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DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY II -Core course of BSC. COUNSELLING
PSYCHOLOGY - IV semester
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Prepared by:
Sri. Eldhose N.J,
Research Scholar,
Department of Psychology,
University of Calicut
1. Erik Erikson was founder of … a. psychosocial development b. sociological development c. psychological development d. both A & B
2. Which of the following does not describe stagnation in stage 7? a. People who cannot form real friendships with others b. People who are self-centered c. Young parents who cannot take care of their children d. People who are afraid of death
- Piaget's developmental sequences follow in which order? a. pre-operational, sensory-motor, concrete operational, formal operational b. sensory-motor, operational, concrete operational, formal operational c. sensory-motor, preoperational, formal operational, concrete operational d. sensory-motor, pre-operational, concrete operational, formal operational 4. 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: a. Responsible Stage b. Reintegrative Stage c. Reorganizational State d. None of these 5. According to the text, regardless of activity level, muscular strength begins to decline somewhat by about age: a. 25 b. 30 c. 35 d. 40 6. Which of the following is NOT considered a "marker event" for adulthood? a. Completing formal education b. Getting married c. Turning 21 d. Having children 7. At what time of life does Erikson stage Industry vs. Inferiority occur?
a. old age b. adolescence c. infancy d. school age
8. Which of these are associated with insecurely attached infants in later life? a. less competent b. has less mature friends c. less socially skilled d. all of the above 9. If a young adult sees stealing as wrong because of the harm it brings to someone, which of Kolbergs’ stages are they displaying? a. punishment and obedience orientation b. good boy good girl orientation c. legalistic orientation d. social order orientation 10. Which of these is a misconception about heredity? a. heredity means that a person will not change b. it is a waste of effort to try to influence a trait that has a strong heredity component c. if the heritability of a trait is high, it shows that society has had little influence on the trait d. All of the above 11. 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 remains there 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. a workaholic b. driven by Protestant work ethic c. burned out d. work enthusiast 12. A relationship based on a previous friendship that developed into lovers is characteristic of what love style? a. Agape b. Storge c. Ludus d. Pragma
c. Trust vs. Mistrust d. Life vs. Death
20. Generativity is best described as a. part of Erikson’s later adulthood stage b. a desire to help others c. the ability to make general observations d. both a and b 21. Middle Adulthood / Middle Age - which extends from approximately _ to _ years a. 30- b. 40- c. 25- d. 45- 22. The major problems in vocational adjustment as selection of a vocation is in _ stage of development a. Early adulthood b. Middle Adulthood c. Late Adulthood d. Old age 23. Most common & most serious vocational hazards of early adulthood are ----- a. Job dissatisfaction & Unemployment. b. Job Stress c. Increasing job demands d. Performance evaluation 24. Which biological theory of aging emphasizes harmful genetic mutations as a causal factor? a. Wear and tear theory b. Somatic mutation theory. c. Cross-linkage theory d. Free radical theory. 25. By age 70, few people experience stage ____ deep sleep at all. a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5 26. Severe bone depletion is referred to as a. osteoporosis. b. arthritis. c. calcium deposits. d. rheumatism. 27. In the United States, women usually experience menopause around age a. 65 b. 60
c. 50 d. 45 28 .A common problem in older men is _____, better known as impotence. a. prostrate cancer b. male menopause c. penile impotency d. erectile dysfunction
29. ____ is chest pain that may precede a heart attack a. Angina b. Hypertension c. Hypertensive cardiovascular disease d. Angioplasty 30.________ is a serious condition that can lead to blindness. a. Somatic mutation b. Heart disease c. Glaucoma d. Osteoporosis 31.Which of the following is an environmental theory of aging? a. somatic mutation theory b. genetic control theory c. free radical theory d. immune function theory 32. The measure of the number of years that a person can expect to live without a disability is called a. disability free expectancy. b. life expectancy. c. lifetime disability expectancy. d. active life expectancy. 33.A condition known as _____ occurs when the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the needs of the body. a. angina b. congestive heart failure c. hypertension d. lentigo 34. Gender is: a. Synonymous with biological sex b. A multi-dimensional construct c. Genetically determined d. Under parental control 35. Which of Erikson's Psychosocial Stages characterizes adolescence?
