NCE Human Growth and Development 2

Question 1

Erik Erikson's stage of 'Intimacy vs. Isolation' is associated with which developmental period?

Accepted Answer

Young adulthood (18-40 years)

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Adolescence (12-18 years)

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Middle adulthood (40-65 years)

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Late adulthood (65+ years)

Question 2

Piaget's stage of 'formal operations' is characterized by the child's ability to:

Accepted Answer

Think abstractly and reason about hypothetical situations

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Understand object permanence

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Use symbols and language but think egocentrically

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Perform logical operations on concrete objects

Question 3

Which theorist developed the concept of 'moral development' through stages, proposing that higher stages involve universal ethical principles?

Accepted Answer

Lawrence Kohlberg

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Erik Erikson

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Jean Piaget

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Carol Gilligan

Question 4

Mary Ainsworth's Strange Situation procedure was designed to assess:

Accepted Answer

Infant-caregiver attachment patterns

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Cognitive development stages in infants

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Temperament differences in young children

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Social learning through peer interaction

Question 5

The concept of 'zone of proximal development' (ZPD) was introduced by which developmental psychologist?

Accepted Answer

Lev Vygotsky

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Jean Piaget

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Urie Bronfenbrenner

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Albert Bandura

Question 6

According to James Marcia's extension of Erikson's work, an adolescent who has not explored identity options and has made commitments based on parental or authority figures' expectations is in which identity status?

Accepted Answer

Identity foreclosure

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Identity diffusion

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Identity moratorium

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Identity achievement