Child and Adolescent Development

1. Linda is in Grade 2 but she still could not write legibly and a slow reader - characteristics of a
Grade 1 pupil. What will be a maturationist teacher would do?
a. Require Linda to undergo remedial and tutorial classes after classes and at home (Wrong answer)
b. Recommend that Linda should be put back to Grade 1 for her to learn
c. Make the classroom more conducive to learning for Linda to be motivated to learn
d. Pair Linda an individualized instruction for every lesson (Wrong answer)
2. Which theory states that everything in the environment surrounding the children affects their
development and that each contains roles, norms, and rules that can powerfully shape
development?
a. Ecological Systems
b. Socio-cultural(Wrong answer)
c.Maturationist
d. Behaviorist (Wrong answer)
3.What theory of development assumes that every individual has the ability and motivation to reach
more advanced levels of maturity, and people naturally seek to reach their full potential?
a. Humanist
b. Cognitivist (Wrong answer)
c. Evolutionary
d. Behaviorist(Wrong answer)
4.What aspect of development do children display when they frequently quarrel but tend to be short
duration and easily forgotten?
a. Physical
b. Emotional(Wrong answer)
c. Social
d. Moral (Wrong answer)
5. Which is NOT an example of a developmental task which arises from physical maturation?
a. Learning to stand and walk (Wrong Answer)
b. Behaving accordingly in front of the opposite sex (Wrong Answer)
c. Learning to read and choosing an occupation
d. Learning to control urine and bowel
6. Which developmental task arises from pressures of society?
a. Learning to stand
b. Behaving accordingly in front of the opposite sex (Wrong Answer)
c. Learning to read
d. Choosing an occupation(Wrong Answer)
7. How does the media affect adolescents‘ self esteem NEGATIVELY?
a. It strengthens adolescents‘ identity through violent T.V. programs
b. It promotes cultural, stereotypes and discriminating standards of body image for adolescents to
follow(wrong answer)
c. It promotes undesirable body images that adolescents tend to follow blindly
d. It helps adolescents create desirable body image which is detrimental for their self-esteem (wrong
answer)
8. Which refers to the stage wherein individuals particularly adolescents explore or commit to values,
beliefs and goals that shape to their identity?
a. Identity status(wrong answer)
b. Identity style
c.Identity commitment (wrong answer)
d. Identity crisis
9. Which refers to the individual ‘s belief about his or her self?
a. Maturation
b. Self-esteem(wrong answer)
c.Identity (wrong answer)
d. Self-concept
10. Which is used to elicit description about self-concept?
a. States of Internal Consistency Incorrect(wrong answer)
b. Identity Style Inventory(wrong answer)
c. Twenty Statement Test
d. Q-Sort Method
11. Social development is shaped by the interactions and relationships that adolescents form as they
grow older. Which of the theories on human development supports this idea?
a. Ecological Systems Theory
b. Information Processing Theory
c.Laws of Learning Theory (wrong answer)
d. Behaviorist Learning Theory (wrong answer)
12. Which is NOT TRUE about adolescents’ social development?
a. During adolescence, children develop qualitative ways of knowing another person (wrong answer)
b. As adolescents mature, their social networks expand and different types of relationships were
formed
c.Adolescents learn to prioritize in order to manage and balance multiple relationships (wrong
answer)
d. As adolescents begin to create their identity, they tend to be more obedient to established rules at
home and in school
13. How do technology and social networks influence social development?
a. These provide adolescents with important information about the world around them (wrong
answer)
b. These enable adolescents to create and expand their relationships and interactions with other
people
c. These provide adolescents a sense of identity and belongingness which decline during the period
of Adolescence
d. These help adolescents become more engaged in community affairs thus making them
responsible members of the community (wrong answer)
14. Why do adolescents engage in risk-taking behaviors?
I. Peer acceptance
II. Self- assessment
III. Identity formation
IV. Popularity and prestige
a. II, III, IV
b. I, II, III, IV
c.I, II, III (wrong answer)
d. I, III, IV (wrong answer)
15. Evaluate the following statements.
I. Students from schools with better facilities perform better than students from school with less
facilities
II. The learning outcomes and standards set by the school affect students’ academic achievement
a. Statement II is true (wrong answer)
b. Neither of the statements is true (wrong answer)
c. Both statements are true
d. Statement I is true
16. When Daisy got to high school, she was overwhelmed because the work was a lot harder and
she spent hours and hours every day studying and doing homework. What was the motive of Daisy’s
adjustment?
