CDE Practice Exam Questions 5 with Correct Answers |
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Assimilation is Piaget's term for ✔✔incorporation of new information into an existing cognitive
structure.
Accommodation is Piaget's term for ✔✔changes in a cognitive structure to include new information
According to Lev Vygotsky's theory ✔✔cognitive growth is a collaborative process.
While teaching his son to learn cycling, Mark initially held his bike to help him to maintain his balance.
Once his son was able to balance himself, Mark gradually let go of the support. This temporary support
that Mark provides to his son is known as _____. ✔✔scaffolding
__________ is a simple form of learning in which familiarity with a stimulus reduces, slows, or stops a
response. ✔✔Habituation
Annette, who is a toddler, first started crawling, then standing, and is now taking her first steps. This
aspect of Annette's development is best categorized as _____. ✔✔physical development
_____ is defined as the pattern of change in emotions, personality, and relationships. ✔✔Psychosocial
development
Dr. Dunn studies the way that children of different ages organize information in their memory. His
research focus is primarily on _____ development. ✔✔cognitive
Donna's family consists of her biological parents and her younger brother, Sam. They also have a pet
dog. Their family is most likely to be categorized as a(n) _____. ✔✔nuclear family
Shari is a 9-year-old girl who lives in California. She lives with her parents, her younger sister, and her
grandparents. Her maternal uncle, who has recently emigrated from India to the United States, also lives
with them. Shari family is most likely to be categorized as a(n) _____ family. ✔✔extended
,A society or group's total way of life, including customs, traditions, beliefs, values, language, and so on,
is referred to as its _____. ✔✔culture
A group consisting of people united by ancestry, race, religion, language, or national origin that
contributes to a sense of shared identity is known as a(n) _____. ✔✔ethnic group
Events that occur at about the same age for people around the world, such as starting school, are called
_____. ✔✔normative age-graded influences
All the individuals, who were elementary school students in New York City during the collapse of the
World Trade Center, shared a common experience at a formative time in their lives. This group is
referred to as a(n) _____. ✔✔historical generation
A group of people born at about the same time who experience similar influences are referred to as
✔✔a cohort
_____ refers to inborn traits or characteristics inherited from a child's biological parents. ✔✔Heredity
According to Freud, the _____ represents reason and operates under the reality principle. ✔✔ego
Which of the following is true of Erikson's theory of psychosocial development? ✔✔It states that each
stage requires the balancing of a positive trait and a corresponding negative one.
A consequence of any behavior that increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated is called
_____. ✔✔reinforcement
According to Piaget, people create increasingly complex cognitive structures called _____, or ways of
organizing information about the world. ✔✔schemes
A child's rate of growth is most rapid during ✔✔infancy
, Baby Arnold first learned to hold up his head, then to raise his shoulders, and then to push with his feet.
Which principle of development does this sequence demonstrate? ✔✔Cephalocaudal principle
Why are babies' heads so large in proportion to their body size? ✔✔At one year, the brain is 70 percent
of its adult weight.
Babies first move their arms, then move their hands toward objects, and finally use their fingers. This
sequence demonstrates the _____ principle of development. ✔✔proximodistal
Which of the following is an environmental influence that affects the physical development in the early
years of life? ✔✔The nutrition provided by the mother
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants receive breast milk rather than cow's milk
until they are over _____ months old. ✔✔6
Which of the following women would be advised NOT to breast-feed? ✔✔Alison, who has been on
heavy medications following an infection
The cerebral cortex plays an important role in ✔✔coordinating sensory information.
By examining an infant's reflex behaviors, we can assess the _____ of the infant. ✔✔neurological
development
Reflex behaviors that gradually disappear during the early months of infancy are called _____ reflexes.
✔✔primitive
Although many of an infant's reflexes disappear during the first year, three reflexes that remain are the
_____ reflexes. ✔✔blinking, gagging, and sneezing
Although the brain's early development is in large part genetically directed, its structure is continually
modified by environmental experiences and this modifiability is called _____. ✔✔plasticity
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Assimilation is Piaget's term for ✔✔incorporation of new information into an existing cognitive
structure.
