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DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS 2 ACTUAL
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1. At which developmental stage would a child be ex- A. primary school
pected to tie shoes?
A. Primary school
B. Preschool age
C. Toddler age
D. Sensorimotor stage
2. How does female growth differ than male growth dur- A. Females usually com-
ing the adolescent stage? plete physical growth be-
fore males.
A. Females usually complete physical growth before
males.
B. Females generally begin puberty growth after
males. C. Females experience growth spurts later than
males.
D. Females show physical signs of puberty after males.
3. Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the A. Ties Shoelaces
early childhood physical development stage?
A. Ties shoelaces
B. Wears roller skates
C. Writes in cursive
D. Dribbles a basketball
4. Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the A. Refining of motor coor-
middle childhood physical development stage? dination
A. Refining of motor coordination
B. Learning to use fine motor skills
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C. Reaching peak motor reaction time
D. Declining gross motor skills
5. According to Piaget, what is an important accomplish- B. Thinking Symbolically
ment at the preoperational stage?
A. Conserving mass and weight
B. Thinking symbolically
C. Testing hypotheses
D. Thinking logically
6. A student understands that a deflated balloon can be C. Concrete operational
inflated with air. According to Piaget, which cognitive
level is this student demonstrating?
A. Sensorimotor
B. Preoperational
C. Concrete operational
D. Formal operational
7. According to Vygotsky, what should a teacher do to A. Provide instructional
help a student move through the zone of proximal scaffolding
development?
A.Provide instructional scaffolding
B. Provide instruction at the current level
C. Encourage self-direction activities
D. Encourage discovery learning
8. Which behavior would Piaget classify as characteris- A. Explaining the commu-
tic of the concrete operational cognitive development tative property in addition
stage?
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A. Explaining the commutative property in addition
B. Explaining the concept of religious freedom
C. Using theorems to develop geometric proofs
D. Providing evidence to prove a thesis statement
9. According to Vygotsky's theory, which child is experi- B. A child watching par-
encing learning from "a more knowledgeable other?" ents brush their teeth
A.A child reading a story to a younger sister
B. A child watching parents brush their teeth
C. A child playing a game with a sibling
D. A child practicing spelling words with a friend
10. According to Kohlberg, which behavior is characteris- A. Justifying a moral
tic of the final stage of his moral development theory? decision on the basis
of self-chosen principles
A. Justifying a moral decision on the basis of self-cho- even when there is a con-
sen principles even when there is a conflict with official flict with official rules and
rules and laws laws
B. Maintaining individual rights in making moral de-
cisions; when individual rights are compromised, op-
tions should be studied
C. Following social rules and laws because the individ-
ual believes social order is worth preserving
D. Acting on the promise of rewards and the threat of
punishment; morality is externally controlled
11. Because of circumstances, an individual seeks medical A. Postconventional
advice to remove a parent from life support.According
to Gilligan, which moral stage of development is rep-
resented by this scenario?
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A. Postconventional
B. Law-and-order orientation
C. Postoperational
D. Autonomy versus shame and doubt
12. During which age range does Erikson's industry ver- B. 5 to 12 years
sus inferiority stage of psychosocial development usu-
ally occur?
A. 1 to 3 years
B. 5 to 12 years
C. 12 to 18 years
D. 18 to 40 years
13. According to Bandura, which factor can affect repro- D. Physical capabilities
duction?
A. Sensory capabilities
B. Symbolic coding
C. Traditional behaviorism
D. Physical capabilities
14. According to B. F. Skinner's theory of operant con- A. Removing a restriction if
ditioning, what is an example of negative reinforce- a student pays attention in
ment? class
A. Removing a restriction if a student pays attention in
class
B. Giving a student a prize for turning in an assign-
ment early
C. Calling a student's parents to report poor classroom