Chapter 01: Basic Concepts and Methods
Chapter 01 Multiple-Choice Questions
1. Developmental psychology is the scientific study of ________ in our bodies, behaviour,
thinking, emotions, social relationships, and personalities.
A) maturity and stability
B) age-related changes
C) social and cultural norms
D) genetic and biological influences
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-1-01
Page-Reference: 2
Skill: Knowledge
Answer: B) age-related changes
2. The belief that humans must seek redemption and lead a disciplined life to reduce the
influence of innate tendencies toward acting immorally is associated with the philosophical
doctrine of
A) innate goodness.
B) original sin.
C) empiricism.
D) blank slate.
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-1-02
Page-Reference: 3
Skill: Knowledge
Answer: B) original sin.
3. A developmental psychologist who espouses the ideas of the philosopher Jean-Jacques
Rousseau would suggest that the basis for human development is
A) life experiences and external environmental influences that shape a "blank slate" malleable individual.
B) preprogrammed sequential stages and genetically inherited traits.
C) the struggle between an individual's selfish/sinful nature and redemption.
D) an individual's effort to achieve his or her inborn potential.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-03
Page-Reference: 3
Skill: Knowledge
Answer: D) an individual's effort to achieve his or her inborn potential.
4. A developmental psychologist who espouses the ideas of the English philosopher John Locke
would suggest that the basis for human development is
A) the struggle between an individual's selfish/sinful nature and redemption.
B) an individual's effort to achieve his or her inborn potential.
C) preprogrammed sequential stages and genetically inherited traits.
D) environmental influences that shape a "blank slate" malleable individual.
Difficulty: 2
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,QuestionID: 01-1-04
Page-Reference: 3
Skill: Knowledge
Answer: D) environmental influences that shape a "blank slate" malleable individual.
5. Which scientist contributed the concept of developmental stages to the scientific study of
human development?
A) Charles Darwin
B) John Watson
C) Arnold Gesell
D) G. Stanley Hall
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-1-05
Page-Reference: 3
Skill: Knowledge
Answer: A) Charles Darwin
6. ______ are recognized as the first scientific studies of child development.
A) Darwin's baby biographies
B) Gesell's studies of maturation
C) Hall's questionnaires and interviews
D) Piaget's cognitive theories
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-06
Page-Reference: 5
Skill: Knowledge
Answer: C) Hall's questionnaires and interviews
7. Early developmental psychology pioneer G. Stanley Hall believed that developmentalists
should identify ________ to further the field's understanding of child development.
A) milestones
B) norms
C) developmental stages
D) maturation processes
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-07
Page-Reference: 5
Skill: Knowledge
Answer: B) norms
8. ________ is the term used to describe the average age at which children reach developmental
milestones.
A) "Norms"
B) "Maturation stage"
C) "Psycho-social developmental stage"
D) "Phenomenon"
Difficulty: 2
2
, QuestionID: 01-1-08
Page-Reference: 5
Skill: Knowledge
Answer: A) "Norms"
9. Piaget's landmark body of work defined our understanding of cognitive development in
children. Piaget's work convinced him that logical thinking develops in _______ stages between
birth and adolescence.
A) two
B) three
C) four
D) five
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-1-09
Page-Reference: 5
Skill: Knowledge
Answer: C) four
10. Arnold Gesell suggested the term ________ to describe genetically programmed sequential
patterns of change such as puberty or menopause.
A) "stages"
B) "maturation"
C) "norms"
D) "milestones"
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-1-10
Page-Reference: 5
Skill: Knowledge
Answer: B) "maturation"
11. Genetically programmed patterns of change, such as the changes associated with puberty,
exemplify the developmental process known as
A) milestone attainment.
B) maturation.
C) developmental stages.
D) individuation.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-11
Page-Reference: 5
Skill: Comprehension
Answer: B) maturation.
12. Which of the following best describes Arnold Gesell's thoughts on maturation?
A) Infants are taught how to walk.
B) Infants do not have to be taught how to walk.
C) Infants are taught how to use their fine motor skills.
D) Infants model their parents in learning gross motor skills.