40. Which of the following approaches do many current theorists of motor development take? a. Piagetian approach b. Evolutionary approach c. Changing modules approach d. Dynamic systems approach 41. Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE? a. Development is a pattern of change that begins at conception. b. Development is continuous and continues throughout the life span. c. The different domains of development are interwoven and interrelated. d. Human development starts from the moment of birth till death. 42. Which of the following statements would talk about the seed and the soil analogy in talking about the nature of human development? a. Is development stable or open to change? b. Is development continuous or discontinuous? c. Nature-nurture controversy. d. One course of development of many courses of development. 43. Emotional intelligence involves … a. Mood management. b. Managing relationships. c. Emotional self-awareness. d. All of the above 44. Dechen has an investigative and a curious mindset. She likes evaluating and contrasting the different things she has learnt in the class. This is indicative of her … a. Creative intelligence. b. Analytical intelligence. c. Practical intelligence. d. All of the above. 45. Subash is a highly athletic boy and can play games that involve bodily movement very well. However, he faces so much of difficulty in drawing and writing that he takes a long time even to write one alphabet clearly. This is indicative of his… a. Good fine motor skills. b. Poor fine motor skills. c. Poor gross motors skills. d. Good gross motor skills. 46. What is Erikson most famous for? a. Id vs. Ego b. Identity Crisis c. Social Learning Theory d. Behaviorism
47. The psychosocial task during one’s high school years is to achieve a sense of? a. Industry b. Delinquency c. Autonomy d. Identity 48. Each stage in Erikson’s model of psychosocial development can be characterized by: a. A period of creative tension b. An achievement scale for growth c. A different psychological crisis d. A and C 49. Which of the following does not describe stagnation in stage 7? a. People who cannot form real friendships with others b. People who are self-centered c. Young parents who cannot take care of their children d. People who are afraid of death 50. People who achieve a sense of integrity… a. Consolidate a sense of self b. Want to make personal changes c. Treat themselves as the most important person in the world d. Sink into despair 51. If someone has suffered a head injury and has trouble speaking in a meaningful way, and babbles in a senseless manner, it is likely that there was a damage to the a. Broca’s area b. Wernicke’s area c. Occipital lobe d. Cerebrum. 52. Being able to play guitar well is an example of possessing good a. Fine motor skills b. Gross motor skills c. Reflexes d. Locomotor skills 53. It is important that social workers a. Understand social Darwinism b. Understand biological, psychological and social dimensions of development c. Are cosmopolitanists d. Understand sociobiology 54.According to Piaget, children can reason about hypothetical entities in the ________ stage. a. preoperational b. sensory-motor c. formal operational d. concrete operational
d. plastic.
62. Differences in families, neighborhoods, cultures, and even time periods affect development. This statement supports Baltes' assertion that development is: a. contextual. b. multidirectional. c. multidimensional. d. plastic. 63. In many cultures, people retire from their careers in their fifties or sixties. This is an example of a: a. normative age-graded influence. b. normative history-graded influence. c. nonnormative life event. d. nonnormative socioemotional event. 64. Like many others her age, Velma does not know how to use a computer, but her six-year-old grandson has no problem navigating the Internet and using a word processing program. This is an example of a: a. normative age-graded influence. b. normative history-graded influence. c. nonnormative life event. d. nonnormative socioemotional event. 65. When Ben was thirteen when his father was killed in a car accident. This is an example of a: a. normative age-graded influence. b. normative history-graded influence. c. nonnormative life event. d. nonnormative socioemotional event. 66. The onset of puberty is an example of: a. normative age-graded influences. b. normative history-graded influences. c. nonnormative life events. d. storm-and-stress events. 67.The AIDS epidemic in the United States would be an example of a: a. normative age-graded influence. b. normative history-graded influence. c. nonnormative life event. d. storm-and-stress event. 68. The number of years since a person was born is a key element in the definition of: a. chronological age. b. biological age. c. psychological age. d. developmental age. 69. The expectations society has that a person will act his or her age refers to: a. biological age. b. social age. c. psychological age.
d. historical age.
