FREE NCC Human Growth and Development Question and Answers

Question 1

According to Piaget's stages of moral judgment, a child younger than age ten will think which of the following is worse?

Accepted Answer

Someone who was trying to help his mother set the table and broke five dishes

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Someone who was stealing a cookie from the cookie jar when he wasn't allowed, and knocked over a cup that broke.

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Someone who did not control the dog who jumped up on the table and pulled down a glass full of water, which broke.

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Someone who accidentally dropped a dinner knife which could have hurt someone if they would have stepped on it.

Question 2

How many stages are there of moral reasoning, according to Kohlberg?

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Six

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Two

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Eight, paralleling Erikson's stages of psycho-social development

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None; Kohlberg's theory is on self-actualization

Question 3

Which of the following is not a factor in the sleep patterns of adolescents?

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Defiance

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Biorhythm changes

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Increased need for sleep

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Increased academic and social demands

Question 4

A college student viewing a situation as good or bad or right or wrong is using:

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Dualistic Thinking

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Pessimism

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Relativistic Thinking

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Erroneous Thinking

Question 5

Which theorist believed in the zone of proximal development (ZPD)?

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Vygotsky

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Piaget

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Kohlberg

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Erickson

Question 6

When present in females, the Oedipus Complex is referred to as the:

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Electra Complex

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Feelings of Reciprocity

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Electric Complex

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Oedipa Complex

Question 7

Kohlberg's theory of moral development has three progressive levels ending in:

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principled thought

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personhood

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sexual ambiguity

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self-realization

Question 8

A counselor intensifies a client's emotional state to show the client the irrationality of her emotional reaction.  What is this technique known as?

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Paradoxical intention

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Transactional-Analysis

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Systematic Desensitization

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Reconfiguration

Question 9

Which of the following interventions is not commonly used in Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)?

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The ABC Model

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Discussion of patterns in a client's relationships

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A detailed past history of the client

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Exploration of the therapist/client relationship

Question 10

If a child is learning to use abstract concepts, which of Piaget's stages is she in?

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Early Adolescence

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Preoperational

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Sensorimotoer

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Concrete