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Chapter 01 Multiple-Choice Questions
1. Developmental psychology is the scientific study of ________ in our bodies, behaviour,
thinking, emotions, social relationships, and personalities.
A) maturity and stability
B) age-related changes
C) social and cultural norms
D) genetic and biological influences
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-1-01
Page-Reference: 2
Skill: Knowledge
Answer: B) age-related changes
2. The belief that humans must seek redemption and lead a disciplined life to reduce the
influence of innate tendencies toward acting immorally is associated with the philosophical
doctrine of
A) innate goodness.
B) original sin.
C) empiricism.
D) blank slate.
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-1-02
Page-Reference: 3
Skill: Knowledge
Answer: B) original sin.
3. A developmental psychologist who espouses the ideas of the philosopher Jean-Jacques
Rousseau would suggest that the basis for human development is
A) life experiences and external environmental influences that shape a "blank slate" malleable individual.
B) preprogrammed sequential stages and genetically inherited traits.
C) the struggle between an individual's selfish/sinful nature and redemption.
D) an individual's effort to achieve his or her inborn potential.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-03
Page-Reference: 3
Skill: Knowledge
Answer: D) an individual's effort to achieve his or her inborn potential.
4. A developmental psychologist who espouses the ideas of the English philosopher John Locke
would suggest that the basis for human development is
A) the struggle between an individual's selfish/sinful nature and redemption.
B) an individual's effort to achieve his or her inborn potential.
C) preprogrammed sequential stages and genetically inherited traits.
D) environmental influences that shape a "blank slate" malleable individual.
Difficulty: 2
1
,QuestionID: 01-1-04
Page-Reference: 3
Skill: Knowledge
Answer: D) environmental influences that shape a "blank slate" malleable individual.
5. Which scientist contributed the concept of developmental stages to the scientific study of
human development?
A) Charles Darwin
B) John Watson
C) Arnold Gesell
D) G. Stanley Hall
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-1-05
Page-Reference: 3
Skill: Knowledge
Answer: A) Charles Darwin
6. ______ are recognized as the first scientific studies of child development.
A) Darwin's baby biographies
B) Gesell's studies of maturation
C) Hall's questionnaires and interviews
D) Piaget's cognitive theories
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-06
Page-Reference: 5
Skill: Knowledge
Answer: C) Hall's questionnaires and interviews
7. Early developmental psychology pioneer G. Stanley Hall believed that developmentalists
should identify ________ to further the field's understanding of child development.
A) milestones
B) norms
C) developmental stages
D) maturation processes
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-07
Page-Reference: 5
Skill: Knowledge
Answer: B) norms
8. ________ is the term used to describe the average age at which children reach developmental
milestones.
A) "Norms"
B) "Maturation stage"
C) "Psycho-social developmental stage"
D) "Phenomenon"
Difficulty: 2
2
, QuestionID: 01-1-08
Page-Reference: 5
Skill: Knowledge
Answer: A) "Norms"
9. Piaget's landmark body of work defined our understanding of cognitive development in
children. Piaget's work convinced him that logical thinking develops in _______ stages between
birth and adolescence.
A) two
B) three
C) four
D) five
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-1-09
Page-Reference: 5
Skill: Knowledge
Answer: C) four
10. Arnold Gesell suggested the term ________ to describe genetically programmed sequential
patterns of change such as puberty or menopause.
A) "stages"
B) "maturation"
C) "norms"
D) "milestones"
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-1-10
Page-Reference: 5
Skill: Knowledge
Answer: B) "maturation"
11. Genetically programmed patterns of change, such as the changes associated with puberty,
exemplify the developmental process known as
A) milestone attainment.
B) maturation.
C) developmental stages.
D) individuation.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-11
Page-Reference: 5
Skill: Comprehension
Answer: B) maturation.
12. Which of the following best describes Arnold Gesell's thoughts on maturation?
A) Infants are taught how to walk.
B) Infants do not have to be taught how to walk.
C) Infants are taught how to use their fine motor skills.
D) Infants model their parents in learning gross motor skills.
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