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1. |
Who is credited with conducting the first systematic study of developmental psychology? |
A. | charles darwin |
B. | jean piaget |
C. | john bowlby |
D. | lev vygotsky |
Answer» A. charles darwin |
2. |
One among the options is not dominated in the field with their extensive theories of human development. |
A. | jean piaget |
B. | lev vygotsky |
C. | john bowlby |
D. | b f skinner |
Answer» D. b f skinner |
3. |
The id is the part of our personality which is made up of ……………. drives. |
A. | basic |
B. | unconscious |
C. | instinctual |
D. | conscious |
Answer» C. instinctual |
4. |
Erik Erikson (1902-1990) proposed a theory of development which emphasized the role of ………………….. . |
A. | cognitive and behavioural factors in development |
B. | cognitive factors in development |
C. | social and cultural factors in development |
D. | emotional factors in development |
Answer» C. social and cultural factors in development |
5. |
Stages of psychosocial development: industry versus inferiority |
A. | 6 to 11 years |
B. | adolescence |
C. | young adulthood |
D. | middle adulthood |
Answer» A. 6 to 11 years |
6. |
Stages of psychosocial development: Basic trust versus mistrust |
A. | 1 to 3 years |
B. | birth to 1 year |
C. | 3 to 6 years |
D. | 6 to 11 years |
Answer» B. birth to 1 year |
7. |
Watson wanted to create an objective science of psychology and he believed that ………………. events should be the focus of the study. |
A. | experimental |
B. | directly observable |
C. | inner mental |
D. | cognitive |
Answer» B. directly observable |
8. |
Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model of human development include |
A. | microsystem, mesosystem, exosystems, macrosystem, chronosystem |
B. | microsystem, mesosystem, ecosystem, macrosystem, chronosystem |
C. | exosystems, microsystem, mesosystem, macrosystem, tetrosystem |
D. | microsystem, nanosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, chronosystem |
Answer» A. microsystem, mesosystem, exosystems, macrosystem, chronosystem |
9. |
As per Piaget children's ………….. development is progressing through four stages. |
A. | physical |
B. | emotional |
C. | cognitive |
D. | functional |
Answer» C. cognitive |
10. |
Sensorimotor stage of development is lasting from …………….. of age. |
A. | birth to about 2 years |
B. | about 2 to 7 years |
C. | about 7 to 11 years |
D. | about 12 to 15 years |
Answer» A. birth to about 2 years |
11. |
Vygotsky emphasis the role of ……………………… in development of a child. |
A. | cognitive element |
B. | environment |
C. | social interaction |
D. | parents |
Answer» C. social interaction |
12. |
Which is the developmental stage in Eriksons theory represent 1 to 3 years |
A. | autonomy vs. shame |
B. | initiative vs. guilt |
C. | trust vs. mistrust |
D. | identity vs. identity diffusion |
Answer» A. autonomy vs. shame |
13. |
In which stage of Ericksons development theory an individual develop a sense of mastery over aspects of one's environment, cope with challenges and increase responsibility. |
A. | autonomy vs. shame |
B. | initiative vs. guilt |
C. | trust vs. mistrust |
D. | identity vs. identity diffusion |
Answer» B. initiative vs. guilt |
14. |
An unconscious reflex action in newborn child i.e., If their palms are touched, they will make a very tight fist which is called as. |
A. | unconscious reflex |
B. | reflection action |
C. | none of the above |
D. | darwinian reflex |
Answer» D. darwinian reflex |
15. |
Which achievement is considered an important milestone in fine motor development? |
A. | top-level reaching |
B. | palmar grasp |
C. | finger dexterity |
D. | balancing |
Answer» B. palmar grasp |
16. |
………………. is a decrease in response to a stimulus after repeated exposure to the same stimulus. |
A. | habituation |
B. | extinction |
C. | discrimination |
D. | negative learning |
Answer» A. habituation |
17. |
Children are born with reflexes that allow them to suck and grasp and they begin to follow objects with their eyes. What are these reflexes known as |
A. | simple reflexes |
B. | biological reflexes |
C. | motor reflexes |
D. | primary circular reactions |
Answer» A. simple reflexes |
18. |
Piaget’s had a background in Biology. What he called this theoretical framework? |
