DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (MCQ)-6

 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

3. 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. Re-integrative 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

13. A mother and her infant son are being tested by Aisworth’s Strange  Situation procedure. After the mother has left and comes back onto the room the child acts like he is mad at the mother. This child is said to be?

a. secure

b. anxious

c. highly neurotic

d. avoidant

14. Some people crave high levels of arousal through high levels of stimulation. They are said to be

a. sensation seekers

b. excitation transfers

c. securely attached

d. inhibited

15. Which of the following is a way to measure activity level in an infant?

a. how often they smile

b. how much they sleep

c. how much they want to be held

d. all of the above

16. Which style of love matches this statement "I try to keep my lover a little uncertain about my commitment to him/her"?

a. Eros

b. Ludus

c. Storge

d. Pragma

17. What aspect(s) of personality are believed to have evolved in humans?

a. overeating

b. quick response to danger

c. aggression in men

d. all of the above

18. The research strategy for assessing personality stability that studies two or more groups assumed to be at different stages of development is

a. stratification

b. cross-sectional

c. binominal

d. longitudinal

19. Which of the following is NOT one of the Erikson’s stages of  psychosocial development?

a. Industry vs. Inferiority

b. Intimacy vs. Isolation 

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. 30-40

b. 40-60

c. 25-35

d. 45-55

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