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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Science in Counselling Psychology (BSc Counselling Psychology) .
| 101. |
What happens if a person does not successfully resolve a crisis within a stage? |
| A. | They regress |
| B. | They move to the next stage without any complications |
| C. | They move to the next stage with issues left from the previous stage |
| D. | They do not move to the next stage |
| Answer» C. They move to the next stage with issues left from the previous stage | |
| 102. |
Erikson is from what country? |
| A. | Canada (North Bay) |
| B. | USA |
| C. | Sweden |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» D. Germany | |
| 103. |
What stage is Initiative vs. Guilt? |
| A. | Stage 2 |
| B. | Stage 4 |
| C. | Stage 3 |
| D. | Stage 5 |
| Answer» C. Stage 3 | |
| 104. |
Erik Erikson published his psychosocial development theory in the following book? |
| A. | Man and Society |
| B. | War and Peace |
| C. | Childhood and Society |
| D. | Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone |
| Answer» C. Childhood and Society | |
| 105. |
Each stage in Erikson’s model of psychosocial development can be characterized by: |
| A. | A period of creative tension |
| B. | An achievement scale for growth |
| C. | A different psychological crisis |
| D. | A and C |
| Answer» C. A different psychological crisis | |
| 106. |
According to Erikson, failure to resolve the tasks of middle adulthood leads to a sense of _ involving a concern for one's own needs and comforts only. |
| A. | apathy |
| B. | self-absorption |
| C. | despair |
| D. | stagnation |
| Answer» D. stagnation | |
| 107. |
A failure to develop a consistent identity results in |
| A. | isolation. |
| B. | inferiority. |
| C. | role confusion |
| D. | stagnation |
| Answer» C. role confusion | |
| 108. |
Generativity refers to |
| A. | concern for welfare of others and society as a whole. |
| B. | the desire to have children and thereby ensure survival of the species. |
| C. | the ability to establish adequate social and financial security. |
| D. | active acceptance of aging and the social changes it brings. |
| Answer» B. the desire to have children and thereby ensure survival of the species. | |
| 109. |
The correct order of the 3 stages of human prenatal development are |
| A. | differentiation, implantation, strengthening |
| B. | embryo, zygote, fetus |
| C. | embryonic, placental, umbilical |
| D. | zygote, embryo, fetus |
| Answer» D. zygote, embryo, fetus | |
| 110. |
The correct sequence of Piaget’s stages of cognitive development are |
| A. | preoperational, sensorimotor, concrete operational, formal Operational |
| B. | preoperational, concrete operational, sensorimotor, formal operational |
| C. | sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational |
| D. | sensorimotor, preoperational, conventional, postconventional |
| Answer» C. sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational | |
| 111. |
Which of Piaget’s stages is associated with adolescence? |
| A. | Sensorimotor |
| B. | Formal operational |
| C. | Preoperational |
| D. | concrete operational |
| Answer» B. Formal operational | |
| 112. |
The process of developing a sense of identity during adolescence was highlighted by |
| A. | Erikson\s psychosocial development theory |
| B. | Piaget\s cognitive development theory |
| C. | Kohlberg\s moral development theory. |
| D. | Freud’s psychoanalytic therapy |
| Answer» A. Erikson\s psychosocial development theory | |
| 113. |
Which represents the correct order of Piaget's stages of intellectual development? |
| A. | sensorimotor, concrete operational, formal operational, postoperational |
| B. | preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational, sensorimotor |
| C. | sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational |
| D. | preoperational, informal operational, formal operational, postoperational |
| Answer» C. sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational | |
| 114. |
The grasping, rooting, and sucking reflexes of infants are best described as |
| A. | fixed action patterns. |
| B. | instincts. |
| C. | conditioned reflexes. |
| D. | adaptive reflexes. |
| Answer» D. adaptive reflexes. | |
| 115. |
During the formal operations stage, children begin to |
| A. | accurately use concepts of time, space, and number. |
| B. | think primarily about concrete objects or situations. |
| C. | develop the concept of object permanency. |
| D. | think in terms of abstract principles and hypothetical possibilities. |
| Answer» D. think in terms of abstract principles and hypothetical possibilities. | |
| 116. |
Which reflex probably helps prevent falling? |
| A. | Moro reflex |
