Developmental Psychology Concepts Quiz

Test your knowledge of developmental psychology concepts with this quiz featuring Piaget's stages, Erikson's conflicts, and more!

#1

Which stage of development, according to Piaget, occurs during infancy and is characterized by the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched?

Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete operational
Formal operational
#2

According to Erik Erikson's psychosocial theory, what is the primary conflict faced by adolescents?

Integrity vs. Despair
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
Initiative vs. Guilt
Identity vs. Role Confusion
#3

Which of the following is NOT one of the stages in Freud's psychosexual development theory?

Oral
Latency
Phallic
Existential
#4

What is the term for the cognitive process through which new information is incorporated into existing schemas?

Assimilation
Accommodation
Equilibration
Adaptation
#5

What term refers to the process of acquiring cultural norms and values through socialization?

Acculturation
Cultural assimilation
Socialization
Ethnocentrism
#6

Which of the following is NOT a stage in Erik Erikson's psychosocial development theory?

Industry vs. Inferiority
Generativity vs. Stagnation
Integrity vs. Despair
Morality vs. Immorality
#7

Which of the following best defines the term 'egocentrism' in the context of developmental psychology?

The ability to understand the perspectives of others
The belief that one's own thoughts and feelings are unique and unmatched by others
The ability to empathize with others' emotions
The understanding that objects continue to exist even when out of sight
#8

What is the term for a form of learning in which a voluntary response is strengthened or weakened by its association with positive or negative consequences?

Classical conditioning
Operant conditioning
Social learning
Cognitive learning
#9

According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, what is the highest level of moral reasoning characterized by adherence to universal ethical principles?

Preconventional morality
Conventional morality
Postconventional morality
Unconventional morality
#10

What term describes the psychological conflict experienced during adolescence, as individuals try to establish a sense of personal identity?

Identity crisis
Existential crisis
Midlife crisis
Quarter-life crisis
#11

Which attachment style is characterized by a child showing distress when the caregiver leaves but also avoiding the caregiver when they return?

Secure attachment
Ambivalent attachment
Avoidant attachment
Disorganized attachment
#12

Which of the following is a key concept in Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory?

Social learning
Zone of proximal development
Microsystem
Collective unconscious
#13

Which developmental psychologist proposed the theory of psychosocial development, which consists of eight stages across the lifespan?

Jean Piaget
Lev Vygotsky
Erik Erikson
Lawrence Kohlberg

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