Question 1

Jean Piaget is noted for his theory of _______.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive development 
B) language development 
C) perceptual development 
D) attachment 
A) cognitive development 
B) language development 
C) perceptual development 
D) attachment

Question 2

The mother of a young child who didn't like to drink juice was trying to coax him to drink some.Taking the glass of juice,she poured it all into a smaller cup and said,"There! Now you won't have to drink so much." She would never have fooled the child if he had not been in the _______ stage.

Accepted Answer

A) preconventional 
B) preoperational 
C) concrete operational 
D) formal operational 
A) preconventional 
B) preoperational 
C) concrete operational 
D) formal operational

Question 3

Early attachment theories state that a mother is rewarding to her infant because she provides the food.This was disproven with Harlow's experiments using _________.

Accepted Answer

A) monkeys 
B) cats 
C) humans 
D) chicks 
A) monkeys 
B) cats 
C) humans 
D) chicks

Question 4

Research indicates that onset of puberty _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) has remained relatively unchanged for several centuries 
B) is occurring at later ages than ever before in developed countries 
C) is occurring at earlier ages than ever before in developed countries 
D) is less important to teenagers today than it has been historically 
A) has remained relatively unchanged for several centuries 
B) is occurring at later ages than ever before in developed countries 
C) is occurring at earlier ages than ever before in developed countries 
D) is less important to teenagers today than it has been historically

Question 5

How did Erikson identify the conflict experienced in old age?

Accepted Answer

A) industry vs.inferiority 
B) intimacy vs.isolation 
C) generativity vs.stagnation 
D) integrity vs.despair 
A) industry vs.inferiority 
B) intimacy vs.isolation 
C) generativity vs.stagnation 
D) integrity vs.despair

Question 6

A researcher who studies a fixed group of people over a long period of time is,by definition,using the __________ method.

Accepted Answer

A) longitudinal 
B) correlational 
C) cross-sectional 
D) biographical study 
A) longitudinal 
B) correlational 
C) cross-sectional 
D) biographical study

Question 7

The most obvious change ushering in adolescence is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) voice change 
B) intellectual growth 
C) the growth spurt 
D) emotional upheaval 
A) voice change 
B) intellectual growth 
C) the growth spurt 
D) emotional upheaval

Question 8

A characteristic that first shows up in the concrete operations stage is _______.

Accepted Answer

A) irreversibility 
B) abstract thinking 
C) egocentrism 
D) logical thinking 
A) irreversibility 
B) abstract thinking 
C) egocentrism 
D) logical thinking

Question 9

A researcher who selects a sample of people of varying ages and studies them at one point in time is,by definition,using the __________ method.

Accepted Answer

A) longitudinal 
B) correlational 
C) cross-sectional 
D) biographical study 
A) longitudinal 
B) correlational 
C) cross-sectional 
D) biographical study

Question 10

In Harlow's studies with young monkeys,the monkeys were exposed to a wire mother with a bottle and a cloth mother without a bottle.The young monkeys spent their non-feeding time:

Accepted Answer

A) with the wire mother. 
B) with both mothers equally. 
C) with the cloth mother. 
D) away from both mothers. 
A) with the wire mother. 
B) with both mothers equally. 
C) with the cloth mother. 
D) away from both mothers.

Question 11

The belief that one is the center of the world is called by Piaget:

Accepted Answer

A) animism. 
B) egocentrism. 
C) self-centering. 
D) centrismic thinking. 
A) animism. 
B) egocentrism. 
C) self-centering. 
D) centrismic thinking.

Question 12

Which of the following is the correct order for Piaget's four stages of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A) Sensorimotor,preoperational,concrete operations,formal operations. 
B) Preoperational,concrete operations,formal operations,sensorimotor. 
C) Preoperational,sensorimotor,concrete operations,formal operations. 
D) Preoperational,formal operations,sensorimotor,concrete operations. 
A) Sensorimotor,preoperational,concrete operations,formal operations. 
B) Preoperational,concrete operations,formal operations,sensorimotor. 
C) Preoperational,sensorimotor,concrete operations,formal operations. 
D) Preoperational,formal operations,sensorimotor,concrete operations.

