During which stage do children understand the world primarily by observing the effects of their own actions on other people, objects and events?

A. Concrete operational
B. Sensorimotor
C. Formal operational
D. Preoperational

Which of the following theorists most strongly stressed the importance of maturation in development?

A. Jean piaget
B. John locke
C. Arnold gesell
D. Lev vygotsky

Which of the following behaviors is characteristic of infantile autism?

A. Social isolation
B. Extreme sensitivity to pain
C. Stereotyped behavior
D. Both a and c

When the development of the same subject is studied over a period of time, the study is called a _______________?

A. Cross-sectional study
B. Longitudinal study
C. Life-history study
D. Sequential study

Who most strongly favors a stage theory of development?

A. Macoby
B. Gellman
C. Piaget
D. Spock

A child in Piaget’s preoperational stage is given a toy and attempts to eat it. This child is demonstrating ____________?

A. Generalization
B. Accommodation
C. Assimilation
D. Transition

Which of the following is a normal consequence of growing old?

A. Severe memory loss
B. Eccentricity
C. Loss of speed of information processing
D. Loss of vocabulary

The rationalist approach of Chomsky in explaining language development is also referred to as _______________?

A. Nativist
B. Empiricist
C. Cognitive
D. Culture-bound

In most social settings, the theory of social attraction of which one of the following appears most applicable?

A. Winch
B. Webster
C. Finch
D. Newcomb

Who would be most concerned with the development of imagery and verbal systems in the infant, and how they are interwoven?

A. Skinner
B. Bruner
C. Miller
D. Brown