Prac%ce  Ques%ons  

Multiple Choice  

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What  was  the  name  of  the  predominant  theory  of  development  at  the  %me  Piaget  developed  his  broad  comprehensive  theory  of  Cogni%ve  Development?  

a)  Operant  condi%oning  b)  Na%vism  c)  Interac%onism  d)  Associa%onism  e)  Behaviorism  

All  of  the  following  are  examples  of  Children  as  Ac.ve  Learners  except:  a)  They  like  to  look  at  people  more  than  other  objects  b)  They  hear  with  their  ears  c)  They  seek  out  new  experiences  d)  They  conduct  ‘experiments’  e)  B  and  D  

True or False  

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True  (A)  or  False  (B):    

Watson  argued  that  how  we  turn  out  is  en%rely  the  result  of  our  upbringing.  

Social  referencing  refers  to  the  mutual  understanding  achieved  between  two  people  when  they  are  communica%ng  (i.e.,  a  mee%ng  of  the  minds).  

Fill in the Blanks  

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Fill  in  the  Blank  A.    Watson        E.  Piaget  B.      Freud              F.    Aristotle  C.      Locke              G.    Hall  D.  Plato  

1.____________  coined  the  term  ‘adolescence’  2.  ___________  founded  behaviorism  3.  ___________  proposed  a  stage-­‐theory  of  children’s  cogni%ve  development  encompassing  changes  in  children’s  thinking  from  birth  through  adolescence.  4.  ___________  emphasized  the  importance  of  unconscious  desires.  5.  ___________  believed  children  were  born  with  knowledge  and  emphasized  Nature.  

List (no need for complete

sentences)  

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List  the  7  themes  of  developmental  psychology  

List  the  4  stages  of  language  development  before  children  begin  to  speak  in  complete  sentences.    

List  the  4  principles  of  Modularity    

According  to  Informa%on  Processing  Theories  children’s  cogni%ve  development  improves  because  of  3  kinds  of  processes  working  together  that  improve  with  age.  List  those  3  kinds  of  processes.  

Short Answer & Short Essay  

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Short Answer (~1-3 Sentences)  

Provide  an  example  of  a  direct  effect  of  nature  on  nurture  and  an  example  of  an  indirect  effect  of  nature  on  nurture.  

Provide  an  example  of  how  understanding  child  development  can  inform  policy  decisions.  

Short Essay (~ one page; complete sentences)  The  film  ‘The  Ghost  in  the  Genes’  discussed  epigene%cs.  Define  epigene%cs  in  your  own  words  and  discuss  two  pieces  of  support  for  the  phenomenon  of  epigene%cs  described  in  the  film.  Be  sure  to  indicate  which  piece  of  support  provides  the  strongest  evidence  and  say  why.  

We  discussed  4  Broad  Theories  or  Approaches  to  Cogni%ve  Development.  Each  theory  (or  approach)  was  linked  to  a  metaphor  (e.g.,  Piage%an  theory  was  linked  to  the  ‘Child  as  Scien%st’  metaphor).  Discuss  a  defining  aspect  of  each  of  these  four  broad  theories  by  discussing  the  meaning  behind  each  of  these  metaphors.  Be  sure  to  men%on  how  each  approach  fits  with  the  ‘Nature  vs.  Nurture’  theme  (i.e.,  do  they  tend  to  emphasize  Nature  or  Nurture  more  and  how  so?)  and  the  ‘Mechanism  of  Change’  theme  (e.g.  describe  at  least  one  key  term  each  theory  uses  to  account  for  cogni%ve  change).