Developmental Psychology Questions
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When are we able to first observe signs of temperament?
A child would be more successful in an algebra class if she had reached which stage of cognitive development?
A psychologist sets up a false belief task to measure Lou's theory of mind. Lou is in a room with three boxes: one red, one blue, and one green. Lou watches Yana hide a toy car in the red box. Yana leaves the room. Then Alex moves the toy car to the blue box. Yana comes back into the room to look for the toy. The psychologist asks Lou if Yana will look in the red box, the blue box, or the green box.If Lou has a well-developed theory of mind, he will answer by pointing to which box?
Self-constructed beliefs regarding specific traits and behaviors of males and females are referred to as _____.
The idea that other people know, want, or believe things that are different from what you know, want, or believe, is called:
According to Vygotsky, what is the process of constructing an internal representation of external physical objects or actions?
Hormones that impact a child's behavior are considered _____ factors, while influences such as peers and parents are considered _____ factors.
Through his research, Harlow concluded that the monkeys developed a preference for a certain surrogate mother based on _____.
Anna drew the chart below to describe the main characteristics of parenting styles. Which parenting style belongs in box number 4?
A child who is just beginning to understand that others may think differently than them, is in which state of cognitive development?
What term describes an important aspect of the relationship between mother and child, evidenced in the visual cliff experiment?
When a researcher collects and integrates data from several sources and utilizes a variety of different techniques it is called _____.
Jacob is not always in school. When he does come to school, his clothes tend to be dirty or ragged. He also never has lunch money, and when he does bring lunch, he tells his friends that he only brought what he could find. What type of parenting style does Jacob's parents have?
A child who shares her lunch snack with a classmate she wants to make friends with is in _____ of moral development.
Rachel is pregnant with her first child and wants to be sure she is doing everything she can to help her baby grow and develop. Which of the following would most likely be recommended to Rachel to promote the psychological development of her baby?
A person who breaks a law that she perceives as unjust, such as civil-rights advocates did in the 1960s, is in _____ of moral development.
A cornerstone of Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development is that society and culture play a key role in promoting development. What type of perspective is this considered to be?
According to Vygotsky, a child's use of the word 'da' for daddy is indicative of which stage of speech development?
A child who refuses to help a classmate cheat because the rules say cheating is wrong is in _____ of moral development.
decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation.