Psychology 12: Introduction to African American Psychology

Quiz for March 24, 2009: Chapter 9 – Human Development

Your Name: ________________________________

1. Arnold Gesell was the first American psychologist to systematically investigate the development of motor skills in children. For example, infants go through a sequence of rolling over, sitting, standing while holding on, and eventually walking alone. This sequence is a process known as:

a. Sensorimotor development

b. Maturation

c. Learning

d. Behavioral genetics

e. None of the above

2. What is the correct order (from beginning to end) of the following terms?

a. Embryo, fetus, zygote, baby

b. Embryo, zygote, fetus, baby

c. Zygote, fetus, baby, embryo

d. Baby, fetus, zygote, embryo

e. None of the above

3. According to the text, all of the following—except which one—may adversely affect pre-natal development?

a. Rubella (German measles)

b. Nicotine

c. Alcohol

d. Cocaine

e. Poverty

4. A newborn infant has many unlearned reflexes. The reflex where the infant turns its mouth toward a finger or nipple that touches its cheek is known as the ____ reflex.

a. Rooting

b. Sucking

c. Grasping

d. Stepping

e. All of the above

5. The person most noted for theorizing about the development of knowledge (“cognitive development”) was:

a. Harry Harlow

b. Sigmund Freud

c. Erik Erikson

d. Abraham Maslow

e. Jean Piaget

6. The idea of “object permanence” is derived from which theorist?

a. Harry Harlow

b. Sigmund Freud

c. Erik Erikson

d. Abraham Maslow

e. Jean Piaget

7. The discussion of individual temperament suggested that there were three types of babies: easy babies, difficult babies, and

a. Impossible babies

b. Individualist babies

c. Adult babies

d. Slow-to-warm-up babies

e. None of the above

8. The person who studied “attachment” in “motherless” monkeys was:

a. Harry Harlow

b. Sigmund Freud

c. Erik Erikson

d. Abraham Maslow

e. Jean Piaget

9. The person who developed a theory of human development as a series of “psycho-social crises” (for example, developing a sense of trust or mistrust) was:

a. Harry Harlow

b. Sigmund Freud

c. Erik Erikson

d. Abraham Maslow

e. Jean Piaget

10. According to the LA Times article, Michael McLendon was:

a. A child psychologist

b. A colleague of Piaget

c. A critic of Piaget

d. A friend of Freud

e. A murderer