Question 1

Dr. Christopher Green at York University in Ontario, Canada, developed a website which focuses on which of the following aspects of psychology in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) history of psychology 
B) child development research 
C) neuroscience 
D) theories of child development 
A) history of psychology 
B) child development research 
C) neuroscience 
D) theories of child development A

Question 2

Freud based his psychodynamic theory on

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A) his patients' case histories. 
B) observations of his children. 
C) correlational research studies. 
D) experimental research studies. 
A) his patients' case histories. 
B) observations of his children. 
C) correlational research studies. 
D) experimental research studies. A

Question 3

According to Darwin, the ________ offspring reproduce in an ongoing process of natural selection.

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A) most intelligent 
B) best adapted 
C) strongest and fastest 
D) most normal 
A) most intelligent 
B) best adapted 
C) strongest and fastest 
D) most normal B

Question 4

Piaget stated that children's theories about the world

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A) remain the same until adulthood. 
B) undergo three major changes during development. 
C) are never tested by the children. 
D) are based on what adults tell them. 
A) remain the same until adulthood. 
B) undergo three major changes during development. 
C) are never tested by the children. 
D) are based on what adults tell them.

Question 5

The cognitive-developmental perspective is mainly concerned with

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A) experience. 
B) personality. 
C) thinking. 
D) context. 
A) experience. 
B) personality. 
C) thinking. 
D) context.

Question 6

People and objects in an individual's immediate environment comprise an individual's

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A) macrosystem. 
B) mesosystem. 
C) microsystem. 
D) exosystem. 
A) macrosystem. 
B) mesosystem. 
C) microsystem. 
D) exosystem.

Question 7

Which shows the correct sequence of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

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A) preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational, sensorimotor 
B) sensorimotor, concrete operational, preoperational, formal operational 
C) sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational 
D) concrete operational, formal operational, sensorimotor, preoperational 
A) preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational, sensorimotor 
B) sensorimotor, concrete operational, preoperational, formal operational 
C) sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational 
D) concrete operational, formal operational, sensorimotor, preoperational

Question 8

As children pass through the stages in Freud's theory,

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A) pleasure is focused on different parts of the body. 
B) they are faced with different psychosocial crises. 
C) their cognitive structures change radically. 
D) they are influenced by different environmental systems. 
A) pleasure is focused on different parts of the body. 
B) they are faced with different psychosocial crises. 
C) their cognitive structures change radically. 
D) they are influenced by different environmental systems.

Question 9

In information-processing theory, mental hardware includes

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A) cognitive processes. 
B) cognitive structures. 
C) schemas. 
D) operant conditioning. 
A) cognitive processes. 
B) cognitive structures. 
C) schemas. 
D) operant conditioning.

Question 10

Body-ego develops in the early years and contributes to

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A) an awareness of the physical abilities of the baby. 
B) self-esteem. 
C) closeness to parents. 
D) a sense of individual self. 
A) an awareness of the physical abilities of the baby. 
B) self-esteem. 
C) closeness to parents. 
D) a sense of individual self.

Question 11

Social cognitive theory extended operant conditioning theory by adding the concept of

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A) imitation. 
B) punishment. 
C) reinforcement. 
D) genetic influences. 
A) imitation. 
B) punishment. 
C) reinforcement. 
D) genetic influences.

Question 12

One difference between Skinner's operant conditioning and Bandura's social cognitive theory is that

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A) Bandura believes children play an active role in their own development while Skinner sees them as being passively shaped by the environment. 
B) Skinner views reinforcement and punishment as being important while Bandura does not. 
C) Skinner believes that self-efficacy influences behaviour while Bandura does not. 
D) Bandura emphasizes rewards and punishment while Skinner does not. 
A) Bandura believes children play an active role in their own development while Skinner sees them as being passively shaped by the environment. 
B) Skinner views reinforcement and punishment as being important while Bandura does not. 
C) Skinner believes that self-efficacy influences behaviour while Bandura does not. 
D) Bandura emphasizes rewards and punishment while Skinner does not.

Question 13

Jackie feels that superior genes are the primary reason her daughter Jacqueline is intellectually gifted. Jackie believes in the importance of

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A) the active child. 
B) continuity. 
C) nature. 
D) the connection of domains. 
A) the active child. 
B) continuity. 
C) nature. 
D) the connection of domains.

Question 14

Your friend finds out that you are studying child development and asks you whether his one-year-old should know "right" from "wrong" yet. Having just studied Freud, you tell your friend,

Accepted Answer

A) "Yes, infants are born with a superego." 
B) "Maybe, babies usually develop a superego around one year of age." 
C) "Probably not, as babies don't develop a superego until the preschool years." 
D) "No, the superego does not emerge until adolescence." 
A) "Yes, infants are born with a superego." 
B) "Maybe, babies usually develop a superego around one year of age." 
C) "Probably not, as babies don't develop a superego until the preschool years." 
D) "No, the superego does not emerge until adolescence."

Question 15

Unlike Piaget, information-processing approaches focus on ________ changes.

Accepted Answer

A) qualitative 
B) quantitative 
C) cognitive 
D) abrupt 
A) qualitative 
B) quantitative 
C) cognitive 
D) abrupt

Question 16

The day after he discovered his parents were divorcing, Benji was upset by the news from home and picked a fight at school. Bronfenbrenner would describe this relationship between home and school environments as being part of the

Accepted Answer

A) exosystem. 
B) microsystem. 
C) macrosystem. 
D) mesosystem. 
A) exosystem. 
B) microsystem. 
C) macrosystem. 
D) mesosystem.