a. Being overwhelmed by school works (wrong answer)
b. Harder works (wrong answer)
c. Accomplish the requirements
d. Spend hours to study
17. How could the concept of adjustment be utilized in teaching?
a. It could serve as guide for teachers in setting curricular goals and standards (wrong answer)
b. It could serve as standards for objective assessment of students’ progress and achievement
c. It could be used in determining the cognitive abilities of the students
d. It could be used to determine effective intervention programs for academically challenged
students (wrong answer)
18. Which classroom activity encourages academic achievement and self-esteem?
I. Direct instruction
II. Discovery learning
III. Class competitions
IV. Collaborative learning
a. I and IV
b. III and IV (wrong answer)
c. II and IV (wrong answer)
d. I and III
19. Which is NOT a consideration in planning for intervention programs for exceptional students in
regular classrooms?
a. The implications of the intervention programs to normal‘ students(wrong answer)
b. The goals and methods of evaluation of the intervention programs (wrong answer)
c. The Incorporation of students‘ strengths in to the intervention programs
d. The capability of the teacher in implementing the intervention
20. When should an intervention program like Individualized Education Program be developed?
a. When the students is initially referred for special education
b. After the pre-referral team evaluates the student(Wrong Answer)
c. When the student is found to have a disability (Wrong Answer)
d. During the gathering of information about the student
21. Who compose the pre-referral team?
I. Parents
II. Student
III. Teachers
IV. Guidance counselor
a. I, II, III and IV
b. III and IV
c. I, III and IV(Wrong Answer)
d. I and III (Wrong Answer)
22. According to the recent police reports, law offenders are getting younger. However, these young
offenders are not punished because the laws in the Philippines exempt those below 15 years old
from criminal liabilities. Which is the best intervention that the community could do to prevent or
resolve the problem?
a. Implement programs in which young members of the community will be productive and more
involved in community affairs (Wrong Answer)
b. Give them punishments that are appropriate for their age and in accordance with beliefs and value
system of the community
c. Implement a curfew to prevent or lessen the occurrence of crimes (Wrong Answer)
d. Put up facilities that will serve as jail for the young law offenders
23. Teacher Rhea wants to teach the concept of human rights to her young students. What must she
emphasize?
a. The responsibilities that come with every right
b. The historical and legal bases of children’s rights (Wrong Answer)
c. Different forms of human rights violations
d. Ways on how to protect their rights (wrong answer)
24. Rights that guarantee individual’s access to education, basic needs and employment are
__________?
a. Developmental-Survival rights (wrong Answer)
b. Cultural – Educational rights
c. Civil-political rights
d. Economic-Social rights (wrong Answer)

1.Dr. Escoto, the school physician conducted a physical examination in Ms. Manuel's class. What
concept best describes the quantitative increase observed by Dr. Escoto among learners in terms of
height and weight?
a. Development
b. Growth
c. Learning
d. Maturation
Answer: B
2. Which situation best illustrates the concept of growth?
a. A kinder pupil gains 2 pounds within two months.
b. A high school student gets a score of 85 in mental ability test.
c. An education student has gained knowledge on approaches and strategies in teaching different
subjects
d. An elementary grader has learned to play piano.
Answer: A
3.Which statements below best describes development?
a. A high school student's height increased by 5'2" to 5'4"
b. A high school student's change in weight from 110 lbs. to 125 lbs.
c. A student had learned to operate the computer
d. A student's enlargement of hips
Answer: C
4.What concept can best describes Francisco's ability to walk without a support at age of 12 months
because of the "internal ripening" that occured in his muscles, bones and nervous system
development?
a. Development
b. Growth
c. Learning
d. Maturation
Answer: D
5.Teacher Jesus in now 69 years old has been observing changes in himself such as the aging
process. Which term refers to the development change in the individual?
a. Development
b. Growth
c. Learning
d. Maturation
Answer: D
6. Manuel, a five-year old boy can hold his pen and write his name with his right hand. Which term
describes Manuel's action/ behavior?
a. Development
b. Growth
c. Learning
d. Maturation
Answer: A
7. Which of the following theory can help Miss Samson determine the readiness of her learners by
administering a readiness test?
a. Conditioning Theories
b. Cognitive Development Theory
c. Maturation Theory
d. Ethological Theory
Answer: C
Mr. Francisco was very much worried about the thumb sucking of his son. A friend of him says that
certain behavior among infants. Who presented that notion that certain behavior like thumb-sucking
is normal behavior?