Accommodation is Piaget's term for ✔✔changes in a cognitive structure to include new information
According to Lev Vygotsky's theory ✔✔cognitive growth is a collaborative process.
While teaching his son to learn cycling, Mark initially held his bike to help him to maintain his balance.
Once his son was able to balance himself, Mark gradually let go of the support. This temporary support
that Mark provides to his son is known as _____. ✔✔scaffolding
__________ is a simple form of learning in which familiarity with a stimulus reduces, slows, or stops a
response. ✔✔Habituation
Annette, who is a toddler, first started crawling, then standing, and is now taking her first steps. This
aspect of Annette's development is best categorized as _____. ✔✔physical development
_____ is defined as the pattern of change in emotions, personality, and relationships. ✔✔Psychosocial
development
Dr. Dunn studies the way that children of different ages organize information in their memory. His
research focus is primarily on _____ development. ✔✔cognitive
Donna's family consists of her biological parents and her younger brother, Sam. They also have a pet
dog. Their family is most likely to be categorized as a(n) _____. ✔✔nuclear family
Shari is a 9-year-old girl who lives in California. She lives with her parents, her younger sister, and her
grandparents. Her maternal uncle, who has recently emigrated from India to the United States, also lives
with them. Shari family is most likely to be categorized as a(n) _____ family. ✔✔extended
,A society or group's total way of life, including customs, traditions, beliefs, values, language, and so on,
is referred to as its _____. ✔✔culture
A group consisting of people united by ancestry, race, religion, language, or national origin that
contributes to a sense of shared identity is known as a(n) _____. ✔✔ethnic group
Events that occur at about the same age for people around the world, such as starting school, are called
_____. ✔✔normative age-graded influences
All the individuals, who were elementary school students in New York City during the collapse of the
World Trade Center, shared a common experience at a formative time in their lives. This group is
referred to as a(n) _____. ✔✔historical generation
A group of people born at about the same time who experience similar influences are referred to as
✔✔a cohort
_____ refers to inborn traits or characteristics inherited from a child's biological parents. ✔✔Heredity
According to Freud, the _____ represents reason and operates under the reality principle. ✔✔ego
Which of the following is true of Erikson's theory of psychosocial development? ✔✔It states that each
stage requires the balancing of a positive trait and a corresponding negative one.
A consequence of any behavior that increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated is called
_____. ✔✔reinforcement
According to Piaget, people create increasingly complex cognitive structures called _____, or ways of
organizing information about the world. ✔✔schemes
A child's rate of growth is most rapid during ✔✔infancy
, Baby Arnold first learned to hold up his head, then to raise his shoulders, and then to push with his feet.
Which principle of development does this sequence demonstrate? ✔✔Cephalocaudal principle
Why are babies' heads so large in proportion to their body size? ✔✔At one year, the brain is 70 percent
of its adult weight.
Babies first move their arms, then move their hands toward objects, and finally use their fingers. This
sequence demonstrates the _____ principle of development. ✔✔proximodistal
Which of the following is an environmental influence that affects the physical development in the early
years of life? ✔✔The nutrition provided by the mother
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants receive breast milk rather than cow's milk
until they are over _____ months old. ✔✔6
Which of the following women would be advised NOT to breast-feed? ✔✔Alison, who has been on
heavy medications following an infection
The cerebral cortex plays an important role in ✔✔coordinating sensory information.
By examining an infant's reflex behaviors, we can assess the _____ of the infant. ✔✔neurological
development
Reflex behaviors that gradually disappear during the early months of infancy are called _____ reflexes.
✔✔primitive
Although many of an infant's reflexes disappear during the first year, three reflexes that remain are the
_____ reflexes. ✔✔blinking, gagging, and sneezing
Although the brain's early development is in large part genetically directed, its structure is continually
modified by environmental experiences and this modifiability is called _____. ✔✔plasticity
