Influence Of Environment and Heredity : Child Development and pedagogy
1. Which of the following strategies
would promote meaning making in
children? (CTET- July 2019, Paper-2)
(a) Transmission of information using
punitive measures
(b) Using punitive measures
(c) Uniform and standardized testing
(d) Exploration and discussion
Ans: (d) Exploration and discussion.
2. A Child’s development is the result of—(CTET- May 2016, Paper-1)
(a) upbringing
(b) a combination of heredity and environment
(c) heredity
(d) environment
Ans: (b) a combination of heredity and environment.
3. Giftedness is due to (CTET- July 2013, Paper-1)
(a) Genetic makeup
(b) Environmental motivation
(c) Combination of (a) and (b)
(d) Psychosocial factors
Ans: (c) Combination of (a) and (b)
4. Which one of the following is true about the role of heredity and environment in the development of a child? (CTET– July 2013, Paper-1)
(a) The relative contributions of peers and genes are not additive.
(b) Heredity and environment do not operate together.
(c) Propensity is related to environment while actual development requires heredity.
(d) Both heredity and environment contribute 50% each in the development of a child.
Ans: (a) The relative contributions of peers and genes are not additive.
5. Which of the following will foster
creativity among learners?(CTET- June 2011, Paper-1)
(a) Emphasizing achievement goals
from the beginning of school life
(b) Coaching students for good marks
in the examination
(c) Teaching the students the practical
value of good education
(d) Providing opportunities to questions and to nurture the innate talents of every learner.
Ans: (d) Providing opportunities to questions and to nurture the innate talents of every learner.
6. Which one of the following statements is true about the role of heredity and environment? (CTET- Dec 2018, Paper-1)
(a) A child’s ability to learn and perform is completely decided by the genes.
(b) Good care and a nutritious diet can
fight off any disorder a child is born with.
(c) Environment plays a significant
role only in the child’s language development.
(d) Certain aspects of development are
influenced more by heredity and others more by environment.
Ans: (d) Certain aspects of development are influenced more by heredity and others more by environment.
Influence Of Environment and Heredity : Child Development and pedagogy
7. Which of the following statements is (CTET- Feb 2011, Paper-1) true?
(a) Genetic makeup impacts responsiveness of an individual to qualities of the environment.
(b) Adoptive children possess same IQs as their adoptive siblings.
(c) Experience does not influence brain development.
(d) Intelligence remains unaffected by the schooling.
Ans: (a) Genetic makeup impacts responsiveness of an individual to qualities of the environment.
8. Aaryan says that language development innate one’s influenced by predisposition while Dipali feels that it is because of the environment. This discussion between Aaryan and Dipali is about (CTET- Feb 2015, Paper-1)
(a) Stability and Instability argument.
(b) Continuous and Discontinuous
learning.
(c) Nature and Nurture debate.
(d) Critical and Sensitive feeling.
Ans: (c) Nature and Nurture debate.
9. The nature-nurture debate refers to
(CTET- Sep 2014, Paper-1)
(a) genetics and environment
(b) behaviour and environment
(c) environment and biology
(d) environment and upbringing
Ans: (a) genetics and environment.
10. What is meant by ‘nature’ in ‘nature-nurture controversy?(CTET- Sep 2015, Paper-1)
(a) The environment around us
(b) Biological givens or the hereditary information.
(c) Temperament of an individual
(d) Complex forces of the physical and social world.
Ans: (b) Biological givens or the hereditary information.
11. A 6-year-old girl shows exceptional sporting ability. Both of her parents are sportspersons, send her for coaching everyday and train her on weekends. Her capabilities are most likely to be the result of an interaction between: (CTET- Sep 2016, Paper-1)
(a) health and training
(b) discipline and nutrition
(c) heredity and environment
(d) growth and development
Ans: (c) heredity and environment.
12. Heredity is considered as a social structure.(CTET- June 2011, Paper-2)
(a) primary
(b) secondary
(c) dynamic
(d) static
Ans: (d) static
13. Environmental factors that shape development include all of the following except (CTET-June 2012, Paper-2)
(a) quality of education
(b) physique
(C) quality of nutrition
(d) culture
Ans: (b) physique
14. Which Of The following is predominantly a heredity related factor? (CTET- June 2012, Paper-2)
(a) Attitude towards peer group
(b) Thinking pattern
(c) Colour of the eyes
(d) Participation in social activities
Ans: (c) Colour of the eyes
15. Which of the following statements
support the role of the environment in the development of a child? (CTET- July 2013, Paper-2)
(a) Some students quickly process
information while others in the same class do not.