A. | emotional epistemology |
B. | epistemology |
C. | genetic epistemology |
D. | social epistemology |
Answer» C. genetic epistemology |
19. |
What was Piaget’s primary interest in human organisms? |
A. | how knowledge developed |
B. | how language developed |
C. | how emotions developed |
D. | how interpersonal relations developed |
Answer» A. how knowledge developed |
20. |
According Piaget the basic unit with which the cognitive structure is built up is ……………………… . |
A. | schema |
B. | accommodation |
C. | equilibrium |
D. | assimilation |
Answer» A. schema |
21. |
According to Piaget biologically every living organism would like to remain in the existing state of ………………………… without being disturbed. |
A. | accommodation |
B. | disequilibrium |
C. | assimilation |
D. | equilibriu |
Answer» D. equilibriu |
22. |
Children of the same age may …………….. in terms of possession of mental abilities |
A. | differ |
B. | almost same |
C. | equal |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» A. differ |
23. |
Sensory-motor Stage |
A. | about 2 to 7 years |
B. | from birth to about 2 years |
C. | about 7 to 11 years |
D. | about 12 to 15 years |
Answer» B. from birth to about 2 years |
24. |
Which stage the child begins to utter words to ask for something rather than just reaching out to get it |
A. | preoperational stage |
B. | concrete operational stage |
C. | formal operation |
D. | sensory motor stage |
Answer» A. preoperational stage |
25. |
His thinking becomes more logical and systematic |
A. | preoperational stage |
B. | concrete operational stage |
C. | formal operation |
D. | sensory motor stage |
Answer» B. concrete operational stage |
26. |
The developmental stage in which the child is no longer ego-centric in his thinking. He does not think of himself as the centre of the external world and does not perceive the world only from his own standpoint. |
A. | formal operation |
B. | sensory motor stage |
C. | concrete operational stage |
D. | preoperational stage |
Answer» C. concrete operational stage |
27. |
Generalizations and framing of rules by operating in abstract terms become quite possible at this stage. |
A. | formal operation stage |
B. | formal operation |
C. | sensory motor stage |
D. | preoperational stage |
Answer» D. preoperational stage |
28. |
Human languages have a ……………………. structure. |
A. | hierarchical |
B. | vertical |
C. | parallel |
D. | long |
Answer» A. hierarchical |
29. |
The smallest speech units in a language that can be distinguished perceptually. |
A. | phonemes |
B. | morphemes |
C. | grammar |
D. | prefix |
Answer» A. phonemes |
30. |
…………………………are the smallest units of meaning in a language. |
A. | phonemes |
B. | morphemes |
C. | grammar |
D. | prefix |
Answer» B. morphemes |
31. |
…………………… is a system of rules that specify how words can be arranged into sentences. |
A. | syntax |
B. | semantics |
C. | morphemes |
D. | phonemes |
Answer» A. syntax |
32. |
.…………………. is the knowledge, independent of semantics and syntax etc, of what kind of response would be appropriate in a given social situation. |
A. | semantics |
B. | pragmatics |
C. | morphemes |
D. | syntax |
Answer» B. pragmatics |
33. |
…………………….. is the stage at which the individually meaningless phonemes are assembled to produce meaningful portions of language, called morphemes. |
A. | semantics |
B. | morphemes |
C. | syntax |
D. | pragmatics |
Answer» A. semantics |
34. |
Attachment theory is the joint work of ……………… and Mary Ainsworth. |
A. | b f skinner |
B. | j piaget |
C. | john bowlby |
D. | vygotsky |
Answer» C. john bowlby |
35. |
…………….. is a psychological, evolutionary, and ethological theory concerning relationships between humans |
A. | attachment theory |
B. | emotional theory |
C. | learning theory |
D. | developmental theory |
Answer» A. attachment theory |
36. |
Which mostly affects the development of emotional self-regulation? |
A. | temperament |
B. | learning |
C. | perception |
D. | motivation |
Answer» A. temperament |
37. |
In child-to-adult relationships, the child's tie is called the "attachment" and the caregiver's reciprocal equivalent is referred to as ……………….. . |
A. | attachment bond |
B. | care-giving bond |
C. | relationship bond |
D. | bonding |
Answer» B. care-giving bond |
38. |
Who is known as the principle attachment figure? |
