CPCE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (LATEST)
According to Erickson, will is the basic strength of - ANSWERS-
early childhood
autonomy vs. shame and doubt
Mrs. Harmon, the mother of 18-month-old Bryce, is concerned that
Bryce has not learned to speak very well. He has a
limited vocabulary and seems content to point to the things he wants.
Mrs. Harmon has read several child development
books which indicate that Bryce should be in the stage of language
learning. Mrs. Harmon fears that Bryce is not keeping up
developmentally. Based on your understanding of the timing of
developmental stages, what would be your best advice? - ANSWERS-
c. Developmental stages can be useful guidelines, but there is a range
of normal development within stages.
Speech and language development primarily occurs during the
preoperational stage of development, which is approximately birth
to 2 years. Therefore a child at 18 months would still be within typical
development.
Feelings of self-worth, confidence, and competence were considered
by Maslow to be - ANSWERS-esteem needs
,As Selena and her friends are walking home after school they
approach a corner store and see bags of candy and snacks on
open shelves outside the front door. A young clerk is also outside
waiting for customers. As they get closer, they see the
clerk go inside the store. Selena's friends encourage her to take a bag
of candy, but she refuses. How would an individual in
Kohlberg's conventional stage of moral reasoning explain Selena's
behavior? - ANSWERS-b. Selena didn't take the candy because it
belonged to someone else.
during the conventional stage of development, kids are concerned
with following the rules rigidly
In a number conservation task a set of discrete items is laid out in two
rows They are first laid out in exactly the same way,
and then one row is moved so that the items are farther apart.
Typically, 3- and 4-year-olds: - ANSWERS-3-4 yr olds would see the
second display as having more because they haven't mastered the task
of conservation while they are still in the preoperational stage
8. A therapist congratulates a couple every time they take turns to
speak by acknowledging how hard they are working to improve their
communication skills, stating that they are doing an excellent job. The
couple's ability to take turns increases as the sessions go by. The
therapist's efforts to recognize this behavior seems to be operating as a
form of: a. positive punishment - ANSWERS-POsitive reinforcement
,The therapist is "adding" (reinforcement) acknowledgement in an
effort to "increase" (positive) the couple's behavior.
9. Which one of the following would be an operational definition of
negative reinforcement? - ANSWERS-Becky does not have to do
extra study time on the weekend because she got a good mark on her
exam.
Negative reinforcement is "taking away" (in this case) study time to
"increase" behavior (getting good grades).
If someone is afraid of snakes to the point that even seeing a picture
of one causes extreme fear, a therapist might employ which classical
conditioning technique? - ANSWERS-counterconditioning
type of systematic desensitization
counterconditioning - ANSWERS-a behavior therapy procedure that
uses classical conditioning to evoke new responses to stimuli that are
triggering unwanted behaviors; includes exposure therapies and
aversive conditioning
As individuals enter adulthood, they move into ______________ they
have the ability to perceive that not everything is right or wrong, but
an answer can exist based on the specific situation. - ANSWERS-
relativistic thinking
, According to William Perry, relativistic thinking is a form of thinking
that increases from adolescence through middle adulthood, involving
awareness of positive and negative feelings and coordination of them
in to a complex, organized structure that integrates cognition with
emotion.
12. According to behaviorists, the primary determinant(s) of the
development of a behavior is/are: - ANSWERS-internal and external
reinforcements
15. Addressing clients' past problems and issues: - ANSWERS-is an
example of the psychodynamic approach
16. Which statement accurately reflects Freud's perspective on
biology? - ANSWERS-biology is an important determinant of human
behavior
18. Which statement most accurately reflects Adler's view of human
nature? - ANSWERS-a. Goal-directed behavior mitigates the
influence of biological factors.
i
believed that much of our behavior is driven by efforts to conquer
childhood feelings of inferiority
ANSWERS (LATEST)
According to Erickson, will is the basic strength of - ANSWERS-
early childhood
autonomy vs. shame and doubt
Mrs. Harmon, the mother of 18-month-old Bryce, is concerned that
Bryce has not learned to speak very well. He has a
limited vocabulary and seems content to point to the things he wants.
Mrs. Harmon has read several child development
books which indicate that Bryce should be in the stage of language
learning. Mrs. Harmon fears that Bryce is not keeping up
developmentally. Based on your understanding of the timing of
developmental stages, what would be your best advice? - ANSWERS-
c. Developmental stages can be useful guidelines, but there is a range
of normal development within stages.
Speech and language development primarily occurs during the
preoperational stage of development, which is approximately birth
to 2 years. Therefore a child at 18 months would still be within typical
development.
Feelings of self-worth, confidence, and competence were considered
by Maslow to be - ANSWERS-esteem needs
,As Selena and her friends are walking home after school they
approach a corner store and see bags of candy and snacks on
open shelves outside the front door. A young clerk is also outside
waiting for customers. As they get closer, they see the
clerk go inside the store. Selena's friends encourage her to take a bag
of candy, but she refuses. How would an individual in
Kohlberg's conventional stage of moral reasoning explain Selena's
behavior? - ANSWERS-b. Selena didn't take the candy because it
belonged to someone else.
during the conventional stage of development, kids are concerned
with following the rules rigidly
In a number conservation task a set of discrete items is laid out in two
rows They are first laid out in exactly the same way,
and then one row is moved so that the items are farther apart.
Typically, 3- and 4-year-olds: - ANSWERS-3-4 yr olds would see the
second display as having more because they haven't mastered the task
of conservation while they are still in the preoperational stage
8. A therapist congratulates a couple every time they take turns to
speak by acknowledging how hard they are working to improve their
communication skills, stating that they are doing an excellent job. The
couple's ability to take turns increases as the sessions go by. The
therapist's efforts to recognize this behavior seems to be operating as a
form of: a. positive punishment - ANSWERS-POsitive reinforcement
,The therapist is "adding" (reinforcement) acknowledgement in an
effort to "increase" (positive) the couple's behavior.
9. Which one of the following would be an operational definition of
negative reinforcement? - ANSWERS-Becky does not have to do
extra study time on the weekend because she got a good mark on her
exam.
Negative reinforcement is "taking away" (in this case) study time to
"increase" behavior (getting good grades).
If someone is afraid of snakes to the point that even seeing a picture
of one causes extreme fear, a therapist might employ which classical
conditioning technique? - ANSWERS-counterconditioning
type of systematic desensitization
counterconditioning - ANSWERS-a behavior therapy procedure that
uses classical conditioning to evoke new responses to stimuli that are
triggering unwanted behaviors; includes exposure therapies and
aversive conditioning
As individuals enter adulthood, they move into ______________ they
have the ability to perceive that not everything is right or wrong, but
an answer can exist based on the specific situation. - ANSWERS-
relativistic thinking
, According to William Perry, relativistic thinking is a form of thinking
that increases from adolescence through middle adulthood, involving
awareness of positive and negative feelings and coordination of them
in to a complex, organized structure that integrates cognition with
emotion.
12. According to behaviorists, the primary determinant(s) of the
development of a behavior is/are: - ANSWERS-internal and external
reinforcements
15. Addressing clients' past problems and issues: - ANSWERS-is an
example of the psychodynamic approach
16. Which statement accurately reflects Freud's perspective on
biology? - ANSWERS-biology is an important determinant of human
behavior
18. Which statement most accurately reflects Adler's view of human
nature? - ANSWERS-a. Goal-directed behavior mitigates the
influence of biological factors.
i
believed that much of our behavior is driven by efforts to conquer
childhood feelings of inferiority
