Question

		A). Which one of the following examples illustrates qualitative change in development? A .Maya learns a new memory strategy and memorizes the stages of development; B .Riki reads every night and develops a large vocabulary for his age.; C .Bart practices and gradually improves his ability to throw a football; d. Aza advances from Piaget’s sensorimotor stage to the preoperational stage B). What is the relationship between child development and adult development? a. The behaviors of an adult are unrelated to his/her behaviors as a child; b. Adult behaviors can be predicted from adolescent behaviors, but not from the behaviors of a child; c. It is impossible to disconnect adult development from child development; d. A child’s personality is fixed and development ends after adolescence C). All of the following descriptors characterize adolescence EXCEPT a. Their growing cognitive abilities lead to the development of greater idealism; b. They move toward an independent identity and accept greater responsibility; c. They are beginning to understand abstract concepts such as intention and morality; d. They spend more time with peers than with family D). Developmental systems theories are general perspectives on development, heredity, and evolution. What do they emphasize? a. Critical periods of development that depend on the plasticity of the brain; b. Developmental influences of nature over nurture; c. Interactions and coactions among developmental influences; d. Developmental influences of nurture over nature

Answer 1

A) Correct answer: d. Aza advances from Piaget’s sensorimotor stage to the preoperational stage

this is because all other options are easy to measure quantitatively. Besides movement from one stage to another encompasses multiple changes some of them may not be easily visible even. Therefore option d is the correct answer.

B) Correct answe: C  It is impossible to disconnect adult development from child development; option a is incorrect because a lot of adult behaviour including habits and certain attitudes actually is a result of childhood upbringing. Optin b is incorrect because even childhood behavior especially in case of disorders can be a predictor of adult behavior. optin d is incorrect becuase recent views in psycholgy hold that prsonality continues to grow throughout the ifespan.

C) option A is the correct choice. Rest all other options are characteristics from Piaget's formal operational stage of development for adolscents except option A.

D) c. Interactions and coactions among developmental influences is the correct answer because these models regard evelotionary theories or environmetal influences are independently inadequate to explain development.