EPPP Growth and Lifespan Development 5

Question 1

Which term describes the tendency for children raised in the same family to become increasingly different from one another due to unique experiences within the shared environment?

Accepted Answer

Nonshared environmental influence

Answer

Nonshared environmental influences are experiences unique to each child within the family (e.g., different peer groups, birth order effects) that make siblings different despite similar rearing.

Question 2

A 4-year-old child insists that her stuffed bear wants a cookie because she herself is hungry. This best illustrates which Piagetian concept?

Accepted Answer

Egocentrism

Answer

Egocentrism in Piagetian theory is the inability to distinguish one's own perspective from others', leading the child to assume others share her feelings and needs.

Question 3

Harlow's research with rhesus monkeys demonstrated that infant attachment is primarily driven by which factor?

Accepted Answer

Contact comfort and warmth

Answer

Harlow showed that infant monkeys preferred the cloth 'mother' for contact comfort over the wire 'mother' that provided food, demonstrating that attachment is not based solely on feeding.

Question 4

According to Baltes's lifespan developmental psychology framework, which principle states that development involves both gains and losses throughout life, and no age period is exclusively positive or negative?

Accepted Answer

Multidirectionality

Answer

Multidirectionality means development involves gains and losses simultaneously across the lifespan, with different abilities showing different trajectories at different ages.

Question 5

The concept of 'theory of mind' refers to which developmental achievement?

Accepted Answer

The ability to understand that others have beliefs, desires, and mental states different from one's own

Answer

Theory of mind is the capacity to attribute independent mental states (beliefs, desires, intentions) to others, typically emerging around age 4, assessed via false-belief tasks.

EPPP - Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology Practice Test

EPPP - Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology Practice Test

EPPP Growth and Lifespan Development 5