Full Portion Test 1

1. Which of the following do not belong to laws of perceptual grouping?

1. Law of figure and ground
2. Law of good continuation
3. Law of common fate
4. Law of closure
5. Law of proximity

2. Which sensory modality is most commonly used to test span of attention?

3. The percepts are based on:

1. What we sense
2. What we know
3. What we infer
4. What we conform

4. Which is the correct sequence of stages involved in creative thinking?

5. Assertion (A): By using computer models in decision-making, many problems in an organisation can be solved.
Reason (R): Thinking is complex information’s processing and involves the use of symbols.

6. Assertion (A): Imagination is necessary element of creative activity in art and literature.
Reason (R): Imagination helps the individual to indulge in fancy dreams at a higher level.

7. As the infant grows, his mental ability __________

8. Consider the following statements:

1. Language can be spoken, signed or written.
2. Humans make new sentences each time they speak. This refers to the concept that language is creative.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

9. Assertion (A): The language comprehension skills of human exceed that of chimpanzees.
Reason (R): The language production skills of humans exceed that of chimpanzees.

10. Match the following:

List I (Type of Thinking)
a) Perceptual thinking
b) Conceptual thinking
c) Reflective thinking
d) Creative thinking

List II (Concept)
1) Abstract thinking
2) Insightful thinking
3) Divergent thinking
4) Concrete thinking

11. Match the following:

List I (Concept)
a) Heuristics
b) Mental set
c) Inductive reasoning
d) Thinking

List II (Meaning)
1) Manipulating Information
2) Guidelines
3) Fixating
4) Specific to general

12. Which of the following indicate aspects of language development?
a) Pragmatics
b) Syntax
c) Imprinting
d) Semantics

13. Rules within a language indicating how words can be combined into meaningful sentences refer to _________

14. Reasoning at the human level begins in ____________

15. The properties of many different things brought together in a single idea is called _________

16. Stages of moral development for children were emphasized by _________

17. According to J.S. Bruner, gestures are ____________

18. The words that children seem to use in the earliest stage of language acquisition are known as ________

19. The smallest unit of speech is known as ________

20. The field of psychology, which is concerned with the ways in which people use linguistic competency to generate and understand language is known as _______

21. Which of the following are the developmental tasks of late childhood?

1. Getting ready to read
2. Developing a conscience
3. Learning to get along with age-mates
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

22. Assertion (A): In concrete operational stage, child develops the ability to think logically, about concrete objects and situations.
Reason (R): Child become less egocentric in their thinking.

23. Assertion (A): According to Erickson, the psycho-social conflict of late adulthood is ego integrity versus despair.

Reason (R): Life satisfaction in late adulthood is highest when you maintain your previous level of activity.

24. Temporary support that parents provide to a child to do a task until the child can do it alone, is termed as _______

25. Arrange the following stages of development in correct sequence:

1. Generativity v/s Self-absorption
2. Initiative v/s Guilt
3. Intimacy v/s Isolation

26. Consider the following statements:
1. According to Piagetian theory, cognitive development is influenced by perception.
2. According to Erickson, trust is the ability to fuse one’s identity with someone else’s without fear.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

27. ____________ is an impairment of language functioning caused by damage to the brain?

28. The view that ‘Thinking is nothing, but implicit speech’ is expressed by _________

29. Match the following:

List I (Period)
a) Prenatal period (மகப்பேறுக்கு முற்பட்ட காலம்)
b) Neonatal period (பிறந்த குழந்தை)
c) Early Infancy (ஆரம்பகால குழந்தை பருவம்)
d) Late Infancy (பிற்பகுதியில் குழந்தை பருவம்)

List II (Development)
1) First 3 or 4 weeks
2) Zygote
3) 15 to 30 months
4) 1 to 2 months

30. Consider the following statements:

1. Jean Piaget focused on derivation.
2. Piaget revised the theory of stages of cognitive development.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?