Question 1

Which of the following best describes the main focus of developmental psychology?

Accepted Answer

The study of human physical, cognitive, social, and behavioural characteristics across the lifespan.

Question 2

A researcher wants to study how memory changes from childhood to old age by testing different age groups at the same time. Which research design is she using?

Accepted Answer

Cross-sectional study

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a cohort effect?

Accepted Answer

Children today are more familiar with technology than children 30 years ago.

Question 4

During which prenatal stage does the blastocyst become implanted in the uterus?

Accepted Answer

Germinal stage

Question 5

According to Piaget, which cognitive process involves modifying an existing belief system based on new experiences?

Accepted Answer

Accommodation

Question 6

A child believes that when water is poured from a short, wide glass into a tall, thin glass, the amount of water changes. According to Piaget, this child has not yet mastered which concept?

Accepted Answer

Conservation

Question 7

Which attachment style is characterized by a child who is indifferent when the caregiver leaves and returns, and shows little engagement with the caregiver when a stranger is present?

Accepted Answer

Insecure avoidant attachment

Question 8

Harlow’s studies with infant monkeys demonstrated that:

Accepted Answer

Monkeys preferred the cloth mother, suggesting the importance of comfort and security.

Question 9

Which of the following best illustrates the concept of egocentrism in Piaget’s preoperational stage?

Accepted Answer

A child cannot see a situation from another person’s perspective.

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of inductive discipline?

Accepted Answer

Explaining to a child how their actions affected another person’s feelings.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a reflex present in infancy?

Accepted Answer

Seriation reflex

Question 12

A child who can put objects in order by size is demonstrating which cognitive skill?

Accepted Answer

Seriation

Question 13

Which of the following best describes the difference between chronological and biological age?

Accepted Answer

Chronological age is years since birth, while biological age refers to the functioning of body and organs.

Question 14

Which stage of Piaget’s theory is characterized by the development of abstract reasoning and hypothetical thinking?

Accepted Answer

Formal operational stage

Question 15

A child who cries in a way that reflects the accent of their parents’ language is demonstrating which aspect of development?

Accepted Answer

Sensory development

Question 16

Which of the following statements about attachment is supported by research?

Accepted Answer

Infants with insecure attachments are more likely to have less effective emotion regulation strategies as adults.

Question 17

Which of the following best describes the process of assimilation in Piaget’s theory?

Accepted Answer

Fitting new information into an existing schema.

Question 18

Which parenting technique is most likely to foster empathy in children?

Accepted Answer

Inductive discipline

Question 19

Which of the following is a fine motor skill?

Accepted Answer

Finger dexterity

Question 20

A child who wants to play with a toy but cannot reach it, and then uses a stick to pull the toy closer, is demonstrating which stage of Piaget’s theory?

Accepted Answer

Sensorimotor stage

Lifespan Development I: Infancy and Childhood

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