Question 1

John Locke said children begin life without natural predispositions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following scenarios is an example of scaffolding?

Accepted Answer

A)  an adult doing up a child's shoes for a child 
B)  a child reading a favourite book on her own 
C)  a child using flash cards to learn math until the child can calculate the answer in her head 
D)  a child running the bath water, but waiting for a parent before getting in the tub 
A)  an adult doing up a child's shoes for a child 
B)  a child reading a favourite book on her own 
C)  a child using flash cards to learn math until the child can calculate the answer in her head 
D)  a child running the bath water, but waiting for a parent before getting in the tub

Question 3

How has the study of adult development changed over time?

Accepted Answer

A)  After the population shift of the 1990s, developmental theorists focused their studies more on adult development, leading to a diminished interest in child and adolescent development. 
B)  It was extensively studied during the social justice conscience efforts of the 1960s, but interest faded out by the 1980s. 
C)  Today, researchers have expanded their work and are beginning to study it more and more. 
D)  Developmental theorists overlooked this field of study because adulthood developmental changes are primary physical, and NOT social and cognitive. 
A)  After the population shift of the 1990s, developmental theorists focused their studies more on adult development, leading to a diminished interest in child and adolescent development. 
B)  It was extensively studied during the social justice conscience efforts of the 1960s, but interest faded out by the 1980s. 
C)  Today, researchers have expanded their work and are beginning to study it more and more. 
D)  Developmental theorists overlooked this field of study because adulthood developmental changes are primary physical, and NOT social and cognitive.

Question 4

According to behaviourists, once a behaviour has been learned, it cannot be extinguished.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In an attempt to compare instructional strategies in various elementary schools, educational researchers are sampling the reading skills of third graders every six months for five years.What type of research are they applying?

Accepted Answer

A)  naturalistic research 
B)  longitudinal research 
C)  cross-sectional research 
D)  cross-sequential research 
A)  naturalistic research 
B)  longitudinal research 
C)  cross-sectional research 
D)  cross-sequential research

Question 6

Case studies involve large numbers of subjects each being studied once.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Freud believed that insufficient or excessive gratification in a stage of development would lead to developmental problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following statements best represents the views of Urie Bronfenbrenner?

Accepted Answer

A)  Who you are at birth is who you are throughout life. 
B)  Give-and-take interactions influence child development. 
C)  Interactions with parents determine the kind of adult a child becomes. 
D)  Unconscious conflicts and urges primarily influence child development. 
A)  Who you are at birth is who you are throughout life. 
B)  Give-and-take interactions influence child development. 
C)  Interactions with parents determine the kind of adult a child becomes. 
D)  Unconscious conflicts and urges primarily influence child development.

Question 9

Describe how adaptation is used to further development, according to Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory.

Accepted Answer

Adaptation is a biological necessity tha

Question 10

Mark can tie his running shoes, but only with his mother's help.How would Vygotsky describe the task of tying Mark's shoes?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is beyond Mark's scope of ability. 
B)  It is within Mark's zone of proximal development. 
C)  It is an innate process that simply needs nurturing to unfold. 
D)  It is too difficult for a child his age to attempt. 
A)  It is beyond Mark's scope of ability. 
B)  It is within Mark's zone of proximal development. 
C)  It is an innate process that simply needs nurturing to unfold. 
D)  It is too difficult for a child his age to attempt.

Question 11

According to Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, the chronosystem involves changes over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the general view of Erikson's psychosocial theory of development?

Accepted Answer

A)  It assists in our understanding of childhood behaviour, but ignores the aging process. 
B)  It is more positive and hopeful than Freudian theory. 
C)  It is in conflict with all contemporary empirical evidence. 
D)  It is less appealing than Freud's theory because Erikson's theory portrays people as prisoners of their psyche. 
A)  It assists in our understanding of childhood behaviour, but ignores the aging process. 
B)  It is more positive and hopeful than Freudian theory. 
C)  It is in conflict with all contemporary empirical evidence. 
D)  It is less appealing than Freud's theory because Erikson's theory portrays people as prisoners of their psyche.

