This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Child Development > Child Psychology – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Child Psychology Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Piaget describes adolescents as being ..... operational because they can do hypothetical-deductive reasoning and consider possibilities, not just realities. A) Sensorimotor. B) Preoperational. C) Concrete. D) Formal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Formal. 2. We may need to modify an existing scheme or create a new one to better understand the world, this is called? A) Exaggeration. B) Assimilation. C) Disengagement. D) Accommodation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accommodation. 3. ..... is the awareness that objects exist even when they cannot be perceived. A) Object permanence. B) Schemas. C) Sublimation. D) Maturation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Object permanence. 4. Average weight of an infant A) 1 pound. B) 5.5 pounds. C) 8 pounds. D) 7.5 pounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7.5 pounds. 5. People with self-esteem: A) Don't feel valued and accepted by others. B) Don't feel worthy of being treated with fairness and respect. C) Think negatively about themselves. D) Believe in themselves, even when they don't succeed at first. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Believe in themselves, even when they don't succeed at first. 6. At the concrete level a child must work with things perceived directly, mental operations work poorly when dealing with ..... ideas. A) Abstract. B) Realistic. C) Logical. D) Creative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abstract. 7. According to Vygotsky every child has a zone of ..... development a range of tasks the child cannot do alone but can do with help of a more skilled partner. A) Adaptive. B) Core. C) Proximal. D) Executive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proximal. 8. Another example of adolescent egocentrism is the ..... having an inflated opinion of one's importance, feeling special and unique. A) Stereotype threat. B) Personal fable. C) Social constructivism. D) Self-serving bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personal fable. 9. The adjustment of one's schemas to include newly observed events and experiences A) Accommodation. B) Assimilation. C) Schemas. D) Surrogate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accommodation. 10. Believed that both biological development and cultural experience influenced children's ability to think and learn A) Abraham Maslow. B) Lev Vygotsky. C) Maria Montessori. D) Erik Erikson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lev Vygotsky. 11. According to Piaget, at what stage do children have difficulty with the concept of conservation? A) Formal operational. B) Concrete operational. C) Preoperational. D) Sensorimotor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preoperational. 12. A newborn moves their mouth toward source of touch. A) Maturation. B) Grasping. C) Rooting. D) Hungry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rooting. 13. What category does PERSONAL GROWTH & FULFILLMENT A) Esteem Needs. B) Self-Actualization. C) Safety. D) Biological & Physiological. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Self-Actualization. 14. Theory of Multiple Intelligences Humans have several different ways of processing information A) Howard Gardner. B) Lev Vygotsky. C) Jean Piaget. D) Abraham Maslow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Howard Gardner. 15. The process of learning the rules of behavior of the culture within which an individual is born and will live is called ..... A) Authoritarian. B) Stranger Situation. C) Socialization. D) Imprinting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Socialization. 16. ..... teaches basic rules for translating symbols into sounds and enables a child to decode words. A) Whole language. B) Phonics. C) Immersion. D) Elaboration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phonics. 17. Schema: A) A concept or category about the world. B) The tendency to interpret the new experiences in terms of existing schemas. C) Changes in schemas to incorporate information from experiences. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A concept or category about the world. 18. Believed in a pyramid-shaped Hierarchy of Needs A) Maria Montessori. B) Erik Erikson. C) Abraham Maslow. D) Lev Vygotsky. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abraham Maslow. 19. Parenting Styles:Parents who are low demanding but highly responsive are ..... A) Permissive. B) Authoritative. C) Uninvolved. D) Authoritarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Permissive. 20. In a/an ..... centered program children select from materials made available and learn from playing. A) Academic. B) Parent. C) Child. D) Other. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Child. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesChild Psychology Quiz 1Child Psychology Quiz 2Child Psychology Quiz 3Child Psychology Quiz 4Child Psychology Quiz 5Child Psychology Quiz 6Child Psychology Quiz 7Child Psychology Quiz 9Child Psychology Quiz 10Child Psychology Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books