| B. | grasping reflex |
| C. | rooting reflex |
| D. | sucking reflex |
| Answer» B. grasping reflex | |
| 117. |
A child is largely nonverbal, is learning to coordinate purposeful movements with sense information, and is developing the concept of object permanence. The child is in Piaget's stage. |
| A. | sensorimotor |
| B. | preoperational |
| C. | concrete operational |
| D. | formal operations |
| Answer» A. sensorimotor | |
| 118. |
Newborn children |
| A. | have limited sense abilities at birth and cannot feel pain at all. |
| B. | can follow a moving object with their eyes. |
| C. | cannot learn and must depend on the adaptive reflexes in order to |
| D. | survive. |
| Answer» B. can follow a moving object with their eyes. | |
| 119. |
If touched on the cheek, neonates will turn their head in that direction. This is called the |
| A. | Moro reflex. |
| B. | rooting reflex. |
| C. | orientation response. |
| D. | Babinski response. |
| Answer» B. rooting reflex. | |
| 120. |
Physical growth and development is called |
| A. | readiness. |
| B. | maturation. |
| C. | mobility. |
| D. | heredity. |
| Answer» B. maturation. | |
| 121. |
Object permanence is to sensorimotor stage as conservation and reversibility are to |
| A. | formal operational stage. |
| B. | preoperational stage. |
| C. | informal operational stage. |
| D. | concrete operational stage. |
| Answer» D. concrete operational stage. | |
| 122. |
Substances capable of causing birth defects are known as |
| A. | carcinogens. |
| B. | teratogens. |
| C. | chorionic villi. |
| D. | antigens. |
| Answer» B. teratogens. | |
| 123. |
Piaget is mainly known for studying |
| A. | language development. |
| B. | sexual development. |
| C. | social development. |
| D. | cognitive development. |
| Answer» D. cognitive development. | |
| 124. |
A child who thinks it gets dark so that she can sleep is demonstrating |
| A. | object permanence. |
| B. | imprinting. |
| C. | deprivation dwarfism. |
| D. | egocentrism. |
| Answer» D. egocentrism. | |
| 125. |
Cephalocaudal means |
| A. | from the center of the body to the extremities. |
| B. | from the past to the future. |
| C. | from the head to the toes. |
| D. | from birth to death. |
| Answer» C. from the head to the toes. | |
| 126. |
Each cell possesses 46 that are responsible for all the genetic information passed from parents to children. |
| A. | genes |
| B. | chromosomes |
| C. | zygotes |
| D. | gametes |
| Answer» B. chromosomes | |
| 127. |
If an infant is startled by a loud sound, it makes movements similar to an embrace. This is called a reflex. |
| A. | grasping |
| B. | rooting |
| C. | Babinski |
| D. | Moro |
| Answer» D. Moro | |
| 128. |
A child has learned to get his or her way with a younger sibling by using physical intimidation. If he or she uses the same tactics on peers, this demonstrates |
| A. | social learning. |
| B. | classical conditioning. |
| C. | assimilation. |
| D. | accommodation. |
| Answer» C. assimilation. | |
| 129. |
Vygotsky's sociocultural theory suggests that a child's most important discoveries are guided by |
| A. | other children. |
| B. | adults acting as tutors. |
| C. | neither other children nor adults acting as |
| D. | tutors. |
| Answer» B. adults acting as tutors. | |
| 130. |
Proximodistal means |
| A. | from the center of the body to the extremities. |
| B. | from the past to the future. |
| C. | from the head to the toes. |
| D. | from birth to death. |
| Answer» A. from the center of the body to the extremities. | |
| 131. |
According to , all children pass through a series of distinct stages in their intellectual development. |
| A. | Piaget |
| B. | Bloom |
| C. | Watson |
| D. | Harlow |
| Answer» A. Piaget | |
| 132. |
Which of the following reflexes are related to feeding? |
| A. | The Moro and rooting reflexes. |
| B. | The rooting and sucking reflexes. |
| C. | The Moro and sucking reflexes. |
| D. | The Babinski and orienting reflexes. |
| Answer» B. The rooting and sucking reflexes. | |
| 133. |
Developmental psychology is the study of |
| A. | the language, personality, and emotions of children and adolescents. |
| B. | the stages of life and the important tasks of each. |
| C. | progressive changes in behavior and abilities from conception to death. |
| D. | the role of maturation in the unfolding of human potential. |
| Answer» C. progressive changes in behavior and abilities from conception to death. | |
| 134. |
Studies of visual perception indicate that |
| A. | newborn babies prefer simple patterns over complex ones. |
| B. | babies make little use of the visual sense before age 6 months. |
| C. | infants prefer faces to colored ovals. |
| D. | infants prefer unfamiliar faces to familiar faces. |
