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Course Introduction
Child Psychology explores the mental, emotional, and behavioral development of children from infancy through adolescence. The course examines key theories, research methods, and milestones in cognitive, social, and emotional growth, while considering the influence of family, culture, and environment. Students will analyze typical and atypical development, learning about issues such as attachment, language acquisition, identity formation, and common psychological disorders in childhood. The course provides foundational knowledge for those interested in careers in education, counseling, healthcare, and child advocacy.
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Developmental Psychology From Infancy to Adulthood 4th Edition by Fiona White
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Chapter 1: Introduction to developmental psychology
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Q1) In research methods,validity refers to the extent to which a given score on a standardised test or questionnaire is consistent and can be produced again.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) In operant conditioning,the behaviour response is strengthened by:
A) observing social models perform the desired behaviour
B) a conditioned stimulus
C) immediate reinforcement
D) high levels of repetition
Answer: C
Q3) Bronfenbrenner's Ecological model (1989)consists of the following systems that influence a child's development: microsystem,mesosystem,endosystem,macrosystem.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Foundations of development: Genetics and prenatal development
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Q1) Which of the following is a genetic disorder that is caused by chromosomal abnormalities?
A) Down syndrome
B) Fragile-X syndrome
C) Autism spectrum disorder
D) both A and B
Answer: D
Q2) During the prophase,which of the following processes occur?
A) the two identical 'daughter' cells are formed
B) the four chromosomes replicate
C) the replicated chromosomes separate and migrate to opposite poles of the cell
D) the four replicated (but still joined) chromosomes line up at the cell midline
Answer: B
Q3) When the alleles from the two parents are different,the child is described as:
A) a carrier for that trait
B) heterozygous
C) homozygous
D) polygenically determined
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Physical and motor development
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Q1) Two cognitive skills defined as critical to motor tasks by Laszlo and Bairstow (1985)were:
A) memory and anticipation
B) memory and attention
C) memory and processing speed
D) anticipation and processing speed
Answer: A
Q2) The 'normative-descriptive approach' to motor skill development was pioneered by Arnold Gesell.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Children who suffer from obesity are more likely to show behavioural problems.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) The Babinski reflex can be in response to sudden loud sound.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Perceptual development
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Q1) The cue to depth and distance perception produced by integration of the slightly different images received by each eye are:
A) motion parallax
B) binocular depth cues
C) pictorial distance cues
D) kinetic cues
Q2) Infants prefer salty tastes,whereas children aged four months prefer sweeter tastes.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What theory emphasises the way that knowledge affects perception?
A) environmental theory
B) cognitive developmental theories
C) biological theory
D) ethological theory
Q4) Depth and distance perception is almost as accurate in four year olds as it is in adults.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Define sensation and perception and provide an example of both.
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Chapter 5: Stages of cognitive development
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Q1) When an infant accidentally touches his mouth with his fingers,initiates sucking and consequently experiences pleasant sensations,this is an example of:
A) incidental learning
B) secondary circular reactions
C) tertiary circular reactions
D) primary circular reactions
Q2) Research has demonstrated that explicitly instructing children about a novel situation may reduce their spontaneous exploration and discovery within that situation.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Even if a nine-month-old infant views a hidden object being moved to a different hiding spot,the infant will look to the original place for the object.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss how contemporary research findings have established limitations in Piaget's original theory of sensorimotor and preoperational development.
Q5) Explain the three basic theoretical assumptions of Piaget's stage theory.
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Chapter 6: Cognitive development II
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Q1) Memory development is important for what other developmental aspects?
A) emotional development
B) social development
C) both A and B are correct
D) neither A nor B are correct
Q2) Longitudinal studies have demonstrated that a child's sustained attention at what age is predictive of attention in early childhood?
A) the first 6 months
B) between 2 and 3 years
C) between 6 months and 1 year
D) between 1 and 2 years
Q3) Which of the following statements is false?
