The symptoms of fetal alcohol syndrome are most likely to include:
A. visual impairments B. habituation C. egocentrism D. mental retardation
Developmental Psychology MCQs
When the development of the same subjects is studied over a period of time, the study is called a:
A. cross-sectional study B. life history study C. longitudinal study D. sequential study
Developmental norms:
A. can be used to make extremely precise predictions about the age at which an individual child will reach various developmental milestones B. indicate the maximum age at which a child can reach a particular developmental milestone, and still be considered “normal.” C. indicate the average age at which individuals reach various developmental milestones D. … Read more
Five-year-old David watches as you pour water from a short, wide glass into a tall, narrow one. He says there is now more water than before. This response demonstrates that:
A. David understands the concept of conservation B. David does not understand the concept of conversion C. David cognitive development is “behind” for his age D. both b and c are the case
During the second year of life, toddlers begin to take some personal responsibility for feeding, dressing, and bathing themselves in an attempt to establish what Erikson calls a sense of:
A. superiority B. industry C. generativity D. autonomy
The quality of infant-caregiver attachment depends:
A. on the quality of bonding in the first few hours of life B. exclusively on the infant’s temperament C. on this interaction between the infant’s temperament and the caregiver’s responsiveness D. on how stranger anxiety is handled
If a child’s primary reason for not drawing pictures on the living room wall with crayons is avoid the punishment that would inevitably follow this behavior, she would be said to be at which level of moral development?
A. conventional B. post-conventional C. pre-conventional D. unconventional
Which of the following is not one of the criticisms of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development?
A. Piaget may have underestimated the cognitive skills of children in some areas B. Piaget may have underestimate the influence of cultural factors on cognitive development C. The theory does not clearly address the issue of individual differences in development D. Evidence for the theory is based on children’s answer to
Mariam is blond with blue eyes and curly hair. She also has A blood type and dark skin. This is a description of Mariam’s:
A. temperament B. genetic makeup C. gene type D. phenotype
The ability to learn a new computer software program is to be______as knowledge of state capitals is to______.
A. formal operations; concrete operations B. crystallized intelligence; fluid intelligence C. concrete operations; formal operations D. fluid intelligence; crystallized intelligence