| Answer» C. infants prefer faces to colored ovals. | |
| 135. |
The study of changes in behavior from conception to death encompasses |
| A. | gerontology. |
| B. | thanatology. |
| C. | developmental psychology. |
| D. | social psychology. |
| Answer» C. developmental psychology. | |
| 136. |
The part of a chromosome that contains "instructions" that affect a particular process or personal characteristic is called a(n) |
| A. | RNA. |
| B. | gene. |
| C. | soma. |
| D. | protein. |
| Answer» B. gene. | |
| 137. |
When a gene is , it must be paired with a second gene of the same type before its effect will be expressed. |
| A. | recessive |
| B. | dominant |
| C. | polygenic |
| D. | sex-linked |
| Answer» A. recessive | |
| 138. |
Using existing patterns of behavior in new situations is called |
| A. | assimilation. |
| B. | adaptation. |
| C. | accommodation. |
| D. | conservation. |
| Answer» A. assimilation. | |
| 139. |
Another name for a newborn baby is a(n) |
| A. | embryo. |
| B. | neonate. |
| C. | zygote. |
| D. | fetus. |
| Answer» B. neonate. | |
| 140. |
Fetal alcohol syndrome is characterized by |
| A. | miscarriage, premature birth, and bodily defects. |
| B. | increased birth weight. |
| C. | genetic defects. |
| D. | addiction to alcohol in the newborn. |
| Answer» A. miscarriage, premature birth, and bodily defects. | |
| 141. |
During the Sensorimotor Period, the most important source of information is . |
| A. | language |
| B. | emotion |
| C. | the environment |
| D. | vision |
| Answer» C. the environment | |
| 142. |
A child who failed to learn division and multiplication in grade school did not successfully complete which of Erikson's stages of personality development? |
| A. | autonomy vs. shame and doubt |
| B. | integrity vs. despair |
| C. | industry vs. inferiority |
| D. | initiative vs. guilt |
| Answer» C. industry vs. inferiority | |
| 143. |
According to Piaget, children would proceed through which sequence of stages in their cognitive development? |
| A. | sensorimotor, concrete operations, formal operations, preoperations |
| B. | sensorimotor, preoperations, concrete operations, formal operations |
| C. | preoperations, concrete operations, formal operations, sensorimotor |
| D. | sensorimotor, preoperations, formal operations, concrete operations |
| Answer» B. sensorimotor, preoperations, concrete operations, formal operations | |
| 144. |
Jerry, age 67, and Al, age 65, are acquaintances. Jerry feels his life is meaningful and enjoys his existence, but he has noticed that Al has lately withdrawn and sees his life as a "bunch of unmet goals." These individuals illustrate which of Erikson's stages |
| A. | basic trust vs. mistrust |
| B. | intimacy vs. isolation |
| C. | generativity vs. stagnation |
| D. | integrity vs. despair |
| Answer» D. integrity vs. despair | |
| 145. |
----------is a female sex hormone |
| A. | Androgen |
| B. | TSH |
| C. | Estrogen |
| D. | Tropic hormone |
| Answer» C. Estrogen | |
| 146. |
……… theory of aging states that Disengagement occurs when people withdraw from roles or activities and reduce their activity levels or involvement |
| A. | Activity theory |
| B. | Disengagement theory |
| C. | Life course theory |
| D. | Continuity theory |
| Answer» B. Disengagement theory | |
| 147. |
The premise of the ------- theory is that elders adapt to changes by using strategies to maintain continuity in their lives |
| A. | Activity theory |
| B. | Disengagement theory |
| C. | Life course theory |
| D. | Continuity theory |
| Answer» D. Continuity theory | |
| 148. |
The information-processing approach: |
| A. | Analyses the different functional processes involved in cognitive development |
| B. | Emphasizes the importance of clarity of speech and language |
| C. | Analyses the processes involved in teaching new skills |
| D. | Analyses the distortion of information transmission which can occur between Bronfenbrenner\s ecological systems |
| Answer» A. Analyses the different functional processes involved in cognitive development | |
| 149. |
Psychoanalytic theories: |
| A. | Assert that there is an unconscious self-actualizing force within everyone |
| B. | Regard actions as strongly influenced by unconscious forces |
| C. | Are strongly based on statistical evidence |
| D. | Emphasize the underlying rationality of all human behaviour |
| Answer» B. Regard actions as strongly influenced by unconscious forces | |
| 150. |
Piaget reasoned that before the individual can organize and interpret experience, they must first: |
| A. | Represent it mentally |
| B. | Create schemas |
| C. | Receive appropriate tuition |
| D. | Intellectualize it |
| Answer» B. Create schemas | |
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