The age at which most people show a particular level of physical or mental development is known as the:
A. Normative age B. Chronological age C. Developmental age D. Mental age
Developmental Psychology MCQs
Which of the following is NOT one of the Ainsworth’s categories of attachment?
A. Avoidant B. Negative attached C. Ambivalent/Resistant D. Securely attached
The effects of environment are those changes which leave their impression on the fertilized cell:
A. Externally B. Internally C. Both externally and internally D. Generation after generation
The three basic emotions which appear to be unlearned but take time to develop are:
A. affection, anger, fear B. excitement, jealousy, anger C. delight, jealousy, fear D. anger, fear, joy
The effects on an unborn baby are ‘primarily’:
A. Internal B. External C. Both internal and external D. Generation after generation
Which represents the correct order of Piaget’s stages of intellectual development?
A. sensorimotor, concrete operational, formal operational, post operational B. preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational sensorimotor C. sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational D. preoperational, informal operational, formal operational, post operational
Fertilization of an ovum outside a woman’s body is called:
A. artificial insemination B. in vitro fertilization C. eugenics D. genetic engineering
The first milk produced by a woman in the first few days after giving birth is called:
A. formula B. enrichment C. colostrum D. amniocentesis
When a gene is______the trait it controls will be present every time the gene is present.
A. recessive B. dominant C. polygenic D. sex-linked
According to_____we face a specific psychological dilemma at each stage of life.
A. James coleman B. Lawrence Kohlberg C. Erik Erikson D. Sigmund Freud