FREE EPPP Test Growth and Lifespan Development Questions and Answers

Question 1

A 5-year-old child is shown two identical short, wide glasses with the same amount of water.
An adult then pours the water from one of these glasses into a tall, thin glass.
When asked which glass has more water, the child points to the tall, thin glass.
According to Piaget's theory, this child's response demonstrates a lack of:

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Conservation

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Object permanence

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Egocentrism

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Abstract reasoning

Question 2

According to Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, which of the following conflicts is the primary task for an individual in adolescence (ages 12-18)?

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Identity vs. Role Confusion

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Trust vs. Mistrust

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Intimacy vs. Isolation

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Initiative vs. Guilt

Question 3

In Mary Ainsworth's "Strange Situation" experiment, an infant becomes highly distressed when the caregiver leaves. Upon the caregiver's return, the infant seeks comfort but also displays angry, resistant behavior and is not easily soothed. This pattern is most characteristic of which attachment style?

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Anxious-ambivalent/resistant attachment

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Secure attachment

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Anxious-avoidant attachment

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Disorganized attachment

Question 4

Which of the following cognitive abilities, often associated with fluid intelligence, is most likely to show a noticeable decline starting in early to middle adulthood and continuing into late adulthood?

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Speed of information processing

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Vocabulary knowledge

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General world knowledge

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Practical problem-solving (wisdom)

Question 5

Lev Vygotsky's concept of the "zone of proximal development" (ZPD) refers to the difference between what a child can achieve:

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independently and what they can achieve with guidance from a more skilled person.

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in a testing situation versus in a naturalistic setting.

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with concrete objects versus with abstract ideas.

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at the beginning of a school year versus at the end.

Question 6

A person argues that Heinz should not have stolen the drug for his dying wife because "it's against the law," and if everyone broke the law, society would descend into chaos. According to Lawrence Kohlberg's theory, this person's reasoning is characteristic of which level of moral development?

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Conventional

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Preconventional

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Postconventional

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Unconventional