Deck 2: Theories of Development

Question 1

Which developmental theorist suggests that human development is an interaction of somatic ego and societal systems?

A) Elder
B) Bandura
C) Erikson
D) Freud

Answer 1

C

Question 2

According to Vygotsky, internalisation refers to:

A) Imprinting
B) The microsystem
C) The operational stage of development
D) The shift from interpersonal level to intrapersonal level

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following relate to formal theories:

A) Changes in relationships to domains
B) Ethology
C) Interconnected hypotheses, definitions, axioms and laws
D) Macrosystems

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following theorists can be said to offer a contextual theory?

A) Erikson
B) Bronfenbrenner
C) Freud
D) Watson

Question 5

The stage of Crisis relates to which of the following theorist(s)?

A) Erikson
B) Klahr and MacWhinney
C) Piaget
D) Bronfenbrenner

Question 6

In Life Course theory, the period effect occurs:

A) When people from different cultures are impacted by an historical event
B) When an historical event exerts a uniform influence across all birth cohorts
C) When people react to changes in relationships
D) When decision making changes an individuals life

Question 7

Natural selection relates to:

A) Being chosen to demonstrate certain behaviours
B) Passing on changes to physical structure or behaviour as part of survival advantage through generations via genes
C) The acquisition of 'following behaviour'
D) The interactions of genes and environments

Question 8

An exosystem is best described as which of the following?

A) The immediate surroundings in which an individual lives
B) The social environment by which an individual is influenced
C) Broad social settings providing support for the developing child and adult
D) The interaction of the child with other more skilled members of the culture

Question 9

The concept of ethology is determined as that of:

A) Understanding the adaptive value of behaviour and its evolutionary history
B) Behaviour according to cultural and environmental influences
C) The emphasis of aspects of the environment impacting a child's development
D) Moulding behaviour through stimulus-response association

Question 10

What role do information processing theories play in the study of cognitive development?

A) They assist in the understanding of the interaction between genetics and the environment
B) They emphasize the importance of environmental influences
C) They require the researcher to map out the steps which are believed to best describe the flow of information through the human mind
D) They assist the understanding of why the child reorganizes a behaviour pattern such that any part of their integrated and complex system can adjust