GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED SOLUTIONS 2026
◉ What is Development? Answer: Behavioral changes and functional
abilities and skills. (not easily measured)
◉ What is Maturation? Answer: Process of becoming fully grown,
developed and involves physiological and behavioral aspects of
individual
◉ Development occurs in Answer: Cephalocaudal direction,
proximodistal manner, simple to complex
◉ Cephalocaudal Answer: Head to toe Ex Raise head before sitting
up
◉ Proximodistal Answer: Center out Ex baby moves arm before use
of hand and fingers
◉ Pattern of G & D is ______ , ____ and ____ but does not proceed at a
consistent rate. Answer: continuous, orderly, predictable
,◉ T or F Everyone goes through the same developmental process
but through the stages of G&D at individual rate. Answer: True
◉ Which stage of development is most critical? Answer: Prenatal
stage
◉ Psychosocial Answer: consist of subject feelings and interpersonal
relationships
◉ Cognitive Answer: characterized by intellectual process of
knowing.
Perception, memory, judgment.
Develops as person grows up
◉ Moral Answer: Value system, helps differentiating right and
wrong
◉ Spiritual Answer: Sense of personal meaning Ex. relationship with
higher power, God
◉ Holistic Answer: Caring for the whole person
◉ T or F Lack of progress doesn't affect other aspects. Answer: False
, ◉ What influences growth and development Answer: Genetics,
Environment, Nutrition, Heredity, Cultural
◉ Maslows hierarchy of needs Answer: Cant go to next level without
achieving level before
◉ Freud Answer:
◉ Erikson Answer:
◉ Havighurst and his 6 stages Answer: Psycosocial, learned for life
Infancy & early childhood
Middle childhood
Adolescence
Early Adulthood
Middle adulthood
Later maturity
◉ Piaget Answer:
◉ Kohlberg Answer:
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED SOLUTIONS 2026
◉ What is Development? Answer: Behavioral changes and functional
abilities and skills. (not easily measured)
◉ What is Maturation? Answer: Process of becoming fully grown,
developed and involves physiological and behavioral aspects of
individual
◉ Development occurs in Answer: Cephalocaudal direction,
proximodistal manner, simple to complex
◉ Cephalocaudal Answer: Head to toe Ex Raise head before sitting
up
◉ Proximodistal Answer: Center out Ex baby moves arm before use
of hand and fingers
◉ Pattern of G & D is ______ , ____ and ____ but does not proceed at a
consistent rate. Answer: continuous, orderly, predictable
,◉ T or F Everyone goes through the same developmental process
but through the stages of G&D at individual rate. Answer: True
◉ Which stage of development is most critical? Answer: Prenatal
stage
◉ Psychosocial Answer: consist of subject feelings and interpersonal
relationships
◉ Cognitive Answer: characterized by intellectual process of
knowing.
Perception, memory, judgment.
Develops as person grows up
◉ Moral Answer: Value system, helps differentiating right and
wrong
◉ Spiritual Answer: Sense of personal meaning Ex. relationship with
higher power, God
◉ Holistic Answer: Caring for the whole person
◉ T or F Lack of progress doesn't affect other aspects. Answer: False
, ◉ What influences growth and development Answer: Genetics,
Environment, Nutrition, Heredity, Cultural
◉ Maslows hierarchy of needs Answer: Cant go to next level without
achieving level before
◉ Freud Answer:
◉ Erikson Answer:
◉ Havighurst and his 6 stages Answer: Psycosocial, learned for life
Infancy & early childhood
Middle childhood
Adolescence
Early Adulthood
Middle adulthood
Later maturity
◉ Piaget Answer:
◉ Kohlberg Answer:
