NCE Practice Test UPDATED Questions
and CORRECT Answers
According to Vygotsky, the childs inability to build the tower on her own is known as the -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Zone of Proximal Development
the difference between what a learner can do without help, and what they can't do
According to Erickson, when an individual fails to develop a strong sense of identity, the
individual will have troubles with the development of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Intimacy
Goes Trust/Mistrust, Autonomy/Shame, Initiative/Guilt, Industry/inferiority, Identity/role
confusion, Intimacy/isolation, generativity/stagnation, integrity/despair
What is the correct order of the stages in Freud's theory of personality development? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Oral, Anal, Phalli, Latency, Genital
Parent's saying 'because I said so' is an example of this parenting style - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Authoritarian
Harry Harlow used baby monkeys in several kinds of studies on early development and
attachment. His findings found that baby monkey's preferred - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
The soft terry cloth mother to a wire mesh mother that help a bottle
What is a myth about suicide in the US - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Asking someone about
suicide may push them to it.
Facts:
- male suicide is four times higher than among females
- it occurs in age groups of 90 years and up
- psychiatrists, physicians, and dentist are most prone
,Cody does what his parents say because he doesn't want to lose his TV priviledges. THis is an
example of what level in Kohlberg's theory of moral development? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Preconventional.
Levels:
- preconventional: individuals are concerned with consequences
-conventional: individual wants to conform to societal rules
- post conventional: define morality in terms of universal values
Josie likes to play peek a boo with her little borhter. According to Piaget, the baby finds it fun
because he has acquired ________ which is one of the primary tasks of the sensorimotor
stage of cognitive development - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Object Permanence
Stages of Cognitive Development - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- - Sensorimotor. Birth
through ages 18-24 months.
- Preoperational. Toddlerhood (18-24 months) through early childhood (age 7)
- Concrete operational. Ages 7 to 12.
- Formal operational. Adolescence through adulthood
The theorist associated with bonding and attachment is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- John
Bowlby
Adler is associated with - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Birth Order and family constellations
Freud is associated with - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Psychosexual development
Henry, a 72 yr old widower reminisces with his daughter about his life. He talks about his
successes and regrets. This is an example of Erickson's - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Ego
Integrity Stage
When it comes to displaying aggression, girls more often engage in _________ aggression
than boy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Relational
, All of the following are physical characteristics of down syndrome EXCEPT: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Large Hands and Feet
characteristics:
- short, stocky build
- almond shaped eyes
- flattened face
When considering cultural and familial influences on self esteem - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- An authoritative parenting style usually allows children to have especially
high self esteem
The four parenting styles - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Authoritative - best
Authoritarian - strict
Permissive
Neglectful
Research on gay and lesbian parents indicate - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- they are as
dedicated and effective at child rearing as are heterosexual parents
IN the standford prison study what caused the guards to treat the prisoners harshly? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The social context
In the original studies, Milgram and his colleagues found that people were more likely to
disobey under all of the circumstances EXCEPT when - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the
person ordering them to continue was an ordinary man, apparently another volunteer
In the Stanford prison simulation, male college students agreed to participate in an
experiment to discover what would happen when they took on the roles of prisoners and
guards. The researchers found that - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- within a short time the
prisoner became distressed and panicky with accompying emotional and physical ailments
and CORRECT Answers
According to Vygotsky, the childs inability to build the tower on her own is known as the -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Zone of Proximal Development
the difference between what a learner can do without help, and what they can't do
According to Erickson, when an individual fails to develop a strong sense of identity, the
individual will have troubles with the development of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Intimacy
Goes Trust/Mistrust, Autonomy/Shame, Initiative/Guilt, Industry/inferiority, Identity/role
confusion, Intimacy/isolation, generativity/stagnation, integrity/despair
What is the correct order of the stages in Freud's theory of personality development? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Oral, Anal, Phalli, Latency, Genital
Parent's saying 'because I said so' is an example of this parenting style - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Authoritarian
Harry Harlow used baby monkeys in several kinds of studies on early development and
attachment. His findings found that baby monkey's preferred - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
The soft terry cloth mother to a wire mesh mother that help a bottle
What is a myth about suicide in the US - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Asking someone about
suicide may push them to it.
Facts:
- male suicide is four times higher than among females
- it occurs in age groups of 90 years and up
- psychiatrists, physicians, and dentist are most prone
,Cody does what his parents say because he doesn't want to lose his TV priviledges. THis is an
example of what level in Kohlberg's theory of moral development? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Preconventional.
Levels:
- preconventional: individuals are concerned with consequences
-conventional: individual wants to conform to societal rules
- post conventional: define morality in terms of universal values
Josie likes to play peek a boo with her little borhter. According to Piaget, the baby finds it fun
because he has acquired ________ which is one of the primary tasks of the sensorimotor
stage of cognitive development - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Object Permanence
Stages of Cognitive Development - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- - Sensorimotor. Birth
through ages 18-24 months.
- Preoperational. Toddlerhood (18-24 months) through early childhood (age 7)
- Concrete operational. Ages 7 to 12.
- Formal operational. Adolescence through adulthood
The theorist associated with bonding and attachment is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- John
Bowlby
Adler is associated with - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Birth Order and family constellations
Freud is associated with - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Psychosexual development
Henry, a 72 yr old widower reminisces with his daughter about his life. He talks about his
successes and regrets. This is an example of Erickson's - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Ego
Integrity Stage
When it comes to displaying aggression, girls more often engage in _________ aggression
than boy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Relational
, All of the following are physical characteristics of down syndrome EXCEPT: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Large Hands and Feet
characteristics:
- short, stocky build
- almond shaped eyes
- flattened face
When considering cultural and familial influences on self esteem - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- An authoritative parenting style usually allows children to have especially
high self esteem
The four parenting styles - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Authoritative - best
Authoritarian - strict
Permissive
Neglectful
Research on gay and lesbian parents indicate - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- they are as
dedicated and effective at child rearing as are heterosexual parents
IN the standford prison study what caused the guards to treat the prisoners harshly? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The social context
In the original studies, Milgram and his colleagues found that people were more likely to
disobey under all of the circumstances EXCEPT when - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the
person ordering them to continue was an ordinary man, apparently another volunteer
In the Stanford prison simulation, male college students agreed to participate in an
experiment to discover what would happen when they took on the roles of prisoners and
guards. The researchers found that - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- within a short time the
prisoner became distressed and panicky with accompying emotional and physical ailments
