PYC2602
EXAM PREPARATION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2016 - 2019
, 2019 OCT/NOV
1) Which of the following can be viewed as a function(s) or advantage(s) of theories?
A. A theory summarises and explains presently known facts
B. A theory aims to predict future behaviour
C. A theory stimulates new research
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
1. a & b
2. d
3. e
2) Learning theories made valuable contributions to child psychology because they …
A. Regarded culture as an important factor.
B. Paid adequate attention to developmental change.
C. Created an awareness of the significance of environmental factors.
D. Created an awareness of the importance of biological factors.
E. Emphasised the importance of scientific research.
1. a
2. c & e
3. b, d & e
3) Which of the following statements is the key assumption of the biological perspective?
A. It deals with the ways in which children process information
B. It holds the belief that biological factors are the only determinants of behaviour
C. It emphasizes the psychosexual development
D. It emphasizes the primary role of heredity, the nervous system and the endocrine system in the determination
of behaviour
E. It emphasizes psychosocial development
1. a, b, c & e
2. d
3. All of the above
4) A sensitive period in development is…
A. A stage of development where certain external influences may have a maximum effect on development, but
they may also have an effect before or after the sensitive period
B. A stage of development when a specific type of learning can take place before or after the sensitive period that
specific learning is difficult or even impossible
C. A form of learning that takes place during a short, early period in life of an organism when attachment to
members of the same species and sometimes to members of some other species occurs
D. d) A synonym for critical or optimal periods of development
E. e) A predetermined developmental timetable, without the input or influence from the environment
1. a
2. b, c, d & e
3. All of the above
5) The psychodynamic perspective holds the view that
A. All forms of behaviour tend to be adaptive
B. Unconscious psychological motives such as drives or urges influence development
C. The nervous system and especially the brain has an influence on behaviour
D. Development occurs according to a prearranged schema
EXAM PREPARATION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2016 - 2019
, 2019 OCT/NOV
1) Which of the following can be viewed as a function(s) or advantage(s) of theories?
A. A theory summarises and explains presently known facts
B. A theory aims to predict future behaviour
C. A theory stimulates new research
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
1. a & b
2. d
3. e
2) Learning theories made valuable contributions to child psychology because they …
A. Regarded culture as an important factor.
B. Paid adequate attention to developmental change.
C. Created an awareness of the significance of environmental factors.
D. Created an awareness of the importance of biological factors.
E. Emphasised the importance of scientific research.
1. a
2. c & e
3. b, d & e
3) Which of the following statements is the key assumption of the biological perspective?
A. It deals with the ways in which children process information
B. It holds the belief that biological factors are the only determinants of behaviour
C. It emphasizes the psychosexual development
D. It emphasizes the primary role of heredity, the nervous system and the endocrine system in the determination
of behaviour
E. It emphasizes psychosocial development
1. a, b, c & e
2. d
3. All of the above
4) A sensitive period in development is…
A. A stage of development where certain external influences may have a maximum effect on development, but
they may also have an effect before or after the sensitive period
B. A stage of development when a specific type of learning can take place before or after the sensitive period that
specific learning is difficult or even impossible
C. A form of learning that takes place during a short, early period in life of an organism when attachment to
members of the same species and sometimes to members of some other species occurs
D. d) A synonym for critical or optimal periods of development
E. e) A predetermined developmental timetable, without the input or influence from the environment
1. a
2. b, c, d & e
3. All of the above
5) The psychodynamic perspective holds the view that
A. All forms of behaviour tend to be adaptive
B. Unconscious psychological motives such as drives or urges influence development
C. The nervous system and especially the brain has an influence on behaviour
D. Development occurs according to a prearranged schema
