Question CourseHCP -0530 Fall 2016 Found Child Development Test Chapter 1 Exam Question 1 1 out of 1 points During which period of development do thought and language expand at an astounding pace? Answers: early childhood middle childhood infancy toddlerhood Question 2 0 out of 1 points Which of the following theories assumes stages to be universal? Answers: behaviorism the psychoanalytic perspective social learning theory ecological systems theory Question 3 0 out of 1 points In his research, Professor Geragos has found that in industrialized nations, the transition to adult roles has become increasingly prolonged. This period of development is called Answers: emerging adulthood. advanced adolescence. Generation X. delayed adulthood. Question 4 1 out of 1 points According to the __________ view of development, the difference between the immature and the mature being is simply one of amount or complexity. Answers: continuous nurture nature discontinuous Question 5 1 out of 1 points __________ brings together researchers from psychology, biology, neuroscience, and medicine to study the relationship between changes in the brain and the developing child’s cognitive processing and behavior patterns. Answers: Ecological systems theory Developmental cognitive neuroscience Evolutionary developmental psychology Cognitive-developmental theory Question 6 1 out of 1 points A child born into a !Kung family in Botswana, Africa, is likely to Answers: be encouraged by adults to play with twigs and stones. be encouraged by adults to exchange objects with others. have numerous toys carved from trees. receive little training in social skills until age 5. Question 7 1 out of 1 points Children who __________ tend to be more resilient. Answers: have difficulty inhibiting negative impulses grow up with siblings are easygoing and sociable attend private schools Question 8 0 out of 1 points Professor Santiago regards child development as a discontinuous process. Professor Santiago’s belief is consistent with social learning theory. ethology. cognitive-developmental theory. Question 9 0 out of 1 points Dr. Tu’s flowchart tracks the steps children use to enter an ongoing play group. Dr. Tu is using the __________ approach. Answers: information-processing cognitive-developmental psychoanalytic behavior modification Question 10 1 out of 1 points The field of child development is interdisciplinary because Answers: it has grown through the combined efforts of people from many fields. it is motivated largely by theoretical questions. it deals mostly with applied concerns. studies are carried out mainly by psychologists. Question 11 1 out of 1 points According to Piaget’s cognitive-developmental theory, Answers: as the brain develops and children’s experiences expand, they move through four stages, each with its own distinct way of thinking. the human mind is analogous to a symbol-manipulating system through which information flows. the frequency of a particular behavior can be increased by following it with a reinforcer. social interaction between children and more knowledgeable members of society leads to more advanced ways of thinking. Question 12 0 out of 1 points Laws that recognized that children needed protection from people who might mistreat them emerged during Answers: the Enlightenment. medieval times. the Reformation. the twentieth century. Question 13 0 out of 1 points An organized family life Answers: is not possible today because parents and children have too little time together. yields a structured home that can interfere with exploration and healthy development. provides a supportive context for warm, involved parent child interaction, which is essential to children’s well-being. is limited to two-parent families with economic advantages. Question 14 1 out of 1 points __________’s philosophy characterizes children as doing little to influence their own Answers: Arnold Gesell John Locke Jean-Jacques Rousseau James Mark Baldwin Question 15 0 out of 1 points Of the Western nations, __________ has the highest percentage of extremely poor children. Answers: Germany the United Kingdom Canada the United States Question 16 1 out of 1 points In collectivist societies, Answers: people stress group goals over individual goals. people are largely concerned with personal needs. a high priority is placed on the privacy of family life. people give equal priority to group and individual goals. Question 17 1 out of 1 points Development is often divided into which three broad domains? Answers: physical, cognitive, and emotional and social social, cognitive, and spiritual cognitive, spiritual, and physical psychological, sociological, and ecological Question 18 1 out of 1 points Which of the following statements is true about the stability view of development? Answers: Theorists who emphasize stability believe that children who are low in anxiety will outgrow that characteristic at later ages. Theorists who emphasize stability believe that children who are high in sociability will remain so at later ages. Theorists who emphasize stability believe that development is open to change in response to influential experiences. Theorists who emphasize stability hold a more optimistic view of development than those who emphasize plasticity. Question 19 0 out of 1 points Gene’s parents believe that their son’s thoughts, emotions, and behavior differ considerably from those of adults. Gene’s parents view development as Answers: continuous. discontinuous. having many courses. having one course. Question 20 1 out of 1 points In Freud’s __________ stage of development, the superego is formed and children feel guilty when they violate it. Answers: latency phallic oral anal Question 21 0 out of 1 points The goal of TANF is to Answers: guarantee governmental financial aid to all needy families. encourage families to become self-sufficient. promote the development of children in poverty. raise the economic well-being of families with children, regardless of employment. Question 22 1 out of 1 points American psychologist James Mark Baldwin Answers: viewed the child as a noble savage. emphasized nature over nurture. viewed the child as a blank slate. believed that neither the child nor the environment controlled development. Question 23 0 out of 1 points Both __________ and __________ emphasize one course of development. Answers: psychoanalytic theory; behaviorism sociocultural theory; cognitive-developmental theory information processing; ethology dynamic systems theory; ecological systems theory Question 24 1 out of 1 points A __________ period is a limited time during which a child is biologically prepared to acquire certain adaptive behaviors but needs the support of an appropriately stimulating environment. Answers: critical survival developmental sensitive Question 25 1 out of 1 points In Erikson’s __________ psychosocial stage of development, the young person forms a personal identity by exploring values and vocational goals. Answers: intimacy versus isolation identity versus stagnation identity versus role confusion industry versus inferiority
