ILTS PRACTICE TEST COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED AND THE
LATEST SERIES
What developmental theory describes an adolescent's ability to think
abstractly?
a. cognitive development
b. erickson's theory of development
c. social cognitive theory
d. dynamic systems theory
Ans: a. cognitive development
Question: According to the social cognitive theory, to what does the
term "perspective taking" refer?
a. internalizing another person's situation
b. thinking cognitively about another person's situation
c. role playing
d. thinking cognitively about your own situation
Ans: b. thinking cognitively about another person's situation
,Question: A 5-year-old boy continues to attempt to play with
children who openly ridicule him and leave him out of games. His
persistence with this group of children has recently resulted in a
number of fights on the playground. After being referred to your
office, you learn that he has an unsupportive home life. His parents
were divorced last year. He lives with his mother who works at night,
and he does not see his father. He is often left at home alone;
however, a neighbor watches him from time to time.
According to the cognitive behavior theory, what developmental skills
is this child clacking?
a. interpersonal skills
b. abstract thinking skills
c. concrete thinking skills
d. self-identity
Ans: a. interpersonal skills
Question: A 5-year-old boy continues to attempt to play with
children who openly ridicule him and leave him out of games. His
persistence with this group of children has recently resulted in a
number of fights on the playground. After being referred to your
,office, you learn that he has an unsupportive home life. His parents
were divorced last year. He lives with his mother who works at night,
and he does not see his father. He is often left at home alone;
however, a neighbor watches him from time to time.
According to pavlov's theory of development, what would you expect
to occur in terms of this child's learning and behavior?
a. nothing, he would naturally continue to try to fit in
b. the child would become conditioned to the negative response and
avoid the situation
c. the child would take cues from his social environment and act
accordingly
d. the child would grow out of this stage and soon make friends
Ans: b. the child would become conditioned to the negative response
and avoid the situation
Question: Which of the following would be a barrier to a child's
mental development?
a. malnutrition
b. an abusive home
c. a lack of family support
, d. all of the above
Ans: d. all of the above
Question: When dealing with middle school students, it is important
for a counselor to understand the developmental relationship between
industry and inferiority. This is an example of a theory of development
based on the work of what psychologist?
a. Freud
b. Piaget
c. Erickson
d. Bandura
Ans: c. Erickson
Question: According to Piaget, what is a schema?
a. information that has been taught
b. a universal view of the world
c. an individual's representation of something
d. the visualization of a concept
Ans: c. an individual's representation of something
AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED AND THE
LATEST SERIES
What developmental theory describes an adolescent's ability to think
abstractly?
a. cognitive development
b. erickson's theory of development
c. social cognitive theory
d. dynamic systems theory
Ans: a. cognitive development
Question: According to the social cognitive theory, to what does the
term "perspective taking" refer?
a. internalizing another person's situation
b. thinking cognitively about another person's situation
c. role playing
d. thinking cognitively about your own situation
Ans: b. thinking cognitively about another person's situation
,Question: A 5-year-old boy continues to attempt to play with
children who openly ridicule him and leave him out of games. His
persistence with this group of children has recently resulted in a
number of fights on the playground. After being referred to your
office, you learn that he has an unsupportive home life. His parents
were divorced last year. He lives with his mother who works at night,
and he does not see his father. He is often left at home alone;
however, a neighbor watches him from time to time.
According to the cognitive behavior theory, what developmental skills
is this child clacking?
a. interpersonal skills
b. abstract thinking skills
c. concrete thinking skills
d. self-identity
Ans: a. interpersonal skills
Question: A 5-year-old boy continues to attempt to play with
children who openly ridicule him and leave him out of games. His
persistence with this group of children has recently resulted in a
number of fights on the playground. After being referred to your
,office, you learn that he has an unsupportive home life. His parents
were divorced last year. He lives with his mother who works at night,
and he does not see his father. He is often left at home alone;
however, a neighbor watches him from time to time.
According to pavlov's theory of development, what would you expect
to occur in terms of this child's learning and behavior?
a. nothing, he would naturally continue to try to fit in
b. the child would become conditioned to the negative response and
avoid the situation
c. the child would take cues from his social environment and act
accordingly
d. the child would grow out of this stage and soon make friends
Ans: b. the child would become conditioned to the negative response
and avoid the situation
Question: Which of the following would be a barrier to a child's
mental development?
a. malnutrition
b. an abusive home
c. a lack of family support
, d. all of the above
Ans: d. all of the above
Question: When dealing with middle school students, it is important
for a counselor to understand the developmental relationship between
industry and inferiority. This is an example of a theory of development
based on the work of what psychologist?
a. Freud
b. Piaget
c. Erickson
d. Bandura
Ans: c. Erickson
Question: According to Piaget, what is a schema?
a. information that has been taught
b. a universal view of the world
c. an individual's representation of something
d. the visualization of a concept
Ans: c. an individual's representation of something
