Developmental Psychology and Trust Versus Mistrust
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community CollegeAssociate Degree ProgrammeMID-SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS 2013 | COURSE TITLE: Developmental PsychologyCOURSE CODE: PSY202SEMESTER: 2 (SAMPLE TEST)DATE: Wednesday 6st March 2013 TIME: 11:00 amDURATION: 2 hours INSTRUCTIONS: | |
This paper consists of eight (8) pages and three (3) sections:
Section A: Twenty (20) multiple choice questions worth a total of 20 marks.
Section B: Ten (10) matching questions worth a total of 10 marks. Students should attempt ALL questions in this section. Write your answers on the writing paper provided.
Section C: Nine (9) short answer questions worth a total of 30 marks.
ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY
SECTION A: Multiple-choice questions
Instructions for Section AAnswer ALL questions in this section. Record your choice on your answer sheet (eg 1. D ). |
1. The study of changes in behaviour from conception to death encompasses
a. gerontology
b. thanatology
c. developmental psychology
d. social psychology
2. A researcher creates a situation on a school playground in which children are excluded one by one from a group game by the teacher so that their emotional reactions can be studied. What kind of research method is this?
a. structured observation
b. case study
c. experiment
d. correlational study 3. Which research strategy simultaneously compares individuals of different ages?
a. cross-sectional
b. longitudinal
c. experimental
d. correlational
4. According to __________, all children pass through a series of distinct stages in their intellectual development.
a. Piaget
b. Bloom
c. Watson
d. Harlow
5. Which psychologist contended that "trust versus mistrust" is the first psychological stage?
a. Jean Piaget
b. Erik Erikson
c. Sigmund Freud
d. Lev Vygotsky 6. Preoperational means that a child cannot yet perform:
a. reversible mental actions.
b. symbolic thinking.
c.
This paper consists of eight (8) pages and three (3) sections:
Section A: Twenty (20) multiple choice questions worth a total of 20 marks.
Section B: Ten (10) matching questions worth a total of 10 marks. Students should attempt ALL questions in this section. Write your answers on the writing paper provided.
Section C: Nine (9) short answer questions worth a total of 30 marks.
ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY
SECTION A: Multiple-choice questions
Instructions for Section AAnswer ALL questions in this section. Record your choice on your answer sheet (eg 1. D ). |
1. The study of changes in behaviour from conception to death encompasses
a. gerontology
b. thanatology
c. developmental psychology
d. social psychology
2. A researcher creates a situation on a school playground in which children are excluded one by one from a group game by the teacher so that their emotional reactions can be studied. What kind of research method is this?
a. structured observation
b. case study
c. experiment
d. correlational study 3. Which research strategy simultaneously compares individuals of different ages?
a. cross-sectional
b. longitudinal
c. experimental
d. correlational
4. According to __________, all children pass through a series of distinct stages in their intellectual development.
a. Piaget
b. Bloom
c. Watson
d. Harlow
5. Which psychologist contended that "trust versus mistrust" is the first psychological stage?
a. Jean Piaget
b. Erik Erikson
c. Sigmund Freud
d. Lev Vygotsky 6. Preoperational means that a child cannot yet perform:
a. reversible mental actions.
b. symbolic thinking.
c.