This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 4 Human Development – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 4 Human Development Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is developmental psychology? A) The field of study of how humans evolved over millions of years. B) The field of study of how nature impacts human development. C) The field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, and stability in behaviour that occur throughout the entire human lifespan. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, and stability in behaviour that occur throughout the entire human lifespan. 2. Psychological structure that is used to organize experiences/ideas A) Cognitive Map. B) Logic. C) Schema. D) Imagination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Schema. 3. According to Bronfenbrenner, the microsystem includes: A) Government rules and laws. B) Media and TV. C) Family, school, and friends. D) Culture and traditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Family, school, and friends. 4. In relation to age, which of the following does not belong with the others? A) Concrete operations. B) Generativity vs self-absorption. C) Midlife transition. D) Decreased speed in cognitive processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concrete operations. 5. Lawrence Kohlberg is famous for studying A) Social development. B) Emotional development. C) Moral reasoning. D) Cognitive development. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moral reasoning. 6. The disposition that you were born with-whether you were an easy-going or a reactive child-often affects how your parents respond to you. This is known as A) Theory of mind. B) Personality. C) Temperament. D) Innate tendency. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temperament. 7. Jane's mother has two crackers, both of equal size. She breaks one of the crackers up into four pieces. Jane says she wants the one with the most and immediately chooses the four pieces, even though the two amounts are equal. Jane's choice illustrates Piaget's concept of: A) Accommodation. B) Egocentrism. C) False belief. D) Conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conservation. 8. Hospice A) Care focused on comfort and quality of life for terminally ill patients. B) A type of medical treatment aimed at curing diseases. C) A facility for long-term rehabilitation of patients. D) A program for preventive health care and wellness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Care focused on comfort and quality of life for terminally ill patients. 9. One year old Joey is extremely distressed whenever his mother leaves him, yet resists her attempts to comfort him when she returns. Joey probably has ..... attachment with his mother. A) No attachment. B) A secure attachment. C) An anxious-ambivalent attachment. D) An avoidant attachment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An anxious-ambivalent attachment. 10. What are the implications of human development theories? A) Only scientific. B) Only practical. C) Both scientific and practical. D) Neither scientific nor practical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both scientific and practical. 11. A span of months or years during which a child may be particularly responsive to specific forms of experience or particularly influenced by their absence A) Sensitive period. B) Stages. C) Nonnormative changes. D) Nonnormative changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensitive period. 12. Self-actualization A) Achieving one's full potential. B) A state of constant happiness. C) The ability to influence others effectively. D) A process of self-reflection and meditation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Achieving one's full potential. 13. Which psychological perspective focuses on how we think about information? A) Cognitive. B) Behavioral. C) Evolutionary. D) Psychodynamic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cognitive. 14. Pairs of chromosomes that look alike and possess genetic information concerning the same set of traits are termed ..... A) Alleles. B) Zygotes. C) Autosomes. D) Nodes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alleles. 15. Which human development theorist is considered most critical to study in terms of early childhood education? A) Kohlberg. B) Piaget. C) Erikson. D) Freud. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Piaget. 16. Ross is a shy, timid child who is uncomfortable around unfamiliar people. Using the temperament categories outlined by Kagan, Ross would most likely be considered to have A) An easy temperament. B) An inhibited temperament. C) A slow-to-warm-up temperament. D) An uninhibited temperament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An inhibited temperament. 17. At the preconventional level, the child decides if things are good or bad morally, on the basis of whether they A) Are against the law. B) Bring punishment or reward. C) Are in accordance with social rules. D) Fit the child's own sense of "rightness". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bring punishment or reward. 18. Compensation A) Covering up a weakness by emphasizing a strength. B) A method of financial reward for employees. C) A strategy for improving physical fitness. D) A psychological defense mechanism that involves denial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Covering up a weakness by emphasizing a strength. 19. If a child is behaving poorly, it is likely because this behavior has been rewarded somehow. A) Sociocultural. B) Behavioral. C) Biological. D) Psychodynamic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behavioral. 20. Chromosomes contain thousands of segments called A) Nuclei. B) Nodes. C) Capillaries. D) Genes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Genes. 21. A 14-year-old patient is scheduled for a blood draw and pulmonary function tests. She is very anxious about the tests and arrives at the office holding a baby blanket. She sucks her thumb and squeezes the blanket while she waits to be called for the tests. Which defense mechanism may explain the patient's behavior? A) Displacement. B) Rationalization. C) Regression. D) Projection. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regression. 22. The debate about the relative contributions of biological processes and experiential factors to development A) Norm-referenced tests. B) Nature-nurture debate. C) Multicontextual. D) Interdisciplinary research. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nature-nurture debate. 23. During this stage, infants and toddlers acquire knowledge through sensory experiences and manipulating objects. (birth-2) A) Sensorimotor stage. B) Preoperational stage. C) Concrete operational stage. D) Formal operational stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensorimotor stage. 24. What is the meaning of the word 'brazen'? A) Shy and reserved. B) Bold and without shame. C) Confused and uncertain. D) Happy and content. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bold and without shame. 25. She has studied the British Birth Cohort studies and written books and articles about them. A) Genie Wiley. B) Mary Ainsworth. C) Nancy Segal. D) Helen Pearson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Helen Pearson. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 11 Psychology Chapter 4 Human Development Quiz 1Class 11 Psychology Chapter 4 Human Development Quiz 2Class 11 Psychology Chapter 4 Human Development Quiz 3Class 11 Psychology Chapter 4 Human Development Quiz 4Class 11 Psychology Chapter 4 Human Development Quiz 5Class 11 Psychology Chapter 4 Human Development Quiz 6Class 11 Psychology Chapter 4 Human Development Quiz 7Class 11 Psychology Chapter 4 Human Development Quiz 8Class 11 Psychology Chapter 4 Human Development Quiz 9Class 11 Psychology Chapter 4 Human Development Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books