This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 4 Human Development – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 4 Human Development Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Trying to deal with new situations in terms of existing mental structures is called A) Assimilation. B) Rigidity. C) Accommodation. D) Adaptation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assimilation. 2. During this stage, children ages 2-7 develop the ability to visualize objects and events mentally and represent them through speech A) Sensorimotor stage. B) Preoperational stage. C) Concrete operational stage. D) Formal operational stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Preoperational stage. 3. What does the concept of a sensitive period relate to? A) A time when learning is most effective. B) A time when technology is most influential. C) A time when cultural changes occur. D) A time when historical events are most impactful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A time when learning is most effective. 4. Twin studies answer a lot of questions about what big debate in psychology? A) Trust v. Mistrust. B) Nature v. Nurture. C) Feeling v. Knowing. D) Concrete v. Abstract. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nature v. Nurture. 5. This occurs when new experiences are readily added into an existing scheme A) Assimilation. B) Accomodation. C) Alteration. D) Adjustment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assimilation. 6. By week 22-28 most systems function well enough that a baby born at this time has a chance to survive, this is known as ..... A) Age of Franklin. B) Age of Viability. C) Age of survival. D) Age of gestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Age of Viability. 7. Believed people think differently at different ages, developed 4 stages of cognitive development, children learn through independent thinking and knowledge from previous experiences A) Piaget-Theory of Cognitive Development. B) Vygotsky-Sociocultural Theory. C) Gardner-Theory of Multiple Intelligences. D) Bronfenbrenner-Ecological Systems Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Piaget-Theory of Cognitive Development. 8. He suggested that we have a genetic structure in our brains that hardwires us to learn language. A) Harry Harlow. B) Jean Piaget. C) Noam Chomsky. D) Sigmund Freud. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noam Chomsky. 9. In Harlow's experiment, baby monkeys were more attached to which surrogate mother? A) One made of wire. B) One made of cloth. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One made of cloth. 10. In which order do the stages of prenatal development occur? A) Trophoblastic, fetal, embryonic. B) Germinal, embryonic, fetal. C) Placental, zygotic, fetal. D) Embryonic, fetal, zygotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Germinal, embryonic, fetal. 11. According to Jean Piaget, children achieve object permanence in the ..... stage of cognitive development. A) Sensorimotor. B) Preoperational. C) Concrete operational. D) Formal operational. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensorimotor. 12. The child's growth slows down during early childhood as compared to infancy A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. How are most mental health disorders treated? A) With a combination of medication and therapy. B) With medication and temporary hospitalization. C) With therapy and physical exercise. D) With training to increase positive thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With a combination of medication and therapy. 14. Name 2 structures in the teenage brain that are still developing. A) Occipital lobe and parietal lobe. B) Medulla and oblongata. C) Hippocampus and cerebellum. D) Prefrontal cortex and myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prefrontal cortex and myelin sheath. 15. According to Piaget, during the formal operational period of cognitive development, children begin to A) Acquire the concept of conservation. B) Understand the nature of hierarchical classification. C) Think primarily in terms of concrete objects or situations. D) Think in terms of abstract principles and hypothetical possibilities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Think in terms of abstract principles and hypothetical possibilities. 16. 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. 17. What is the meaning of the word 'abhor'? A) To love. B) To admire. C) To detest. D) To ignore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To detest. 18. This psychologist studied attachment in baby monkeys. A) Harry Harlow. B) Jean Piaget. C) Erik Erikson. D) John Bowlby. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harry Harlow. 19. What lobe of the brain is considered vital for forming judgement and decision making? A) Frontal. B) Occipital. C) Temporal. D) Parietal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal. 20. Bulimia A) An eating disorder characterized by excessive eating followed by self-induced vomiting. B) A condition where individuals eat large amounts of food without any purging behavior. C) An eating disorder involving binge eating followed by purging (vomiting, laxatives, or over-exercising). D) A psychological disorder that leads to a complete refusal to eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An eating disorder involving binge eating followed by purging (vomiting, laxatives, or over-exercising). 21. 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. 22. 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) Diffusion. B) Foreclosure. C) Achievement. D) Moratorium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Achievement. 23. School-aged children who have mastered conservation but do not yet have abstract thinking skills are in the ..... stage of cognitive development. A) Sensorimotor. B) Preoperational. C) Concrete operational. D) Formal operational. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Concrete operational. 24. A period in development when a certain skill or characteristic is most effectively acquired is known as a A) Altruism. B) Conservation. C) Preoperational. D) Critical period. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Critical period. 25. According to your age and Piaget's theory, what stage are you at? A) Concrete Operational. B) Formal Operational. C) Preoperational. D) Sensorimotor. 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