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Educational Psychology – Development of Child MCQs (21–40)

21. Development differs from growth in that development refers to:
A) Increase in height and weight
B) Physical changes only
C) Overall changes including mental and emotional growth
D) Only genetic factors
Answer: C) Overall changes including mental and emotional growth

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22. Which of the following is an educational implication of the principle of individual differences?
A) All children must follow the same learning pace
B) Teachers should treat all students alike
C) Teaching strategies should vary based on student needs
D) Uniform curriculum for every learner
Answer: C) Teaching strategies should vary based on student needs

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23. Which factor is classified as a sociological influence on development?
A) Hormonal imbalances
B) Family income and neighborhood
C) Genetic diseases
D) Brain development
Answer: B) Family income and neighborhood

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24. According to Piaget, during the sensorimotor stage, a child develops:
A) Hypothetical reasoning
B) Object permanence
C) Conservation skills
D) Language fluency
Answer: B) Object permanence

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25. Emotional development involves:
A) Mastery of physical skills
B) Ability to reason logically
C) Understanding and expressing feelings
D) Growth of bones and muscles
Answer: C) Understanding and expressing feelings

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26. Language development is fastest during:
A) Infancy
B) Late childhood
C) Adolescence
D) Early childhood
Answer: D) Early childhood

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27. Moral development in children is best promoted by:
A) Rote learning
B) Strict discipline
C) Providing moral dilemmas and discussions
D) Giving rewards and punishments
Answer: C) Providing moral dilemmas and discussions

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28. Chomsky's theory of language acquisition is based on the idea of:
A) Repetition and rewards
B) Language Acquisition Device (LAD)
C) Stimulus-response mechanism
D) Cognitive conditioning
Answer: B) Language Acquisition Device (LAD)

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29. Adolescence is a period marked by:
A) Complete dependence on parents
B) Slow cognitive development
C) Identity search and emotional fluctuations
D) Lack of moral understanding
Answer: C) Identity search and emotional fluctuations

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30. The principle of interrelation of development suggests that:
A) Only mental development matters
B) Development in one domain affects others
C) Domains of development grow independently
D) Physical development has no link to cognitive skills
Answer: B) Development in one domain affects others

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31. Who proposed the eight stages of psychosocial development?
A) Jean Piaget
B) Erik Erikson
C) Lawrence Kohlberg
D) Carl Rogers
Answer: B) Erik Erikson

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32. Infancy typically refers to the age range:
A) 0 to 2 years
B) 2 to 6 years
C) 6 to 12 years
D) 13 to 18 years
Answer: A) 0 to 2 years

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33. Which stage in Kohlberg’s theory is characterized by obedience to avoid punishment?
A) Pre-conventional stage
B) Conventional stage
C) Post-conventional stage
D) Moral autonomy stage
Answer: A) Pre-conventional stage

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34. Piaget believed children in the preoperational stage:
A) Think logically and abstractly
B) Can perform reversible mental operations
C) Are egocentric and use symbolic play
D) Master scientific reasoning
Answer: C) Are egocentric and use symbolic play

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35. Which domain includes the ability to form friendships and cooperate with others?
A) Physical domain
B) Emotional domain
C) Social domain
D) Moral domain
Answer: C) Social domain

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36. The concept of “self-concept” and “unconditional positive regard” is emphasized by:
A) Carl Rogers
B) Jean Piaget
C) B.F. Skinner
D) Lev Vygotsky
Answer: A) Carl Rogers

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37. In which stage do children develop conservation skills according to Piaget?
A) Sensorimotor stage
B) Preoperational stage
C) Concrete operational stage
D) Formal operational stage
Answer: C) Concrete operational stage

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38. Which of the following is not a dimension of development?
A) Physical
B) Logical
C) Cognitive
D) Emotional
Answer: B) Logical

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39. Emotional regulation in early childhood can be supported through:
A) Isolation from peers
B) Overprotection
C) Encouraging expression of feelings
D) Suppression of emotions
Answer: C) Encouraging expression of feelings

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40. Which principle of development suggests that development proceeds from the center of the body outward?
A) Cephalocaudal principle
B) Maturation principle
C) Proximodistal principle
D) Sequential principle
Answer: C) Proximodistal principle

 

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