A. Sigmund Freud
b. Erick Ericson
c. John Bowlly
d. Urie Bronfrenbenner
Answer: A
9. A newborn infant move his whole body at one time, instead of moving a part of it. Which of the
following principles is illustrated by his behavior?
a. Development proceeds from specific to general.
b. Development proceeds from general to specific.
c. Development follows an orderly pattern.
d. Development follows a general pattern.
Answer: B
10. Train up a child in the way he should be; when he grows up, he will not depart from it. Which
principle supports this?
a. Development is determined by his heredity
b. Development is determined by the environment
c. Early development is more critical than the late development
d. Early development is less critical than late development.
Answer: B
11. Which state of the psycho-sexual theory does young boys experience rivalry with their father for
their mother's attention and affection?
a. Oral
b. Anal
c. Phallic
d. Latency
Answer: C
12. Angela focuses her attention on the school work and vigorous play that consume most of her
physical energy. Which stage of psychosexual theory illustrates her behavior?
a. Oral
b. Anal
c. Phallic
d. Latency
Answer: D
13. Which of the following is likely to be developed if infants are shown genuine affection?
a. Trust
b. Autonomy
c. Initiative
d. Industry
Answer: A
14. Christian develops an integral and coherent sense of self. He seeks answers to the question.
"Who am I"? Which of the following is Christian likely to develop?
a. Initiative
b. Identity and Role Confusion
c. Intimacy
d. Autonomy
Answer: B
15. Ms. Reyes uses images and language to represent and understand her various lessons to
preschool learners. What stage in the cognitive theory of development explains this?
a. Sensorimotor
b. Preoperational
c. Concrete operation
d. Formal operation
Answer: B
16. Connie develops concepts necessary for everyday living, builds healthy attitudes towards
oneself, and achieve personal independence. These are among the attributes of an individual in
what particular stage?
a. Infancy and early childhood
b. Middle childhood
c. Adolescence
d. Early adulthood
Answer: B
17. Some children are more active than others, as everyone knows-extremely highlevels of activity
or hyperactivity are considered problematic. How may a teacher help a child who is hyperactive?
a. Make him the leader of the class
b. Transfer him to another class
c. Give him challenging activities that are appropriate to his ability level and interests.
d. Allow him to spend longer at the playground until he gets tired.
Answer: C
18. Tessa gets jealous whenever she sees her father showing love and affection to her mother.
Which of the following is she showing according to Freud?
a. Complex
b. Phallic
c. Electra Complex
d. Oedipus Complex
Answer: C
19. In Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development, which of the following statements would illustrate
Edward who is 11 years old?
a. Able to see relationships and to reason in the abstract.
b. Unable to breakdown a whole into separate parts.
c. Differentiates goals and goal-directed activities.
d. Experiments with methods to reach goals.
Answer: A
20. Trisha goes with her mother in school. She enjoys the workplace of her mother. Which of the
following ecological theories is illustrated by the situation?
a. Microsystem
b. Mesosystem
c. Exosystem
d. Macrosystem
Answer: C
21. Lito, a student in secondary level tends to spend more time with his friends and his family, thus,
his behavior is greatly affected by them. In which stage in the Psychosocial Stages of Development
does Lito belong?
a. Autonomous vs Shame and Doubt
b. Identity vs. Role Confusion
c. Intimacy vs. Isolation
d. Initiative vs. Guilt
Answer: D
22. Anna believes that authority is respected. She is now in what particular level in moral
development theory of Lawrence Kholberg?
a. Social contract
b. Law and order orientation
c. Interpersonal concordance
d. Universal ethics orientation
Answer: A
23. What level has a four year old learner like Maryann reached when she acquired new skills such
as putting the same shapes and the same colors together?
a. Development
b. Maturation
c. Zone of Proximal Development
d. Learning
Answer: C
24. Which of the following principles can be the basis of the growing realization of the significance of
the early childhood education?
a. The young children are capable of doing many things at an early stage.
b. The child should be seen and should learn.
c. The first five years of life are the formative years of the child.
d. Early childhood experiences can be interesting and challenging.
