Pre-Quiz Quest Oliver

Oliver encounters a bully who steals his pirate hat. If the bully throws the hat at Oliver, and Oliver cannot catch it due to his poor depth perception, which of the following ideas best describes how Oliver feels after being bullied? A. Oliver feels as though the physical limitations he experiences due to his lazy eye and eyepatch prevented him from dealing with the bully effectively. B. Oliver feels as though he was physically stronger than the bully, which is why the bully returned his hat. C. Oliver feels as though his eye patch helped him make the bully go away. D. Oliver feels as though he is not affected by wearing an eye patch.

Oliver feels as though the physical limitations he experiences due to his lazy eye and eyepatch prevented him from dealing with the bully effectively.

Oliver and his sister, Isabel, are going out trick-or-treating on Halloween when their dad asks Oli which house they should go to first. If Oli is worried about his sister's emotions, he could decide to express__________ by allowing her to decide which direction to walk. A. empathy B. egocentrism C. guilt D. initiative

empathy

When Oliver is trick-or-treating, he meets his friend, Jake, who is not wearing a Halloween costume. IfJake reminds Oliver that he is a Jehovah's Witness, which means his family goes not celebrate certain holidays, then Jake's religion shows the influence of the __________ on Jake's childhood experiences. A. macrosystem B. microsystem C. chronosystem D. mesosystem

microsystem

Oliver goes up to a house, rings the doorbell, and is given a choice of receiving three small caramels or one giant lollipop. If Oliver decides to choose the three small caramels and gives as the reason that three caramels is more candy than one lollipop, then this behavior shows Oliver is in the __________ stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development. A. sensorimotor B. preoperational C. concrete operational D. formal operational

preoperational

Oliver and his sister, Isabel, are about to go trick-or-treating on Halloween when their dad asks Oli where they should go first. If Oli decides to allow Isabel to decide because he often gets to choose what to do, then Oli is showing __________ toward his sister. A. theory of mind B. initiative C. prosocial behavior D. collaboration

prosocial behavior

Oliver walks up to a house while trick-or-treating and his friend, Jake, answers the door. Oliver asksJake why he is at home instead of trick-or-treating. If Jake reminds Oliver that his religion does not allow him to celebrate most of the holidays that Oliver celebrates. Oliver is reminded that children have different traditions and experiences depending on their religions. In this case, Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory would show the __________ differences between Oliver and Jake lead to different experiences. A. microsystem B. mesosystem C. chronosystem D. macrosystem

microsystem

When Oliver's friend, the spaceman, reveals that he stole his sister's candy and ate it, he also admits to feeling as if he is going to barf. If Oliver responds to the spaceman that he will not steal because he will get in trouble, then what does this tell you about Oliver's moral reasoning? A. Oliver understands social norms of morality to know what is right and wrong, which shows conventional morality. B. Oliver believes stealing is wrong because he knows he will be punished for it, which shows preconventional morality. C. Oliver understands empathy and knows spaceman's sister is probably sad she lost candy, which shows conventional morality. D. Oliver believes right and wrong is based on fundamental human rights of owning objects(such as candy), which shows postconventional morality.

Oliver believes stealing is wrong because he knows he will be punished for it, which shows preconventional morality.

Oliver's dad points out a house with a fog machine and a skeleton in front that he wants them to visit. IfOliver is scared that the skeleton is alive and is going to take his candy, and his dad cannot convince him otherwise, then which feature of cognitive development is Oliver showing in this interaction? A. Oliver is showing egocentrism by not being able to take his father's perspective and understand the skeleton is not real. B. Oliver is showing logical thought by stating if he gets scared, then he will drop his candy. C. Oliver is showing animistic thinking by believing the skeleton decoration is real and capable of scaring him. D. Oliver is showing object permanence by being afraid the skeleton will be near him even when he cannot see it.

Oliver is showing animistic thinking by believing the skeleton decoration is real and capable of scaring him.

Oliver sees a girl he knows in costume as a firefighter, and she asks him what he thinks of her costume.If Oliver responds that he likes her costume and that his aunt is a firefighter in real life, his friend responds that her nana believes only men can be firefighters. Oliver then points out that both men and women can be firefighters. What does this conversation tell you about Oliver's understanding of gender roles? A. Oliver does not understand that gender roles exist because he does not understand the concept of gender. B. Oliver knows gender roles exist for some occupations, but he believes firefighting is an occupation that does not have a specific gender role. C. Oliver knows gender roles exist, but he believes only women can be firefighters due to his aunt creating his gender schema for a firefighter. D. Oliver does not understand that gender roles exist because he does not apply the traditional gender role to his friend.

