Prof. Ed.

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CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT (1) 8. Which of the following provides the best broad description
of the relationship between heredity and environment in
1. Which of the following is true about human development? determining height?
a. Human development considers both maturation and a. Heredity is the primary influence, with environment
learning. affecting development only in severe situations.
b. Development refers to the progressive series of changes of b. Heredity and environment contribute equally to
an orderly coherent type toward the goal of maturity. development
c. Development is the gradual and orderly unfolding of the c. Environment is the major influence on physical
characteristics of the individuals as they go through characteristics.
the successive stages of growth. d. Heredity directs the individual's potential and environment
d. All of the above determines whether and to what degree the individual
reaches the potential.
2. What do you call the quantitative increase in terms of
height and weight as observed by the school physician during 9. What is the correct sequence of prenatal stages of
the physical examination of the students? development?
a. Development c. Learning a. Embryo, germinal, fetus
b. Growth d. Maturation b. Germinal, fetus, embryo
c. Germinal, embryo, fetus
3. Mrs. Gomez conducts research on the psychosocial d. Embryo, fetus, germinal
domain of development. In what particular area of the child's
development is Mrs. Gomez most likely to be interested 10. When a baby realized that a rubber duck which has fallen
with? out of the tub must be somewhere on the floor, he is likely to
a. Perceptual abilities c. Emotions achieved what aspect of cognitive development?
b. Brain-wave patterns d. Use of language a. Object permanence
b. Deferred imitation
4. Which of the following is the correct order of c. Mental combinations
psychosexual stages proposed by Sigmund Freud? d. Goal-directed behavior
a. Oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage, latency stage,
genital stage 11. Which of the following will be Freud's description of the
b. Anal stage, oral stage, phallic stage, latency stage, child's behavior if he he has biting, sarcastic manner?
genital stage a. Anally expulsive
c. Oral stage, anal stage, genital stage, latency stage, b. Anally retentive
phallic stage c. Fixated in the oral stage
d. Anal stage, oral stage, genital stage, latency stage, d. Experiencing the crisis of trust vs. mistrust
phallic stage
12. What is Freud's idea about a young boy's guilt feelings
5. What is the best description of Erickson's psychosocial brought about by jealousy of his father's relationship with his
theory of human development? mother?
a. Eight crises all people are thought to face a. Electra complex
b. Four psychosocial stages in latency period b. Oedipus complex
c. The same number of stages as Freud's, but with different c. Phallic complex
names d. Penis envy complex
d. A stage theory that is not psychoanalytic
13. When a little girl who says she wants her mother to go on
6. In Erickson's theory, what is the unresolved crisis of an vacation so that she can marry her father, Freud believes that
adult who has difficulty establishing a secure, mutual he is voicing a fantasy consistent with?
relationship with a life partner? a. Oedipus complex
a. Initiative vs. Guilt b. Electra complex
b. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt c. Theory of mind
c. Intimacy vs. Isolation d. Crisis of initiative vs. Guilt
d. Trust vs. Mistrust
14. Which of the following can best describe the
7. Alyssa is eight years old, and although she understands preschooler's readiness to learn new task and play activities?
some logical principles, she still has troubles in a. Emerging competency and self-awareness
understanding hypothetical concepts. According to Piaget, b. Theory of the Mind
Alyssa belongs to what particular stage of cognitive c. Relationship with parents
development? d. Growing identification with others
a. Sensorimotor
b. Preoperational 15. James noted that when the preschoolers eagerly begin
c. Concrete operational many new activities but are vulnerable to criticism and
d. Formal operational feelings of failure, they are experiencing what particular
crisis?
a. Identity vs. Role Confusion
b. Initiative vs. Guilt
c. Basic trust vs. mistrust
d. Efficacy vs. Helplessness

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16. What stage of Piaget's Cognitive Development does a 23. What can be the best comparison of the behavior of a 17
person belong to when he can understand specific logical year old girl to that of her 13 year old brother?
ideas and apply them to concrete problems? a. She is more likely critical about herself
a. Preoperational stage b. She tends to be more egocentric.
b. Sensori-motor stage c. She had less confidence in her abilities.
c. Concrete operational stage d. She is more capable of reasoning hypothetically.
d. Formal operational stage
24. According to Erikson, what is the primary task of
17. What is the best explanation of Piaget's concrete adolescent?
operational thought to describe the school-age child's mental a. to establish trust
ability? b. to search for his identity
a. A child can reason logically about things and events he or c. to be more intimate with others
she perceives. d. to establish integrity
b. A child's ability to think about how he thinks
c. Can understand that certain characteristics of an object 25. What is the main source of emotional support for most
remain the same when other characteristics are young people who are establishing independence from their
changed parents?
d. Can understand that moral principles may supersede the a. Older adolescents of the opposite sex
standards of society. b. Older sibling
c. Teachers
18. Elisa who is in between 9 and 11 years of age are most d. Peer groups
likely to demonstrate moral reasoning at which Kohlberg's
stage?
a. Pre-conventional
b. Conventional
c. Post-conventional
d. None of the above

19. According to Kohlberg, a dutiful citizen who obeys the

laws set down by society is at which level of moral
reasoning?
a. Pre-conventional Stage One
b. Pre-conventional Stage Two
c. Conventional
d. Post-conventional

20. Ana, who is low-achieving, shy and withdrawn, is

rejected by most of her peers. her teacher wants to help Ana
increase her self-esteem and social acceptance. What can
Joy's teacher suggest to her parents?
a. Transfer her to a different school
b. Help their daughter improve her motor skills
c. Help their daughter learn to accept more responsibility for
her academic failures
d. Help their daughter improve her skills in relating to peers

21. What is the most accurate definition of puberty stage?

a. Rapid physical growth that occurs during adolescence
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b. Stage when sexual maturation is attained.
c. Rapid physical growth and sexual maturation that ends
childhood
d. Stage when adolescents establish identifies separate from
their parents.

22. Fifteen year old Marie is preoccupied with her

"disgusting appearance" and seems depressed most of the
time. What is the best thing her parents can do to help her get
through this difficult time?
a. Ignore her self-preoccupation because their attention
would only reinforce it.
b. Encourage to "shape up" and not give in the self-pity
c. Kid her about her appearance in the hope that she will see
how silly she is acting.
d. Offer practical advice, such as clothing suggestions, to
improve her body image.