Multiple Choice Questions:

1. Research has shown that ____________________ is more important than family income in determining a child's IQ.

a. Sibling's IQ.

b. Good nutrition.

c. Limited television viewing.

d. Quality of parent-child interactions.

e. Activity level.

2. All of the following are part of Vygotsky's socio-cultural theory EXCEPT

a. Zone of proximal development.

b. Operational efficiency.

c. Scaffolding.

d. Naive psychology.

e. The primitive stage.

3. How does Erikson's psychoanalytic theory differ from that of Freud?

a. It is described as psychosexual.

b. It focuses on psychosocial stages influenced by common cultural demands.

c. "It is based on libidial energy and incorporates the concepts of id, ego, and superego."

d. It includes both a phallic and genital stage.

e. It states that a child's success depends on interaction with people and objects.

4. Fenson's research on language indicates that children s first words appear by the age of

a. 5 months

b. 7 months

c. 9 months

d. 11 months

e. 12-13 months