GATE XH-C5 C5.9 Development across the life span PYQs & Answers

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Kohlberg argues that moral reasoning passes through different levels as people mature. In one of the levels, he proposes that the individual’s reasoning fits what many societies consider to be acceptable moral rules. Which level is this?

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Pre-conventional level

Conventional level

Post-conventional level

Adult level

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The nature-nurture debate concerns the ____________ impact of heredity and environment.

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Relative

Absolute

Linear

Geometric

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Parenting style in which parents are so involved that children are permited to behave without set limits is termed as ______.

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Permisive neglectful parenting

Permisive indulgent parenting

Authoritarian parenting

Willful parenting

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Match the following theories of aging. P. Cellular-Clock Theory Q. Wear-and-Tear Theory R. Free-radical Theory S. Activity Theory (i) Oxygen molecule with unstable electron (ii) Elderly person who remain active in some way adjust more positively to ageing (iii) Cells are limited in number of times they can reproduce to repair damage (iv) Body organs and cell tissues wear out with repeated use and abuse

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P-ii; Q-iv; R-i; S-iii

P-iv; Q-i; R-iii; S-ii

P-iii; Q-ii; R-i; S-iv

P-iii; Q-iv; R-i; S-ii

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In language development which of the following statement(s) is/are true:

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The ability to distinguish speech from non-speech sound is likely to develop before the age of three months.

The ability to distinguish between words, without understanding their meaning, is likely to develop before the age of seven months.

Babbling is not likely to develop before the age of six months.

The ability to use single words is not likely to begin before the age of ten months.

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Which of the following is/are correct regarding the pre-operational stage (2-7 years) of the cognitive development theory of Piaget?

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Infants develop a sense of object permanence.

Tendency of a child to focus only on one feature of an object, while ignoring other relevant features.

The inability of the young child to mentally reverse an action.

The child can conserve, reverse their thinking and classifying objects in terms of various characters.

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____________________________ explains aging as a process of mutual withdrawal of individual and society, whereas __________________________ assumes positive correlation between activity and successful aging.

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Decay theory, Engagement theory

Balance theory, Engagement theory

Disengagement theory, Activity theory

Withdrawal theory, Activity theory

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Erickson’s fifth stage of psychosocial development is

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Identity vs role confusion

Intimacy vs isolation

Generative vs stagnation

Integrity vs despair

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According to Kohlberg’s theory of Moral development, at which level individuals judge morality in terms of abstract principles?

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Pre-conventional

Post-conventional

Conventional

Transcendental

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Proximo-distal direction of development explains the nature of the development from _____.

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Top to bottom

Internal organs to external organs

Centre to periphery

Sensory organ to motor organs

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