A. | father |
B. | significant others |
C. | mothers |
D. | care givers |
Answer» C. mothers |
39. |
……………….. is the anticipation or fear of being cut off from the attachment figure. |
A. | anxiety |
B. | stress |
C. | alarm |
D. | distress |
Answer» A. anxiety |
40. |
In which stage attachment behaviours such as clinging and following decline and selfreliance increases. |
A. | early childhood |
B. | late childhood |
C. | middle childhood |
D. | early adulthood |
Answer» C. middle childhood |
41. |
Types of Bowlby’s theory of attachment (Child and caregiver behaviour patterns before the age of 18 months) |
A. | secure, avoidant, ambivalent/resistant & organized |
B. | secure, avoidant, ambivalent/resistant & disorganized |
C. | safe, avoidant, ambivalent/resistant & organized |
D. | safe, avoidant, ambivalent/resistant & disorganized |
Answer» B. secure, avoidant, ambivalent/resistant & disorganized |
42. |
In which attachment pattern of Bowlby children show a pattern of alternate aggression and withdrawal? |
A. | secure |
B. | avoidant |
C. | ambivalent/resistant |
D. | disorganized |
Answer» D. disorganized |
43. |
Who extended the Attachment theory to adult romantic relationships? |
A. | cindy hazan and phillip shaver |
B. | j bowlby and mary ainsworth |
C. | piaget and vygotsky |
D. | none of them |
Answer» A. cindy hazan and phillip shaver |
44. |
In Freud's view, development is a …………….. process. |
A. | continuous |
B. | discontinuous |
C. | automatic |
D. | loose |
Answer» B. discontinuous |
45. |
In Freud’s oral developmental stage the pleasure is centered around the …………….. |
A. | mouth |
B. | genitals |
C. | faeces |
D. | opposite sex |
Answer» A. mouth |
46. |
Freud's theory relied mainly on the use of methods such as |
A. | free association, empirical testing, dream analysis & introspection |
B. | free association, dream analysis, case study & empirical testing |
C. | free association, dream analysis, experiments & testing. |
D. | free association, dream analysis, case study & introspection |
Answer» D. free association, dream analysis, case study & introspection |
47. |
Who proposed the psychosocial theory? |
A. | erik erickson |
B. | vygostky |
C. | piaget |
D. | freud |
Answer» A. erik erickson |
48. |
Watson applied ………….. principles of classical conditioning to children's behaviour. |
A. | skinner’s |
B. | pavlov\s |
C. | bandura’s |
D. | erickson’s |
Answer» B. pavlov\s |
49. |
What is the name of the child whom the classical condioning was tested by J. Watson? |
A. | albert |
B. | sultan |
C. | bob |
D. | ted |
Answer» A. albert |
50. |
Who proposed the operant conditioning learning theory? |
A. | pavlov |
B. | skinner |
C. | bandura |
D. | j. watson |
Answer» B. skinner |
51. |
Who among the learning theorist proposed the Modelling principle? |
A. | pavlov |
B. | skinner |
C. | bandura |
D. | j. watson |
Answer» B. skinner |
52. |
Strength of Bandura's social learning theory is its emphasis on particular aspects of the environment, such as the nature of the ……………. available to children. |
A. | role models |
B. | rewards |
C. | reinforcement |
D. | rewards and punishment |
Answer» A. role models |
53. |
Which is the correct sequence of stages in Piaget's theory of cognitive development? |
A. | sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational |
B. | sensorimotor, preoperational, formal operational, concrete operational |
C. | preoperational, sensorimotor, concrete operational, formal operational |
D. | preoperational, sensorimotor, formal operational, concrete operational |
Answer» A. sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational |
54. |
During which stage of cognitive development do children acquire object permanence? |
A. | sensorimotor |
B. | preoperational |
C. | concrete operational |
D. | formal operational |
Answer» A. sensorimotor |
55. |
As a child observes, liquid is transferred from a tall, thin tube into a short, wide jar. The child is asked if there is now less liquid in order to determine if she has mastered: |
A. | the schema for liquids. |
B. | the concept of object permanence. |
C. | the concept of conservation. |
D. | the ability to reason abstractl |
Answer» C. the concept of conservation. |
56. |
Piaget held that egocentrism is characteristic of the: |
