Chapter 1: Introduction to Cognitive Development
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. According to the text, how does one obtain mental prowess?
A. rapidly over childhood without any changes
B. rapidly over childhood, changing in quality as it does
C. gradually over childhood, changing in quality as it does
D. throughout the lifespan
Ans: C
Learning Objective:
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Introduction to Cognitive Development
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. Cognition is defined as:
A. learning, thinking, and the development of the brain.
B. physical development of the brain.
C. a Piagetian concept rooted in research.
D. the processes or faculties by which knowledge is acquired and manipulated.
Ans: D
Learning Objective:
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Cognition
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. Which of the following is not true regarding cognition?
A. usually thought of as being mental
,B. It is not directly observable.
C. It is inferred from the behaviors we can observe.
D. It is a theoretical concept and cannot be proven it occurs.
Ans: D
Learning Objective:
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Cognition
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. Cognition includes:
A. our conscious and deliberate attempts at solving problems.
B. the conscious and deliberate processes involved in routine daily tasks.
C. a person’s ability to only understand certain concepts.
D. a difficult process in the development of the brain.
Ans: A
Learning Objective:
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Cognition
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. Which of the following is not a higher order process of cognition, which are often available to
consciousness?
A. developing a plan for solving a problem
B. executing the plan
C. evaluating the success of the plan and making modifications as needed.
D. highlighting your textbook to understand the plan
Ans: D
Learning Objective:
,Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Cognition
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. As 6-year-old Johnny began to increase his knowledge of the terms dog, lion, and zebra, he
was developing his:
A. mental structure.
B. mental acuity.
C. mental growth.
D. mental disparity.
Ans: A
Learning Objective:
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Change Over Time
Difficulty Level: Hard
7. If Michael is retrieving the definition of a word from memory, he in engaging what aspect of
cognitive development?
A. structure
B. abstraction
C. function
D. extraction
Ans: C
Learning Objective:
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Change Over Time
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. If 4-year-old Emily’s highly active causing her parents not to keep her in her playpen her
development will be affected by what type of relationship?
, A. a symbiotic relationship
B. a bidirectional relationship
C. a positive reinforcement relationship
D. a negative feedback loop
Ans: B
Learning Objective:
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Structure, Function, and Development
Difficulty Level: Hard
9. According to the text, Intellectual Growth is:
A. a 20% increase in IQ scores.
B. the result of an active interaction between acting and thinking children and their world.
C. being identified as a gifted and talented student.
D. a direct relationship to physical growth.
Ans: B
Learning Objective:
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Structure, Function, and Development
Difficulty Level: Easy
10. Developmental function refers to:
A. the form that cognition takes over time—to age-related differences in thinking.
B. the ability to function universally on all domains.
C. a developmental domain concept.
D. the in-depth study of one individual’s development over time.
Ans: A
Learning Objective:
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. According to the text, how does one obtain mental prowess?
A. rapidly over childhood without any changes
B. rapidly over childhood, changing in quality as it does
C. gradually over childhood, changing in quality as it does
D. throughout the lifespan
Ans: C
Learning Objective:
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Introduction to Cognitive Development
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. Cognition is defined as:
A. learning, thinking, and the development of the brain.
B. physical development of the brain.
C. a Piagetian concept rooted in research.
D. the processes or faculties by which knowledge is acquired and manipulated.
Ans: D
Learning Objective:
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Cognition
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. Which of the following is not true regarding cognition?
A. usually thought of as being mental
,B. It is not directly observable.
C. It is inferred from the behaviors we can observe.
D. It is a theoretical concept and cannot be proven it occurs.
Ans: D
Learning Objective:
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Cognition
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. Cognition includes:
A. our conscious and deliberate attempts at solving problems.
B. the conscious and deliberate processes involved in routine daily tasks.
C. a person’s ability to only understand certain concepts.
D. a difficult process in the development of the brain.
Ans: A
Learning Objective:
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Cognition
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. Which of the following is not a higher order process of cognition, which are often available to
consciousness?
A. developing a plan for solving a problem
B. executing the plan
C. evaluating the success of the plan and making modifications as needed.
D. highlighting your textbook to understand the plan
Ans: D
Learning Objective:
,Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Cognition
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. As 6-year-old Johnny began to increase his knowledge of the terms dog, lion, and zebra, he
was developing his:
A. mental structure.
B. mental acuity.
C. mental growth.
D. mental disparity.
Ans: A
Learning Objective:
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Change Over Time
Difficulty Level: Hard
7. If Michael is retrieving the definition of a word from memory, he in engaging what aspect of
cognitive development?
A. structure
B. abstraction
C. function
D. extraction
Ans: C
Learning Objective:
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Change Over Time
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. If 4-year-old Emily’s highly active causing her parents not to keep her in her playpen her
development will be affected by what type of relationship?
, A. a symbiotic relationship
B. a bidirectional relationship
C. a positive reinforcement relationship
D. a negative feedback loop
Ans: B
Learning Objective:
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Structure, Function, and Development
Difficulty Level: Hard
9. According to the text, Intellectual Growth is:
A. a 20% increase in IQ scores.
B. the result of an active interaction between acting and thinking children and their world.
C. being identified as a gifted and talented student.
D. a direct relationship to physical growth.
Ans: B
Learning Objective:
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Structure, Function, and Development
Difficulty Level: Easy
10. Developmental function refers to:
A. the form that cognition takes over time—to age-related differences in thinking.
B. the ability to function universally on all domains.
C. a developmental domain concept.
D. the in-depth study of one individual’s development over time.
Ans: A
Learning Objective:
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
