Innate behavior patterns develop primarily as a function of _______________?

A. Instrumental conditioning
B. Maturation
C. Learning
D. Infant stimulation

Erikson’s trust vs mistrust stage occurs during _______________?

A. Middle childhood
B. Early childhood
C. Infancy
D. Early adulthood

The stages of cognitive development associated with Piaget are ____________ in number?

A. Seven
B. Six
C. Two
D. Four

If the gene for blue eyes is recessive and if a child have blue eyes, which of the following must be true?

A. Both parents have blue eyes
B. The child’s sibling has brown eyes
C. Each parent has at least one blue eye gene
D. At least one parent must have blue eyes

According to Erikson, the central crisis of adolescence is _____________?

A. Identity vs confusion
B. Trust vs mistrust
C. Industry vs inferiority
D. Intimacy vs isolation

The relationship between a child’s intellectual development and the age at which the child first walks is _____________?

A. Strong
B. Moderate
C. Nonexistent
D. Lower

When a child modifies an existing cognitive schema to make it compatible with the cognitive aspects of an incoming stimulus, the process is called _____________?

A. Assimilation
B. Adaptation
C. Conservation
D. Accommodation

A child is shown two identical balls of clay, sees one of them rolled into a rod shape, and is then asked which ball contains more clay. This child is being tested for an understanding of _____________?

A. Object permanence
B. Conservation of substance
C. The reversibility of actions
D. Logical possibilities

The tendency of infants to bring all novel objects to their mouths is an example of which of the following Piagetian processes?

A. Sublimation
B. Accommodation
C. Primary circular reaction
D. Assimilation

According to Piaget, the process through which a young child relates something he sees to something he already knows is called _____________?

A. Accommodation
B. Assimilation
C. Formal operation
D. Concrete operation