A. | sensorimotor stage. |
B. | preoperational stage. |
C. | concrete operational stage. |
D. | formal operational stage |
Answer» B. preoperational stage. |
57. |
According to Piaget, the ability to think logically about abstract propositions is indicative of the stage of: |
A. | preoperational thought. |
B. | concrete operations. |
C. | formal operations. |
D. | fluid intelligence. |
Answer» C. formal operations. |
58. |
Whose stage theory of moral development was based on how people reasoned about ethical dilemmas? |
A. | erikson |
B. | piaget |
C. | harlow |
D. | kohlberg |
Answer» D. kohlberg |
59. |
To which of Kohlberg's levels would moral reasoning based on the existence of fundamental human rights pertain? |
A. | preconventional morality |
B. | conventional morality |
C. | postconventional morality |
D. | generative morality |
Answer» C. postconventional morality |
60. |
Sam, a junior in high school, regularly attends church because his family and friends think he should. Which stage of moral reasoning is Sam in? |
A. | preconventional |
B. | conventional |
C. | postconventional |
D. | too little information to tell |
Answer» B. conventional |
61. |
In preconventional morality, the person: |
A. | obeys out of a sense of social duty. |
B. | conforms to gain social approval. |
C. | obeys to avoid punishment or to gain concrete rewards. |
D. | follows the dictates of his or her conscience. |
Answer» C. obeys to avoid punishment or to gain concrete rewards. |
62. |
According to Erikson, the central psychological challenges pertaining to adolescence, young adulthood, and middle age, respectively, are: |
A. | identity formation; intimacy; generativity. |
B. | intimacy; identity formation; generativity. |
C. | generativity; intimacy; identity formation. |
D. | intimacy; generativity; identity formation. |
Answer» A. identity formation; intimacy; generativity. |
63. |
In Erikson's theory, individuals generally focus on developing during adolescence and then during young adulthood. |
A. | identity; intimacy |
B. | intimacy; identity |
C. | basic trust; identity |
D. | identity; basic trust |
Answer» A. identity; intimacy |
64. |
After a series of unfulfilling relationships, 30-year-old Carlos tells a friend that he doesn't want to marry because he is afraid of losing his freedom and independence. Erikson would say that Carlos is having difficulty with the psychosocial task of: |
A. | trust versus mistrust. |
B. | autonomy versus doubt. |
C. | intimacy versus isolation. |
D. | identity versus role confusion. 65. what is the response pattern of securely attached children in the strange situationwhen their mothers return? |
Answer» C. intimacy versus isolation. |
65. |
Motor development in babies develops in a proximodistal fashion. This is best described as: |
A. | from nearest to the center of the body to the farthest from the center |
B. | from the top of the head to the bottom of the feet |
C. | from the farthest from the center to the nearest to the center |
D. | from the bottom of the body to the top of the body |
Answer» A. from nearest to the center of the body to the farthest from the center |
66. |
According to Sigmund Freud, what is the correct order of the five psychosexual stages of development? |
A. | oral, anal, phallic, early, genital |
B. | oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital |
C. | anal, phallic, latency, genital, oral |
D. | genital, oral, latency, phallic, ana |
Answer» B. oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital |
67. |
Authoritative parents can best be defined as: |
A. | parents who befriend their children and do not use discipline |
B. | parents who are less controlling and behave with a more accepting attitude |
C. | parents who try to control the behavior of their children in accordance with a set standard of conduct |
D. | supportive parents who discuss their rules and policies with their children |
Answer» D. supportive parents who discuss their rules and policies with their children |
68. |
Which of the following is NOT one of Kohlberg’s stages of moral reasoning? |
A. | conventional |
B. | unconventional |
C. | postconventional |
D. | preconventional |
Answer» B. unconventional |
69. |
According to the cognitive developmental perspective of development, the child is ______ and development is _____. |