Answer: B
25. Which of the following learner's characteristics will affect most of the learners learning in the
academic class?
a. His affective characteristics
b. His cognitive characteristics
c. His psychomotor characteristics
d. His socio-emotional characteristics
Answer: B
26.Which of the following is true about human development?
a. Human development considers both maturation and learning.
b. Development refers to the progressive series of changes of an orderly coherent type toward the
goal of maturity.
c. Development is the gradual and orderly unfolding of the characteristics of the individuals as they
go through the successive stages of growth.
d. All of the above
Answer: D
27. What do you call the quantitative increase in terms of height and weight as observed by the
school physician during the physical examination of the students?
a. Development
b. Growth
c. Learning
d. Maturation
Answer: B
28. Mrs. Gomez conducts research on the psychosocial domain of development. In what particular
area of the child's development is Mrs. Gomez most likely to be interested with?
a. Perceptual abilities
b. Brain-wave patterns
c. Emotions
d. Use of language
Answer: C
29. Which of the following is the correct order of psychosexual stages proposed by Sigmund Freud?
a. Oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage, latency stage, genital stage
b. Anal stage, oral stage, phallic stage, latency stage, genital stage
c. Oral stage, anal stage, genital stage, latency stage, phallic stage
d. Anal stage, oral stage, genital stage, latency stage, phallic stage
Answer: A
30. What is the best description of Erickson's psychosocial theory of human development?
a. Eight crises all people are thought to lace
b. Four psychosocial stages in latency period
c. The same number of stages as Freud's, but with different names
d. A stage theory that is not psychoanalytic
Answer: A
31. In Erickson's theory, what is the unresolved crisis of an adult who has difficulty establishing a
secure, mutual relationship with a life partner?
a. Initiative vs. Guilt
b. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
c. Intimacy vs. Isolation
d. Trust vs. Mistrust
Answer: C
32. Alyssa is eight years old, and although she understands some logical principles, she still has
troubles in understanding hypothetical concepts. According to Piaget, Alyssa belongs to what
particular stage of cognitive development?
a. Sensorimotor
b. Preoperational
c. Concrete operational
d. Formal operational
Answer: C
33.Which of the following provides the best broad description of the relationship between heredity
and environment in determining height?
a. Heredity is the primary influence, with environment affecting development only in severe
situations.
b. Heredity and environment contribute equally to development
c. Environment is the major influence on physical characteristics.
d. Heredity directs the individual's potential and environment determines whether and to what degree
the individual reaches the potential.
Answer: A
34. What is the correct sequence of prenatal stages of development?
a. Embryo, germinal, fetus
b. Germinal, fetus, embryo
c. Germinal, embryo, fetus
d. Embryo, fetus, germinal
Answer: C
35. When a baby realized that a rubber duck which has fallen out of the tub must be somewhere on
the floor, he is likely to achieved what aspect of cognitive development?
a. Object permanence
b. Deferred imitation
c. Mental combinations
d. Goal-directed behavior
Answer: A
36. Which of the following will be Freud's description of the child's behavior if he he has biting,
sarcastic manner?
a. Anally expulsive
b. Anally retentive
c. Fixated in the oral stage
d. Experiencing the crisis of trust vs. mistrust
Answer: C
37. What is Freud's idea about a young boy's guilt feelings brought about by jealousy of his father's
relationship with his mother?
a. Electra complex
b. Oedipus complex
c. Phallic complex
d. Penis envy complex
Answer: B
38. When a little girl who says she wants her mother to go on vacation so that she can marry her
father, Freud believes that he is voicing a fantasy consistent with?
a. Oedipus complex
b. Electra complex
c. Theory of mind
d. Crisis of initiative vs. Guilt
Answer: B
39. Which of the following can best describe the preschooler's readiness to learn new task and play
activities?
a. Emerging competency and self-awareness
b. Theory of the Mind
c. Relationship with parents
d. Growing identification with others
Answer: A
40. James noted that when the preschoolers eagerly begin many new activities but are vulnerable to
criticism and 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
Answer: B
41. What stage of Piaget's Cognitive Development does a person belong to when he can understand
specific logical ideas and apply them to concrete problems?
a. Preoperational thought
b. Operational thought
c. Create operational thought
d. Formal operational thought
Answer: C
42. What is the best explanation of Piaget's concrete operational thought to describe the school-age
child's mental ability?
a. A child can reason logically about things and events he or she perceives.
b. A child's ability to think about how he thinks
c. Can understand that certain characteristics of an object remain the same when other
characteristics are changed
d. Can understand that moral principles may supersede the standards of society.
