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Human Development Quiz

Test your knowledge on human development theory and psychology with our comprehensive quiz. This engaging quiz covers essential topics from notable theorists like Piaget, Erikson, and Bem.

Enjoy the challenge and see how much you know about:

The stages of developmental theories
Psychosocial conflicts
Research methodologies in psychology
Childhood and adolescent development

25 Questions6 MinutesCreated by LearningMind851

1. According to Piaget, when a child engages in assimilation, he or she:

A. Takes in new information to form schemes

B. Modifies existing schemes to incorporate knowledge that doesn’t fit

C. Modifies old habits through a process of trial and error

D. Incorporates old knowledge into new schemes

2. The major advantage of a longitudinal study over a cross-sectional study is that:

A. It can be done quickly and easily

B. It can be done with a small number of subjects

C. It is relatively inexpensive to conduct

D. It can look at changes within individuals as well as between individuals

3. Erikson’s psychosocial states of development focus on:

A. Pleasurable erogenous zones

B. A hierarchy of needs

C. Conflicts throughout the life span

D. Infancy and childhood developmental needs

4. Four year old Stephanie is upset because her older sister Leslie has more candy than she has. Actually, both girls have one caramel, but Leslie stretched hers into a long string while Stephanie is unable to:

A. Conserve

B. Centrate

C. Reverse

D. Transpose

5. During the embryonic period:

A. Rapid growth occurs

B. Differentiation of physiological systems is occurring

C. The principle of timing influences the effects of environmental teratogens

D. All of these

6. According to Sandra Bem, androgyny is:

A. A balance of masculine and feminine traits

B. A dislike for traits found in the other sex

C. Not emotionally healthy

D. The prevailing schema in most culture

7. According to Piaget, egocentrism is:

A. A person’s refusal to consider alternative point of view

B. The ability of a person to take one side in an issue

C. The inability of a person to distinguish between his or her own view and the view of another person

D. The inability of the ego to mediate between other forces

8. Proximity and/or contact-seeking and/or maintaining behaviors are termed:

A. Dependency

B. Anxiety response

C. Compensation

D. Attachment

9. The ability to use symbols is a sign that an individual is leaving the ________stage and entering the ________ stage

A. Sensorimotor; concrete operational

B. Sensorimotor; preoperational

C. Preoperational; concrete operational

D. Concrete operational; format operational

10. Travis is 49 and is worried and preoccupied by his lost youth, his changing physical appearance, his unfulfilled dreams and goals, and his future. Travis’ emotional state might best be attributed to or described as

A. Male menopausal syndrome

B. Mid-life crisis

C. Stagnation

D. Normal middle age burnout

11. The preoperational stage is characterized by all of the following except:

A. Symbolic play

B. Delayed imitation

C. Inability to separate the symbol of the subject from the object in the real world

D. Ability to conserve

12. Erikson’s stages of adult development do not include:

A. Autonomy

B. Generativity

C. Intimacy

D. Ego-integrity

13. Patrick had been married and divorced several times and has been unsuccessful in developing close relationships. Erikson’s theory of development would lead us to conclude that Patrick:

A. Prematurely developed his sexual identity

B. Failed to resolve the conflict between intimacy and isolation

C. Is in the transition state of his life

D. Is still trying to establish himself in the adult world

14. A simple cross-sectional study done in 1990 correlating age and IQ finds higher IQ scores among 20 year olds and lower IQ scores among 70 year olds. Which conclusion is valid?

A. Younger people are smarter

B. Intelligence declines with age

C. The current generation is more intelligent

D. None of the above

15. The disorder caused by decreased estrogen production and characterized by thinning of bones and increased risk of fracture is called:

A. Presbyopia

B. Presbycusis

C. Osteoporosis

D. Osteoarthritis

16. In comparison with Freud, Erikson placed more emphasis on:

A. Physical development

B. Intellectual development

C. Role of parents

D. Social and cultural influences

17. Babies first wave their arms, then move their hand toward objects, and finally use their fingers. This is an example of which principle of development?

A. General-to-specific

B. Cephalocaudal

C. Proximodistal

D. Central-to-peripheral

18. A cross-sectional study examines:

A. Different things in different people at different ages

B. Different things in the same people at the same age

C. The same thing in different people at different ages

D. The same thing in the same people at different ages

19. Developmental psychology can be best defined as the study of the psychological and physical changes from:

A. Birth to adolescence

B. Birth to death

C. Conception to death

D. Conception to adolescence

20. Germinal period is to ________ as embryonic period is to ________.

A. Organ system formation; establishing organ function

B. Cell division; organ system formation

C. Establishing organ function; cell division

D. Prebirth transition; organ system formation

21. According to Erikson, to become intimate with another requires:

A. Marriage

B. Resolution of the identity crisis

C. A sexual relationship

D. A non-sexual relationship

22. In comparison to Piaget, the behavioral learning approach views

A. The child as more passive, because of the heavy emphasis on the environment

B. The child as more active, because of the emphasis on the response

C. Heredity as the most important factor

D. The nature of development very similarly to Piaget

23. According to Piaget, preoperational children:

A. Reason from particular to particular without generalization

B. Have difficulty in realizing that an object can possess more than one property and can belong to several classes at the same time

C. Do not evidence reversibility in thinking (inductive reasoning)

D. All of these are characteristic of preoperational thinking

24. Formal operations involve the capacity to:

A. Control aggression by rules and standards

B. Understand that objects exist even when we cannot see or perceive them

C. Consider every logical possibility and reflect on one’s own thinking activity

D. None of these

25. Cohort effects are due to:

A. Differences in life experiences due to major historical changes

B. People lying about their age

C. The problems involved in random selection of subjects

D. One person’s behavior influencing that of others

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