Psychology: Questions on Cognitive Development
__A__ 1. The briefest period of prenatal development is the:
a. germinal stage
b. embryonic stage
c. fetal stage
d. baby-making stage
_C___ 2. Motor development involves the acquisition of:
a. sensory abilities including hearing and taste
b. reflexive movements and abilities
c. the muscular control necessary for coordinated movement
d. language and speech patterns necessary for communication
_A___ 3. Piaget called the incorporation of new objects into existing knowledge:
a. assimilation
b. object permanence
c. conservation
d. formal operations
_D___ 4. For Jean Piaget, children deal with and adjust to the world through twin processes he called:
a. conservation and revisionism
b. motor learning and cognitive learning
c. egocentric thinking and magical thinking
d. assimilation and accommodation
_B___ 5. Social and cognitive influences on how we interpret, organize, and use information characterizes ________.
a. Freudian theory
b. social role theory
c. parent modeling model
d. affective-primary theory
____ 6. "Boys will be boys and girls will be girls. Parents reward their children whenever they behave like they 're supposed to." This statement reflects which theory of gender roles?
a. Freudian theory
b. social role theory
c. parent modeling model
d. affective-primary theory
_D___ 7. Given the material on sexual behavior, parent-child interactions and onset of puberty, most parents would most probably prefer an adolescent who:
a. has a few close friends
b. matures on time
c. matures early
d. matures later
_C___ 8. "Mom, you have no idea what it is like to grow up with young sisters who are brats! They get into my things all the time. You and Dad just don 't understand!" This teenager is most likely experiencing:
a. preoperational thinking
b. conventional thinking
c. growth in her limbic system
d. authoritarian parenting
_A___ 9. Carol Gilligan 's research on moral development found that in making moral decisions,
a. germinal stage
b. embryonic stage
c. fetal stage
d. baby-making stage
_C___ 2. Motor development involves the acquisition of:
a. sensory abilities including hearing and taste
b. reflexive movements and abilities
c. the muscular control necessary for coordinated movement
d. language and speech patterns necessary for communication
_A___ 3. Piaget called the incorporation of new objects into existing knowledge:
a. assimilation
b. object permanence
c. conservation
d. formal operations
_D___ 4. For Jean Piaget, children deal with and adjust to the world through twin processes he called:
a. conservation and revisionism
b. motor learning and cognitive learning
c. egocentric thinking and magical thinking
d. assimilation and accommodation
_B___ 5. Social and cognitive influences on how we interpret, organize, and use information characterizes ________.
a. Freudian theory
b. social role theory
c. parent modeling model
d. affective-primary theory
____ 6. "Boys will be boys and girls will be girls. Parents reward their children whenever they behave like they 're supposed to." This statement reflects which theory of gender roles?
a. Freudian theory
b. social role theory
c. parent modeling model
d. affective-primary theory
_D___ 7. Given the material on sexual behavior, parent-child interactions and onset of puberty, most parents would most probably prefer an adolescent who:
a. has a few close friends
b. matures on time
c. matures early
d. matures later
_C___ 8. "Mom, you have no idea what it is like to grow up with young sisters who are brats! They get into my things all the time. You and Dad just don 't understand!" This teenager is most likely experiencing:
a. preoperational thinking
b. conventional thinking
c. growth in her limbic system
d. authoritarian parenting
_A___ 9. Carol Gilligan 's research on moral development found that in making moral decisions,