CPCE Practice Tests Questions and Answers
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According to Erikson's Psychosocial stages of
Development, the stage in which a child needs to learn
important academic skills and compare favorably with
peers in school to achieve competence is which of the
following stages?
A. Trust vs. Mistrust
B. Identity vs. Role Confusion
C. Initiative vs. Guilt
D. Industry vs. Inferiority [ Ans: ] D. Industry vs.
Inferiority
You are doing a demonstration with Stella, who is 3 years
old. You have two equal-sized glasses, filled to the top
with the same volume of water. You ask her whether there
is more water in one glass than the other, or the same, and
she responds, "The same."
Now, you pour the entire contents of one of these glasses
into a tall, thin glass, and the entire contents of the other
in a short, but very wide glass. You ask her which glass
contains more water, and she points to the tall glass.
Which of Piaget's Cognitive stages of Development is
Stella in?
,A. Sensorimotor
B. Preoperational
C. Concrete Operations
D. Formal Operations [ Ans: ] B. Preoperational
The pleasure principle drives which of Freud's personality
aspects?
A. Ego
B. Id
C. Superego
D. Subconscious [ Ans: ] B. Id
Which of the following does NOT illustrate social learning
theory?
a. 6-year old Amanda observes her older brother receiving
a treat after he does the dishes. The next day, Amanda
jumps up from the table immediately after lunch and
insists on washing the dishes.
B. 4 year old Johnny frequently gets in trouble at pre-
school for hitting his classmates. When the teacher talks
to his mother, she learns that there has been a history of
abuse between his mother and father, and Johnny has
witnessed his father hitting his mother.
,C. Angie brings home a report card with 2 A's and 2 B's.
Her parents give her 3 dollars, one for every A. During the
next grading period, Angie spends more time studying
and puts extra effort into her schoolwork.
D. 14-yr old Sophie looks up to her classmate Maria
because she is pretty and popular. One day after school,
Sophie sees Maria smoking a cigarette. A few weeks later,
someone offers Sop [ Ans: ] C. Angie brings home a report
card with 2 A's and 2 B's. Her parents give her three
dollars, one for every A. During the next grading period,
Angie spends more time studying and puts extra effort
into her schoolwork.
Which of the following is not considered a stage model?
A. Erikson's Personality Theory
B. Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Theory
C. Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory
D. Freud's Theory of Personality Development [ Ans: ] B.
Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Theory
Stage Theories of development typically describe ___
changes in behavior, cognition, or social relationships.
A. Quantitative
B. Incremental
, C. Qualitative
D. Cumulative [ Ans: ] C. Qualitative
According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, if a person's
self-esteem needs have been satisfied, then you can
assume that the following needs have also been satisfied,
except:
a. Belonging
b. Self-Actualization
c. Psychological
d. Safety [ Ans: ] B. Self-Actualization
The highest level of Kohlberg's Stage Theory of Moral
Development is:
a. Law and Order
b. Universal Ethical Principles
c. Social/Moral contract and System of Laws
d. Individual Interests [ Ans: ] B. Universal Ethical
Principles
As Selena and her friends are walking home after school,
they approach a corner store and see bags of candy and
snacks on open shelves outside the front door. A young
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According to Erikson's Psychosocial stages of
Development, the stage in which a child needs to learn
important academic skills and compare favorably with
peers in school to achieve competence is which of the
following stages?
A. Trust vs. Mistrust
B. Identity vs. Role Confusion
C. Initiative vs. Guilt
D. Industry vs. Inferiority [ Ans: ] D. Industry vs.
Inferiority
You are doing a demonstration with Stella, who is 3 years
old. You have two equal-sized glasses, filled to the top
with the same volume of water. You ask her whether there
is more water in one glass than the other, or the same, and
she responds, "The same."
Now, you pour the entire contents of one of these glasses
into a tall, thin glass, and the entire contents of the other
in a short, but very wide glass. You ask her which glass
contains more water, and she points to the tall glass.
Which of Piaget's Cognitive stages of Development is
Stella in?
,A. Sensorimotor
B. Preoperational
C. Concrete Operations
D. Formal Operations [ Ans: ] B. Preoperational
The pleasure principle drives which of Freud's personality
aspects?
A. Ego
B. Id
C. Superego
D. Subconscious [ Ans: ] B. Id
Which of the following does NOT illustrate social learning
theory?
a. 6-year old Amanda observes her older brother receiving
a treat after he does the dishes. The next day, Amanda
jumps up from the table immediately after lunch and
insists on washing the dishes.
B. 4 year old Johnny frequently gets in trouble at pre-
school for hitting his classmates. When the teacher talks
to his mother, she learns that there has been a history of
abuse between his mother and father, and Johnny has
witnessed his father hitting his mother.
,C. Angie brings home a report card with 2 A's and 2 B's.
Her parents give her 3 dollars, one for every A. During the
next grading period, Angie spends more time studying
and puts extra effort into her schoolwork.
D. 14-yr old Sophie looks up to her classmate Maria
because she is pretty and popular. One day after school,
Sophie sees Maria smoking a cigarette. A few weeks later,
someone offers Sop [ Ans: ] C. Angie brings home a report
card with 2 A's and 2 B's. Her parents give her three
dollars, one for every A. During the next grading period,
Angie spends more time studying and puts extra effort
into her schoolwork.
Which of the following is not considered a stage model?
A. Erikson's Personality Theory
B. Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Theory
C. Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory
D. Freud's Theory of Personality Development [ Ans: ] B.
Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Theory
Stage Theories of development typically describe ___
changes in behavior, cognition, or social relationships.
A. Quantitative
B. Incremental
, C. Qualitative
D. Cumulative [ Ans: ] C. Qualitative
According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, if a person's
self-esteem needs have been satisfied, then you can
assume that the following needs have also been satisfied,
except:
a. Belonging
b. Self-Actualization
c. Psychological
d. Safety [ Ans: ] B. Self-Actualization
The highest level of Kohlberg's Stage Theory of Moral
Development is:
a. Law and Order
b. Universal Ethical Principles
c. Social/Moral contract and System of Laws
d. Individual Interests [ Ans: ] B. Universal Ethical
Principles
As Selena and her friends are walking home after school,
they approach a corner store and see bags of candy and
snacks on open shelves outside the front door. A young
