1) the epilogue asserts that computers
a. are best used for higher-order thinking
b. take time away from sensory development
c. rob children of their independence
d. all of the above
2) looking at old age, erikson focused on
a. the inner struggle for meaning
b. the problem of being useless in america
c. social and physical losses that require new adjustments
d. the various styles people use to remain young and active
3) since the 1960s, strict skinnerian theory has lost much popularity because
psychologists have become increasingly interested in
a.cognitive events
b.drive theories of motivation
c.classical conditioning of emotions
d.psychoanalytic theory
4) in piagets view, young people in formal operations can
a. think abstractly
b. consider hypothetical possibilities
c. engage in scientific experiments
d. all of the above
5) carol gilligans criticism of kohlberg
a.gives strong empirical evidence for gender-bias in kohlbergs
stages
b.argues that womens morality is more relationship-oriented than
mens
c.argues that the idea of a postconventional morality is gender-
biased
d.all of the above
6) bowlbys theory draws on the work of
a. locke
b. rousseau
c. lorenz
d. all of the above
7) in the epilogue, the authors main objection to standardized testing centers on
a. lack of preparation time
b. the effects on love of learning
c. well-documented test biases
d. time away from nature studies
8) piaget said most people reach the highest stages of reasoning
a.only in societies with educational systems
b.primarily in areas of special interest or ability
c.in most areas of thinking
d.in most technologically developed societies, but not in simple,
village societies
9) all of the following are examples of preoperational thought except
a.egocentrism
b.animism
c.reversible operations
d.the view that dreams are real
10) one could characterize aspects of maslows thinking as
a. romantic
b. taoistic
c. anti-socialization
d. all of the above
11) freud first replaced hypnosis with
a.the interpretation of dreams
b.memory facilitating drugs
c.the exploration of childhood fantasies
d.free association
12) some recent research suggests that newborn infants think like adult scientists. if
valid, this research would support the position of
a.locke
b.the preformationists
c.rousseau
d.learning theory
13) which research has most seriously challenged chomsky?
a. parents simplified speech to young children
b. parental feedback to childrens errors
c. studies of pidgins and creoles
d. research on operant conditioning
14) the text is most sharply critical of gesell when discussing
a.his definition of maturation
b.his philosophy of child rearing
c.new insights into the capacities of newborns
d. his use of age norms
15) the text suggests that contemporary research supports jung on
a. the shadows role in modern culture
b. religious strivings in old age
c. transpersonal meaning
d. gender reversals in adulthood