OCR GCSE Psychology: Development Megaquiz

How many males took part in study 2?

Which three things did the sample in study 1 vary in?

You can have a fixed mindset towards one thing, and a growth mindset towards another

What is the term given to age-related stages of development used to organise children's education?

A natural experiment is...

New information that is used to either alter an existing schema or create a new one

How many army recruits received the Alpha/Beta tests?

Something that does not change or vary can be defined as...

How many participants were there in study 1?

In study 2, ppts were either part of the incremental theory group or the control group with no intervention. This was...

Does Dweck's theory on mindsets support the nature or nurture side of the debate?

What is the best activity for children in the concrete operational stage who are learning to conserve?

Which of these is not a criticism of Blackwell's (2007) study?

Which of these is not a learning theory of development?

Puberty happens during which stage of development?

Which psychologist proposed the theory of fixed and growth mindsets?

Conservation refers to...

Why are intelligence tests used today?

The central nervous system is made up of...

Which of these things would not encourage a growth mindset?

Decentration and seriation are learned at which stage?

The Beta intelligence test was given to...

How was consent gained during study 2?

Which stage of development runs from conception-birth?

An hypothesis is...

The only material Piaget used in his study was counters...

Egocentrism is...

Which research method did Blackwell (2007) use?

IQ stands for...

Which word(s) is given to the idea that teachers adapt different activities to suit students' range of needs?

Which of these is not a criticism of Willingham's theory?

Which experimental design did Piaget use?

Focusing on more than one factor and viewing a phenomenon from multiple views is called...

Which of these is not a criticism of Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

What did Willingham think about learning styles?

During childhood, the brain develops many new neural connections, at the rate of approximately ______ per second.

'Autonomy' refers to...

Ecological validity is highest in which type of experiment?

Where was Blackwell's (2007) study conducted?

Who created the first intelligence test?

Which of these was not assessed on the motivational questionnaire in study 1?

___________ became a significant predictor of maths achievement

Innateness refers to...

Which of these is not a criticism of Piaget's (1952) study?

The gap between two neurons is...

The idea that children should not just be sat at a desk and should be engaging with their environment is...

The frontal lobe is responsible for...

What is a longitudinal study?

Blackwell (2007) concluded that...

The parietal lobe is responsible for...

Ecological validity refers to...

Piaget's stages of cognitive development go as follows...

What did Piaget (1952) find during his study?

The research method that Piaget used was...

What did Willingham say we should attach to information?