema to fit new information
P)cultural setting
Q)increases behaviour
R)Pavlov
S)what we are currently aware of
T)tabula rasa 
A) Children actively construct their knowledge. 
B) maturation 
C) theory of psychosocial development 
D) place information into existing schemas 
E) outside of awareness
F)using consequences to alter behaviour
G)Children are innately good.
H)first year of life
I)theory of psychosexual development
J)standardized intelligence test
K)Children are caught in conflicts.
L)begins in the third year of life
M)tested in experiments
N)decreases behaviour
O)modify schema to fit new information
P)cultural setting
Q)increases behaviour
R)Pavlov
S)what we are currently aware of
T)tabula rasa

Question 7

"Tabula rasa" means "blank slate."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The information-processing perspective describes people's strategies for problem-solving.Which of the following is used as a metaphor for describing these strategies?

Accepted Answer

A)  input 
B)  RAM 
C)  software 
D)  hardware 
A)  input 
B)  RAM 
C)  software 
D)  hardware

Question 9

The theory of ethology refers to built-in or instinctive behaviours.What is another term for these behaviours?

Accepted Answer

A)  nurturing 
B)  assimilation 
C)  released stimuli 
D)  fixed action patterns 
A)  nurturing 
B)  assimilation 
C)  released stimuli 
D)  fixed action patterns

Question 10

Which is the experimental group?

Accepted Answer

A)  the group that chews gum 
B)  the group that eats chocolate 
C)  the performance on the exam 
D)  the amount of caffeine in the chocolate 
A)  the group that chews gum 
B)  the group that eats chocolate 
C)  the performance on the exam 
D)  the amount of caffeine in the chocolate

Question 11

During the Middle Ages, children were expected to reach the "age of reason" at age 7.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Compare and contrast Freud's psychosexual theory and Erikson's psychosocial theory of development.

Accepted Answer

Freud's theory considers the id to be th

Question 13

Stage theories consider development as a discontinuous process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which theorist was most interested in how children perceive and mentally represent the world?

MATCHING -Operant conditioning

According to Erikson, what is the effect of our early experiences?

MATCHING -John Locke

What is a defining characteristic of punishment?

MATCHING -Jean-Jacques Rousseau

"Tabula rasa" means "blank slate."

The information-processing perspective describes people's strategies for problem-solving.Which of the following is used as a metaphor for describing these strategies?

The theory of ethology refers to built-in or instinctive behaviours.What is another term for these behaviours?

Which is the experimental group?

During the Middle Ages, children were expected to reach the "age of reason" at age 7.

Compare and contrast Freud's psychosexual theory and Erikson's psychosocial theory of development.

Stage theories consider development as a discontinuous process.

Heredity and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

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Which theorist was most interested in how children perceive and mentally represent the world?

MATCHING -Operant conditioning

According to Erikson, what is the effect of our early experiences?

MATCHING -John Locke

What is a defining characteristic of punishment?

MATCHING -Jean-Jacques Rousseau

"Tabula rasa" means "blank slate."

The information-processing perspective describes people's strategies for problem-solving.Which of the following is used as a metaphor for describing these strategies?

The theory of ethology refers to built-in or instinctive behaviours.What is another term for these behaviours?

Which is the experimental group?

During the Middle Ages, children were expected to reach the "age of reason" at age 7.

Compare and contrast Freud's psychosexual theory and Erikson's psychosocial theory of development.

Stage theories consider development as a discontinuous process.

Heredity and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

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