Deck 1: The Principles of Developmental Psychology

Question 1

Baltes (1987) suggests that developmental psychology involves:

A) Evolutionary theory
B) Constancy and change in human behaviour across the life span
C) The acquisition of mental tools
D) Continuity and discontinuity

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Epigenesis is defined as:

A) The study of development
B) The way in which knowledge evolves over the life span
C) Evolution of the species
D) Interaction between nature and nurture

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Who suggested that all development is ultimately the result of learning?

A) Piaget
B) Vygotsky
C) Watson
D) Siegler

Answer 3

C

Question 4

An organismic approach to cognitive development is best described by Piaget as:

A) The use of formal schooling which increases a child's knowledge base and develops cognitive ability
B) Continuous or discontinuous in nature
C) The development of mental structure within the child's mind which determines how the world is understood
D) How our biological programming can be altered by environmental influences

Question 5

Which of the following statements is not a true statement in relation to the interaction between nature and nurture?

A) The interaction between nature and nurture can be viewed as an examination of the extent to which our biological programming is altered by environmental influences
B) The interaction between nature and nurture is called epigenesis
C) Nature and nurture are engaged in continuous and reciprocal action
D) The interaction between nature and nurture is steeped in the evolutionary theory of Charles Darwin and his baby biographies

Question 6

Which of the following is not a feature of studies in relation to stability and change?

A) Have linked increased stability in relation to the bond with parents
B) Change (such as attachment bond) is possible under appropriate conditions
C) Stability is a concept in development that cannot be changed once learned and experienced
D) Early experience is crucial to stability

Question 7

Cross-cultural research has demonstrated which of the following:

A) Developmental tasks are acquired in a universal way.
B) Romanian Orphans have the ability to adapt to Western Cultures
C) Children in warm climates learn to crawl before they can walk
D) Individual development is often inseparable from community

Question 8

Classical Conditioning is defined as:

A) Learning in which a stimulus can evoke a familiar response after repeated pairing of new stimuli with stimuli that already evokes a response
B) The extent to which biological programming can be altered
C) Biological and environmental influences
D) The sequence of development

Question 9

The sequence of growth is also known as:

A) Integration
B) Maturation
C) Maturity
D) Differentiation

Question 10

Which of the following best describes the study of developmental psychology according to Baltes (1987)?

A) Studies which utilize theories of life span development
B) Sources of age-related changes lies within the provinces of many disciplines
C) Sources of age-related changes lie in the domains of further studies of human behaviour
D) Studies which incorporate the principles of development