NCE Practice Test V1
1. Josie likes to play peek-a-boo with her little brother, Jack. According toPiaget, Jack finds
this game fun because he has acquired , which is one of the
primary tasks of the
sensorimotor stage of cognitive development.
a. conservation
b. dual representation
c. object permanence
d. reversibility: C. Piaget proposed that there are four stages of cognitive devel-opment. The
first stage is the sensorimotor stage, whereby the infant or toddler recognizes that even though
something is out of sight, it still exists. Piaget's second stage of cognitive develop- ment is the
preoperational stage (early childhood years) in which children begin to recognize that
something can be an object as well as a symbol (dual representation).The third stage of cognitive
development according to Piaget is called the concreteoperational stage, during which
children 6 to 11 years old develop the capacity of both conservation (object
permanence, or the understanding that physical characteristics of objects remainthe same even
if the appearance is different) and reversibility (the ability to think through a series of steps
and then to reverse the process mentally).
2. The theorist associated with bonding and attachment is:
a. Bowlby
b. Adler
c. Freud
d. Piaget: A. When you think about attachment and bonding, think about John Bowlby (1907-
1990). Adler is associated with birth order and family constellation,while Freud is
associated with psychosexual development. Piaget is associated with cognitivedevelopment.
3. Henry, a 72-year-old widower, reminisces with his daughter about his life.
He talks
about his successes and regrets. This is an example of Erikson's:
a. intimacy stage
b. generativity stage
c. industry stage
d. ego integrity stage: D. One of the clues in this example is Henry's age. Anotherclue is
Henry's discussion about his life successes and regrets, not finding anothermate, being
successful in school, or contributing to society. Erikson's generativity stage involves middle-
, aged adults who are
launching their children, dealing with an empty nest, and working toward retirement.His ego
integrity stage involves older adults who review their lives, looking at successes and regrets.
4. When it comes to displaying aggression, girls more often engage in
aggression than boys.
a. hostile
b. instrumental
c. relational
d. physical: C. Instrumental aggression occurs when a child wants a toy that another child has and
he tries to get that toy by pushing or attacking the other child in someway. Hostile
aggression occurs when a child intentionally hurts another child because he wantsto hurt the
other child. Physical aggression occurs more often in boys than in
girls and is any form of harm or physical injury such as pushing, hitting, biting, or kicking.
Relational aggression more often occurs in girls and involves the use of social exclusion,
malicious gossip, or peer manipulation in order to damage anotherperson's peer relationships.
5. All of the following are physical characteristics of Down Syndrome EX-CEPT:
a. short, stocky build
b. almond-shaped eyes
c. large hands and feet
d. flattened face: C. The chromosomal abnormality, Down Syndrome, is the most common
chromosomal disorder, occurring in 1 out of every 800 births. Individuals with Down
Syndrome suffer
from mental retardation, memory and speech problems, and slow motor develop- ment. They
usually have some heart deformities, as well as being of short and stockybuild. They have
almond-shaped eyes, a flattened face, a protruding tongue, and anunusual crease running across
the palm of the hand.
6. Which of the following statements is true when considering cultural andfamilial
influences on self-esteem?
a. Chinese and Japanese children have higher self-esteem than North Ameri-can children,
mainly because their cultures have higher academic standards for achieve-ment.
b. Boys tend to have lower self-esteem than girls.
c. African American children tend to have lower self-esteem than Caucasianchildren.
1. Josie likes to play peek-a-boo with her little brother, Jack. According toPiaget, Jack finds
this game fun because he has acquired , which is one of the
primary tasks of the
sensorimotor stage of cognitive development.
a. conservation
b. dual representation
c. object permanence
d. reversibility: C. Piaget proposed that there are four stages of cognitive devel-opment. The
first stage is the sensorimotor stage, whereby the infant or toddler recognizes that even though
something is out of sight, it still exists. Piaget's second stage of cognitive develop- ment is the
preoperational stage (early childhood years) in which children begin to recognize that
something can be an object as well as a symbol (dual representation).The third stage of cognitive
development according to Piaget is called the concreteoperational stage, during which
children 6 to 11 years old develop the capacity of both conservation (object
permanence, or the understanding that physical characteristics of objects remainthe same even
if the appearance is different) and reversibility (the ability to think through a series of steps
and then to reverse the process mentally).
2. The theorist associated with bonding and attachment is:
a. Bowlby
b. Adler
c. Freud
d. Piaget: A. When you think about attachment and bonding, think about John Bowlby (1907-
1990). Adler is associated with birth order and family constellation,while Freud is
associated with psychosexual development. Piaget is associated with cognitivedevelopment.
3. Henry, a 72-year-old widower, reminisces with his daughter about his life.
He talks
about his successes and regrets. This is an example of Erikson's:
a. intimacy stage
b. generativity stage
c. industry stage
d. ego integrity stage: D. One of the clues in this example is Henry's age. Anotherclue is
Henry's discussion about his life successes and regrets, not finding anothermate, being
successful in school, or contributing to society. Erikson's generativity stage involves middle-
, aged adults who are
launching their children, dealing with an empty nest, and working toward retirement.His ego
integrity stage involves older adults who review their lives, looking at successes and regrets.
4. When it comes to displaying aggression, girls more often engage in
aggression than boys.
a. hostile
b. instrumental
c. relational
d. physical: C. Instrumental aggression occurs when a child wants a toy that another child has and
he tries to get that toy by pushing or attacking the other child in someway. Hostile
aggression occurs when a child intentionally hurts another child because he wantsto hurt the
other child. Physical aggression occurs more often in boys than in
girls and is any form of harm or physical injury such as pushing, hitting, biting, or kicking.
Relational aggression more often occurs in girls and involves the use of social exclusion,
malicious gossip, or peer manipulation in order to damage anotherperson's peer relationships.
5. All of the following are physical characteristics of Down Syndrome EX-CEPT:
a. short, stocky build
b. almond-shaped eyes
c. large hands and feet
d. flattened face: C. The chromosomal abnormality, Down Syndrome, is the most common
chromosomal disorder, occurring in 1 out of every 800 births. Individuals with Down
Syndrome suffer
from mental retardation, memory and speech problems, and slow motor develop- ment. They
usually have some heart deformities, as well as being of short and stockybuild. They have
almond-shaped eyes, a flattened face, a protruding tongue, and anunusual crease running across
the palm of the hand.
6. Which of the following statements is true when considering cultural andfamilial
influences on self-esteem?
a. Chinese and Japanese children have higher self-esteem than North Ameri-can children,
mainly because their cultures have higher academic standards for achieve-ment.
b. Boys tend to have lower self-esteem than girls.
c. African American children tend to have lower self-esteem than Caucasianchildren.
