Human Growth and Development Clep | Actual
Exam Questions with Correct Solutions | Latest
Update 2026/2027 | Graded A+ | 100% Pass.
Nature vs. Nurture controversy - correct answer- it is agreed that
both have some influence in development, but some people think it
is more one than the other. Biologically built vs. Environment
Tabula rasa - correct answer- this is what the human mind is at birth
(according to the nurture side of the nature versus nurture
controversy), like a blank slate that experience writes on
Discontinuity or stage theories - correct answer- argues that
development progresses through a series of stages. Each stage
involves a specific task. Once the stage is completed the child moves
on to the next stage. The developing person is changing qualitatively,
not quantitatively.
Continuity theories - correct answer- suggest that development is
best described as a steady growth process. Developmental change is
described as occurring in small steps or increments. (skills and
behavior improve but they do not change in a qualitatively.)
,Child development vs. Life span - correct answer- some theories of
development argue that development is complete at the end of
childhood/adolescence (sigmund freud and jean piaget are
examples).
Life span theories of development argue that growth and change
continue to occur throughout the entire life span (erick erickson took
a life span perspective).
Individualistic cultures - correct answer- values individual
achievements and the pursuit of individual goals accommodation -
correct answer- by piaget. Modifying an existing scheme
Assimilation - correct answer- by piaget. Taking new information from
the world and incorporating it into an existing scheme
Scheme - correct answer- by piaget. Basic thought about the world,
objects, events
,Disequilibrium - correct answer- what happens when a child
understands the world in a particular way (their scheme) then sees
something happen that can't fit into that understanding.
Universality vs. Context specific - correct answer- a theory that
applies to all cultures and time periods (such as piaget proposed for
his theory)
Bronfenbrenner is an example of the alternative view which points
out that there are differences in development depending on the
culture/environment (such as in collectivist cultures versus
individualistic cultures)
Collectivist cultures - correct answer- places greater value on the
common good than individual achievement
Constructivism - correct answer- piaget's position that argues that
children construct schema (organized patterns of thought or action)
based on experiences they have actively exploring the environment.
Piaget's stages of cognitive development - correct answer-
sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operations, formal operations
, (each stage represents a qualitatively different way of thinking
instead of just acquiring more information over time) sensorimotor
stage - correct answer- 0-2 years old. Lacks concept of object
permanence until the end of this stage (understanding that objects
continue to exist even when their presence can't be sensed) & knows
what they can do with their senses.
By the end of this stage they also have symbolic representation
(when one thing stands for another thing) and deferred imitation
(imitating a model's behavior awhile after it was observed). Piaget.
Concrete operations - correct answer- 7-11 years old. Can understand
transformation (an object changing form is still the same object),
Reversibility (starting at the conclusion and working back to the
start),
Conservation (an objects mass, volume, weight, etc. Doesn't
change because its appearance changes), can group things into
categories, and think logically as long as it is not abstract. Piaget.
Formal operations - correct answer- 12+ years old. They can handle
hypotheticals/abstract and scientific reasoning, logical and systematic
thinking (algebra, literary, metaphor). Although he thought not all
Exam Questions with Correct Solutions | Latest
Update 2026/2027 | Graded A+ | 100% Pass.
Nature vs. Nurture controversy - correct answer- it is agreed that
both have some influence in development, but some people think it
is more one than the other. Biologically built vs. Environment
Tabula rasa - correct answer- this is what the human mind is at birth
(according to the nurture side of the nature versus nurture
controversy), like a blank slate that experience writes on
Discontinuity or stage theories - correct answer- argues that
development progresses through a series of stages. Each stage
involves a specific task. Once the stage is completed the child moves
on to the next stage. The developing person is changing qualitatively,
not quantitatively.
Continuity theories - correct answer- suggest that development is
best described as a steady growth process. Developmental change is
described as occurring in small steps or increments. (skills and
behavior improve but they do not change in a qualitatively.)
,Child development vs. Life span - correct answer- some theories of
development argue that development is complete at the end of
childhood/adolescence (sigmund freud and jean piaget are
examples).
Life span theories of development argue that growth and change
continue to occur throughout the entire life span (erick erickson took
a life span perspective).
Individualistic cultures - correct answer- values individual
achievements and the pursuit of individual goals accommodation -
correct answer- by piaget. Modifying an existing scheme
Assimilation - correct answer- by piaget. Taking new information from
the world and incorporating it into an existing scheme
Scheme - correct answer- by piaget. Basic thought about the world,
objects, events
,Disequilibrium - correct answer- what happens when a child
understands the world in a particular way (their scheme) then sees
something happen that can't fit into that understanding.
Universality vs. Context specific - correct answer- a theory that
applies to all cultures and time periods (such as piaget proposed for
his theory)
Bronfenbrenner is an example of the alternative view which points
out that there are differences in development depending on the
culture/environment (such as in collectivist cultures versus
individualistic cultures)
Collectivist cultures - correct answer- places greater value on the
common good than individual achievement
Constructivism - correct answer- piaget's position that argues that
children construct schema (organized patterns of thought or action)
based on experiences they have actively exploring the environment.
Piaget's stages of cognitive development - correct answer-
sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operations, formal operations
, (each stage represents a qualitatively different way of thinking
instead of just acquiring more information over time) sensorimotor
stage - correct answer- 0-2 years old. Lacks concept of object
permanence until the end of this stage (understanding that objects
continue to exist even when their presence can't be sensed) & knows
what they can do with their senses.
By the end of this stage they also have symbolic representation
(when one thing stands for another thing) and deferred imitation
(imitating a model's behavior awhile after it was observed). Piaget.
Concrete operations - correct answer- 7-11 years old. Can understand
transformation (an object changing form is still the same object),
Reversibility (starting at the conclusion and working back to the
start),
Conservation (an objects mass, volume, weight, etc. Doesn't
change because its appearance changes), can group things into
categories, and think logically as long as it is not abstract. Piaget.
Formal operations - correct answer- 12+ years old. They can handle
hypotheticals/abstract and scientific reasoning, logical and systematic
thinking (algebra, literary, metaphor). Although he thought not all
