CLEP Human Growth and Development REA
Practice Exam 1 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
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Which theoretical perspective (D)
emphasizes nature in the "nature
versus nurture" controversy? The psychodynamic theory emphasizes nature in
the nature versus nurture debate more than the
A. Behavioral theory other perspectives listed because of the
emphasis on inborn, biological drives within this
B. Social learning theory perspective.
C. Social-cognitive theory
D. Psychodynamic theory
E. Sociocultural
,Which theorist would be most likely (A)
to expect cultural differences in
development? Vygotsky is the one theorist of the five who
argued that culture influences cognitive
A. Vygotsky development. He argued that a child's cognitive
abilities develop as a result of engaging in tasks
B. Piaget with older, more competent adults. He also
argued that language affects thought.
C. Freud
D. Skinner
E. Bowlby
To determine whether boys and (B)
girls play differently, a researcher
videotaped children at play during Since the researcher is recording behavior in a
school recess. This is an example of natural setting, and is not controlling or
a manipulating any variables, it is a naturalistic
observation.
A. field experiment
B. naturalistic observation
C. cross-sectional study
D. survey
E. clinical interview
,The average child begins to walk (C)
between
Research on physical development shows that on
A. 7 and 8 months average, children begin to walk on their own
between 11 and 12 months of age.
B. 9 and 10 months
C. 11 and 12 months
D. 13 and 14 months
E. 16 and 17 months
According to Piaget, adaptation is (E)
made up of the two processes
called Piaget used the term "adaptation" for the process
of a child adjusting to the environment. The two
A. equilibration and complementary processes involved in adaptation
accommodation are accommodation, when a child constructs a
new scheme that organizes a new experience,
B. accommodation and fixation and assimilation, when a child applies an already
existing scheme to understand a new experience.
C. equilibration and assimilation Piaget argued that accommodation occurs when
an attempt to assimilate new information fails.
D. operation and conservation
E. accommodation and assimilation
, The fact that parents will provide (D)
less direction to a child who begins
to show competence on a task, Vygotsky used the term "guided participation" or
supports the theory of "scaffolding" to describe the cognitive support
that older adults, like teachers or parents, provide
A. Bronfenbrenner to children when they engage in a task. Adults
will adjust the amount of direction and support
B. Freud they provide as the child shows greater mastery
over the task at hand.
C. Piaget
D. Vygotsky
E. Bandura
According to the information- (A)
processing approach, children's
memories improve with age mainly The information-processing approach argues
because children's memory improves because children get
better at organizing to-be-learned information.
A. they get better at organizing The better a child can organize new information,
information the better that information is encoded for
storage in memory and later retrieval.
B. they develop additional memory
storage systems
C. their perceptual abilities improve
D. they are more interested in
remembering information
E. parents expect older children to
remember information better
Practice Exam 1 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES |VERIFIED &
REVISED ANSWERS (NEW) 2026
Save
Terms in this set (90)
Which theoretical perspective (D)
emphasizes nature in the "nature
versus nurture" controversy? The psychodynamic theory emphasizes nature in
the nature versus nurture debate more than the
A. Behavioral theory other perspectives listed because of the
emphasis on inborn, biological drives within this
B. Social learning theory perspective.
C. Social-cognitive theory
D. Psychodynamic theory
E. Sociocultural
,Which theorist would be most likely (A)
to expect cultural differences in
development? Vygotsky is the one theorist of the five who
argued that culture influences cognitive
A. Vygotsky development. He argued that a child's cognitive
abilities develop as a result of engaging in tasks
B. Piaget with older, more competent adults. He also
argued that language affects thought.
C. Freud
D. Skinner
E. Bowlby
To determine whether boys and (B)
girls play differently, a researcher
videotaped children at play during Since the researcher is recording behavior in a
school recess. This is an example of natural setting, and is not controlling or
a manipulating any variables, it is a naturalistic
observation.
A. field experiment
B. naturalistic observation
C. cross-sectional study
D. survey
E. clinical interview
,The average child begins to walk (C)
between
Research on physical development shows that on
A. 7 and 8 months average, children begin to walk on their own
between 11 and 12 months of age.
B. 9 and 10 months
C. 11 and 12 months
D. 13 and 14 months
E. 16 and 17 months
According to Piaget, adaptation is (E)
made up of the two processes
called Piaget used the term "adaptation" for the process
of a child adjusting to the environment. The two
A. equilibration and complementary processes involved in adaptation
accommodation are accommodation, when a child constructs a
new scheme that organizes a new experience,
B. accommodation and fixation and assimilation, when a child applies an already
existing scheme to understand a new experience.
C. equilibration and assimilation Piaget argued that accommodation occurs when
an attempt to assimilate new information fails.
D. operation and conservation
E. accommodation and assimilation
, The fact that parents will provide (D)
less direction to a child who begins
to show competence on a task, Vygotsky used the term "guided participation" or
supports the theory of "scaffolding" to describe the cognitive support
that older adults, like teachers or parents, provide
A. Bronfenbrenner to children when they engage in a task. Adults
will adjust the amount of direction and support
B. Freud they provide as the child shows greater mastery
over the task at hand.
C. Piaget
D. Vygotsky
E. Bandura
According to the information- (A)
processing approach, children's
memories improve with age mainly The information-processing approach argues
because children's memory improves because children get
better at organizing to-be-learned information.
A. they get better at organizing The better a child can organize new information,
information the better that information is encoded for
storage in memory and later retrieval.
B. they develop additional memory
storage systems
C. their perceptual abilities improve
D. they are more interested in
remembering information
E. parents expect older children to
remember information better