70. Rozee is 86 years young. She continues to learn phrases in new languages, she writes poetry, and she enjoys going to museums to see the latest up-and- coming artists. These examples of her adaptive capacities demonstrate: a. chronological age. b. biological age. c. psychological age. d. social age. 71. As he was studying life-span development, Tyrell had to learn several interrelated, coherent sets of ideas that would help him explain and make predictions about development. Tyrell had to learn: a. theories. b. hypotheses. c. models. d. scientific methods. 72. Erik Erikson's theory emphasized: a. repeated resolutions of unconscious conflicts about sexual energy. b. developmental change throughout the human life span. c. changes in children's thinking as they mature. d. the influence of sensitive periods in the various stages of biological maturation. 73.Most life-span developmentalists recognize that: a. nature, continuity, and stability are the primary determinants of behavior. b. nurture, discontinuity, and change are the primary determinants of behavior. c. while nurture (the environment) is important, nature (heredity) plays the stronger role. d. extreme positions on these issues are unwise.
- When choosing a career path, men are more likely to consider ___________, while women are more likely to take ______________ into account. a. Economic gains, relationships with people b. Relationships with people, economic gains c. Length of training, proximity d. None of the above 75. In most countries, elderly women ______ than elderly men. a. Are mistreated less b. Live a few years longer c. Suffer fewer health problems d. Deal with issues of aging better 76. In Erik Erikson’s developmental stages of life, with which challenge must older people struggle? a. Overcoming despair to achieve integrity b. Overcoming role confusion to achieve identity c. Overcoming isolation to achieve intimacy d. Overcoming shame to achieve autonomy 77. No social relationship can exist without:
d. None of these
85. Etnocentricism means: a. Evaluating other cultures with the Yardstick of your own values. b. Taking other nations as good as your own one but disowned c. No other society is like your's and your society or group is superior to others. d. None of these. 86. Age is a: a. Nominal variable b. Ordinal variable c. Interval d. Ratio 87. Which one is a basic institution for socialization of children: a. School b. Religion c. Family d. Community 88. Which type of family consists of a couple, one or both of whom were previously married, their children, and the children from the previous marriage of one or both parents? a. nontraditional family b. traditional family c. blended family d. step family 89.Ashley and her husband just had their first child. Ashley was married previously, and her two children from that marriage also live with Ashley and her current husband. Which type of family is this? a. nontraditional family b. traditional family c. blended family d. secondary family 90. Which type of family consists of a married couple and their own or adopted children living at home? a. nontraditional family b. traditional family c. blended family d. step family 91.Barry and Laurie have been married for almost twenty years, and this is the first marriage for both of them. They have two children living at home. Which type of family is this? a. nontraditional family
b. traditional family c. blended family d. step family e. combination family 92.Stages of the household life cycle are based on ____. a. age of the adult members b. marital status of the adult members c. presence of children d. age of children 93.When a couple has children, expenditures on which of the following does NOT usually decrease? a. alcoholic beverages b. meals out c. health care d. personal care products 94.Which of the following are ways to categorize family decision making? a. husband-dominant b. wife-dominant c. individualized d. Child-dominant e. all of the above
95. Which of the following is the primary source of consumer socialization? a. school b. advertising c. friends d. family 96. In Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, the experiential subtheory refers to: a. Metacomponents, performance components and knowledge-acquisition components. b. internal mechanisms that underlie intelligent behaviour. c. how experience interacts with intelligence in terms of the individual's internal world, and the external world. d. cognitive self-motivation and organisation skills. 97. According to Sternberg, the ability to analyze and evaluate ideas, solve problems, and make decisions is best described as: a. logical intelligence. b. analytical intelligence. c. practical intelligence. d. essential intelligence. 98. Which theory comprises the Componential subtheory, Contextual subtheory and Experiential subtheory?
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