Deck 5: Theories of Child Development

Question 1

Sigmund Freud's Stages of change are useful to know because they affected other theorists. In order, they are:

A) Oral, phallic, latency, anal, genital
B) Oral, anal, latency, phallic, genital
C) Oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital
D) Oral, latency, anal, phallic, genital

Answer 1

Oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital

Question 2

Erik Erikson uses what to describe the stages in his psychosocial theory?

A) Levels
B) Problems
C) Growth charts
D) Dichotomies

Answer 2

Dichotomies

Question 3

This man proposed that a child's learning comes from copying or modeling

A) Howard Gardner
B) Robert Havighurst
C) Jean Piget
D) Albert Bandura

Answer 3

Albert Bandura

Question 4

Lawrence Kohlberg created the preconventional, conventional and postconventional levels in his hierarchy of what?

A) Ethical levels
B) Moral levels
C) Developmental levels
D) Learning levels

Question 5

According to Carol Gilligan, the male view of morality is based on ______, while the female view is based on ______.

A) Caring, justice
B) Connectivity, objectivity
C) Objectivity, connectivity
D) Caring, connectivity

Question 6

Erik Erickson's theory built on that of his teacher, _________________.

A) Gesell
B) Freud
C) Havighurst
D) Piaget

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a contribution of Arnold Gesell:

A) the concept of equilibrium vs disequilibrium
B) the notion of conservation
C) growth gradients
D) maturational theory

Question 8

Robert Havighurst popularized the idea that the attainment of certain skill sets could serve as signals that the goal of a particular life crisis is being achieved. This attainment of a skill set is also known as a

A) critical period
B) zone of proximal development
C) developmental task
D) sensitive period

Question 9

Carol Dweck developed theory around fixed and growth mindset. This theory posits:

A) that intelligence is pre-determined and cannot be changed
B) with effort and integration of the proper tools and tasks, intelligence can be changed
C) animals have the same type of mindsets
D) adults cannot influence mindset in children

Question 10

Erik Erickson's theory built on that of his teacher, _________________.

A) Gesell
B) Freud
C) Havighurst
D) Piaget

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a contribution of Arnold Gesell:

A) the concept of equilibrium vs disequilibrium
B) the notion of conservation
C) growth gradients
D) maturational theory

Question 12

Robert Havighurst popularized the idea that the attainment of certain skill sets could serve as signals that the goal of a particular life crisis is being achieved. This attainment of a skill set is also known as a

A) critical period
B) zone of proximal development
C) developmental task
D) sensitive period