(b) There has been a steady increase in
students average performance on IQ tests in the last few decades.
(c) Correlations between IQs of identical twins raised in different homes are as high as.0.75.
(d) Physically fit children are often found to be morally good.
Ans: (b) There has been a steady increase in students’ average performance on IQ tests in the last few decades.
16. Which one of the following statements is true regarding the role of heredity and Environment in human development? (CTET- Feb 2014, Paper-2)
(a) The role of environment is almost fixed, whereas the impact of heredity can be altered.
(b) The theories based on the behaviourism’ are largely based on the role of ‘nature’ in human development.
(c) The relative effects of heredity and environment vary in different areas of development.
(d) The policy of compensatory discrimination of the Government of India is based on the role of nature’ in human development.
Ans: (c) The relative effects of heredity andenvironment vary in different areas of development.
Influence Of Environment and Heredity : Child Development and pedagogy
17. A lot of debate surrounds whether girls and boys have specific sets of abilities due to their genetic materials. Which one of the following are you most likely to agree with in this context? (CTET- Feb 2015, Paper-2)
(a) Girls are socialized to be caring while boys are discouraged to show emotions such as crying.
(b) After puberty boys and girls cannot play with each other since their interests are complete opposites.
(c) All girls have inherent talent for arts while boys are genetically programmed to be better at aggressive sports.
(d) Boys cannot be caring since they are born that way.
Ans: (a) Girls are socialized to be caring while boys are discouraged to show emotions such as crying.
18. In the context of ‘nature nurture’ debate, which one of the following
statements seem appropriate to you?
(CTET- Feb 2015, Paper-2)
(a) A child is like a blank slate whose character can be moulded by the environment into any shape.
(b) Environmental influences only
have a little value in shaping up a
child’s behaviour which is primarily
genetically determined.
(c) Heredity and environment are
inseparably interwoven and both
influence development.
(d) Children are genetically predisposed to what they would be like irrespective of whatever environment they grow up in.
Ans: (c) Heredity and environment are
inseparably interwoven and both
influence development.
19. Nowadays, there is a tendency to refer to ‘wrong concepts’ of children as alternative conceptions’. This could be attributed to (CTET- Feb 2016, Paper-2)
(a) children’s understanding being nuanced and their being passive in
their own learning.
(b) recognition that children are capable
of thinking and their thinking is different from that of adults.
(c) using fancy terms to describe children’s errors
(d) children being thought of as adults in their thinking.
Ans: (b) recognition that children are capable of thinking and their thinking is different from that of adults.
20. “Environmental factors do not play any role in shaping an individual, since growth of each individual is determined by his genetic makeup.” This statement is (CTET- Feb 2016, Paper-2)
(a) incorrect, since there have been several researches to prove that environment can have a major influence on development.
(b) correct, since the genetic makeup of an individual is very strong.
(c) correct, since there have been several researches to prove that genetic material alone predicts an individual’s development
(d) incorrect, since the environment contributes little in factors to an individualI’s growth and development.
Ans: (a) incorrect, since there have been several researches to prove that environment can have a major
21. The unique interaction of can result in different paths and outcomes of development. (CTET- Sep 2016, Paper-2)
(a) challenges; limitations
(b) heredity; environment
(C) stability; change
(d) exploration; nutrition
Ans: (b) heredity; environment.
22. Which of the following strategies would promote meaning-making in children? (CTET- Jul 2019, Paper-2)
(a) Transmission of information
(b) Using punitive measures
(c) Uniform and standardized testing
(d) Exploration and discussion
Ans: (d) Exploration and discussion
23. Which of the following statements about the role of heredity and environment in human development is correct?(CTET- Dec 2019, Paper-2)
(a) The only reason for individual differences is heredity.
(b) Environmental influences totally shape the development of a human.
(c) Neither heredity or environment influence human development.
(d) Heredity and environment both influence human development in a complex interplay.
Ans: (d) Heredity and environment both influence human development in a complex interplay.
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