ALT Child and Adolescent Development 2

Question 1

According to Bronfenbrenner's ecological model, which system directly involves the child's immediate environment such as family and school?

Accepted Answer

Microsystem

Answer

The microsystem is the innermost layer and includes settings the child directly interacts with, such as family, school, and peer groups.

Question 2

A 14-year-old begins questioning parental values and experimenting with different social roles. According to Erikson, this reflects which developmental stage?

Accepted Answer

Identity vs. Role Confusion

Answer

Erikson's fifth stage, Identity vs. Role Confusion, occurs during adolescence when teens explore who they are and what roles they will occupy.

Question 3

Which theorist introduced the concept of the 'zone of proximal development' to describe what a child can achieve with guidance?

Accepted Answer

Lev Vygotsky

Answer

Lev Vygotsky coined the zone of proximal development (ZPD) to describe the gap between what a learner can do independently and what they can do with support.

Question 4

A child between ages 7–11 can classify objects into hierarchies and understand reversibility. This corresponds to which Piagetian stage?

Accepted Answer

Concrete Operational

Answer

The concrete operational stage (ages 7–11) is marked by logical thinking about concrete objects, classification skills, and understanding of reversibility.

Question 5

Which attachment style, identified by Ainsworth, is characterized by a child who is distressed when a caregiver leaves but is not comforted upon return?

Accepted Answer

Anxious-ambivalent attachment

Answer

Anxious-ambivalent (resistant) attachment involves high distress at separation and difficulty being soothed upon reunion, often linked to inconsistent caregiving.

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ALT Child and Adolescent Development 2