Question 17

Psychodynamic theorists believe the developmental path

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A) is typically filled with many conflicts. 
B) has many conflicts only for those who are maladjusted. 
C) follows a very individualized route, with different people facing different challenges. 
D) is predetermined by biological factors. 
A) is typically filled with many conflicts. 
B) has many conflicts only for those who are maladjusted. 
C) follows a very individualized route, with different people facing different challenges. 
D) is predetermined by biological factors.

Question 18

Piaget is to information-processing theorists as

Accepted Answer

A) specific is to comprehensive. 
B) the whole is to the parts. 
C) cognitive is to developmental. 
D) nature is to nurture. 
A) specific is to comprehensive. 
B) the whole is to the parts. 
C) cognitive is to developmental. 
D) nature is to nurture.

Question 19

Which of the following does not reflect newer approaches to the study of child development?

Accepted Answer

A) information-processing and developmental psychopathology 
B) environmental theory 
C) evolutionary theory 
D) developmental psychopathology 
A) information-processing and developmental psychopathology 
B) environmental theory 
C) evolutionary theory 
D) developmental psychopathology

Question 20

Carol begged her father for some candy when they were in the grocery store. Eventually, Carol's father gave in and bought Carol some candy. According to theories of operant conditioning, what is likely to happen the next time Carol and her father go to the grocery store?

Accepted Answer

A) Carol will not beg for candy because her father punished her begging the last time that they were in the store. 
B) Carol will not beg for candy because her father reinforced her begging the last time that they were in the store. 
C) Carol will beg for candy because her father reinforced her begging the last time they were in the store. 
D) Carol will beg for candy because her father punished her begging the last time they were in the store. 
A) Carol will not beg for candy because her father punished her begging the last time that they were in the store. 
B) Carol will not beg for candy because her father reinforced her begging the last time that they were in the store. 
C) Carol will beg for candy because her father reinforced her begging the last time they were in the store. 
D) Carol will beg for candy because her father punished her begging the last time they were in the store.

Dr. Christopher Green at York University in Ontario, Canada, developed a website which focuses on which of the following aspects of psychology in Canada?

Freud based his psychodynamic theory on

According to Darwin, the ________ offspring reproduce in an ongoing process of natural selection.

Piaget stated that children's theories about the world

The cognitive-developmental perspective is mainly concerned with

People and objects in an individual's immediate environment comprise an individual's

Which shows the correct sequence of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

As children pass through the stages in Freud's theory,

In information-processing theory, mental hardware includes

Body-ego develops in the early years and contributes to

Social cognitive theory extended operant conditioning theory by adding the concept of

One difference between Skinner's operant conditioning and Bandura's social cognitive theory is that

Jackie feels that superior genes are the primary reason her daughter Jacqueline is intellectually gifted. Jackie believes in the importance of

Your friend finds out that you are studying child development and asks you whether his one-year-old should know "right" from "wrong" yet. Having just studied Freud, you tell your friend,

Unlike Piaget, information-processing approaches focus on ________ changes.

The day after he discovered his parents were divorcing, Benji was upset by the news from home and picked a fight at school. Bronfenbrenner would describe this relationship between home and school environments as being part of the

Psychodynamic theorists believe the developmental path

Piaget is to information-processing theorists as

Which of the following does not reflect newer approaches to the study of child development?

Carol begged her father for some candy when they were in the grocery store. Eventually, Carol's father gave in and bought Carol some candy. According to theories of operant conditioning, what is likely to happen the next time Carol and her father go to the grocery store?

Research in Child Development

Genetic Bases of Child Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infants and Toddlers

Cognition in Infants and Toddlers

Social and Emotional Development in Infants and Toddlers

Physical Growth in Preschool Children

Cognitive Development in Preschool Children

Social and Emotional Development in Preschool Children

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Growth in Adolescents

Cognitive Processes in Adolescents

Social and Emotional Development in Adolescents

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Exam 1: Child Development: Theories and Themes

Dr. Christopher Green at York University in Ontario, Canada, developed a website which focuses on which of the following aspects of psychology in Canada?

Freud based his psychodynamic theory on

According to Darwin, the ________ offspring reproduce in an ongoing process of natural selection.

Piaget stated that children's theories about the world

The cognitive-developmental perspective is mainly concerned with

People and objects in an individual's immediate environment comprise an individual's

Which shows the correct sequence of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

As children pass through the stages in Freud's theory,

In information-processing theory, mental hardware includes

Body-ego develops in the early years and contributes to

Social cognitive theory extended operant conditioning theory by adding the concept of

One difference between Skinner's operant conditioning and Bandura's social cognitive theory is that

Jackie feels that superior genes are the primary reason her daughter Jacqueline is intellectually gifted. Jackie believes in the importance of

Your friend finds out that you are studying child development and asks you whether his one-year-old should know "right" from "wrong" yet. Having just studied Freud, you tell your friend,

Unlike Piaget, information-processing approaches focus on ________ changes.

The day after he discovered his parents were divorcing, Benji was upset by the news from home and picked a fight at school. Bronfenbrenner would describe this relationship between home and school environments as being part of the

Psychodynamic theorists believe the developmental path

Piaget is to information-processing theorists as

Which of the following does not reflect newer approaches to the study of child development?

Carol begged her father for some candy when they were in the grocery store. Eventually, Carol's father gave in and bought Carol some candy. According to theories of operant conditioning, what is likely to happen the next time Carol and her father go to the grocery store?

Research in Child Development

Genetic Bases of Child Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infants and Toddlers

Cognition in Infants and Toddlers

Social and Emotional Development in Infants and Toddlers

Physical Growth in Preschool Children

Cognitive Development in Preschool Children

Social and Emotional Development in Preschool Children

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Growth in Adolescents

Cognitive Processes in Adolescents

Social and Emotional Development in Adolescents

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