Lesson 7.1.7

7.1.7 Individual and developmental differences in child psychology Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Psychology, Unit 7

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. What term describes an innate, consistent style of emotional and behavioural reactivity in children?

    • Temperament
    • Attachment type
    • Self-efficacy
    • Socialisation

  2. In Thomas and Chess's model, which temperament type describes children cautious of new situations?

    • Difficult
    • Insecure
    • Slow-to-warm-up
    • Easy

  3. Which feature is characteristic of a child classified with a difficult temperament?

    • High sociability
    • Rapid environmental adaptation
    • Constant calm mood
    • Irregular daily routines

  4. Which child characteristic can cause boys and girls to respond differently to day care?

    • Gender
    • Blood group
    • Birth order
    • Handedness

  5. Which innate child characteristic influences how attachment types impact individual development?

    • Birth weight
    • Temperament
    • Chronological age
    • Eye colour

  6. Which individual difference can influence whether day care is a positive or negative experience?

    • Shoe size
    • Temperament
    • Height
    • Eye colour

  7. Which factor is an example of an individual difference studied in developmental psychology?

    • Schema formation
    • Temperament
    • Operant conditioning
    • Class inclusion

  8. Why might two children experience different developmental outcomes from the same day care?

    • Equal attachment security
    • Cognitive maturation
    • Temperamental differences
    • Identical genetics

  9. A child's strong emotional response to changes in routine best reflects which concept?

    • Operant conditioning
    • Social learning
    • Temperament
    • Attachment security

  10. A day care study includes 100 children, of whom 60 are boys and 40 are girls. What percentage are girls?

    • 67 per cent
    • 60 per cent
    • 40 per cent
    • 50 per cent

  11. Which individual difference besides gender affects how children respond to day care?

    • Birth order
    • Temperament
    • Handedness
    • Eye colour

  12. What individual difference explains why children with identical attachment types adjust differently to school?

    • Birth weight
    • Chronological age
    • Temperament
    • Intelligence quotient

  13. What type of intervention accounts for variation in a child's temperament?

    • Group punishment
    • Standardised care
    • Universal therapy
    • Individualised support

  14. Which research design tracks the long-term impact of individual differences in child day care over time?

    • Cross-sectional study
    • Snapshot study
    • Case study
    • Longitudinal study

  15. What issue occurs if researchers ignore individual differences in day care research?

    • Sampling error
    • Demand characteristics
    • Observer bias
    • Masking variation

  16. Child development results from the interaction between individual differences and which other factor?

    • Observer bias
    • Social desirability
    • Environment
    • Genetics alone

  17. Which bias frequently affects parental reports of child temperament?

    • Observer bias
    • Social desirability
    • Confirmation bias
    • Recency effect

  18. A group has 80 children, one quarter of whom have a difficult temperament. If 60 per cent of these show distress in day care, how many difficult-temperament children show distress?

    • 32
    • 12
    • 8
    • 20

  19. What is a practical benefit of studying individual differences in children?

    • Faster data collection
    • Lower study costs
    • Tailored interventions
    • Universal rules

  20. What can group averages conceal when individual differences are ignored in day care research?

    • Ethical consent
    • Sample size
    • Child variation
    • Data reliability

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