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    This document provides 25 multiple choice questions about developmental psychology concepts and theories. It covers key thinkers and their theories such as Piaget's stages of cognitive development, Erikson's psychosocial stages, Watson's behaviorism, and Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory. The questions assess understanding of topics like the sensorimotor stage of development, Vygotsky's emphasis on social interaction, and Piaget's view of knowledge development through schemas and equilibrium.

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    This document provides 25 multiple choice questions about developmental psychology concepts and theories. It covers key thinkers and their theories such as Piaget's stages of cognitive development, Erikson's psychosocial stages, Watson's behaviorism, and Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory. The questions assess understanding of topics like the sensorimotor stage of development, Vygotsky's emphasis on social interaction, and Piaget's view of knowledge development through schemas and equilibrium.

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    The key takeaways are the theories of cognitive development by Piaget and the concept of habituation.

    According to Piaget, children's cognitive development progresses through four stages - sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational.

    Habituation is a decrease in response to a stimulus after repeated exposure to the same stimulus.

    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
    o m
    B. lev vygotsky
    . c
    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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