MCQ - Developmental Psychology
According to Erikson, what conflict is experience during young adulthood? - correct
answer-Intimacy versus isolation
According to Greig and Taylor (1999) how were children presented by the positivist
approach? - correct answer-Determined, knowable, objective and measurable
According to Sameroff (1975, 1991), how are behaviours modified? - correct
answer-Children and parents have mutual effects on modifying behaviour
At which age would a child be categorised as preoperational according to Piaget? - correct
answer-2-7 years
Brain development during childhood and adolescence is characterised by:
o Continuous decrease in white matter
o Continuous increase is grey matter
o Decreasing control over executive networks
o None of the above - correct answer-None of the above
- White matter increases
- Grey matter decreases
- Increase in control over executive networks
Erikson's theory of development is based on which approach? - correct
answer-Psychodynamic approach
How do traditional perspectives view the individual? - correct answer-As passive
How many systems did Bronfenbrenner's ecological model of development identify? - correct
answer-5
How would shyness arise according to an empiricist perspective? - correct answer-Due to
early experience
John Locked argued that a child is born as what?
O The equivalent of an adult
O Genetically predisposed towards attachment
O Containing innate knowledge
O Driven solely by innate drives
O Genetically predisposed towards language
O Tabula rasa (blank slate) - correct answer-Tabula rasa (blank slate)
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