Five-year-olds who were surprised to discover that a Blind-Aids box contained pencils subsequently delighted in anticipating their friend’s false belief about the contents of the box. This best illustrates that the children had developed a(n):

A. conventional morality
B. theory of mind
C. concept of conservation
D. secure attachment

In order to make education useful for all the children:

A. The aptitude of the students must be honored
B. All students should not be treated as possessing equal abilities
C. Their abilities should be given importance
D. All of the above

Four-years-old Karen can’t remember anything of the first few months of her life. This is best explained by the fact that:

A. she lacked language skills for organizing her early life experiences
B. experiences shortly after birth area a meaning less blue of darkness and light
C. later experiences in life interfered with Karen’s earlier memories
D. most brain cells do not yet exist at the time of birth

Growth refers to:

A. Increase in height and weight
B. Increase in size
C. Strengthening of human skeleton
D. All of the above

According to Chomsky, humans have a________to develop language.

A. perceptual set
B. telegraphic readiness
C. learning set
D. biological predisposition

The Russian psychologist Vygotsky suggested their children’s ability to solve problems is enhanced by:

A. basic trust
B. egocentrism
C. imprinting
D. inner speech

Heredity refers to those traits which are transmitted to the children:

A. Parents
B. Environment
C. Educational institution
D. All of the above

The ‘quantitative changes’ of body are called:

A. Activity
B. Growth
C. Maturation
D. Adolescence

At the moment of conception, when a male’s sperm fertilizes the female’s egg’ the single cell that is formed is called the:

A. Blastula
B. Embryo
C. Fetus
D. Zygote

The three basic emotions which appear to be unlearned but take time to develop are:

A. affection, anger, fear
B. excitement, jealousy, anger
C. delight, jealousy, fear
D. anger, fear, joy