Developmental Psychology MCQs

A. visual impairments

B. habituation

C. egocentrism

D. mental retardation

A. cross-sectional study

B. life history study

C. longitudinal study

D. sequential study

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. involve both a and b

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

A. superiority

B. industry

C. generativity

D. autonomy

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

A. conventional

B. post-conventional

C. pre-conventional

D. unconventional

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…

A. temperament

B. genetic makeup

C. gene type

D. phenotype

A. formal operations; concrete operations

B. crystallized intelligence; fluid intelligence

C. concrete operations; formal operations

D. fluid intelligence; crystallized intelligence