Deck 18: Conclusion: Humanistic Psychology and Developmental Theory

Question 1

In the Epilogue, the author's discussion of difficult instruction

A) draws on the ideas of Werner
B) draws on the ideas of Rousseau
C) suggests how we can raise the bar
D) suggests more time is needed in outdoor nature

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Maslow's phenomenological bent places him closest to

A) Piaget
B) Schachtel
C) Gesell
D) Rousseau

Answer 2

B

Question 3

In the Epilogue, the author's main objection to standardized testing centers on

A) lack of preparation time
B) the effects on love of learning
C) well-documented test biases
D) time away from nature studies

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which theory is least like Maslow's? The theory of

A) Rousseau
B) Piaget
C) Schachtel
D) Bandura

Question 5

One could characterize aspects of Maslow's thinking as

A) Romantic
B) Taoistic
C) anti-socialization
D) all of the above

Question 6

The Epilogue asserts that computers

A) are best used for higher-order thinking
B) take time away from sensory development
C) rob children of their independence
D) all of the above

Question 7

The Epilogue argues that children need more opportunities

A) in the arts
B) for play
C) to explore nature
D) all of the above

Question 8

Who among the following sees no value in regression to childlike thinking?

A) Werner
B) Kohlberg
C) Maslow
D) some psychoanalysts

Question 9

Maslow said psychology should give more attention to thinking that is

A) goal directed
B) objective and detached
C) computer-based
D) fresh and naïve

Question 10

Maslow found that self-actualizers, compared to most people, are

A) free from pressures to conform
B) rebellious against social conventions
C) intellectual
D) motivated by a hierarchy of needs

Question 11

Maslow's faith in the positive nature of intrinsic growth forces is similar to the position of

A) Rousseau
B) Jung
C) Bettellheim
D) all of the above

Question 12

The text says that individual differences in children's abilities

A) has been a focus of the developmentalist tradition
B) has not been a focus of the developmentalist tradition
C) is found in the work of Maslow and many of his followers
D) characterizes many but not all in the developmentalist tradition
Epilogue: A Developmental Perspective on the Standards Movement

Question 13

When Maslow said babies have a biological wisdom, he echoed

A) Piaget
B) Gesell
C) Werner
D) J. B. Watson

Question 14

Humanistic psychologists believe that the recent cognitive science movement

A) has finally brought Piaget to the forefront
B) supports behaviorism
C) gives a one-sided picture of humans
D) all of the above

Question 15

In the Epilogue, the textbook author argues that clear and high goals for our children's future

A) need broader community support
B) need to be tied to rigorous tests
C) must be better defined for use in empirical research
D) divert us from the special strengths of childhood