Childhood And Adolescence Voyages In Development, 6th Edition By Spencer A. Rathus - Test Bank

,True / False
1. The terms “growth” and “development” are synonymous.​
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Child Development? Coming to Terms with Terms
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.1.2 - Outline the major theories of child development and why
theories are useful.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s Understand

2. John B. Watson’s theory emphasizes libidinal energy and erogenous zones.

a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: 1.2 Theories of Child Development
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.1.2 - Outline the major theories of child development and why
theories are useful.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s Understand

3. Theories are related statements about events.​
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: 1.2 Theories of Child Development
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.1.2 - Outline the major theories of child development and why
theories are useful.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s Understand

4. Freud felt insufficient or excessive gratification in a stage of development would lead to developmental problems.​
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: 1.2 Theories of Child Development
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.1.2 - Outline the major theories of child development and why
theories are useful.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s Understand




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, 5. According to Erikson, successful resolution of early life crises sets the stage for positive resolution of later crises.​
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: 1.2 Theories of Child Development
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.1.2 - Outline the major theories of child development and why
theories are useful.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s Understand

6. The first stage of psychosocial development is trust vs. mistrust.​
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: 1.2 Theories of Child Development
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.1.2 - Outline the major theories of child development and why
theories are useful.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s Understand

7. A conditioned stimulus is one that occurs without prior learning.​
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: 1.2 Theories of Child Development
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.1.2 - Outline the major theories of child development and why
theories are useful.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s Understand

8. Negative reinforcement will increase a desired behavior when an unpleasant stimulus is removed.​
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: 1.2 Theories of Child Development
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.1.2 - Outline the major theories of child development and why
theories are useful.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s Understand




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, 9. The study of the influence of genes on development is the study of nature (heredity) as opposed to nurture
(environment).​
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: 1.3 Controversies in Development
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.1.3 - Discuss the major controversies in the study of child
development
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s Understand

10. According to the textbook, the development of language is due entirely to biology (nature).​
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: 1.3 Controversies in Development
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.1.3 - Discuss the major controversies in the study of child
development
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s Understand

11. Theorists who believe that a number of rapid, successive changes bring about development adhere to the belief that
development is continuous. ​
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: 1.3 Controversies in Development
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.1.3 - Discuss the major controversies in the study of child
development
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s Understand

12. Sigmund Freud and Jean Piaget were both stage theorists.​
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: 1.3 Controversies in Development
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: VOYG.RATH.17.1.3 - Discuss the major controversies in the study of child
development
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s Understand




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