CHILD DEVELOPMENT TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Superego - ANSWER -a voice of conscience that forces the ego to consider not only the
real but the ideal. its sole focus is on how one ought to behave. develops as we
internalize the morals and values of parents and culture, what is right and wrong. strives
for perfection, judges our actions which produce pride or guilt.
• Heteronomous morality and autonomous morality - ANSWER -Heteronomous morality
Age 4-7, Rules are handed down by authority, Unchangeable & requiring strict
obedience
Autonomous morality
Age 10+ yrs., Rules are socially agreed upon, changeable, Judgment based on
outcomes & intentions
• Intuitive thought sub-stage of preoperational thought occurs ______ - ANSWER -
(between about 4 and 7)
Centration - ANSWER -A characteristic of preoperational thought in which a young child
focuses (centers) on one idea, excluding all others.
Animism - ANSWER -the belief that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities and are
capable of action
Lev Vygotsky:
Zone of proximal development (ZPD) - ANSWER -The zone of proximal development
(sometimes abbreviated ZPD), is the difference between what a learner can do without
help and what he or she can do with help. It is a concept developed by Soviet
psychologist and social constructivist Lev Vygotsky
Scaffolding and how it progresses over time - ANSWER -changing the level of support
and it progresses based on the tasks completed (regarding zone of proximal
development)
theory of mind - ANSWER -a person's theory of what other people might be thinking.
For children to have theory of mind, children must realize that people are not thinking
the same thing as them that seldom happens before 4.
child-centered kindergarten - ANSWER -Education that involves the whole child by
considering both the child's physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development and
the child's needs, interests, and learning styles.
Montessori education - ANSWER -child-centered approach with equal emphasis on
academic and social development
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Superego - ANSWER -a voice of conscience that forces the ego to consider not only the
real but the ideal. its sole focus is on how one ought to behave. develops as we
internalize the morals and values of parents and culture, what is right and wrong. strives
for perfection, judges our actions which produce pride or guilt.
• Heteronomous morality and autonomous morality - ANSWER -Heteronomous morality
Age 4-7, Rules are handed down by authority, Unchangeable & requiring strict
obedience
Autonomous morality
Age 10+ yrs., Rules are socially agreed upon, changeable, Judgment based on
outcomes & intentions
• Intuitive thought sub-stage of preoperational thought occurs ______ - ANSWER -
(between about 4 and 7)
Centration - ANSWER -A characteristic of preoperational thought in which a young child
focuses (centers) on one idea, excluding all others.
Animism - ANSWER -the belief that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities and are
capable of action
Lev Vygotsky:
Zone of proximal development (ZPD) - ANSWER -The zone of proximal development
(sometimes abbreviated ZPD), is the difference between what a learner can do without
help and what he or she can do with help. It is a concept developed by Soviet
psychologist and social constructivist Lev Vygotsky
Scaffolding and how it progresses over time - ANSWER -changing the level of support
and it progresses based on the tasks completed (regarding zone of proximal
development)
theory of mind - ANSWER -a person's theory of what other people might be thinking.
For children to have theory of mind, children must realize that people are not thinking
the same thing as them that seldom happens before 4.
child-centered kindergarten - ANSWER -Education that involves the whole child by
considering both the child's physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development and
the child's needs, interests, and learning styles.
Montessori education - ANSWER -child-centered approach with equal emphasis on
academic and social development
