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HDFS 210 Exam 1 Actual Exam Questions
And Answers Practice Questions with Solutions
Newest 2026-2027 | Already Graded A+
In a study of the behavioral adjustment of a group of children
placed in foster care, the children were assessed once a year over
a period of 10 year. This is an example of a ________ study.
a. developmental
b. cross-sectional
c. longitudinal
d. sequential - ANSWER-c
Infants, like all people, are exposed to massive amounts of
information; therefore, they must focus their attention and select
information so as not to be overwhelmed. Thus, children must
__________ selectively.
a. retrieve
b. encode
c. automate
d. store - ANSWER-B
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Which term refers to an infant's various levels of wakeful
behaviors, such as alertness fussing and crying, and different
levels of sleep?
a. sensitive period
b. rhythm
c. alternation
d. state - ANSWER-D
______________ is an example of a biological universal event
that occurs at relatively the same time throughout all societies.
a. adulthood
b. young adulthood
c. death
d. puberty - ANSWER-b
Who is considered the predominant theorist in cognitive
development?
a. Jean Piaget
b. Sigmund Freud
c. B.F. Skinner
d. Albert Bandura - ANSWER-A
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Piagets theory of development assumed that all children pass
though a series of __________ universal stages in fixed order
from birth to adolescent. These are __________
a. three; preoperational, concrete, operational and formal
operational
b. five; sensorimotor, preoperational, formal operational,
concrete operational and maturation
c. four; sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational and
formal operational
d. six; sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal
operational, assimilation and accommodation - ANSWER-c
An infant who learns that smiling at his or her parents bring
positive attention and therefore begins to smile more often is
demonstrating what type of learning?
a. habituation
b. classical conditioning
c. modeling
d. operant conditioning - ANSWER-d
HDFS 210 Exam 1 Actual Exam Questions
And Answers Practice Questions with Solutions
Newest 2026-2027 | Already Graded A+
In a study of the behavioral adjustment of a group of children
placed in foster care, the children were assessed once a year over
a period of 10 year. This is an example of a ________ study.
a. developmental
b. cross-sectional
c. longitudinal
d. sequential - ANSWER-c
Infants, like all people, are exposed to massive amounts of
information; therefore, they must focus their attention and select
information so as not to be overwhelmed. Thus, children must
__________ selectively.
a. retrieve
b. encode
c. automate
d. store - ANSWER-B
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Which term refers to an infant's various levels of wakeful
behaviors, such as alertness fussing and crying, and different
levels of sleep?
a. sensitive period
b. rhythm
c. alternation
d. state - ANSWER-D
______________ is an example of a biological universal event
that occurs at relatively the same time throughout all societies.
a. adulthood
b. young adulthood
c. death
d. puberty - ANSWER-b
Who is considered the predominant theorist in cognitive
development?
a. Jean Piaget
b. Sigmund Freud
c. B.F. Skinner
d. Albert Bandura - ANSWER-A
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Piagets theory of development assumed that all children pass
though a series of __________ universal stages in fixed order
from birth to adolescent. These are __________
a. three; preoperational, concrete, operational and formal
operational
b. five; sensorimotor, preoperational, formal operational,
concrete operational and maturation
c. four; sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational and
formal operational
d. six; sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal
operational, assimilation and accommodation - ANSWER-c
An infant who learns that smiling at his or her parents bring
positive attention and therefore begins to smile more often is
demonstrating what type of learning?
a. habituation
b. classical conditioning
c. modeling
d. operant conditioning - ANSWER-d
