Developmental Psychology

Practice Exam 1. Of the following options, which one of the developmental domains is typically involved with acquiring problem solving skills and learning new information? a. Cultural b. Accommodation c. Mathematical d. Cognitive 2. What does longitudinal study, study? a. The same people over and over b. Different people over time c. Time intervals d. Where someone is on the globe 3. Which options best states the difference between Vygotsky’s theories and Piaget’s theories? a. The casual role of maturational factors b. The casual role of social factors c. The casual role of environmental factors d. The types of conflicts that arise during adolescence 4. Which one of the following individuals developed the Zone of Proximal Development theory? a. Skinner b. Vygotsky c. Bandura d. Thorndike 5. Which one of the following individuals came up with the ecological model of development? a. Bronfenbrenner b. Vygotsky c. Bandura d. Darwin 6. A scientist wants to know whether failure at a task will cause frustration. The study has one group of people who are old and failed at a task. The other group were told they succeeded at the task. Failing or not at the tasks would be? a. An unconditioned response b. The dependent variable c. A within-subjects manipulation d. The independent variable

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