This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Psychology > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 4 Human Development – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 4 Human Development Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the main focus of ethology? A) The study of cultural influences on behavior. B) The study of biological and environmental factors that influence behavior. C) The study of technological impacts on behavior. D) The study of historical events affecting behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The study of biological and environmental factors that influence behavior. 2. What is the primary reason for the rapid brain growth in the first five years of life? A) Increase in neuron count. B) Development of neurotransmitters. C) Increase in glial cells and neuron connections. D) Pruning of unnecessary synapses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increase in glial cells and neuron connections. 3. What is the meaning of the word 'abhor'? A) To admire. B) To detest. C) To ignore. D) To love. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To detest. 4. This psychologist studied attachment in baby monkeys. A) John Bowlby. B) Erik Erikson. C) Harry Harlow. D) Jean Piaget. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harry Harlow. 5. What lobe of the brain is considered vital for forming judgement and decision making? A) Occipital. B) Temporal. C) Parietal. D) Frontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frontal. 6. The relationship between nature and nurture in development is most accurately summarized by which of the following statements? A) Nature clearly has more impact than nurture. B) It is the interaction between nature and nurture that is most determinative in development. C) Nurture plays a larger role in development than nature. D) Nature nor nurture are significant factors in development. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is the interaction between nature and nurture that is most determinative in development. 7. Which of the following is NOT one of the infant age groups? A) 1 to 2 years. B) 12 to 24 months. C) 3 to 4 years. D) 1 to 12 months. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3 to 4 years. 8. Brock was unsure about what to do in college. He spoke with counselors. His profile revealed strong interest in both medicine and animals, so he got a part-time job at the local humane society. He also checked out requirements for veterinary school, and completed six of the courses. He would be in a state of identity A) Moratorium. B) Diffusion. C) Foreclosure. D) Achievement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Achievement. 9. School-aged children who have mastered conservation but do not yet have abstract thinking skills are in the ..... stage of cognitive development. A) Preoperational. B) Concrete operational. C) Formal operational. D) Sensorimotor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concrete operational. 10. Intellect and creativity are under which developmental process? A) Spiritual process. B) Biological process. C) Socio-emotional process. D) Cognitive process. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cognitive process. 11. A period in development when a certain skill or characteristic is most effectively acquired is known as a A) Conservation. B) Critical period. C) Altruism. D) Preoperational. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Critical period. 12. According to your age and Piaget's theory, what stage are you at? A) Concrete Operational. B) Formal Operational. C) Sensorimotor. D) Preoperational. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Formal Operational. 13. During this stage, children ages 7-11 can understand specific logical ideas and apply them to concrete problems. They still have difficulty with abstract, hypothetical thought and logic A) Concrete operational stage. B) Formal operational stage. C) Preoperational stage. D) Sensorimotor stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concrete operational stage. 14. John Locke suggested that a child came into the world as ..... A) A tabula rasa. B) A genetic product. C) Innately evil. D) Innately good. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A tabula rasa. 15. Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational A) Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development. B) Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. C) Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model. D) Vygotsky's Stages of Cognitive Development. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development. 16. In the 1960's, even though most of his friends tried recreational drugs, Jim refused to experiment with drugs. he did not think the drugs were likely to be harmful, but using drugs was illegal, and he believes each person has a moral obligation to obey society's rules. Jim's reasons for not experimenting with drugs reflect A) Postconventional moral reasoning. B) Preconventional moral reasoning. C) Social moral reasoning. D) Conventional moral reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conventional moral reasoning. 17. Changes in thinking, memory, problem solving, and other intellectual skills A) Physical domain. B) Cognitive domain. C) Social domain. D) Social domain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cognitive domain. 18. My daughter is learning to make dinner as she works with me in the kitchen. Vygotsky would call her my ..... A) Nuisance. B) Free labor. C) Helper. D) Apprentice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apprentice. 