Questions

Question 1

Which of the following statements about development in puberty is true?

1. in girls, the first menstruation always occurs before the peak in height growth.
2. in girls, puberty development is entirely controlled by estrogens ('estrogens') and in boys by androgens (androgens)
3. the secondary sex characteristics develop after the primary sex characteristics.
4. Girls reach their adult height rather than boys.

Question 2

A developmental psychologist carries out research into the development of aggression in children. She registers the same group of children at several moments and has chosen a research design in which she can both identify possible cohort effects and correct them in her analyzes. What is the design of this researcher?

1. cross-sectional design
2. cross-cultural design
3. longitudinal-sequential design
4. microgenetic design

Question 3

Berk typifies developmental psychological theories as theories that view development as discontinuous or continuous. In which following combination of two developmental psychological theories is first called a discontinuous development theory and then a continuous development theory?

1. Piaget's cognitive development theory - taking Selman's theory of perspective
2. Kohlberg's moral development theory - Bandura's social learning theory
3. Take Selman's theory of perspective - Erikon's theory of identity development
4. Siegler's model of strategy choice - Kohlberg's theory of moral development

Question 4

Jorrin is 3 years old and is asked to arrange a group of 7 blocks from small to large. Completing this task requires __________ and Jorrin will probably _________ be able to complete the task.

1. seriation; not
2. transitive inference; well
3. classification; not
4. compensation; well

Question 5

In developmental psychology, a "sensitive period" refers to:

1. a temporary situation in which the child is biologically mature to acquire certain adaptive behavior with the support of a stimulating environment
2. the period in which children begin to apply the strategies of emotional self-regulation
3. the period in which children become susceptible to the development of attachment because they begin to distinguish between the primary caregiver (s) and relative strangers
4. a period that is optimal for the creation of certain capacities because in that period the individual is extra sensitive to environmental influences in that area

Question 6

The neo-Piagetan approach combines:

1. principles of Piaget's theory with those of the core knowledge perspective
2. principles of Piaget's theory with those of the information processing approach
3. principles of Piaget's theory with those of Galperin's system theoretical instruction
4. principles of Piaget's theory with those of evolutionary developmental psychology

Question 7

Camille says to her father on the other side of the room: "Look, Daddy, an elephant!" Camille keeps the book up without turning it over so that her father can also see the picture. The behavior of Camille is characteristic of _________ thinking.