Principles of Child Development

CTET Questions On Principles of child development

1. Which of the following is not related to principles of growth and development?
(a) Principle of continuity
(b) Principle of classification
(c) Principle of integration
(d) Principle of individuality
Ans: (b) Principle of classification.

2. Scope of child psychology is
(a) study the characteristics of infancy stage.
(b) study the characteristics of conceptioon
only period only.
(c) study the characteristics of childhood only.
(d) study the characteristics from conception to adolescence.
Ans: (d) study the characteristics from conception to adolescence.

3. In child development-
(a) emphasis is on process.
(b) emphasis is on the role of environment and experience.
(c) it is study from conception to adolescence.
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d) All of the above.

4. Which of the following is a principle of development?
(a) It is a discontinuous process
(b) All processes of development are not inter-connected.
(c) It does not proceed at the same pace for all
(d) Development is always linear
Ans: (c) It does not proceed at the same pace for all.

5. Liendar and Maesh have same age group. They show difference in social and mental development. It is. due to the following principle of development.
(a) Principle of modifiability
(b) Principle of definite and predictable pattern.
(c) Principle of individuality
(d) Principle of uniform pattern
Ans: (c) Principle of individuality.

6. Which one of the following principles is not giving importance to the related factors in the atmosphere of child development?
(a) Principle of uniformity and patten
(b) Principle of social understanding
(c) Principle of continuity
(d) Principle of interrelation.
Ans: (b) Principle of social understanding.

7. Understanding the principles of development of a child helps a teacher in–
(a) effectively catering to the different
learning styles of learners
(b) identifying the social status of learners
(c) identifying the economic background of
the learners
(d) rationalising why the learners ought to be taught
Ans: (a) effectively catering to the different learning styles of learners.

8. Scope of study of child development is–
(a) study of different stages of child
development
(b) study of effects of environment on child development
(c) study of individual differences
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d) All of the above.

9. Which of the following is an internal factor of child development?
(a) Physical ability
(b) Intelligence
(c) All of these
(d) Heredity factor
Ans: (d) Heredity factor.

10. Which one of the following is the true statement corresponding to the Cephalocaudal Principle of child’s development?
(a) Development is from head to foot
(b) Development is from foot to head
(c) Development is from middle to periphery
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a) Development is from head to foot.

11. On the basis of child psychology, Which statement is appropriate?
(a) All the children are homogeneous
(b) Some children are homogeneous
(c) Some children are unique
(d) Every child is unique
Ans: (d) Every child is unique.

12. The central focus of child psychology is-
(a) good teacher
(b) child
(c) teaching process
(d) school
Ans: (b) child

13. Which of the following is external factor of development?
(a) Economic condition
(b) Social condition
(c) Life experiences
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d) All of the above.

14. Why is it important for a teacher to know all the aspects of child development?
(a) To understand and solve the problems of students
(b) To apply appropriate teaching methodology
(c) To develop proper learning environment for the students
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d) All of the above.

15. “Development is a sequential and slow process”, which among the following thinkers is associated with this thought?
(a) Maslow
(b) Skinner
(c) Aristotle
(d) Lovosky
Ans: (b) Skinner.

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16. Development is a never ending process…. with which principle of child development can this thought be associated?
(a) Development is correlated
(b) Development is continuous
(c) Development follows a pattern
(d) Development involves change
Ans: (b) Development is continuous

17. A mother observes that one of her twins have learnt to walk faster than the other. This difference in learning is related to which principle of development?
(a) Development proceeds from head
to toe
(b) Development proceeds stage by
stage
(c) Development proceeds at a different pace for people
(d) Development proceeds from general to
specific
Ans: (c) Development proceeds at a different pace for people.

18. Mita has learned to eat rice and dal with her hand by seeing another girl doing the same. Which principle of development is it associated with?
(a) Development takes place by learning.
(b) Early development is more important than later development.
(c) Development follows a pattern.
(d) Development of individuality
Ans: (a) Development takes place by learning.

19. At lower classes, play-way method of teaching is based on-
(a) theory of physical education programmes
(b) principles of methods of teaching
(c) psychological principles of development and growth
(d) sociological principles of teaching
Ans: (c) psychological principles of development and growth.

