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Educational Psychology – Development of Child MCQs

1. Which of the following best defines “Maturation”?
A) Learning through instruction
B) Physical growth caused by environment
C) Biological unfolding of genetic potential
D) Emotional adjustment over time
Answer: C) Biological unfolding of genetic potential

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2. Growth refers to:
A) Qualitative changes in personality
B) Quantitative physical changes
C) Social adaptability
D) Moral understanding
Answer: B) Quantitative physical changes

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3. Which principle of development implies that development is continuous?
A) Principle of individual differences
B) Principle of interrelated development
C) Principle of sequential development
D) Principle of continuity
Answer: D) Principle of continuity

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4. Who proposed the theory of cognitive development in children?
A) Erik Erikson
B) B.F. Skinner
C) Jean Piaget
D) Carl Rogers
Answer: C) Jean Piaget

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5. Which of the following is a biological factor influencing development?
A) Peer relationships
B) Parenting style
C) Genetic inheritance
D) Language exposure
Answer: C) Genetic inheritance

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6. According to Erikson, the major developmental challenge during adolescence is:
A) Trust vs. Mistrust
B) Industry vs. Inferiority
C) Identity vs. Role Confusion
D) Initiative vs. Guilt
Answer: C) Identity vs. Role Confusion

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7. Emotional development during early childhood is influenced mainly by:
A) IQ levels
B) Peer influence
C) Parental interaction
D) Textbook knowledge
Answer: C) Parental interaction

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8. What is the correct sequence of Piaget’s stages of cognitive development?
A) Preoperational → Sensorimotor → Concrete operational → Formal operational
B) Sensorimotor → Preoperational → Concrete operational → Formal operational
C) Formal operational → Concrete operational → Preoperational → Sensorimotor
D) Sensorimotor → Concrete operational → Preoperational → Formal operational
Answer: B) Sensorimotor → Preoperational → Concrete operational → Formal operational

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9. Moral development theory was proposed by:
A) Jean Piaget
B) Noam Chomsky
C) Lawrence Kohlberg
D) Carl Rogers
Answer: C) Lawrence Kohlberg

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10. Which dimension of development includes gross and fine motor skills?
A) Emotional development
B) Moral development
C) Physical and Motor development
D) Social development
Answer: C) Physical and Motor development

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11. Which psychologist believed that learning and self-actualization come from internal motivation and self-concept?
A) Erik Erikson
B) Carl Rogers
C) B.F. Skinner
D) Lawrence Kohlberg
Answer: B) Carl Rogers

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12. Chomsky’s theory of language development emphasizes:
A) Language is learned solely through imitation
B) Language arises from social interaction
C) Language is hard-wired into the brain
D) Language depends on motor development
Answer: C) Language is hard-wired into the brain

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13. Development is influenced by which of the following factors?
A) Only heredity
B) Only environment
C) Both heredity and environment
D) Neither heredity nor environment
Answer: C) Both heredity and environment

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14. Social development in adolescence is primarily marked by:
A) Learning to talk
B) Peer group influence
C) Attachment to parents
D) Imitation of elders
Answer: B) Peer group influence

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15. Which principle explains that development proceeds from head to toe?
A) Proximodistal principle
B) Sequential principle
C) Cephalocaudal principle
D) Maturation principle
Answer: C) Cephalocaudal principle

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16. According to Piaget, a child in the concrete operational stage can:
A) Think logically about abstract ideas
B) Use symbols without understanding
C) Perform mental operations on physical objects
D) Only act through trial-and-error
Answer: C) Perform mental operations on physical objects

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17. Moral development according to Kohlberg involves:
A) Imitating moral leaders
B) Understanding right and wrong through physical punishment
C) Developing moral reasoning through stages
D) Memorizing rules given by parents
Answer: C) Developing moral reasoning through stages

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18. The interrelationship of development dimensions means:
A) Each area of development is independent
B) Physical growth has no effect on emotions
C) One dimension affects and interacts with others
D) Development stops if one dimension is delayed
Answer: C) One dimension affects and interacts with others

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19. In Erikson’s stage of ‘Industry vs. Inferiority’, the key developmental task is:
A) Learning to trust caregivers
B) Developing a sense of competence
C) Establishing intimate relationships
D) Exploring identity
Answer: B) Developing a sense of competence

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20. Language development in late childhood is characterized by:
A) Babbling and cooing
B) One-word sentences
C) Complex sentence construction and storytelling
D) Non-verbal communication
Answer: C) Complex sentence construction and storytelling

 

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