Multiple Choice Questions________ plays a significant role in the development of personality.
A blend of heredity and environment
Number of examinations
Heredity
Environment
Which of the following best describes the extent of effect of heredity upon development?
Heredity determines how far an individual will develop
Heredity determines how far an individual can develop
Both (A) and (B)
Neither (A) nor (B)
Which one of these is a principle of child development?
Development occurs due to interaction between maturation and experience
Development can accurately predict the pace of each individual child
Experience is the sole determinant of development
Development is determined by reinforcement and punishment
In the context of 'nature-nurture' debate, which one of the following statements seems appropriate to you?
A child is like a blank slate whose character can be moulded by the environment into any shape
Children are genetically predisposed to what they would be like irrespective of whatever environment they grow up in
Environmental influences only have a little value in shaping up a child's behaviour which is primarily genetically determined
Heredity and environment are inseparably interwoven and both influence development
D.
Heredity and environment are inseparably interwoven and both influence development
The nature and nurture have the collaborative effect on the individual, both are inseparable, say, for instance, highly intelligent parents will have high intelligence child , this can only be said if the child's genetics is supported by the environment, if the individual is genetically programmed to have high intelligence but he/she will not be provided with an opportunity then the intelligence will suffer.
Which one of these is not a principle of development?
Development is modifiable
Development is governed and determined by culture alone
Development is life-long
Development is influenced by both heredity and environment
_______ is the sum total of innate personality characteristics.
Similarity
Continuality
Heredity
Pugnacity
Normal males have XY chromosomes whereas normal females have
XX chromosomes
XYY chromosomes
XXX chromosome
X chromosome
Latency period in psychosexual development is related to the age range of
2-5 years
6 to puberty
18-20 years
20-22 years
According to _______, 'Development of the child is the product of heredity and environment'.
Woodworth
Garrett
Holland
Thorndike
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