19. Established the first psychology laboratory in the U.S. A) Sigmund Freud. B) Edward Titchener. C) G. Stanley Hall. D) William James. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) G. Stanley Hall. 20. Developing a feeling of oneness with the environment is under which developmental process? A) Cognitive process. B) Socio-emotional process. C) Biological process. D) Spiritual process. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spiritual process. 21. Which of the following statements is true of sickle cell? A) It is typically treated with testosterone replacement therapy. B) Children with this problem cannot metabolize an amino acid called phenylalanine. C) It leads to the obstruction of small blood vessels and decreased oxygen supply. D) Females with this problem are shorter than average and infertile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It leads to the obstruction of small blood vessels and decreased oxygen supply. 22. In the genetic disorder known as hemophilia, blood ..... A) Thickens in the veins. B) Fails to reach the brain. C) Thickens in the arteries. D) Fails to clot properly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fails to clot properly. 23. Vygotsky's sociocultural theory suggests that: A) A child's interactions with adults organize the child's learning experiences. B) Children learn only through a complex interaction of rewards and punishments. C) Children are like miniature adults and need to be rigidly instructed to obtain cognitive skills. D) A child's development is unaffected by ethnicity and gender. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A child's interactions with adults organize the child's learning experiences. 24. A 3-year old child is able to run, hop and jump. He is growing at a normal pace. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Child's immediate setting:family, school, etc A) Macrosystem. B) Microsystem. C) Exosystem. D) Mesosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Microsystem. 26. A child who successfully completes stage 1 of Erikson's stages of psychosocial development will acquire A) An ability to initiate one's own activities. B) Self-sufficiency. C) A sense of competence. D) Optimism and trust toward the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Optimism and trust toward the world. 27. Individuals of all ages possess the capacity for positive change in response to environmental demands A) Quantitative change. B) Ageism. C) Multicontextual. D) Plasticity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plasticity. 28. -a specific period in development when an organism is especially sensitive to the presence (or absence) of some particular kind of experience A) Nonnormative changes. B) Sensitive period. C) Critical period. D) Sensitive period. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Critical period. 29. Which of the following best describes the process of synaptic pruning? A) Increase in neurotransmitter production. B) Formation of new synapses. C) Growth of new neurons. D) Elimination of weak or unused synapses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elimination of weak or unused synapses. 30. Pada usia berapa yang dicakup oleh perkembangan pada masa kanak-kanak menurut Stanley Hall? A) 0-4 tahun. B) 8-12 tahun. C) 4-8 tahun. D) 12-18 tahun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 0-4 tahun. 31. What does the macrosystem in Bronfenbrenner's model encompass? A) Immediate family and peers. B) Interactions between different microsystems. C) Broader cultural and societal influences. D) Direct environments like school and home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Broader cultural and societal influences. 32. A 14 to 18 month old toddler is able to push, pull, or dump objects. This is a part of their ..... development. A) Intellectual. B) Emotional. C) Motor. D) Social. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor. 33. All human beings are naturally good and seek out experiences that help them grow A) Innate Goodness (Jean Rousseau). B) Sensitive period. C) Nature-nurture debate. D) Normative history-graded changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Innate Goodness (Jean Rousseau). 34. How does timing of events affect development? A) It influences opportunities and challenges. B) It determines intelligence. C) It controls emotional responses. D) It dictates career choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It influences opportunities and challenges. 35. The stage of dying theory developed by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross in which individuals progress through five stages ..... A) Is more valid for men than women. B) Has been demonstrated to be universal. C) Is accurate for only the last three stages. D) Has not been consistently documented by research. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has not been consistently documented by research. 36. According to the British Birth Cohort studies, what has the greater impact on childhood development and success in later life? A) Bedtime and reading. B) Church and school. C) Poverty and parenting. D) Potty training and attachment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poverty and parenting. 37. The ..... is the structure that allows oxygen and nutrients to pass from the mother to the fetus. A) Placenta. B) Amnion. C) Uterus. D) Zygote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Placenta. 