Answer: C
43. Elisa who is in between 9 and 11 years of age are most likely to demonstrate moral reasoning at
which Kohlberg's stage?
a. Pre-conventional
b. Conventional
c. Post-conventional
d. None of the above
Answer: B
44. 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
Answer: C
45. 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
Answer: D
46. What is the most accurate definition of puberty stage?
a. Rapid physical growth that occurs during adolescence
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.
Answer: C
47. 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.
Answer: D
48. What can be the best comparison of the behavior of a 17 year old girl to that of her 13 year old
brother?
a. She is more likely critical about herself
b. She tends to be more egocentric.
c. She had less confidence in her abilities.
d. She is more capable of reasoning hypothetically.
Answer: D
49. According to Erikson, what is the primary task of adolescent?
a. To establish trust
b. To search for his identity
c. To be more intimate with others
d. To establish integrity
Answer: B
50. What is the main source of emotional support for most young people who are establishing
independence from their parents?
a. Older adolescents of the opposite sex
b. Older sibling
c. Teachers
d. Peer groups
Answer: D
By: http://www.prcboard.com/1.Dr. Escoto, the school physician conducted a physical examination in
Ms. Manuel's class. What concept best describes the quantitative increase observed by Dr. Escoto
among learners in terms of height and weight?
a. Development
b. Growth
c. Learning
d. Maturation
Answer: B
2. Which situation best illustrates the concept of growth?
a. A kinder pupil gains 2 pounds within two months.
b. A high school student gets a score of 85 in mental ability test.
c. An education student has gained knowledge on approaches and strategies in teaching different
subjects
d. An elementary grader has learned to play piano.
Answer: A
3.Which statements below best describes development?
a. A high school student's height increased by 5'2" to 5'4"
b. A high school student's change in weight from 110 lbs. to 125 lbs.
c. A student had learned to operate the computer
d. A student's enlargement of hips
Answer: C
4.What concept can best describes Francisco's ability to walk without a support at age of 12 months
because of the "internal ripening" that occured in his muscles, bones and nervous system
development?
a. Development
b. Growth
c. Learning
d. Maturation
Answer: D
5.Teacher Jesus in now 69 years old has been observing changes in himself such as the aging
process. Which term refers to the development change in the individual?
a. Development
b. Growth
c. Learning
d. Maturation
Answer: D
6. Manuel, a five-year old boy can hold his pen and write his name with his right hand. Which term
describes Manuel's action/ behavior?
a. Development
b. Growth
c. Learning
d. Maturation
Answer: A
7. Which of the following theory can help Miss Samson determine the readiness of her learners by
administering a readiness test?
a. Conditioning Theories
b. Cognitive Development Theory
c. Maturation Theory
d. Ethological Theory
Answer: C
Mr. Francisco was very much worried about the thumb sucking of his son. A friend of him says that
certain behavior among infants. Who presented that notion that certain behavior like thumb-sucking
is normal behavior?
A. Sigmund Freud
b. Erick Ericson
c. John Bowlly
d. Urie Bronfrenbenner
Answer: A
9. A newborn infant move his whole body at one time, instead of moving a part of it. Which of the
following principles is illustrated by his behavior?
a. Development proceeds from specific to general.
b. Development proceeds from general to specific.
c. Development follows an orderly pattern.
d. Development follows a general pattern.
Answer: B
10. Train up a child in the way he should be; when he grows up, he will not depart from it. Which
principle supports this?
a. Development is determined by his heredity
b. Development is determined by the environment
c. Early development is more critical than the late development
d. Early development is less critical than late development.
