CPCE Human Growth and Development 2

Question 1

According to Vygotsky's sociocultural theory, the 'zone of proximal development' (ZPD) refers to:

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The gap between what a learner can do alone and with skilled guidance

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The range of tasks a child can perform independently

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The cognitive stage a child has fully mastered

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The difference between chronological and mental age

Question 2

A 4-year-old child insists that a taller, thinner glass holds more water than a shorter, wider glass even after watching the same amount of water poured between them. This demonstrates a lack of:

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Conservation

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Object permanence

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Seriation

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Centration only

Question 3

Bronfenbrenner's ecological model places the bidirectional interactions between microsystems (e.g., home and school) in the:

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Mesosystem

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Exosystem

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Macrosystem

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Chronosystem

Question 4

During which stage of Erikson's psychosocial development does the central crisis involve 'Intimacy vs. Isolation'?

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Early adulthood

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Adolescence

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Middle adulthood

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Late adulthood

Question 5

Which theorist proposed that moral development progresses through three levels—preconventional, conventional, and postconventional—each containing two stages?

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Lawrence Kohlberg

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Jean Piaget

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Carol Gilligan

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Erik Erikson

Question 6

Attachment theory, primarily developed by John Bowlby, proposes that infants are biologically predisposed to seek proximity to caregivers because it serves what primary function?

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Promoting survival through protection

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Satisfying oral fixation drives

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Developing language through imitation

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Reinforcing feeding behaviors

Question 7

A researcher studies the same group of children at ages 5, 10, and 15. This is best described as a:

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Longitudinal study

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Cross-sectional study

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Sequential cohort study

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Case study