Developmental Psychology 1 Set 1

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This set of Developmental Psychology 1 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Developmental Psychology 1 Set 1

Q1 | Who is credited with conducting the first systematic study of developmentalpsychology?
  • charles darwin
  • jean piaget
  • john bowlby
  • lev vygotsky
Answer: charles darwin
Q2 | One among the options is not dominated in the field with their extensive theories ofhuman development.
  • jean piaget
  • lev vygotsky
  • john bowlby
  • b f skinner
Answer: b f skinner
Q3 | The id is the part of our personality which is made up of ……………. drives.
  • basic
  • unconscious
  • instinctual
  • conscious
Answer: instinctual
Q4 | Erik Erikson (1902-1990) proposed a theory of development which emphasized therole of ………………….. .
  • cognitive and behavioural factors in development
  • cognitive factors in development
  • social and cultural factors in development
  • emotional factors in development
Answer: social and cultural factors in development
Q5 | Stages of psychosocial development: industry versus inferiority
  • 6 to 11 years
  • adolescence
  • young adulthood
  • middle adulthood
Answer: 6 to 11 years
Q6 | Stages of psychosocial development: Basic trust versus mistrust
  • 1 to 3 years
  • birth to 1 year
  • 3 to 6 years
  • 6 to 11 years
Answer: birth to 1 year
Q7 | Watson wanted to create an objective science of psychology and he believed that ………………. events should be the focus of the study.
  • experimental
  • directly observable
  • inner mental
  • cognitive
Answer: directly observable
Q8 | Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model of human development include
  • microsystem, mesosystem, exosystems, macrosystem, chronosystem
  • microsystem, mesosystem, ecosystem, macrosystem, chronosystem
  • exosystems, microsystem, mesosystem, macrosystem, tetrosystem
  • microsystem, nanosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, chronosystem
Answer: microsystem, mesosystem, exosystems, macrosystem, chronosystem
Q9 | As per Piaget children's ………….. development is progressing through four stages.
  • physical
  • emotional
  • cognitive
  • functional
Answer: cognitive
Q10 | Sensorimotor stage of development is lasting from …………….. of age.
  • birth to about 2 years
  • about 2 to 7 years
  • about 7 to 11 years
  • about 12 to 15 years
Answer: birth to about 2 years
Q11 | Vygotsky emphasis the role of ……………………… in development of a child.
  • cognitive element
  • environment
  • social interaction
  • parents
Answer: social interaction
Q12 | Which is the developmental stage in Eriksons theory represent 1 to 3 years
  • autonomy vs. shame
  • initiative vs. guilt
  • trust vs. mistrust
  • identity vs. identity diffusion
Answer: autonomy vs. shame
Q13 | In which stage of Ericksons development theory an individual develop a sense of mastery over aspects of one's environment, cope with challenges and increaseresponsibility.
  • autonomy vs. shame
  • initiative vs. guilt
  • trust vs. mistrust
  • identity vs. identity diffusion
Answer: initiative vs. guilt
Q14 | An unconscious reflex action in newborn child i.e., If their palms are touched, theywill make a very tight fist which is called as.
  • unconscious reflex
  • reflection action
  • none of the above
  • darwinian reflex
Answer: darwinian reflex
Q15 | Which achievement is considered an important milestone in fine motordevelopment?
  • top-level reaching
  • palmar grasp
  • finger dexterity
  • balancing
Answer: palmar grasp
Q16 | ………………. is a decrease in response to a stimulus after repeated exposure to thesame stimulus.
  • habituation
  • extinction
  • discrimination
  • negative learning
Answer: habituation
Q17 | Children are born with reflexes that allow them to suck and grasp and they begin tofollow objects with their eyes. What are these reflexes known as
  • simple reflexes
  • biological reflexes
  • motor reflexes
  • primary circular reactions
Answer: simple reflexes
Q18 | Piaget’s had a background in Biology. What he called this theoretical framework?
  • emotional epistemology
  • epistemology
  • genetic epistemology
  • social epistemology
Answer: genetic epistemology
Q19 | What was Piaget’s primary interest in human organisms?
  • how knowledge developed
  • how language developed
  • how emotions developed
  • how interpersonal relations developed
Answer: how knowledge developed
Q20 | According Piaget the basic unit with which the cognitive structure is built up is ……………………… .
  • schema
  • accommodation
  • equilibrium
  • assimilation
Answer: schema
Q21 | According to Piaget biologically every living organism would like to remain in theexisting state of ………………………… without being disturbed.
  • accommodation
  • disequilibrium
  • assimilation
  • equilibriu
Answer: equilibriu
Q22 | Children of the same age may …………….. in terms of possession of mental abilities
  • differ
  • almost same
  • equal
  • none of the above
Answer: differ
Q23 | Sensory-motor Stage
  • about 2 to 7 years
  • from birth to about 2 years
  • about 7 to 11 years
  • about 12 to 15 years
Answer: from birth to about 2 years
Q24 | Which stage the child begins to utter words to ask for something rather than justreaching out to get it
  • preoperational stage
  • concrete operational stage
  • formal operation
  • sensory motor stage
Answer: preoperational stage
Q25 | His thinking becomes more logical and systematic
  • preoperational stage
  • concrete operational stage
  • formal operation
  • sensory motor stage
Answer: concrete operational stage
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