Answer: B
11. Which state of the psycho-sexual theory does young boys experience rivalry with their father for
their mother's attention and affection?
a. Oral
b. Anal
c. Phallic
d. Latency
Answer: C
12. Angela focuses her attention on the school work and vigorous play that consume most of her
physical energy. Which stage of psychosexual theory illustrates her behavior?
a. Oral
b. Anal
c. Phallic
d. Latency
Answer: D
13. Which of the following is likely to be developed if infants are shown genuine affection?
a. Trust
b. Autonomy
c. Initiative
d. Industry
Answer: A
14. Christian develops an integral and coherent sense of self. He seeks answers to the question.
"Who am I"? Which of the following is Christian likely to develop?
a. Initiative
b. Identity and Role Confusion
c. Intimacy
d. Autonomy
Answer: B
15. Ms. Reyes uses images and language to represent and understand her various lessons to
preschool learners. What stage in the cognitive theory of development explains this?
a. Sensorimotor
b. Preoperational
c. Concrete operation
d. Formal operation
Answer: B
16. Connie develops concepts necessary for everyday living, builds healthy attitudes towards
oneself, and achieve personal independence. These are among the attributes of an individual in
what particular stage?
a. Infancy and early childhood
b. Middle childhood
c. Adolescence
d. Early adulthood
Answer: B
17. Some children are more active than others, as everyone knows-extremely highlevels of activity
or hyperactivity are considered problematic. How may a teacher help a child who is hyperactive?
a. Make him the leader of the class
b. Transfer him to another class
c. Give him challenging activities that are appropriate to his ability level and interests.
d. Allow him to spend longer at the playground until he gets tired.
Answer: C
18. Tessa gets jealous whenever she sees her father showing love and affection to her mother.
Which of the following is she showing according to Freud?
a. Complex
b. Phallic
c. Electra Complex
d. Oedipus Complex
Answer: C
19. In Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development, which of the following statements would illustrate
Edward who is 11 years old?
a. Able to see relationships and to reason in the abstract.
b. Unable to breakdown a whole into separate parts.
c. Differentiates goals and goal-directed activities.
d. Experiments with methods to reach goals.
Answer: A
20. Trisha goes with her mother in school. She enjoys the workplace of her mother. Which of the
following ecological theories is illustrated by the situation?
a. Microsystem
b. Mesosystem
c. Exosystem
d. Macrosystem
Answer: C
21. Lito, a student in secondary level tends to spend more time with his friends and his family, thus,
his behavior is greatly affected by them. In which stage in the Psychosocial Stages of Development
does Lito belong?
a. Autonomous vs Shame and Doubt
b. Identity vs. Role Confusion
c. Intimacy vs. Isolation
d. Initiative vs. Guilt
Answer: D
22. Anna believes that authority is respected. She is now in what particular level in moral
development theory of Lawrence Kholberg?
a. Social contract
b. Law and order orientation
c. Interpersonal concordance
d. Universal ethics orientation
Answer: A
23. What level has a four year old learner like Maryann reached when she acquired new skills such
as putting the same shapes and the same colors together?
a. Development
b. Maturation
c. Zone of Proximal Development
d. Learning
Answer: C
24. Which of the following principles can be the basis of the growing realization of the significance of
the early childhood education?
a. The young children are capable of doing many things at an early stage.
b. The child should be seen and should learn.
c. The first five years of life are the formative years of the child.
d. Early childhood experiences can be interesting and challenging.
Answer: B
25. Which of the following learner's characteristics will affect most of the learners learning in the
academic class?
a. His affective characteristics
b. His cognitive characteristics
c. His psychomotor characteristics
d. His socio-emotional characteristics
Answer: B
26.Which of the following is true about human development?
a. Human development considers both maturation and learning.
b. Development refers to the progressive series of changes of an orderly coherent type toward the
goal of maturity.
c. Development is the gradual and orderly unfolding of the characteristics of the individuals as they
go through the successive stages of growth.
d. All of the above
Answer: D
27. What do you call the quantitative increase in terms of height and weight as observed by the
school physician during the physical examination of the students?
a. Development
b. Growth
c. Learning
d. Maturation
Answer: B
28. Mrs. Gomez conducts research on the psychosocial domain of development. In what particular
area of the child's development is Mrs. Gomez most likely to be interested with?
a. Perceptual abilities
b. Brain-wave patterns
c. Emotions
d. Use of language
Answer: C
29. Which of the following is the correct order of psychosexual stages proposed by Sigmund Freud?
a. Oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage, latency stage, genital stage
b. Anal stage, oral stage, phallic stage, latency stage, genital stage
c. Oral stage, anal stage, genital stage, latency stage, phallic stage
d. Anal stage, oral stage, genital stage, latency stage, phallic stage
Answer: A
30. What is the best description of Erickson's psychosocial theory of human development?
a. Eight crises all people are thought to lace
b. Four psychosocial stages in latency period
c. The same number of stages as Freud's, but with different names
d. A stage theory that is not psychoanalytic
Answer: A
31. In Erickson's theory, what is the unresolved crisis of an adult who has difficulty establishing a
secure, mutual relationship with a life partner?