A) retrieval is the process by which information stored in memory is accessed
B) reactivation of memories is not possible in infancy
C) cued recognition is generally more effective than free recall
D) there are two methods of accessing memory, recognition and recall
Q4) Once adults learn complex strategies,they rarely use simple memory strategies.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Language development
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Q1) Jokes and puns begin to be appreciated during primary school years as they gain a better understanding of the potential ambiguities of words and sentences.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When a child says 'I runned home' they demonstrate:
A) exposure to poor adult language models
B) an overregularlisation error
C) syntactic bootstrapping
D) none of these answers is correct
Q3) At the logographic stage of reading,children begin to learn the rules that govern how letters and letter combinations can be translated into the more familiar units of spoken language.
A)True
B)False
Q4) For most right-handed people,the majority of language is represented in the right hemisphere of the cerebral cortex.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Personality development
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Q1) The most accurate definition of 'personality' is:
A) the thought and behaviour of an individual that is most representative of the person
B) the essence of human condition
C) what is most typical and deeply characteristic of the person
D) there is no single agreed upon definition
Q2) Research fails to support Bandura's notion that personality development must be included in the social context.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to Erikson,what emerges as a result of the psychosocial conflict that typifies each stage of development?
A) identity confusion
B) basic strengths
C) dystonic elements
D) syntonic elements
Q4) To what extent can personality change across the lifespan? Use evidence from empirical studies and theoretical approaches to substantiate your response.
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Chapter 9: Social development
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Q1) Ostracism involves an individual being socially isolated and excluded from social interaction.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Research on social interaction during play has been found to contribute to the improvement in social skills,problem solving and intelligence.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What stage would Bowlby classify an individual who demonstrates separation anxiety when their parent leaves?
A) goal-corrected partnership
B) pre-attachment
C) clear-cut attachment
D) attachment-in-the-making
Q4) Socialisation is believed to begin in infancy.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Outline how preferred play style differs in boys and girls across childhood,and discuss how this influences gender identity development.
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Chapter 10: Emotional development
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Q1) Love is generally considered a primary emotion.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Freud theorised that anxiety resulted from the conflict between the id and super-ego.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What abilities aid in the development of emotion regulation?
A) socialisation
B) cognitive abilities
C) emotional stability
D) both A and B are correct
Q4) The neocultural theory of emotion acknowledges that everyone has a genetically encoded and biologically stored facial prototypic recognition program.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Emotion cannot accurately be reduced to words.
A)True
B)False
Q6) How does culture influence emotional expression and intensity? Discuss.
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Chapter 11: Model development
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Q1) Research has generally shown a clear relationship between moral judgment and behaviour.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Bandura argues that moral development does not accumulate with age; new moral standards are adopted as the person develops.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Parental socialisation of adolescent moral values has been found to vary according to:
A) the strength of family cohesion and communication
B) each parent's moral view
C) the content of moral thought being transmitted
D) all of these answers are correct
Q4) Because Piaget's approach emphasises children actively constructing and organising their knowledge about morality,it is referred to as the 'constructivist perspective'.
A)True
B)False
Q5) How does parental style influence children's moral development?
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Chapter 12: Psychological problems and development
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Q1) Discuss risk factors for the development of anxiety disorders at each age range.What potential therapeutic interventions are there that could decrease the chance that an individual develops an anxiety disorder?
Q2) Which of the following behaviours is common in the developmental progression of ADHD?
A) restlessness throughout one's life course
B) poor social skills in preschool that eventually improve in primary school
C) average academic performance
D) impulsive symptoms seem to decrease during primary school
Q3) The developmental pathways leading to any particular disorder are unidimensional and static.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The psychodynamic approach focuses on neurotic depression.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Resilience is considered to be a fixed characteristic of an individual.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Conclusions
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Q1) The joint influence of biology and experience is predominantly observed in the early years of development compared to later stages of life.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Halford's structure mapping approach is useful to explain the complicated network of changes in behaviour,cognition and social functioning.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Theories of development such as Chomsky's biological theory have been rejected,as it is believed that a combination of nature and nurture contributes to development in a broad range of areas.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The nature-nurture relationship in the early months and years of life is dominated by the influence of biology.
A)True
B)False
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