Oliver knows gender roles exist for some occupations, but he believes firefighting is an occupation that does not have a specific gender role.

When Oliver encounters a bully during trick-or-treating, the bully steals his hat. If the bully throws the hat back at him, Oliver may have trouble catching it due developmental changes that result from his lazy eye and eye patch. Which of the following statements could be true about Oliver's motor development? A. Oliver may have more trouble developing fine motor skills, such as writing, while he is wearing his eye patch. B. Oliver may have more trouble developing tertiary circular reactions while he is wearing his eye patch. C. Oliver may have more trouble developing specialized motor skills, such as catching, while he is wearing his eye patch. D. Oliver may have more trouble developing gross motor skills, such as walking while he is wearing his eye patch.

Oliver may have more trouble developing specialized motor skills, such as catching, while he is wearing his eye patch.

When Oliver trick-or-treats at one of the houses, he is given the choice of taking a giant lollipop or three caramels. If Oliver decides to take the three caramels because three caramels are more candy than one giant lollipop, then what does Oliver's reasoning tell us about his cognitive development? A. Oliver shows centration by only using the number of candies to make his decision while ignoring the size of each candy. B. Oliver shows a lack of centration by not focusing on the size of the caramels relative to the size of the lollipop. C. Oliver shows egocentrism by only thinking about his candy preference and not considering what other people would choose. D. Oliver shows a lack of conservation by focusing on the number of candies instead of the sizeof each candy.

Oliver shows centration by only using the number of candies to make his decision while ignoring the size of each candy.

When Oliver sees a girl he knows in costume as a firefighter, if he compliments her costume and talks to her about having an aunt who is a female firefighter, what does this tell you about Oliver's understanding of gender constancy? A. Oliver understands his friend is still a girl despite wearing a traditionally masculine costume. B. Oliver can give an example of another female firefighter to his friend. C. Oliver believes the friend he is talking has transformed into a boy. D. Oliver cannot tell whether his friend is a boy or a girl.

Oliver understands his friend is still a girl despite wearing a traditionally masculine costume.

Oliver's sister Isabel accidentally rips the wing on her costume. If their dad responds by reassuring her that he is not mad but asks her to be more careful, so the rip does not worsen, what type of parenting style does their dad best illustrate? A. Oliver's dad is authoritarian as he set a strict rule that Isabel cannot rip her wing further and implied he will be mad if she does. B. Oliver's dad is permissive as he does not punish Isabel for ripping her costume. C. Oliver's dad is authoritative as he explains his emotions to Isabel and sets a clear expectation of future behavior that is not overly strict. D. Oliver's dad is authoritarian because Isabel is worried he will be mad she ripped her wing.

Oliver's dad is authoritative as he explains his emotions to Isabel and sets a clear expectation of future behavior that is not overly strict.

When Oliver's sister Isabel accidentally rips the wing of her costume, their dad immediately asks her to come over to him. If Oliver reassures Isabel that their dad will understand and help out, Oliver's reaction would indicate his dad is most likely: A. empathetic and authoritarian. B. empathetic and authoritative. C. apathetic and permissive. D. apathetic and authoritative.

empathetic and authoritative.

Oliver sees an older kid in a front yard dressed as a zombie. If Oliver gets scared and runs away because he believes the zombie is real, then Oliver's reaction shows he is still in the preoperational stage of development and he lacks the __________ to realize zombies cannot be real. A. conservation B. centration C. abstract reasoning D. logical reasoning

logical reasoning

If Oliver believes the skeleton at the spooky house is alive, will scare him, and will take his candy, thenOliver's belief that the skeleton is real shows he is in the __________ stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development. A. sensorimotor B. preoperational C. concrete operational D. formal operational

preoperational

Oliver approaches a house where an older kid in the yard is dressed up as and acting like a zombie.The zombie tells Oliver he is going to eat his brains. If Oliver responds by believing the zombie is real, becoming scared, and running away, this response shows Oliver is in the __________ stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development. A. sensorimotor B. preoperational C. concrete operational D. formal operational

preoperational