Developmental Theories Quiz Form
Test your knowledge of key developmental theories. Please answer all questions to the best of your ability.
Who is known as the founder of the theory of cognitive development?
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Jean Piaget
Erik Erikson
Lev Vygotsky
Sigmund Freud
Select all stages that are part of Erikson’s psychosocial development theory.
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Trust vs. Mistrust
Initiative vs. Guilt
Preoperational
Identity vs. Role Confusion
Concrete Operational
Intimacy vs. Isolation
Which developmental theorist proposed the concept of the Zone of Proximal Development?
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Jean Piaget
Lev Vygotsky
John Bowlby
Albert Bandura
Briefly describe the main idea of Bandura’s social learning theory.
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Which of the following is NOT a stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development?
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Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Postconventional
Formal Operational
Match each theorist to their key concept:
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Key Concept
Jean Piaget
Cognitive Development
Psychosocial Stages
Social Learning
Attachment Theory
Erik Erikson
Cognitive Development
Psychosocial Stages
Social Learning
Attachment Theory
Albert Bandura
Cognitive Development
Psychosocial Stages
Social Learning
Attachment Theory
John Bowlby
Cognitive Development
Psychosocial Stages
Social Learning
Attachment Theory
To what extent do you agree: "Early childhood experiences have a lasting impact on adult personality."
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Strongly Disagree
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4
Strongly Agree
5
1 is Strongly Disagree, 5 is Strongly Agree
Which theorist is associated with attachment theory?
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John Bowlby
B.F. Skinner
Jean Piaget
Erik Erikson
List one criticism commonly made about Freud’s psychosexual theory.
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How confident are you in your knowledge of developmental theories?
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