educational psych and human development

Question 1

At which developmental stage would a child be expected to tie shoes?

Answer 1

Primary school

Question 2

How does female growth differ than male growth during the adolescent stage?

Answer 2

Females usually complete physical growth before males.

Question 3

Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the early childhood physical development stage?

Answer 3

Ties shoelaces

Question 4

Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the middle childhood physical development stage?

Answer 4

Refining of motor coordination

Question 5

According to Piaget, what is an important accomplishment at the preoperational stage?

Answer 5

Thinking symbolically

Question 6

A student understands that a deflated balloon can be inflated with air. According to Piaget, which cognitive level is this student demonstrating?

Answer 6

Concrete operational

Question 7

According to Vygotsky, what should a teacher do to help a student move through the zone of proximal development?

Answer 7

Provide instructional scaffolding

Question 8

Which behavior would Piaget classify as characteristic of the concrete operational cognitive development stage?

Answer 8

Explaining the commutative property in addition

Question 9

According to Vygotsky’s theory, which child is experiencing learning from “a more knowledgeable other?”

Answer 9

A child watching parents brush their teeth

Question 10

According to Kohlberg, which behavior is characteristic of the final stage of his moral development theory?

Answer 10

Justifying a moral decision on the basis of self-chosen principles even when there is a conflict with official rules and laws

Question 11

Because of circumstances, an individual seeks medical advice to remove a parent from life support.According to Gilligan, which moral stage of development is represented by this scenario?

Answer 11

Postconventional

Question 12

During which age range does Erikson’s industry versus inferiority stage of psychosocial development usually occur?

Answer 12

5 to 12 years

Question 13

According to Bandura, which factor can affect reproduction?

Answer 13

Physical capabilities

Question 14

According to B. F. Skinner’s theory of operant conditioning, what is an example of negative reinforcement?

Answer 14

Removing a restriction if a student pays attention in class

Question 15

What is identified with the babbling stage of the language development process?

Answer 15

Repeating vowel sounds

Question 16

Which action characterizes the holophrastic stage of language development?

Answer 16

Uttering single words

Question 17

A student is able to make a sentence with a subject, verb, and object.
Which stage of language development is this student in?

Answer 17

Telegraphic