Quiz

QUIZ

1. What is the most important determination in what developmental stage the person is going through during discontinuous development?

a. Gender b. Age c. Prior experience d. Intellect

Answer: b. Age plays a big role in what stage an individual is going through over the course of their development. Certain ages are associated with certain developmental stages.

2. According to Sigmund Freud, when is personality developed?

a. It is innate in the child from birth b. It is developed in early childhood c. It develops through adolescence d. It develops through life

Answer: b. According to Freud, personality develops in early childhood and is based on sexual gratification.

3. In what stage of Erickson’s stages is the conflict based on trust versus mistrust?

a. Infancy b. Toddler c. Preschool d. School age

Answer: a. In infancy, the child is wholly dependent on their caregiver. The task is to master issues of trust versus mistrust.

4. In what stage of Erickson’s stages is intimacy a great concern?

a. Toddler b. School age c. Adolescence d. Young adult

Answer: d. In young adulthood, the individual who has developed a good sense of self will want to share their lives with others and will want to master industry.

5. During which of Piaget’s stages do children have thought processes more closely associated with adult thinking?

a. Sensorimotor b. Preoperational c. Formal operational d. Concrete operational

Answer: c. The formal operational stage involves ages 12 years and older, which involves the ability to think more like an adult.

6. Which of Piaget’s stages do children have learning brought about by using the mouth to explore things?

a. Sensorimotor b. Preoperational c. Formal operational d. Concrete operational

Answer: a. Infants largely explore with their mouths and with touching. This is the sensorimotor stage of Piaget s cognitive development.

7. Which of the infant senses is least well developed?

a. Hearing b. Vision c. Taste d. Smell

Answer: b. Vision is the least well-developed of the infant senses. They can prefer certain faces but have difficulty distinguishing between different faces unless they are close to that face.

8. During which time of a person’s life do blooming and pruning of neural connections take place?

a. Blooming occurs in early childhood and pruning happens in adolescence. b. Blooming happens through childhood and pruning happens in the young adult. c. Blooming happens prenatally and pruning happens in early childhood. d. Blooming and pruning both happen during childhood and adolescence at the same time.

Answer: a. There are periods of blooming in early childhood and pruning that happens throughout childhood and adolescence.

9. When does adolescence start?

a. At age 10 b. At age 13 c. At puberty d. At age 14

Answer: c. Adolescence is considered to start at puberty, which is a different time in boys and girls.

10. When is a person at peak physical fitness potential?

a. Teens b. Twenties c. Thirties d. Forties

Answer: b. The peak time of physical fitness potential is during a person s twenties. This is when pro-athletes have the best physical abilities.