Experiments with children have suggested that the point at which a child begins to walk is primarily a function of ______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. In experiments, an image is quickly flashed and then replaced by a “masking” stimulus that inhibits conscious perception of the original image. In these experiments, the researchers are studying the effect of:

   A. Tinnitus
   B. Accommodation
   C. Blindsight
   D. Priming

2. Experiments based on cognitive dissonance theory have examined the relationship between behavioural compliance and attitude change. Which one of the following conclusions can be drawn from these experiments?

   A. Behavioural compliance never leads to attitude change
   B. The lesser the inducement for compliance, the more the attitude change
   C. The greater the inducement for compliance the more the attitude change
   D. Behavioural compliance always leads to attitude change

3. Currently a large proportion of the Pakistani populations overweight. Dr. Laeeq thinks that, in part, this may be due to an innate preference for foods that are rich in fats and suggested that in times Laeeq has suggested that in times when foods were not so readily available, this innate preference would ensure enough calories for energy and ensure enough calories for energy and survival Dr. Laeeq’s views are most consistent with those of the

   A. evolutionary perspective in psychology
   B. behavioral perspective in psychology
   C. biological perspective in psychology
   D. cognitive perspective in psychology

4. Erik Erikson suggested that children with a very secure attachment to their parents are especially likely to experience ________________?

   A. stranger anxiety
   B. egocentrism
   C. basic trust
   D. object permanence

5. The Russian psychologist Vygotsky suggested their children’s ability to solve problems is enhanced by:

   A. basic trust
   B. egocentrism
   C. imprinting
   D. inner speech

6. The nature of a nerve impulse is primarily a/an _____________ event; communication between neurons is primarily a/an_____________

   A. chemical; electrical
   B. acetylcholine, catecholamine
   C. dendrite; axon
   D. electrical; chemical

7. Gibson and Walk used a ‘visual cliff’ experiment to study ______________?

   A. figure-ground discrimination
   B. depth perception
   C. feature detection
   D. signal detection theory

8. During which stage do children understand the world primarily by observing the effects of their own actions on other people, objects and events?

   A. concrete operational
   B. sensorimotor
   C. formal operational
   D. preoperational

9. When a child understands that reversible changes in the appearance of an object do not change fundamental properties such as number, width and volume, the child has achieved _______________?

   A. conservation
   B. egocentrism
   C. hypothetic-deductive reasoning
   D. an understanding of cause-and-effect relations

10. A child is largely nonverbal, is learning to coordinate purposeful movements with sense information, and is developing the concept of object permanence. The child is in Piaget’s_____stage.

    A. sensorimotor
    B. preoperational
    C. concrete operational
    D. formal operations