Philosophers
Questions about science stuff
Actual Child Development
100

Who was the first to identify adolescence as a separate stage of development?

A.John Watson

B. G.Stanley Hall

C. Konrad Lorenz

D. B.F.Skinner

B. G Stanley Hall

100

A scientific theory is a set of...

A.Logically related statements seeking to describe,explain,and predict human behavior

B.Facts derived from Research. Opinions presented by a well-known authority figure in the field

D predictions about future outcomes


A. Logically related statements seeking to describe,explain,and predict human behavior

100

Which one of the following psycho social developments occurs in adolescents?

A.gender constancy

B.Identity


C.self-esteem

D. Self-Awareness

B.Identity

(think ERIKSON!)

200

According to Freud, the element of personality that operates under the pleasure principle is referred to as the...

A.Libido

B.Superego

C.ID

D.Ego

C. ID

200

Attachment is particularly important during which developmental period?

A.Infancy

B.Middle Childhood

C. Early childhood

D.Toddlerhood

A. Infancy

200

Environmental factors that may produce birth defects are called

A.Blastocysts

B.Allergens

C.toxinogens

D.Teratogens

D.Teratogens

300

In Erickson's theory of development there are ___ stages of psycho social development 

(We didnt cover them all)

A.3

B.8.

C.5

D.12

B. 8

300

The Statement: "If children learn aggression from models, then children who watch violent television shows should be more aggressive than children who watch nonviolent shows," is an example of a

A.Hypothesis

B.Theory

C.Finding

D.Conclusion

A.Hypothesis

300

Yvonne has begun to expirience uterine contractions that are causing her cervix to dialate. She is in ____ Stage of childbirth

A.Fourth

B.First

C.Third

D.Second

B.First

400

When John Watson trained "Little Albert" to be afraid of small, furry animals, he used

A.Classical Conditioning

B.Negative Reinforcement

C. Intermittent Reinforcement

D.Shaping Behavior

A. Classical Conditioning

400

Which theory portrays people as active in their own learning and emphasizes qualitative and quantitative changes?

A.Cognitive

B.Social Learning

C.Behaviorist

D.psychoanalytical

A.Cognitive

(Piaget!)

400

A healthy newborn can receive a maximum score of ___ on the Apgar Scale

A.8

B.10

C.6.

D.4

B.10

500

B.F.Skinner and other behaviorists maintain that human behavior is determined by:

A.Self-actualization

B.Unconscious conflicts

C.Defense Mechanisms

D.Conditioning

D.Conditioning

(if you asked they would say the environment)

500

According to Piaget, the process of changing existing schemes to adjust to new information is called

A.Disequilibrium

B.Assimilation

C.Accommodation

D.Organization

C. Accommodation

(remember

Assimilation is adding new info

Accommodation is altering old info and/or re contextualizing existing knowledge

500

Kari is vert tall for her age. She has fewer friends than her average sized classmates. Thus is an example of the interaction between which two types of development?

A. Physical and Cognitive

B.Cognitive and Psychosocial

C.Personality and Psychosocial

D.Physical and Psychosocial

D. Physical and psychosocial

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