Question 13

Who suggested that children could become generous and ethical people if they were left to their natural tendencies or impulses?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Locke 
B)  Alfred Binet 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
A)  John Locke 
B)  Alfred Binet 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Question 14

Jean-Jacques Rousseau stated that children were born inherently mischievous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to Freud, what word describes the id?

Accepted Answer

A)  conscious 
B)  unconscious 
C)  preconscious 
D)  subliminal 
A)  conscious 
B)  unconscious 
C)  preconscious 
D)  subliminal

Question 16

MATCHING
-Erik Erikson

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 17

What was the primary focus of John Watson's behaviourism theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  the effects of nature 
B)  the effects of nurture 
C)  the effects of biology 
D)  the effects of environment 
A)  the effects of nature 
B)  the effects of nurture 
C)  the effects of biology 
D)  the effects of environment

Question 18

What was Gesell's view of child development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children are inherently evil. 
B)  Children are inherently good. 
C)  Environment is the main principle of development. 
D)  Biological maturation is the main principle of development. 
A)  Children are inherently evil. 
B)  Children are inherently good. 
C)  Environment is the main principle of development. 
D)  Biological maturation is the main principle of development.

Question 19

Which of the following indicates the strongest correlation?

Accepted Answer

A)  -0.80 
B)  -0.45 
C)  +0.65 
D)  +0.70 
A)  -0.80 
B)  -0.45 
C)  +0.65 
D)  +0.70

Question 20

MATCHING
-Alfred Binet

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

John Locke said children begin life without natural predispositions.

Which of the following scenarios is an example of scaffolding?

How has the study of adult development changed over time?

According to behaviourists, once a behaviour has been learned, it cannot be extinguished.

In an attempt to compare instructional strategies in various elementary schools, educational researchers are sampling the reading skills of third graders every six months for five years.What type of research are they applying?

Case studies involve large numbers of subjects each being studied once.

Freud believed that insufficient or excessive gratification in a stage of development would lead to developmental problems.

Which of the following statements best represents the views of Urie Bronfenbrenner?

Describe how adaptation is used to further development, according to Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory.

Mark can tie his running shoes, but only with his mother's help.How would Vygotsky describe the task of tying Mark's shoes?

According to Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, the chronosystem involves changes over time.

What is the general view of Erikson's psychosocial theory of development?

Who suggested that children could become generous and ethical people if they were left to their natural tendencies or impulses?

Jean-Jacques Rousseau stated that children were born inherently mischievous.

According to Freud, what word describes the id?

MATCHING -Erik Erikson

What was the primary focus of John Watson's behaviourism theory?

What was Gesell's view of child development?

Which of the following indicates the strongest correlation?

MATCHING -Alfred Binet

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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John Locke said children begin life without natural predispositions.

Which of the following scenarios is an example of scaffolding?

How has the study of adult development changed over time?

According to behaviourists, once a behaviour has been learned, it cannot be extinguished.

In an attempt to compare instructional strategies in various elementary schools, educational researchers are sampling the reading skills of third graders every six months for five years.What type of research are they applying?

Case studies involve large numbers of subjects each being studied once.

Freud believed that insufficient or excessive gratification in a stage of development would lead to developmental problems.

Which of the following statements best represents the views of Urie Bronfenbrenner?

Describe how adaptation is used to further development, according to Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory.

Mark can tie his running shoes, but only with his mother's help.How would Vygotsky describe the task of tying Mark's shoes?

According to Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, the chronosystem involves changes over time.

What is the general view of Erikson's psychosocial theory of development?

Who suggested that children could become generous and ethical people if they were left to their natural tendencies or impulses?

Jean-Jacques Rousseau stated that children were born inherently mischievous.

According to Freud, what word describes the id?

MATCHING -Erik Erikson

What was the primary focus of John Watson's behaviourism theory?

What was Gesell's view of child development?

Which of the following indicates the strongest correlation?

MATCHING -Alfred Binet

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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