Psychology 6096 MCQs [All-Courses]

Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior, mental processes, emotions, and personality. It is an important subject for competitive exams such as PPSC, FPSC, NTS, OTS, KPPSC, BPSC, AJKPSC, CSS, and PMS.

If a child’s primary reason for not drawing pictures on the living room wall with crayons is avoid the punishment that would inevitably follow this behavior, she would be said to be at which level of moral development?

A conventional

B post-conventional

C pre-conventional

D unconventional

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Correct Answer: conventional

The quality of infant-caregiver attachment depends:

A on the quality of bonding in the first few hours of life

B exclusively on the infant’s temperament

C on this interaction between the infant’s temperament and the caregiver’s responsiveness

D on how stranger anxiety is handled

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Correct Answer: on this interaction between the infant’s temperament and the caregiver’s responsiveness

During the second year of life, toddlers begin to take some personal responsibility for feeding, dressing, and bathing themselves in an attempt to establish what Erikson calls a sense of:

A superiority

B industry

C generativity

D autonomy

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Correct Answer: autonomy

Five-year-old David watches as you pour water from a short, wide glass into a tall, narrow one. He says there is now more water than before. This response demonstrates that:

A David understands the concept of conservation

B David does not understand the concept of conversion

C David cognitive development is “behind” for his age

D both b and c are the case

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Correct Answer: David does not understand the concept of conversion

Developmental norms:

A can be used to make extremely precise predictions about the age at which an individual child will reach various developmental milestones

B indicate the maximum age at which a child can reach a particular developmental milestone, and still be considered “normal.”

C indicate the average age at which individuals reach various developmental milestones

D involve both a and b

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Correct Answer: indicate the average age at which individuals reach various developmental milestones

When the development of the same subjects is studied over a period of time, the study is called a:

A cross-sectional study

B life history study

C longitudinal study

D sequential study

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Correct Answer: longitudinal study

The stage of prenatal development during which the developing organism is most vulnerable to injury is the:

A zygotic stage

B germinal stage

C embryonic stage

D fetal stage

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Correct Answer: embryonic stage

The cephalocaudal trend in the motor development of children can be described simply as a:

A head-to-foot direction

B center-outward direction

C foot-to-head direction

D body-appendages direction

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Correct Answer: head-to-foot direction

Tanvir is a graduate student who is studying identity formation. He selects a group of 5-year-olds, a group of 10-years-olds, and a group of 15-year-olds, and a group of 15-year-olds, and interviews each group asking them what they plan to be when they finish school. In this example, Tanvir is using:

A a multi-factorial research design

B a longitudinal research design

C a cross-sectional research design

D a nested condition research design

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Correct Answer: a cross-sectional research design

Javaid is a graduate student who is studying the way in which selective attention develops during the preadolescent years. He selected a group of 10-years-olds, and he assesses their selective attention every six months over a two-year period. In this example, Javaid is using:

A a longitudinal research design

B a sequential design

C a cross-sectional design

D a multi-factorial research design

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Correct Answer: a longitudinal research design

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If a child’s primary reason for not drawing pictures on the living room wall with crayons is avoid the punishment that would inevitably follow this behavior, she would be said to be at which level of moral development?

The quality of infant-caregiver attachment depends:

During the second year of life, toddlers begin to take some personal responsibility for feeding, dressing, and bathing themselves in an attempt to establish what Erikson calls a sense of:

Five-year-old David watches as you pour water from a short, wide glass into a tall, narrow one. He says there is now more water than before. This response demonstrates that:

Developmental norms:

When the development of the same subjects is studied over a period of time, the study is called a:

The stage of prenatal development during which the developing organism is most vulnerable to injury is the:

The cephalocaudal trend in the motor development of children can be described simply as a:

Javaid is a graduate student who is studying the way in which selective attention develops during the preadolescent years. He selected a group of 10-years-olds, and he assesses their selective attention every six months over a two-year period. In this example, Javaid is using: