Deck 2: Theories and Approaches

Question 1

Rousseau's developmental period, when a child becomes a social being who is depend on others, is called …

A)Age of Insight
B)Age of Strength
C)Age of Reason
D)Age of Nature

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In dynamic systems theory, _________ is emergent in the moment.

A)knowledge
B)change
C)interactions
D)organisation

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which theory links brain development with cognitive development?

A)Dynamic change
B)Connectionism
C)Neuroscontructivism
D)Sociocultural

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The constraint of a neuron's development due to interactions with other neurons is …

A)encellment
B)embodiment
C)biology
D)embrainment

Question 5

In neuroconstructivsm, developmental disorders are different from normal development in part because …

A)a specific region of the brain has failed
B)the constraints are different
C)brain networks are not communicating
D)the brain cannot interact with the environment

Question 6

A feral child not learning to speak or read is an example of …

A)abuse
B)Williams syndrome
C)ensocialment
D)sociocultural theory

Question 7

The idea that a lack of a skill or an ability could be traced to damage to a specific brain region is an example of:

A)neuroconstructivism
B)embrainment
C)modularity
D)a developmental disorder

Question 8

In regards to his stages of development, Piaget believed that …

A)everyone progresses through them in the same order but not necessarily in the same time frame
B)individuals can vary in the order in which they progress through the stages
C)everyone progresses through the same order and in the same time frame
D)the progression through stages is dependent on the individual's interactions with society

Question 9

Who thought that the bonding between a human mother and child was similar to imprinting in animals?

A)Locke
B)Vgotsky
C)Bowlby
D)Piaget

Question 10

According to dynamic systems theory, systems organise themselves:

A)randomly
B)based on an outside agent or plan
C)in a way that always maximises efficiency
D)based on interactions with the environment

Question 11

In attachment theory, children wander off at around 8 months of age because …

A)their attachment to a caretaker is not sufficiently strong yet
B)they are trying to get away from their parents
C)they feel safe inside of a zone of proximal development
D)they feel secure with their parents as a base

Question 12

According to Bowlby, from birth to 3 months, children respond:

A)cry when they see stranger's faces
B)smile at a few special faces
C)to no faces
D)to all faces the same

Question 13

Locke belived that children …

A)should be nurtured to pursue their natural predispositions
B)develop in stages
C)develop mainly based on social interactions
D)should be taught self-control

Question 14

Who proposed the idea of limiting education to keeping children out of danger and allowing them to pursue their interests?

A)Piaget
B)Locke
C)Vogotsky
D)Rousseau

Question 15

The idea the children are little adults who go through growth, not transformation, is a part of which theory?

A)Sociocultural
B)Constructivism
C)Preformationist
D)Tabula rasa

Question 16

Who believed that each stage of development was characterised as a qualitatively different way of thinking?

A)Vygotsky
B)Piaget
C)Rousseau
D)Bowlby

Question 17

According to Piaget, if new knowledge is consistent with an existing schema, it is …

A)accomodated
B)assimilated
C)equilibrated
D)schemated

Question 18

In which of Piaget's stages do children acquire symbolic and representational thought?

A)Formal operational
B)Concrete operational
C)Preoperational
D)Sensorimotor

Question 19

Which cognitive skill is central to Vogotsky's theory of development?

A)Language
B)Writing
C)Maps
D)Drawing

Question 20

The Zone of Proximal Development …

A)defines a child's potential learning capacity
B)defines the difference between what the child can do unaided vs. with help
C)defines the difference between what the child has learned vs. what the child will learn
D)defines the child's mental capacity vs. ability

Question 21

Javascript is __ and __ language

A)sa
B)asd
C)asd
D)adssa
E)sadas