EDCO 557 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
Plastic - CORRECT ANSWER -- Human characteristics can be molded into different forms and
shapes, yet people maintain a certain durability.
- Brain's ability to change in response to experience. The brain is most flexible in early life, and
the changes that occur during this time can have a lasting impact on a person's behavior and
health
Object permanence - CORRECT ANSWER -Understanding that objects continue to exist even
when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched
Normal Curve - CORRECT ANSWER -Normal distribution: Symmetrical distribution
- Most scores falling in the middle of the possible range of scores
- Few scores appearing toward the extremes of the range
Classical Conditioning (Pavlov) - CORRECT ANSWER -- Through the association, neutral stimulus
becomes conditioned stimulus
Ex. In Pavlov's famous experiment, dogs learned to associate the sound of a bell with food.
Operant Conditioning (Skinner) - CORRECT ANSWER -- Through reinforcement weak or rare
response becomes strong frequent response
- Rewards and punishments shape development
Lateralization ( left and right brain) - CORRECT ANSWER -- Specialization of function in one
hemisphere or the other of the brain
- Specialization of the two sides of the brain
- Left brain (logical analysis, language, speech)
, - Right brain (Visual and artistic skills) Singer, actor, artist
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InfantileWamnesiaW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
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-WSigmundWFreud
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
Plastic - CORRECT ANSWER -- Human characteristics can be molded into different forms and
shapes, yet people maintain a certain durability.
- Brain's ability to change in response to experience. The brain is most flexible in early life, and
the changes that occur during this time can have a lasting impact on a person's behavior and
health
Object permanence - CORRECT ANSWER -Understanding that objects continue to exist even
when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched
Normal Curve - CORRECT ANSWER -Normal distribution: Symmetrical distribution
- Most scores falling in the middle of the possible range of scores
- Few scores appearing toward the extremes of the range
Classical Conditioning (Pavlov) - CORRECT ANSWER -- Through the association, neutral stimulus
becomes conditioned stimulus
Ex. In Pavlov's famous experiment, dogs learned to associate the sound of a bell with food.
Operant Conditioning (Skinner) - CORRECT ANSWER -- Through reinforcement weak or rare
response becomes strong frequent response
- Rewards and punishments shape development
Lateralization ( left and right brain) - CORRECT ANSWER -- Specialization of function in one
hemisphere or the other of the brain
- Specialization of the two sides of the brain
- Left brain (logical analysis, language, speech)
, - Right brain (Visual and artistic skills) Singer, actor, artist
ZoneWofWProximalWDevelopmentW(ZPD)W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
RangeWofWtasksWthatWareWtooWdifficultWforWtheWchildWaloneWbutWthatWcanWbeWlearnedWwithWguidan
ce
ConservationW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AlteringWaWsubstance'sWappearanceWdoesWnotWchangeWitsWbasicWproperties
InfantileWamnesiaW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWinabilityWtoWrememberWanythingWthatWhappenedWbeforeWtheWageWofW2WorWanythingWexceptW
veryWimportantWeventsWbeforeWtheWageWofW5
Bandura'sWmodelingWtheoryW(socialWlearning)W-WCORRECTWANSWERW--
WThroughWmodelingWobservedWbehaviorsWbecomeWcopiedWbehaviors
-WLearnWthroughWobservingWwhatWothersWdo
ScaffoldingW-WCORRECTWANSWERW--WChangingWtheWlevelWofWsupport
-WMore-skilledWpersonWadjustsWamountWofWsupportWtoWfitWchild'sWcurrentWperformanceWlevel
PerseverationW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
PerseverationWisWtheWtendencyWtoWpersevere,WtoWstickWtoWaWthoughtWorWactionWlongWafterWitWisWti
meWtoWmoveWon.WItWoccursWnormallyWinWyoungWchildren,WanotherWaspectWofWimmatureWself-
control
WhoWareWtheWpsychoanalyticWtheorists?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
PsychoanalyticWtheories:WdescribeWdevelopmentWprimarilyWinWtermsWofWunconsciousW(beyondWa
wareness)WprocessesWthatWareWheavilyWcoloredWbyWemotion.
-WSigmundWFreud