38. The adolescent brain is at peak grey matter volume of it's lifetime because A) Synaptic pruning is at its peak. B) The amygdala is at it's peak volume. C) Adults are not learning as much as adolescents. D) The brain begins to die after adolescence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synaptic pruning is at its peak. 39. Around the age of 4, you learn that other people do not think and feel the exact same thoughts and feelings as you. You have developed so that you now have A) Moral reasoning. B) Theory of mind. C) Formal operational thought. D) Critical thinking skills. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theory of mind. 40. A student traveled to Australia to study, and he develops an Australian accent this is ..... A) Nurture. B) Nature. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nurture. 41. Explain how the nature vs. nurture debate influences our understanding of human development. A) It suggests that genetics alone determine development. B) It emphasizes the role of environment over genetics. C) It highlights the interaction between genetic predispositions and environmental influences. D) It argues that neither genetics nor environment play a significant role. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It highlights the interaction between genetic predispositions and environmental influences. 42. Changes that are common to every member of a species A) Physical domain. B) Cognitive domain. C) Normative age-graded changes. D) Physical domain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Normative age-graded changes. 43. Sunaina had green eyes just like her mother's this is an example of ..... A) Genotype. B) Phenotype. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phenotype. 44. According to Piaget, during the formal operational stage people begin to: A) Reason abstractly. B) Adhere to social norms. C) Distinguish between good and bad behaviors. D) Become aware of the positive and negative consequences of their own behaviors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reason abstractly. 45. Raising the GDP of a country means automatically higher standard of living for workers. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 46. Identify the stage in Erikson's theory where individuals focus on developing a sense of personal identity. A) Trust vs. Mistrust. B) Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt. C) Identity vs. Role Confusion. D) Intimacy vs. Isolation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Identity vs. Role Confusion. 47. If a child has not begun to walk by ..... , doctors will ..... test for abnormalities. A) 3 years old. B) 2 1/2 years old. C) 4 years old. D) 1 1/2 years old. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2 1/2 years old. 48. If a child develops good football skills because she plays football everyday with her dad. it would be A) Nature. B) Nurture. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nurture. 49. At what time of life does Erikson stage Industry vs. Inferiority occur? A) Infancy. B) Adolescence. C) School age. D) Old age. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) School age. 50. Early adverse experiences can interfere with A) Pruning mechanisms. B) The ability to crawl. C) Neuron development. D) Development of neuron connections. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Development of neuron connections. 51. Berikut ini manakah contoh perkembangan kognitif? A) Belajar bersosial. B) Belajar berjalan. C) Belajar mengontrol emosi. D) Belajar berbicara. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Belajar berbicara. 52. Covers a wide age range with a lot of variation, so it is helpful to divide it into categories such as the "young old" (65-74 years old), "old old" (75-84 years old), and "oldest old" (85+ years old). A) Middle adulthood. B) Adolescence. C) Early childhood. D) Late adulthood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Late adulthood. 53. The awareness that things continue to exist even when it is not in view A) Object permanence. B) Hand-eye coordination. C) Concrete operations. D) Conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Object permanence. 54. Who created the Strange Situation to study attachment in infants? A) Mary Ainsworth. B) Harry Harlow. C) Helen Pearson. D) John Bowlby. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mary Ainsworth. 55. The application of a newly acquired word to objects not included in the meaning of the word (like all adults are Dada) is known as A) Baby talk. B) Telegraphic speech. C) Under extension. D) Overextension. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Overextension. 56. A 45-year-old patient has recently been diagnosed with a terminal illness. During an office visit he is angry and extremely critical of everything the MA does. Which defense mechanism may explain the patient's behavior? A) Rationalization. B) Regression. C) Displacement. D) Projection. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Displacement. 57. The 3rd stage of prenatal development is referred to as A) Embryonic stage. B) Fetal stage. C) Postgerminal stage. D) Postnatal stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fetal stage. 58. Nature versus Nurture means what? A) Genetics versus Environment. B) Technology versus Books. C) Educated versus Noneducated. D) Psychology versus Sociology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetics versus Environment. 59. In Vygotsky's theory, who interacts with children to facilitate learning? A) Teachers only. B) Expert members of society. C) Parents only. D) Peers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expert members of society. 60. Adapting plants and animals for human use A) Technology. B) Landbridge. C) Irrigation. D) Domestication. 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