EPPP ASSESSMENT EXAM - LIFESPAN
DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Our eyes have near and distance focal points. As part of the normal aging process, how
do they change? - Answer-Our near focal point will move away from our eyes
Emotional contagion - Answer-refers to the tendency of babies to cry at the sound of
another infant's cries. This behavior is considered by experts to be the first sign of
empathy. Observed in infants as young as two days.
Babbling initially consists of phonemes from: - Answer-all languages
During the second stage of Kohlberg's preconventional level of moral development,
children obey rules because: - Answer-doing so helps them satisfy their personal needs
- instrumental hedonism
A 16-month-old child who calls her pet cat "kitty" sees a dog for the first time and calls it
"kitty." In terms of Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the child is displaying: -
Answer-Assimilation - incorporating new knowledge into existing cognitive structures or
schemes. The child in the question doesn't know what a dog is and is incorporating it
into her existing "kitty" scheme.
Research suggests children's successful adjustment to the divorce of their parents is
most related to: - Answer-The degree of post-divorce conflict between the parents.
Thomas and Chess's (1977) "goodness-of-fit" model predicts that maladjustment in
children is due to: - Answer-A mismatch between the child's basic temperament and
his/her parents childrearing practices
For most children, stranger anxiety begins at about _____ months of age. - Answer-8-
10
Mesosystem - Answer-second layer and consists of interactions between components
of the microsystem - e.g., the parents' involvement in the child's school experiences and
interactions between the child's church and community.
In terms of age, Erikson's ________ stage of psychosocial development corresponds to
Freud's phallic stage. - Answer-The initiative vs. guilt stage - ages 3 to 6 years and
corresponds to Freud's phallic stage.
A child with an insecure/avoidant pattern of attachment: - Answer-shows little distress
when separated from his/her mother and turns away from her when she returns.
DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Our eyes have near and distance focal points. As part of the normal aging process, how
do they change? - Answer-Our near focal point will move away from our eyes
Emotional contagion - Answer-refers to the tendency of babies to cry at the sound of
another infant's cries. This behavior is considered by experts to be the first sign of
empathy. Observed in infants as young as two days.
Babbling initially consists of phonemes from: - Answer-all languages
During the second stage of Kohlberg's preconventional level of moral development,
children obey rules because: - Answer-doing so helps them satisfy their personal needs
- instrumental hedonism
A 16-month-old child who calls her pet cat "kitty" sees a dog for the first time and calls it
"kitty." In terms of Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the child is displaying: -
Answer-Assimilation - incorporating new knowledge into existing cognitive structures or
schemes. The child in the question doesn't know what a dog is and is incorporating it
into her existing "kitty" scheme.
Research suggests children's successful adjustment to the divorce of their parents is
most related to: - Answer-The degree of post-divorce conflict between the parents.
Thomas and Chess's (1977) "goodness-of-fit" model predicts that maladjustment in
children is due to: - Answer-A mismatch between the child's basic temperament and
his/her parents childrearing practices
For most children, stranger anxiety begins at about _____ months of age. - Answer-8-
10
Mesosystem - Answer-second layer and consists of interactions between components
of the microsystem - e.g., the parents' involvement in the child's school experiences and
interactions between the child's church and community.
In terms of age, Erikson's ________ stage of psychosocial development corresponds to
Freud's phallic stage. - Answer-The initiative vs. guilt stage - ages 3 to 6 years and
corresponds to Freud's phallic stage.
A child with an insecure/avoidant pattern of attachment: - Answer-shows little distress
when separated from his/her mother and turns away from her when she returns.
