Development of Self — Practice

Q1. Self-concept is best described as

• A. the core of personality patterns
• B. a child's height-weight measurement at age six
• C. a record of marks in school examinations
• D. a fixed trait inherited from grandparents

Q2. The unit lists the three 'A's of happiness that support a favourable self-concept in a child as

• A. Attention, Achievement, Authority
• B. Ability, Attitude, Attention
• C. Acceptance, Affection, Achievement
• D. Affection, Attention, Approval

Q3. In early childhood, the unit identifies as the MOST important condition shaping self-concept at home

• A. the kind of toys bought for the child
• B. the brand of school uniform purchased
• C. the number of relatives living in the house
• D. the parents' attitude towards the child's appearance, abilities and achievements

Q4. Priya, a class 3 student in Rampur, is often called 'Moti' (fat one) by her classmates. According to the unit, this kind of nickname is most likely to

• A. improve her physical fitness
• B. have no effect on her self-concept
• C. produce feelings of inferiority if it suggests a physical trait
• D. increase her academic motivation

Q5. The unit credits which philosopher with first using the term 'Values' in 1880 to denote moral beliefs and attitudes that are personal and subjective?

• A. Friedrich Nietzsche
• B. Jean Piaget
• C. Lev Vygotsky
• D. Erik Erikson

Q6. Which type of discipline goes with the saying 'to spare the rod means spoiling the child' as described in the unit?

• A. Democratic discipline
• B. Permissive discipline
• C. Authoritarian discipline
• D. Laissez-faire discipline

Q7. Geeta Ma'am, a primary teacher in a Bihar government school, explains classroom rules to her students, invites their opinion, and gives punishment only in proportion to the misdeed. Which discipline style is she practising?

• A. Authoritarian
• B. Permissive
• C. Democratic
• D. Indifferent

Q8. The cognitive component of attitude, as listed in the unit, is the element that consists of

• A. feelings and emotions
• B. overt behaviour
• C. physical reflexes
• D. knowledge and beliefs

Q9. According to the unit, attitudes are

• A. directly observable in a person
• B. not observable but inferred from overt behaviour
• C. measurable only through blood tests
• D. exactly the same in all members of a peer group

Q10. Which is named in the unit as the FIRST of the five effective teacher attitudes?

• A. Demonstrating caring and kindness
• B. Sharing responsibility
• C. Sensitively accepting diversity
• D. Encouraging creativity

Q11. The unit warns teachers that too much emphasis on grades, token rewards and praise

• A. increases the child's love of learning
• B. lowers students' achievement levels and reduces desire to learn
• C. is the only proven way to motivate children
• D. has no effect on motivation at all

Q12. The unit defines 'perception' as

• A. the process of remembering a poem learned in class
• B. the act of inheriting traits from grandparents
• C. the process of getting to know the environment by the use of the senses
• D. the act of writing answers in a test

Q13. According to the unit, which psychologist held that during play, development occurs because play creates a 'zone of proximal development'?

• A. Jean Piaget
• B. Lev Vygotsky
• C. Friedrich Nietzsche
• D. Alex Osborn

Q14. In the unit, intrinsic motivation is best described as motivation that

• A. comes from rewards given by the teacher
• B. depends on the parents' bank balance
• C. is given only by the school principal
• D. comes from within the child — the activity itself generates the motivation

Q15. Ravi, a class 4 student in a Lucknow school, always picks tasks that are slightly difficult but manageable for him. According to the unit, this 'choice of challenge' shows

• A. low motivation and avoidance
• B. high intrinsic motivation
• C. physical illness
• D. extrinsic motivation only