CHILD GROWTH DEVELOPMENT
QUIZZES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Annette, who is a toddler, first started crawling, then standing, and is now taking her first
steps. This aspect of Annette's development is best categorized as _____. - ANSWER -
physical development
Dr. Dunn studies the way that children of different ages organize information in their
memory. His research focus is primarily on _____ development. - ANSWER -cognitive
The period of development from conception to birth is referred to as _____. - ANSWER
-the prenatal period
_____ is a type of learning in which a response to a stimulus is elicited after repeated
association with a stimulus that normally elicits the response. - ANSWER -Classical
conditioning
Learning based on association of behavior with its consequences is called _____. -
ANSWER -
According to Piaget, people create increasingly complex cognitive structures called
_____, or ways of organizing information about the world. - ANSWER -schemes
While teaching his son to learn cycling, Mark initially held his bike to help him to
maintain his balance. Once his son was able to balance himself, Mark gradually let go
of the support. This temporary support that Mark provides to his son is known as _____.
- ANSWER -scaffolding
A team of psychologists collect data for a study by observing preschool teachers'
classroom interactions through a one-way mirror. This is an example of which research
method? - ANSWER -
Kathy is conducting an experiment to test the impact of mindfulness training on
adolescents' memory. She divides her research participants into two groups. One group
is provided with the mindfulness training while the other group does not receive this
training. She measures their performance on memory and attention tests at the
beginning and end of the training. In this experiment, the group that did not receive the
mindfulness training is called the _____. - ANSWER -control group
A university professor conducted a study on the impact of bullying on self-image in 5-
year-old children. He assessed their self-image twice a year for the next 5 years. Which
of the following developmental research designs did he use? - ANSWER -Longitudinal
QUIZZES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Annette, who is a toddler, first started crawling, then standing, and is now taking her first
steps. This aspect of Annette's development is best categorized as _____. - ANSWER -
physical development
Dr. Dunn studies the way that children of different ages organize information in their
memory. His research focus is primarily on _____ development. - ANSWER -cognitive
The period of development from conception to birth is referred to as _____. - ANSWER
-the prenatal period
_____ is a type of learning in which a response to a stimulus is elicited after repeated
association with a stimulus that normally elicits the response. - ANSWER -Classical
conditioning
Learning based on association of behavior with its consequences is called _____. -
ANSWER -
According to Piaget, people create increasingly complex cognitive structures called
_____, or ways of organizing information about the world. - ANSWER -schemes
While teaching his son to learn cycling, Mark initially held his bike to help him to
maintain his balance. Once his son was able to balance himself, Mark gradually let go
of the support. This temporary support that Mark provides to his son is known as _____.
- ANSWER -scaffolding
A team of psychologists collect data for a study by observing preschool teachers'
classroom interactions through a one-way mirror. This is an example of which research
method? - ANSWER -
Kathy is conducting an experiment to test the impact of mindfulness training on
adolescents' memory. She divides her research participants into two groups. One group
is provided with the mindfulness training while the other group does not receive this
training. She measures their performance on memory and attention tests at the
beginning and end of the training. In this experiment, the group that did not receive the
mindfulness training is called the _____. - ANSWER -control group
A university professor conducted a study on the impact of bullying on self-image in 5-
year-old children. He assessed their self-image twice a year for the next 5 years. Which
of the following developmental research designs did he use? - ANSWER -Longitudinal
