NBCC Human Growth & Development 4

Question 1

The 'goodness of fit' model in developmental psychology emphasizes the match between:

Accepted Answer

A child's temperament and environmental demands

Answer

Thomas and Chess proposed that positive outcomes depend on how well a child's temperament fits the expectations and demands of their environment.

Question 2

Which attachment style is associated with caregivers who are consistently unresponsive to infant signals?

Accepted Answer

Avoidant attachment

Answer

Avoidant attachment develops when caregivers consistently reject or minimize the infant's emotional needs, leading the infant to suppress attachment behaviors.

Question 3

According to Kübler-Ross, which is the correct order of the stages of grief?

Accepted Answer

Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance

Answer

Kübler-Ross's five stages proceed: Denial → Anger → Bargaining → Depression → Acceptance, though the model is not strictly linear.

Question 4

Fluid intelligence, as described by Cattell and Horn, is best characterized by:

Accepted Answer

The ability to solve novel problems without prior knowledge

Answer

Fluid intelligence reflects raw reasoning capacity that peaks in young adulthood and tends to decline with age, unlike crystallized intelligence.

Question 5

A counselor notices a client's 8-year-old can classify objects by multiple attributes simultaneously. This skill indicates the child has reached Piaget's:

Accepted Answer

Concrete operational stage

Answer

Multi-attribute classification (multiple classification) emerges in the concrete operational stage, roughly ages 7–11.

(NBCC) National Board for Certified Counselors Practice Test

(NBCC) National Board for Certified Counselors Practice Test

NBCC Human Growth & Development 4