Developmental Psychology 1 MCQs [set-1]

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

2. One among the options is not dominated in the field with their extensive theories
of human development.
A. jean piaget
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B. lev vygotsky
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C. john bowlby te
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D. b f skinner
Answer: D
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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

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

5. Stages of psychosocial development: industry versus inferiority

 A. 6 to 11 years
B. adolescence
C. young adulthood
D. middle adulthood
Answer: A

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

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

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

9. As per Piaget children's ………….. development is progressing through four

stages.
A. physical
B. emotional
C. cognitive
D. functional
Answer: C

10. Sensorimotor stage of development is lasting from …………….. of age.

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 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

11. Vygotsky emphasis the role of ……………………… in development of a child.

A. cognitive element
B. environment
C. social interaction
D. parents
Answer: C

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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Answer: A

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

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

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

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

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

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 D. sensory motor stage
Answer: A

25. His thinking becomes more logical and systematic

A. preoperational stage
B. concrete operational stage
C. formal operation
D. sensory motor stage
Answer: B

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