(Psy 4) Ch-4 Question Bank
(Psy 4) Ch-4 Question Bank
1. Development is commonly described in terms of periods of stages. Mention all the stages a
human goes through.
2. What are the cognitive developments that an infant goes through when s/he is 3 months old.
Explain with examples.
3. When does the child starts developing bonding with the parents? Describe in context with
Harlow’s Experiment.
4. “During early childhood some important developments in the child takes place”, what are those
developments?
5. Explain the concept of “Hypothetical deductive reasoning” as given by Piaget. Support the writing
with example.
6. Draw the table for the stages of human development as given by:
a. Jean Piaget
b. Erik Erikson
c. Lawrence Kohlberg
7. What is egocentrism according to you? Do you think it persist in adolescence as well? Y/N. How
it is different in childhood and in adolescent?
8. Compare the cognitive, psychosocial and moral development as given by Piaget, Erikson &
Kohlberg.
b. Personal fable
c. Imaginary audience
13. What are genotype and phenotype? Write a case study to prove that you truly possess the
knowledge.
14. “Old is a fearful stage of human life span?” Do you agree with the statement? Y/N. Support your
answer with opinions.
18. What are the major motor reflexes found in new born? Explain with age & activity.
19. What are gross and fine movements? Draw a table to show these in early childhood.
20. How would you explain the difference between gender and sex? What are their roles in the
society? Write how do you dream of a society that enjoys equality.
22. Being a student of psychology, how would you help a fellow student who is experiencing some
eating disorder?
23. How would you divide adulthood into stages? Write in detail the main issues faced in each of
these stages.
b. Animism
c. Centration
d. Attachment
e. Separation anxiety
f. Attachment
g. Cephalocaudal trend
h. Proximodistal trend
i. Puberty
j. Teratogens
k. Object permanence