Question 13

According to Erik Erikson,the crucial task confronting a person approaching death is that of establishing or attaining _______.

Accepted Answer

A) trust 
B) ego identity 
C) ego integrity 
D) autonomy 
A) trust 
B) ego identity 
C) ego integrity 
D) autonomy

Question 14

Which of the following concepts was NOT used by Piaget?

Accepted Answer

A) schema 
B) assimilation 
C) accommodation 
D) critical period 
A) schema 
B) assimilation 
C) accommodation 
D) critical period

Question 15

Preoperational,concrete operations,and formal operations are all stages devised by _______.

Accepted Answer

A) Bruner 
B) Freud 
C) Skinner 
D) Piaget 
A) Bruner 
B) Freud 
C) Skinner 
D) Piaget

Question 16

According to Piaget,children begin to develop concepts and the ability to think in terms of abstractions in the __________ stage.

Accepted Answer

A) preoperational 
B) formal operational 
C) concrete operational 
D) sensorimotor 
A) preoperational 
B) formal operational 
C) concrete operational 
D) sensorimotor

Question 17

Piaget attributed cognitive development to the interaction of what two processes?

Accepted Answer

A) assimilation and accommodation 
B) assimilation and egocentric thinking 
C) egocentric thinking and conservation 
D) conservation and accommodation 
A) assimilation and accommodation 
B) assimilation and egocentric thinking 
C) egocentric thinking and conservation 
D) conservation and accommodation

Question 18

Jean Piaget is noted for his theory of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive development 
B) language development 
C) perceptual development 
D) motor development 
A) cognitive development 
B) language development 
C) perceptual development 
D) motor development

Question 19

The drug most abused by pregnant women is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) nicotine 
B) marijuana 
C) cocaine 
D) alcohol 
A) nicotine 
B) marijuana 
C) cocaine 
D) alcohol

Question 20

According to Piaget,what are the ages for the formal operational stage?

Accepted Answer

A) birth to age two 
B) age two to seven 
C) age seven to eleven 
D) beyond age eleven or twelve 
A) birth to age two 
B) age two to seven 
C) age seven to eleven 
D) beyond age eleven or twelve

Exam 13: Development Over the Life Span

Jean Piaget is noted for his theory of _______.

The mother of a young child who didn't like to drink juice was trying to coax him to drink some.Taking the glass of juice,she poured it all into a smaller cup and said,"There! Now you won't have to drink so much." She would never have fooled the child if he had not been in the _______ stage.

Early attachment theories state that a mother is rewarding to her infant because she provides the food.This was disproven with Harlow's experiments using _________.

Research indicates that onset of puberty _______________.

How did Erikson identify the conflict experienced in old age?

A researcher who studies a fixed group of people over a long period of time is,by definition,using the __________ method.

The most obvious change ushering in adolescence is __________.

A characteristic that first shows up in the concrete operations stage is _______.

A researcher who selects a sample of people of varying ages and studies them at one point in time is,by definition,using the __________ method.

In Harlow's studies with young monkeys,the monkeys were exposed to a wire mother with a bottle and a cloth mother without a bottle.The young monkeys spent their non-feeding time:

The belief that one is the center of the world is called by Piaget:

Which of the following is the correct order for Piaget's four stages of cognitive development?

According to Erik Erikson,the crucial task confronting a person approaching death is that of establishing or attaining _______.

Which of the following concepts was NOT used by Piaget?

Preoperational,concrete operations,and formal operations are all stages devised by _______.

According to Piaget,children begin to develop concepts and the ability to think in terms of abstractions in the __________ stage.

Piaget attributed cognitive development to the interaction of what two processes?

Jean Piaget is noted for his theory of __________.

The drug most abused by pregnant women is __________.

According to Piaget,what are the ages for the formal operational stage?

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