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This set of Developmental Psychology 2 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Developmental Psychology 2 Set 1

Q1 | Erik Erikson was founder of …
  • psychosocial development
  • sociological development
  • psychological development
  • both a & b
Q2 | Which of the following does not describe stagnation in stage 7?
  • people who cannot form real friendships with others
  • people who are self-centered
  • young parents who cannot take care of their children
  • people who are afraid of death
Q3 | Piaget's developmental sequences follow in which order?
  • pre-operational, sensory-motor, concrete operational, formal operational
  • sensory-motor, operational, concrete operational, formal operational
  • sensory-motor, preoperational, formal operational, concrete operational
  • sensory-motor, pre-operational, concrete operational, formal operational
Q4 | An example of Schaie's legacy-leaving stage includes a man who is 83 years of age and is telling stories to his great-grandchildren about their family's history.The stage before the legacy-leaving stage is one in which people are trying to conserve their energy. This stage is known as:
  • responsible stage
  • reintegrative stage
  • reorganizational state
  • none of these
Q5 | According to the text, regardless of activity level, muscular strength begins todecline somewhat by about age:
  • 25
  • 30
  • 35
  • 40
Q6 | Which of the following is NOT considered a "marker event" for adulthood?
  • completing formal education
  • getting married
  • turning 21
  • having children
Q7 | At what time of life does Erikson stage Industry vs. Inferiority occur?
  • old age
  • adolescence
  • infancy
  • school age
Q8 | Which of these are associated with insecurely attached infants in laterlife?
  • less competent
  • has less mature friends
  • less socially skilled
  • all of the above
Q9 | If a young adult sees stealing as wrong because of the harm it brings tosomeone, which of Kolbergs’ stages are they displaying?
  • punishment and obedience orientation
  • good boy good girl orientation
  • legalistic orientation
  • social order orientation
Q10 | Which of these is a misconception about heredity?
  • heredity means that a person will not change
  • it is a waste of effort to try to influence a trait that has a strong heredity component
  • if the heritability of a trait is high, it shows that society has had little influence on the trait
  • all of the above
Q11 | Bob hasn’t missed a day of work since he started his job three years ago. Every morning he comes in with a smile on his face that remainsthere until he leaves. He works for a charity and it gives him great satisfaction to know that he’s helping others. He loves his job. Bob is most likely
  • a workaholic
  • driven by protestant work ethic
  • burned out
  • work enthusiast
Q12 | A relationship based on a previous friendship that developed intolovers is characteristic of what love style?
  • agape
  • storge
  • ludus
  • pragma
Q13 | A mother and her infant son are being tested by Aisworth’s Strange Situation procedure. After the mother has left and comes back onto theroom the child acts like he is mad at the mother. This child is said to be?
  • secure
  • anxious
  • highly neurotic
  • avoidant
Q14 | Some people crave high levels of arousal through high levels ofstimulation. They are said to be
  • sensation seekers
  • excitation transfers
  • securely attached
  • inhibited
Q15 | Which of the following is a way to measure activity level in an infant?
  • how often they smile
  • how much they sleep
  • how much they want to be held
  • all of the above
Q16 | Which style of love matches this statement "I try to keep my lover alittle uncertain about my commitment to him/her"?
  • eros
  • ludus
  • storge
  • pragma
Q17 | What aspect(s) of personality are believed to have evolved in humans?
  • overeating
  • quick response to danger
  • aggression in men
  • all of the above
Q18 | The research strategy for assessing personality stability that studiestwo or more groups assumed to be at different stages of development is
  • stratification
  • cross-sectional
  • binominal
  • longitudinal
Q19 | Which of the following is NOT one of the Erikson’s stages ofpsychosocial development?
  • industry vs. inferiority
  • intimacy vs. isolation
  • trust vs. mistrust
  • life vs. death
Q20 | Generativity is best described as
  • part of erikson’s later adulthood stage
  • a desire to help others
  • the ability to make general observations
  • both a and b
Q21 | Middle Adulthood / Middle Age - which extends from approximately _ to _years
  • 30-40
  • 40-60
  • 25-35
  • 45-55
Q22 | The major problems in vocational adjustment as selection of a vocation is in _stage of development
  • early adulthood
  • middle adulthood
  • late adulthood
  • old age
Q23 | Most common & most serious vocational hazards of early adulthood are -----
  • job dissatisfaction & unemployment.
  • job stress
  • increasing job demands
  • performance evaluation
Q24 | Which biological theory of aging emphasizes harmful genetic mutations as acausal factor?
  • wear and tear theory
  • somatic mutation theory.
  • cross-linkage theory
  • free radical theory.
Q25 | By age 70, few people experience stage ____ deep sleep at all.
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5