Chapter 01
Introduction
1. According to Plato, reasoning first appears during
A. early childhood.
B. middle childhood.
C. adolescence.
D. young adulthood.
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2. Plato thought children should study
A. science.
B. music.
C. art.
D. mathematics.
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3. Plato thought that adolescents should study
A. science.
B. language.
C. music.
D. history.
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4. Which ability did Aristotle argue is the most important aspect of adolescence?
A. the ability to reason
B. the ability to think critically
C. the ability to debate
D. the ability to choose
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5. What did Aristotle see as the hallmark of maturity?
A. self-determination
B. empathy
C. self-efficacy
D. critical thinking
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6. Rousseau believed that curiosity should be especially encouraged in the education of
A. 6- to 8-year-old children.
B. 8- to 11-year-old children.
C. 12- to 15-year-old children.
D. 17- to 19-year-old children.
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7. Ms. Bowen encourages her students, ages 12-15, to engage their curiosity in their learning. This teacher's ideas most closely resemble those of
A. Sigmund Freud.
B. Aristotle.
C. Hall.
D. Rousseau.
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8. G. Stanley Hall believed that development is controlled primarily by _____ factors.
A. cultural
B. psychological
C. social
D. biological
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9. The "storm and stress" view of adolescence was postulated by
A. Jean Rousseau.
B. Alfred Adler.
C. G. Stanley Hall.
D. Margaret Mead.
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10. The "storm and stress" view of adolescence sees adolescence as a time of
A. turbulence.
B. conflict.
C. mood swings.
D. All of these choices are correct.
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11. Mary tells her husband that she is not looking forward to the time their son becomes an adolescent, because she has read that it is a time of great conflict and stress for the family. Which of the following theorists would agree with Mary's view of adolescence?
A. Carl Jung
B. Carol Gilligan
C. Anna Freud
D. G. Stanley Hall
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12. Anthropologist Margaret Mead concluded that the basic nature of adolescence is
A. biological.
B. psychological.
C. sociocultural.
D. cognitive.
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APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty: Basic
Learning Goal: 1
13. Mead believed that cultures in which adolescents' experiences are quite different from adults' experiences produce adolescents who
Introduction
1. According to Plato, reasoning first appears during
A. early childhood.
B. middle childhood.
C. adolescence.
D. young adulthood.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty: Basic
Learning Goal: 1
2. Plato thought children should study
A. science.
B. music.
C. art.
D. mathematics.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty: Basic
Learning Goal: 1
3. Plato thought that adolescents should study
A. science.
B. language.
C. music.
D. history.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty: Basic
Learning Goal: 1
4. Which ability did Aristotle argue is the most important aspect of adolescence?
A. the ability to reason
B. the ability to think critically
C. the ability to debate
D. the ability to choose
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty: Moderate
Learning Goal: 1
5. What did Aristotle see as the hallmark of maturity?
A. self-determination
B. empathy
C. self-efficacy
D. critical thinking
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty: Moderate
Learning Goal: 1
6. Rousseau believed that curiosity should be especially encouraged in the education of
A. 6- to 8-year-old children.
B. 8- to 11-year-old children.
C. 12- to 15-year-old children.
D. 17- to 19-year-old children.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty: Moderate
Learning Goal: 1
7. Ms. Bowen encourages her students, ages 12-15, to engage their curiosity in their learning. This teacher's ideas most closely resemble those of
A. Sigmund Freud.
B. Aristotle.
C. Hall.
D. Rousseau.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Learning Goal: 1
8. G. Stanley Hall believed that development is controlled primarily by _____ factors.
A. cultural
B. psychological
C. social
D. biological
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty: Basic
Learning Goal: 1
9. The "storm and stress" view of adolescence was postulated by
A. Jean Rousseau.
B. Alfred Adler.
C. G. Stanley Hall.
D. Margaret Mead.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty: Basic
Learning Goal: 1
10. The "storm and stress" view of adolescence sees adolescence as a time of
A. turbulence.
B. conflict.
C. mood swings.
D. All of these choices are correct.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty: Basic
Learning Goal: 1
11. Mary tells her husband that she is not looking forward to the time their son becomes an adolescent, because she has read that it is a time of great conflict and stress for the family. Which of the following theorists would agree with Mary's view of adolescence?
A. Carl Jung
B. Carol Gilligan
C. Anna Freud
D. G. Stanley Hall
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Learning Goal: 1
12. Anthropologist Margaret Mead concluded that the basic nature of adolescence is
A. biological.
B. psychological.
C. sociocultural.
D. cognitive.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
APA: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty: Basic
Learning Goal: 1
13. Mead believed that cultures in which adolescents' experiences are quite different from adults' experiences produce adolescents who