1. The Developing Person Through the Life Span, Ninth Edition by Kathleen Stassen Berger Clicker Question Presentation Slides Chapter 7
Critical Thinking Questions created by Jason S. Spiegelman, The Community College of Baltimore County

2. Satisfying a child’s basic needs with care, consistency, and continuity reflects:
trust versus mistrust.
autonomy versus shame and doubt.
the social learning theory.
Freud’s first stage.
Answer A

3. The theory that connects biosocial with psychosocial development is:
learning theory.
psychoanalytic theory.
epigenetic theory.
cognitive theory.
Answer B

4. A child who seeks contact when distressed would be considered:
secure.
insecure avoidant.
insecure resistant.
insecure disorganized.
Answer A

5. Separation anxiety is good because it:
demonstrates that an infant is beginning to express emotions.
indicates the presence of attachment.
forces independence.
demonstrates a working model.
Answer B

6. When 12-month-old Nicholas looked at his mother to see her expression as a stranger entered the room, he was demonstrating:
stranger wariness.
social learning behavior.
social referencing.
fear.
Answer B

7. Critical Thinking Questions

8. Alice appears to be embarrassed when her mom tells her “Sing for grandma!” Alice hides behind her mother’s legs and peeks out. How old do you think Alice is?
6 months
9 months
12 months
18 months
Answer D

9. Sally takes her 20-month-old son to the park
Sally takes her 20-month-old son to the park. After playing for five minutes he runs back to mom, touches her, and then runs off again. The son’s behavior would be called:
synchrony.
proximity-seeking.
contact-maintaining.
insecure attachment.
Answer C

10. Infant and toddler day care is potentially detrimental to development when:
caregivers are well-trained professionals.
the environment is clean and safe.
there is a low caregiver-to-infant ratio.
language communication is kept to a minimum.
Answer D