A. | passive, continuous |
B. | active, continuous |
C. | passive, discontinuous |
D. | active, discontinuous |
Answer» D. active, discontinuous |
70. |
Which of the following statements about the heritability of temperament is TRUE? |
A. | temperament is only influenced by genetic factors |
B. | temperament is not influenced by genetic factors |
C. | heritability is demonstrated by mz twins being more similar than dz twins |
D. | heritability is demonstrated by mz twin and dz twins being equally similar in |
Answer» C. heritability is demonstrated by mz twins being more similar than dz twins |
71. |
By what age do children typically succeed on false-belief and appearance reality problems? |
A. | 2 years |
B. | 3 years |
C. | 5 years |
D. | 8 years |
Answer» C. 5 years |
72. |
Which of the following comparisons between Piaget and Kohlberg’s theories of moral judgement is TRUE: |
A. | both agreed that to young children, right and wrong is determined by obedience to rules and authority figures |
B. | both agreed on the number of stages individuals passed through before achieving mature moral reasoning |
C. | both agreed that all normal individuals advance to the highest level of moral reasoning |
D. | piaget believed that development of moral reasoning was continuous, whereas kohlberg believed it was discontinuous |
Answer» A. both agreed that to young children, right and wrong is determined by obedience to rules and authority figures |
73. |
At what age do children begin to differentiate between others’ emotional distress and their own? |
A. | 3-12 months |
B. | 6-14 months |
C. | 9-18 months |
D. | 2 years |
Answer» B. 6-14 months |
74. |
The realization that all sets of a particular number of objects (e.g. 5) have something in common is referred to as: |
A. | numerical equality |
B. | numerical inequality |
C. | subitising |
D. | counting commonalities |
Answer» A. numerical equality |
75. |
Piaget believed that young infants’ failure to reach for a hidden object indicated that they: |
A. | were no longer interested in the object |
B. | were unaware of the existence of the object |
C. | were unable to reach the object |
D. | were unable to uncover the object |
Answer» B. were unaware of the existence of the object |
76. |
At what age do children typically develop gender identity (the ability to label each correctly)? |
A. | 1 -1/2 years |
B. | 2-1/2 years |
C. | 3-1/2 years |
D. | 6 years |
Answer» B. 2-1/2 years |
77. |
Which of Erikson's Psychosocial Stages characterizes adolescence? |
A. | industry vs. inferiority |
B. | intimacy vs. isolation |
C. | identity vs identity diffusion |
D. | initiative vs guilt |
Answer» C. identity vs identity diffusion |
78. |
The rooting reflex occurs when a: |
A. | newborn\s foot is tickled. |
B. | newborn\s cheek is touched. |
C. | newborn hears a loud noise. |
D. | newborn makes eye contact with his or her caregiver. |
Answer» B. newborn\s cheek is touched. |
79. |
In Piaget's theory, conservation is to egocentrism as the stage is to the stage. |
A. | sensorimotor; formal operational |
B. | formal operational; sensorimotor |
C. | preoperational; sensorimotor |
D. | concrete operational; preoperational |
Answer» D. concrete operational; preoperational |
80. |
In Piaget's stage of concrete operational intelligence, the child acquires an understanding of the principle of: |
A. | conservation. |
B. | deduction. |
C. | attachment. |
D. | object permanence. |
Answer» A. conservation. |
81. |
In a 1998 movie, a young girl finds that a gaggle of geese follows her wherever she goes because she was the first “object” they saw after they were born. This is an example of: |
A. | conservation. |
B. | imprinting. |
C. | egocentrism. |
D. | basic trust. |
Answer» B. imprinting. |
82. |
The developmental theorist who suggested that securely attached children develop an attitude of basic trust is: |
A. | piaget. |
B. | harlow. |
C. | vygotsky. |
D. | erikson. |
Answer» D. erikson. |
83. |
Which of the following was not mentioned in the text as a criticism of Kohlberg's theory of moral development? |
A. | it does not account for the fact that the development of moral reasoning is culture- specific. |
B. | postconventional morality appears mostly in educated, middle-class persons. |
