Development of Self (adolescence) — Practice

Q1. The three 'A's of happiness that build a favourable self-concept in a child are

• A. Ability, Aspiration, Adjustment
• B. Acceptance, Affection, Achievement
• C. Attention, Action, Approval
• D. Awareness, Attitude, Aptitude

Q2. A Class 7 student is repeatedly called by a nickname that mocks his physical build. This is most likely to

• A. Sharpen his academic motivation
• B. Lead to feelings of inferiority and damaged self-concept
• C. Make no difference once he reaches adolescence
• D. Improve his social acceptance in the peer group

Q3. The term 'Values' was first used in 1880 to denote moral beliefs and attitudes that are personal and subjective by

• A. John Dewey, an American philosopher
• B. B.F. Skinner, an American psychologist
• C. Friedrich Nietzsche, a German philosopher
• D. Jean Piaget, a Swiss psychologist

Q4. The discipline style that goes with the saying 'to spare the rod means spoiling the child' is

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

Q5. The discipline style that 'primarily emphasises the rights of the child to know why rules are made and to have an opportunity to express their opinion' is

• A. Authoritarian discipline
• B. Permissive discipline
• C. Democratic discipline
• D. Punitive discipline

Q6. Freeman defines attitude as

• A. An inherited tendency that does not change with experience
• B. A purely emotional reaction to an unexpected event
• C. An external behaviour easily observed in the classroom
• D. A dispositional readiness to respond to certain situations, persons, objects or ideas in a consistent manner

Q7. The three components of attitude are

• A. Sensation, perception and memory
• B. Knowledge/beliefs (cognitive), feelings/emotions (affective) and behaviour/act
• C. Stimulus, response and reinforcement
• D. Ego, id and superego

Q8. The five effective teacher attitudes are caring and kindness, sharing responsibility, accepting diversity, individualised instruction and

• A. Maintaining strict silence
• B. Following the syllabus rigidly
• C. Encouraging creativity
• D. Demanding high marks from all

Q9. The word 'perception' denotes the process of

• A. Storing information in long-term memory
• B. Reacting to a reward or punishment
• C. Imitating the behaviour of an adult
• D. Getting to know the environment by the use of the senses

Q10. According to Lev Vygotsky, play is important because during play

• A. The child is punished into learning by an adult
• B. Development occurs because play creates a zone of proximal development
• C. Memory weakens and is replaced by imagination
• D. The child stops needing any social interaction

Q11. An adolescent in Class 8 chooses to solve extra Mathematics puzzles simply because she enjoys them. This is

• A. Intrinsic motivation
• B. Extrinsic motivation
• C. Conditioned response
• D. Negative reinforcement

Q12. Persistence is the ability to stay with a task for a reasonably long period of time. A highly motivated upper-primary learner, therefore, is most likely to

• A. Give up easily when not instantly successful
• B. Refuse all tasks that an adult sets
• C. Choose the easiest possible task every time
• D. Stay involved with a challenging task for a long period

Q13. A Class 7 student constantly asks the teacher 'Did I do well?' before completing every step of an activity. This indicates

• A. Strong intrinsic motivation
• B. An ideal balance of independence and challenge
• C. High choice-of-challenge behaviour
• D. Low motivation with high dependency on adults

Q14. Instead of saying 'I think you did a good job', a teacher of young learners is advised to ask the question

• A. How many marks do you want?
• B. Why did you not get the answer faster?
• C. What do YOU think?
• D. Who taught you this trick?

Q15. 'ordinal position of children in a family' as a factor affecting self-concept. The term refers to

• A. Whether the child is first born, second born and so on
• B. The total number of children in the family
• C. The economic status of the family
• D. The caste position of the family in the village