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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
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
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
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
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
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
29. The smallest speech units in a language that can be distinguished perceptually.
A. phonemes
B. morphemes
C. grammar
D. prefix
Answer: A
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
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
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
39. ……………….. is the anticipation or fear of being cut off from the attachment
figure.
A. anxiety
B. stress
C. alarm
D. distress
Answer: A
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
51. Who among the learning theorist proposed the Modelling principle?
A. pavlov
B. skinner
C. bandura
D. j. watson
Answer: B
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
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
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
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
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:
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
89. According to Erik Erikson, as a young adult you are most interested in
developing:
A. initiative
B. integrity
C. trust
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
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
94. Which of the following reflexes is not a reflex infants enter the world equipped
with?
A. sucking