Dimensions of Development — Quiz

Q1. Compared with girls, the onset of puberty in boys is

• A. Slightly later than in girls.
• B. Two years earlier than in girls.
• C. Exactly at the same age.
• D. Always before the age of 9.

Q2. Which of the following is a secondary sex characteristic specific to girls?

• A. Maturity of larynx and broken voice
• B. Broadening of the pelvic bone and menstruation cycle
• C. Development of broad chest and rounded shoulders
• D. Growth of facial hair only

Q3. An upper-primary teacher notices that her Class 7 students now trust their close friends more than their parents and have 'crushes' on film stars. This shift is characteristic of

• A. Early childhood (3-6 years)
• B. Later childhood (7-12 years) only
• C. Adolescence (13-18 years)
• D. Infancy

Q4. A Class 8 student is anxious about the gender role, occupation and political beliefs he should adopt. Per Erikson, this is the central crisis of

• A. Industry vs inferiority
• B. Initiative vs guilt
• C. Identity vs role confusion
• D. Intimacy vs isolation

Q5. Neeraj writes poetry, is praised by his parents, gradually improves and gets a collection published. This scenario best illustrates

• A. A failure of trust vs mistrust
• B. A demonstration of 'industry' in the 6-12 stage
• C. Adolescent role confusion
• D. Heteronomous morality

Q6. A child first calls a camel a 'horse', then her teacher explains the difference. The child now creates a separate 'camel' schema. Per Piaget, the creation of this new schema is called

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

Q7. Per Piaget's Table 6.1, a Class 5 student aged 10 who realises that 'subtraction is the reverse of addition' is demonstrating which feature of which stage?

• A. Object permanence in the sensorimotor stage
• B. Egocentrism in the preoperational stage
• C. Reversibility in the concrete operational stage
• D. Abstract reasoning in the formal operational stage

Q8. Aarti, a Class 7 student in Rampur, refuses to answer in class saying 'The whole class thought my answer was dumb.' Table 6.1places this kind of thought under

• A. Object permanence
• B. One-way logic of the preoperational stage
• C. Adolescent egocentrism in the formal operational stage
• D. Heteronomous morality

Q9. On hearing Cases 4 and 5, a Class 8 student says Shivani is guiltier because she stole for vanity, while Rajat stole only to feed his hungry brother. Per Piaget, this child is reasoning at the level of

• A. Heteronomous morality
• B. Autonomous morality
• C. Pre-conventional Stage 1
• D. Object permanence

Q10. In the Heinz dilemma a student says, 'Heinz should not steal because then his neighbours will call him a thief and his family will feel ashamed.' This reasoning fits Kohlberg's

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

Q11. A Class 8 student argues, 'It is wrong to cheat in the exam because it is against the rules of the school and society would collapse if everyone broke rules.' Per Kohlberg, the student is at

• A. Stage 1: Punishment-Obedience
• B. Stage 2: Personal Reward Orientation
• C. Stage 4: Law and Order Orientation
• D. Stage 6: Universal Ethical Principle

Q12. The Heinz Dilemmawas developed by Kohlberg to help one

• A. Test a child's IQ on a school admission form
• B. Diagnose physical-growth disorders in adolescence
• C. Understand his theory of moral dilemma across the six stages
• D. Decide a court case in real Indian law

Q13. Which of these is the teacher's task in facilitating cognitive development?

• A. Ensure that students maintain cognitive balance between new experiences and what is already known.
• B. Punish illogical answers so the class stays quiet.
• C. Ignore students' egocentric statements completely.
• D. Stop relating abstract ideas to concrete examples.

Q14. An upper-primary teacher in rural Bihar assigns group projects, values task accomplishment and discourages excessive competition so that no child feels inferior. She is mainly facilitating

• A. Object permanence
• B. Psychosocial behaviours among students
• C. Sensorimotor reflexes
• D. Mathematical reversibility

Q15. A Class 7 maths teacher introduces negative numbers and asks students to use them effectively in problems. According to Table 6.1, this lesson best taps into

• A. Object permanence
• B. Egocentrism of the preoperational stage
• C. Abstract and hypothetical reasoning of the formal operational stage
• D. Lack of conservation