a. Initiative vs. Guilt
b. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
c. Intimacy vs. Isolation
d. Trust vs. Mistrust
Answer: C
32. Alyssa is eight years old, and although she understands some logical principles, she still has
troubles in understanding hypothetical concepts. According to Piaget, Alyssa belongs to what
particular stage of cognitive development?
a. Sensorimotor
b. Preoperational
c. Concrete operational
d. Formal operational
Answer: C
33.Which of the following provides the best broad description of the relationship between heredity
and environment in determining height?
a. Heredity is the primary influence, with environment affecting development only in severe
situations.
b. Heredity and environment contribute equally to development
c. Environment is the major influence on physical characteristics.
d. Heredity directs the individual's potential and environment determines whether and to what degree
the individual reaches the potential.
Answer: A
34. What is the correct sequence of prenatal stages of development?
a. Embryo, germinal, fetus
b. Germinal, fetus, embryo
c. Germinal, embryo, fetus
d. Embryo, fetus, germinal
Answer: C
35. When a baby realized that a rubber duck which has fallen out of the tub must be somewhere on
the floor, he is likely to achieved what aspect of cognitive development?
a. Object permanence
b. Deferred imitation
c. Mental combinations
d. Goal-directed behavior
Answer: A
36. Which of the following will be Freud's description of the child's behavior if he he has biting,
sarcastic manner?
a. Anally expulsive
b. Anally retentive
c. Fixated in the oral stage
d. Experiencing the crisis of trust vs. mistrust
Answer: C
37. What is Freud's idea about a young boy's guilt feelings brought about by jealousy of his father's
relationship with his mother?
a. Electra complex
b. Oedipus complex
c. Phallic complex
d. Penis envy complex
Answer: B
38. When a little girl who says she wants her mother to go on vacation so that she can marry her
father, Freud believes that he is voicing a fantasy consistent with?
a. Oedipus complex
b. Electra complex
c. Theory of mind
d. Crisis of initiative vs. Guilt
Answer: B
39. Which of the following can best describe the preschooler's readiness to learn new task and play
activities?
a. Emerging competency and self-awareness
b. Theory of the Mind
c. Relationship with parents
d. Growing identification with others
Answer: A
40. James noted that when the preschoolers eagerly begin many new activities but are vulnerable to
criticism and 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
Answer: B
41. What stage of Piaget's Cognitive Development does a person belong to when he can understand
specific logical ideas and apply them to concrete problems?
a. Preoperational thought
b. Operational thought
c. Create operational thought
d. Formal operational thought
Answer: C
42. What is the best explanation of Piaget's concrete operational thought to describe the school-age
child's mental ability?
a. A child can reason logically about things and events he or she perceives.
b. A child's ability to think about how he thinks
c. Can understand that certain characteristics of an object remain the same when other
characteristics are changed
d. Can understand that moral principles may supersede the standards of society.
Answer: C
43. Elisa who is in between 9 and 11 years of age are most likely to demonstrate moral reasoning at
which Kohlberg's stage?
a. Pre-conventional
b. Conventional
c. Post-conventional
d. None of the above
Answer: B
44. 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
Answer: C
45. 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
Answer: D
46. What is the most accurate definition of puberty stage?
a. Rapid physical growth that occurs during adolescence
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.
Answer: C
47. 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.
Answer: D
48. What can be the best comparison of the behavior of a 17 year old girl to that of her 13 year old
brother?
a. She is more likely critical about herself
b. She tends to be more egocentric.
c. She had less confidence in her abilities.
d. She is more capable of reasoning hypothetically.
Answer: D
49. According to Erikson, what is the primary task of adolescent?
a. To establish trust
b. To search for his identity
c. To be more intimate with others
d. To establish integrity
Answer: B
50. What is the main source of emotional support for most young people who are establishing
independence from their parents?
a. Older adolescents of the opposite sex
b. Older sibling
c. Teachers
d. Peer groups
Answer: D