Dimensions of Development — Practice

Q1. Development is described as 'multidimensional' because

• A. It happens only during adolescence.
• B. Change happens across many different aspects of a child's life at the same time.
• C. Only physical and cognitive change matter.
• D. It is the same for every child.

Q2. The dimensions of child development are classified into

• A. Physical, emotional, cognitive, social and moral
• B. Only physical and cognitive
• C. Genetic, environmental and cultural
• D. Sensory, motor and verbal

Q3. The pace of physical growth in height and body proportion is faster in

• A. Early childhood (3-6 years) than later childhood
• B. Later childhood (7-12 years) than early childhood
• C. Infancy than later childhood
• D. Adulthood than adolescence

Q4. Girls can experience puberty from around the age of

• A. 7 years
• B. 9 years
• C. 11 years
• D. 16 years

Q5. Which of these is a definition of 'emotion'?

• A. A planned cognitive process for problem solving
• B. A stage of agitation; disturbance of equilibrium; intense random and disorganized response to a stimulus
• C. A motor skill controlled by the cerebellum
• D. A learnt social custom acquired only at school

Q6. The common observable emotional patterns in adolescents as

• A. Calm acceptance and steady mood
• B. Moodiness, anger, depression, anxiety and a state of dilemma
• C. Permanent fear and shame only
• D. Pure logical detachment

Q7. According to Erikson's stages, the psychosocial crisis of children aged 6 to 12 years is

• A. Trust vs mistrust
• B. Autonomy vs shame/doubt
• C. Industry vs inferiority
• D. Identity vs role confusion

Q8. Piaget termed mental concepts that are useful in organising and interpreting information as

• A. Reflexes
• B. Schemas
• C. Stimuli
• D. Drives

Q9. A child who already knows about horses calls the first camel she sees a 'horse'. According to Piaget, this is an example of

• A. Accommodation
• B. Assimilation
• C. Equilibration
• D. Conservation

Q10. According to Piaget's stages, the 'formal operational' stage begins at approximately

• A. Birth
• B. 2 years
• C. 7 years
• D. 11 years

Q11. Piaget called moral decisions based on the rules of people with supreme authority (such as parents) as

• A. Autonomous morality
• B. Heteronomous morality
• C. Postconventional morality
• D. Ethics of care

Q12. If a teacher in Rampur sees that a Class 7 student avoids breaking a rule only because she fears punishment, in which Kohlberg stage is she operating?

• A. Stage 1: Punishment-Obedience Orientation
• B. Stage 3: Good Boy-Nice Girl Orientation
• C. Stage 5: Social Contract Orientation
• D. Stage 6: Universal Ethical Principle Orientation

Q13. Carol Gilligan critiqued Kohlberg's theory on the ground that

• A. It ignored cognitive development entirely.
• B. It was biased in favour of males as Kohlberg studied only men.
• C. It applied only to children under 6 years.
• D. It used too many Indian examples.

Q14. Leena, 13, starts excessive exercise and skipping meals under peer influence; her school performance and social life both decline. This scenario best illustrates

• A. That cognitive development is unrelated to physical health
• B. That dimensions of child development are inter-related and inter-dependent
• C. That adolescents always succeed in their goals
• D. That moral development matters more than physical health

Q15. Consider the syllogism: 'If all children are tennis balls, and all tennis balls are chocolates, then all children must be chocolates.' A Class 8 student who solves this purely by following the logical form is showing

• A. Object permanence
• B. Egocentrism
• C. Deductive reasoning of concrete/formal operational thought
• D. Punishment-obedience morality