C. | the theory is biased against the moral reasoning of people in communal societies such as china. |
D. | the theory is biased in favor of moral reasoning in men |
Answer» A. it does not account for the fact that the development of moral reasoning is culture- specific. |
84. |
In Erikson's theory, individuals generally focus on developing during adolescence and then during young adulthood. |
A. | identity; intimacy |
B. | intimacy; identity |
C. | basic trust; identity |
D. | identity; basic trust |
Answer» A. identity; intimacy |
85. |
Which of the following theories best exemplifies continuity? |
A. | erikson\s psychosocial theory |
B. | vygotsky\s sociocultural theory |
C. | piaget\s cognitive development theory |
D. | kohlberg’s theory of moral development |
Answer» B. vygotsky\s sociocultural theory |
86. |
Jean Piaget defined egocentrism as: |
A. | the belief that young adults don\t listen to their parents |
B. | the idea that preschool children cannot see things from another\s point of view |
C. | the understanding that young children cannot learn outside of a structured classroom |
D. | the idea that young children are selfish and grow out of it over time |
Answer» B. the idea that preschool children cannot see things from another\s point of view |
87. |
Monica is extremely neat and orderly. She cannot stand it when people touch things on her desk. She also has a problem lending money to even her closest friends. Freud would say she is stuck in what psychosexual stage? |
A. | oral |
B. | anal |
C. | phallic |
D. | latency |
Answer» B. anal |
88. |
According to Erik Erikson, what is one major conflict teenagers deal with during the identity versus role confusion stage of psychosocial development? |
A. | finding a more purposeful life as an adult |
B. | achieving personal satisfaction |
C. | reflecting on previous life challenges |
D. | finding intimacy by developing loving relationships |
Answer» A. finding a more purposeful life as an adult |
89. |
According to Erik Erikson, as a young adult you are most interested in developing: |
A. | initiative |
B. | integrity |
C. | trust |
D. | intimacy |
Answer» D. intimacy |
90. |
As children begin their elementary school years, they enter Erikson's stage of: |
A. | trust versus mistrust |
B. | autonomy versus doubt |
C. | initiative versus guilt |
D. | industry versus inferiority |
Answer» D. industry versus inferiority |
91. |
Which of the following is a similarity between the cognitive developmental theory of Piaget and the moral developmental theory of Kohlberg? |
A. | both theories stress the importance of changes in thinking in their stages. |
B. | both believe personality is formed in the first 5 years. |
C. | both theories stress the importance of the third stage in the developmental process. |
D. | both developed a life span theory and had eight stages. |
Answer» A. both theories stress the importance of changes in thinking in their stages. |
92. |
According to social learning theory, gender identity is I. A process which occurs when young children unconsciously identify with the same-sex parent. II. A result of being positively reinforced for acting in ways that conform to male and female roles. III. Learned through observing and imitating role models like their parents. |
A. | i only |
B. | ii only |
C. | iii only |
D. | ii and iii only |
Answer» D. ii and iii only |
93. |
Which of the following theories best exemplifies continuity? |
A. | erikson\s psychosocial theory |
B. | vygotsky\s sociocultural theory |
C. | piaget\s cognitive development theory |
D. | kohlberg\s theory of moral development |
Answer» B. vygotsky\s sociocultural theory |
94. |
Which of the following reflexes is not a reflex infants enter the world equipped with? |
A. | sucking |
B. | swallowing |
C. | stepping |
D. | licking |
Answer» D. licking |
95. |
Temperament is best defined as: |
A. | personality traits inherited from biological parents |
B. | learned behavioral tendencies of a young child |
C. | physical and emotional characteristics of a newborn child and young infant |
D. | psychological and physiological personality traits a young child models from his |
Answer» D. psychological and physiological personality traits a young child models from his |
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