WGU C217 Objective Assessment Study Guide
Exam 157 Questions with Verified Answers
Multidimensional Perspective - CORRECT ANSWER how cognitive, biological, and
socioemotional development influence each other
Multidimensionally speaking, if a young boy breaks his leg how will he not develop
according to Piaget? - CORRECT ANSWER He will not be able to develop
cognitively because he can't move to experience the world around him
What are two examples of how growth expands and shrinks? - CORRECT ANSWER
Fluid intelligence, Crystallized intelligence
When does fluid intelligence peak? - CORRECT ANSWER In early adulthood, then
declines
When does crystallized intelligence increase - CORRECT ANSWER continuously
Plastic perspective - CORRECT ANSWER the capacity for change
When is a growth mindset most prevalent? - CORRECT ANSWER In middle
childhood because they are aware that they can change and develop.
Memory training - CORRECT ANSWER in older adults it can grow their cognitive
abilities
,Multidisciplinary discipline - CORRECT ANSWER Any field of study that finds
interest in and studies human life and development
Contextual development - CORRECT ANSWER Every part of development happens
in some type of context
3 Influences of contextual development - CORRECT ANSWER normative age,
normative history, non-normative
Normative age - CORRECT ANSWER growth and development specific to a certain
age (graduation)
Normative history - CORRECT ANSWER A person acts a certain way because they
grew up during the Great Depression.
Non-Normative life events - CORRECT ANSWER specific to one person, effects
their development. (death of a parent at a young age)
5 Types of perspectives - CORRECT ANSWER Psychoanalytical, Cognitive,
Behavioral, Ecological, Ethological
Psychoanalytical Theorists - CORRECT ANSWER Freud, Erickson
Behavioral theorists - CORRECT ANSWER Skinner, Bandura
, Cognitive theorists - CORRECT ANSWER Piaget, Vgotsky
Ecological Theorist - CORRECT ANSWER Bronfenbrenner
Ethological perspective - CORRECT ANSWER Behavior is strongly influenced by
biology and evolution. Characterized by specific periods of development.
Psychoanalytical perspective - CORRECT ANSWER -Unconscious forces
- early experiences
both shape development
Cognitive perspective - CORRECT ANSWER social and cultural interaction guide
development
Behavioral perspective - CORRECT ANSWER we can only study what can be
directly observed and measures.
Ecological perspective - CORRECT ANSWER environmental systems have several
layers
Information Processing - CORRECT ANSWER cognitive theory that states how
people process information, thoughts, memory, and language
Who is famous for his psychoanalytic theory? - CORRECT ANSWER Erick Erickson
Exam 157 Questions with Verified Answers
Multidimensional Perspective - CORRECT ANSWER how cognitive, biological, and
socioemotional development influence each other
Multidimensionally speaking, if a young boy breaks his leg how will he not develop
according to Piaget? - CORRECT ANSWER He will not be able to develop
cognitively because he can't move to experience the world around him
What are two examples of how growth expands and shrinks? - CORRECT ANSWER
Fluid intelligence, Crystallized intelligence
When does fluid intelligence peak? - CORRECT ANSWER In early adulthood, then
declines
When does crystallized intelligence increase - CORRECT ANSWER continuously
Plastic perspective - CORRECT ANSWER the capacity for change
When is a growth mindset most prevalent? - CORRECT ANSWER In middle
childhood because they are aware that they can change and develop.
Memory training - CORRECT ANSWER in older adults it can grow their cognitive
abilities
,Multidisciplinary discipline - CORRECT ANSWER Any field of study that finds
interest in and studies human life and development
Contextual development - CORRECT ANSWER Every part of development happens
in some type of context
3 Influences of contextual development - CORRECT ANSWER normative age,
normative history, non-normative
Normative age - CORRECT ANSWER growth and development specific to a certain
age (graduation)
Normative history - CORRECT ANSWER A person acts a certain way because they
grew up during the Great Depression.
Non-Normative life events - CORRECT ANSWER specific to one person, effects
their development. (death of a parent at a young age)
5 Types of perspectives - CORRECT ANSWER Psychoanalytical, Cognitive,
Behavioral, Ecological, Ethological
Psychoanalytical Theorists - CORRECT ANSWER Freud, Erickson
Behavioral theorists - CORRECT ANSWER Skinner, Bandura
, Cognitive theorists - CORRECT ANSWER Piaget, Vgotsky
Ecological Theorist - CORRECT ANSWER Bronfenbrenner
Ethological perspective - CORRECT ANSWER Behavior is strongly influenced by
biology and evolution. Characterized by specific periods of development.
Psychoanalytical perspective - CORRECT ANSWER -Unconscious forces
- early experiences
both shape development
Cognitive perspective - CORRECT ANSWER social and cultural interaction guide
development
Behavioral perspective - CORRECT ANSWER we can only study what can be
directly observed and measures.
Ecological perspective - CORRECT ANSWER environmental systems have several
layers
Information Processing - CORRECT ANSWER cognitive theory that states how
people process information, thoughts, memory, and language
Who is famous for his psychoanalytic theory? - CORRECT ANSWER Erick Erickson