20. Which of the following is a principle of development?
(a) All process of development are not
inter-connected
(b) It does not proceed at the same pace for all
(c) Development is always linear
(d) It is a discontinuous process.
Ans: (b) It does not proceed at the same pace for all.

21. Development proceeds from —–to
(a) compex, hard
(b) specific, general
(c) simple, easy
(d) general, specific
Ans: (d) general, specific

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22. The Cephalocaudal Principle of development explains how development proceeds from-
(a) differentiated to integrated functions.
(b) head to toe
(c) rural to urban areas.
(d) general to specific functions.

Ans: (b) head to toe

24. Knowing about principles of growth and development is important for a teacher because:
(a) this knowledge would help the teacher to segregate the children.
(b) the teacher would be able to create a good impression.
(c) this knowledge would help the teacher to provide the children with appropriate learning opportunities.
(d) this would make, Child Development a popular course.
Ans: (c) this knowledge would help the teacher to provide the children with appropriate learning opportunities.

25. Which of the following is not a principle of development?
(a) Development is lifelong.
(b) Development is modifiable.
(c) Development is influenced by both heredity and environment,
(d) Development is universal and cultural contents do not influence it
Ans: (d) Development is universal and cultural contents do not influence it

26. Which of the following is a principle of development?
(a) It does not proceed at the same pace for all
(b) Development is always linear
(c) It is a discontinuous process
(d) All processes of development are
not interconnected.
Ans: (a) It does not proceed at the same pace for all.

27. Human personality is the result of
(a) upbringing and education
(b) interaction between heredity and environment
(c) only environment
(d) only heredity
Ans: (b) interaction between heredity and environment.

28. Expecting students to reproduce knowledge in the same way as it is received-
(a) is an effective assessment strategy
(b) is problematic, because individuals interpret experiences and do not reproduce knowledge as it is received
(c) is good, since we record everything as it is in our brains.
(d) is good, since it is easy for the
teacher to assess.
Ans: (d) is good, since it is easy for the
teacher to assess.

29. Which one of the following statements about development is correct?
(a) Development proceeds from birth
to adolescence in a forward manner
and then it goes backwards.
(6) Developmental changes go forward
in a straight line.
(c) Development Occurs at a different
rate among different individuals.
(d) Development occurs at a very fast pace from birth till adolescence
then it stops
Ans: (d) Development occurs at a very fast pace from birth till adolescence then it stops.

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30. Which one of the following is not. the principle of child development?
(a) All development follows a sequence.
(b) All areas of development are important.
(c) All development results from an interaction of maturation and experience.
(d) All development and learning proceed at an equal rate
Ans: (d) All development and learning proceed at an equal rate.

31. Human development is based on certain principles. Which of the following is not a principle of human development?
(a) Continuity
(b) Sequentiality
(c) General to Specific
(d) Reversible
Ans: (d) Reversible.

32. Renuka learns every lesson very quickly but Rina takes longer to learn them.It denotes the developmental principle of-
(a) continuity
(b) general to specific
(c) individual differences
(d) inter-relationships
Ans: (c) individual differences.

33. Knowing the naive conceptions that students bring to the classroom-
(a) pulls down the teacher’s morale
since it increases his work
(6) does not serve any purpose of the
teacher
(c) helps the teacher to plan teaching
more meaningfully
(d) hampers the teacher’s planning and teaching
Ans: (c) helps the teacher to plan teaching more meaningfully.

34. Which of the following statements about principles of development incorrect?
(a) Development on maturation and learning.
(b) Development takes place due to
a constant interaction between heredity and environment.
(c) Every child goes through stages of development, yet there are wide individual differences among children.
(d) Development is a quantitative process which can be measured precisely.
Ans: (d) Development is a quantitative process which can be measured precisely.

35. The development from central part of the body towards peripheries or
of extremities denotes the-
(a) principles of decentralized development
(b) principles of proximodistal
development
(c) principles of cascade development
(d) principles of radiated development
Ans: (b) principles of proximodistal development.

36. Which of the following is not a principle of development?
(a) Development is relatively orderly
(b) Development takes place gradually over a period of time.
(c) Exact course and nature of development is determined at the time of birth itself.
(d) Individuals develop at different rates.
Ans: (c) Exact course and nature of development is determined at the time of birth itself.

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