RGO Compre Exam (01/22/2023

Question 1

1. Paul was known to be extremely shy as a kid. Surprisingly, he
   grew to love performing in front of people and is now a theater
   actor. Which component of life-span perspective was evident in
   this case?
   A. Development is contextual.
   B. Development is multidimensional.
   C. Development is plastic.
   D. Development involves growth, maintenance, and regulation
   of loss.
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Answer 1

C.

Question 2

2. Students who experienced online classes for 2 years during
   the height of CoViD-19 have reported to be more vulnerable to
   mental health problems and inclined to have lower emotional
   capacity than other generation of learners. This is an example of
   influence.

A. Normative age-graded
B. Normative history-graded
C. Non-Normative life events
D. Non-Normative environment

Answer 2

B

Question 3

3. Which of the following ages are thought to be one’s
   prime age years?

A. First age
B. Second age
C. Third age
D. Fourth age

Answer 3

B

Question 4

4. Aries, 83, became more and more forgetful lately. He also
   started to be more irritated easily and exhibits bouts of anger-
   management difficulties. Aries is said to be experiencing:

A. Normal aging
B. Pathological aging
C. Successfyl aging
D. Both A and C
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Answer 4

A.

Question 5

5. Which is not true about the concepts of ‘Stability’ and ‘Change’ in developmental psychology?

A. Psychoanalytic theorists like Freud, Horney, Klein, and
Erikson are most likely advocates of stability in development.
B. Developmentalists who emphasize change in development
hold an optimistic view of human development.
C.’Stability’ in one’s development is a
result of early
experiences in life.
D.”Change’ in one’s development is a result of heredity.

Answer 5

D.

Question 6

6. Which of the following pairings is correct?

A. Discontinuous development: Quantitative changes
B. Continuous develoment: Qualitative changes
C. Continuous development: Cumulative changes
D. Discontinuous development: Gradual changes

Answer 6

C.

Question 7

7. (L.) Erikson has a more elaborated perspective to psychosexual
   stages of development than Freud. (I1.) While Freud focused on
   biological influences to personality, Erikson emphasized social
   influences. (lIl.) As per Erikson, failure to succeed from the conflict
   in
   the
   early
   stages results to
   maladaptive personality
   development. (IV.) Syntonic and dystonic elements are both
   crucial to one’s development.

A. I, Il, and Ill are correct
B. I, I1, Ill, and IV are correct
C. I, ll, and IV are correct
D. I and Il are correct
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Answer 7

C.

Question 8

8. Let’s say Luis, an infant, was provided with all of his
   physiological needs. He never experienced being starved nor
   any amount of distress as ensured by his parents. As a
   follower of Erikson, you may predict that Luis will:

A. Develop the basic strength of Hope.
B. Experience withdrawal as he grows.
C. Have a healthy balance between his ability to trust and
mistrust others.
D. Most likely be subjected to sensory-distortion.

Answer 8

D.

Question 9

9. Which of the following cognitive milestone indicates that
   the child is now in Pre-operational stage of development
   according to Piaget?

A. Object-permanence
B. Conservation principle
C. Either A or B
D. Neither A nor B

Answer 9

A.

Question 10

10. Which of the following is least likely belonging to the
    group?

A. Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
B. Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory
C. Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Cognitive Theory
D. Miller’s Information Processing Theory

Answer 10

B.

Question 11

11.
Whose
theory
stresses
ethological
development more than the other theories?
factors
in
A. John Bowlby
B. Konrad Lorenz
C. Urie Bronfenbrenner
D. More than one from the above options

Answer 11

D.

Question 12

12. Based from Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory, non-
    normative life events like divorce, loss of a loved one, etc.
    fall under which of the following environmental systems?

A. Macrosystem
B. Exosystem
C. Chronosystem
D. Mesosystem
AC
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Answer 12

C

Question 13

13. Having knowledge of genetic principles in human development,
    can two brown-eyed parents have a blue-eyed child? Choose the
    best answer.

A. No, because having 2 parents with brown eyes shall produce a
brown-eyed offspring.
B. Yes, given that each parent has a dominant gene for brown eye
and a recessive gene for blue eye.
C. Maybe, it’s a matter of which feature will manifest during
fertilization.
D. Yes, since it’s the iris part of the eye that will determine its color.

Answer 13

B.

Question 14

14. This chromosomal disorder in males includes having an
    extra X chromosome and is usually manifested physically as
    having undeveloped testes and enlarged breasts.

A. Fragile X syndrome
B. Klinefelter syndrome
C. Turner syndrome
D. XYY syndrome

Answer 14

B.

Question 15

15.
is a prenatal medical procedure in which a
small portion of the placenta is removed to test for genetic
defects and chromosomal abnormalities.

A. Amni¢centesis
B. Maternal blood screening
C. Chorionic villus sampling
D. Sonography

Answer 15

C.

Question 16

18. ________ provides support and nutrition to the embryo
    during pre-hatal development.
    A. Amnion
    B. Placenta
    C. Umbilical cord
    D. Trophoblast

Answer 16

D.

Question 17

19. Endoderm: Surface parts
    Ectoderm: Internal parts

A. Both statements are correct.
B. Both statements are incorrect.
C. Only the first statement is correct.
D. Only the second statement is correct.

Answer 17

B.

Question 18

21. Which of the following statements is not true?

A. Lamaze method aims to help women focus on controlling
their pain during childbirth.
B. Bradley method of childbirth is achieved through deep
breathing and relaxation techniques, with twe
aid of a
partner or labor coach.
C. Lamaze and Bradley method are both natural methods of
childbirth.
D. None of the above.
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Answer 18

A.

Question 19

22. This newborn assessment evaluates an infant’s heart rate,
    respiratory effort, muscle tone, body color, and reflex irritability
    few minutes after birth.

A. Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale
B. Ballard Examination for Gestational Age
C. Bayley Scales of Infant Development
D. Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, and Respiration (APGAR SCALE)

Answer 19

D.

Question 20

23. Infants tend to use their whole hands before being ablè to
    control their fingers. This motor development coincides with:

A. Cephalocaudal pattern
B. Proximodistal pattern
C. Either A or B
D. Neither A nor B

Answer 20

B.

Question 21

24. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Infants who lose weight for the first several days after birth
are more vulnerable to illnesses.
B. Infants’ dramatic physical guawth is gradual and stable.
C. The rate of growth among infants slows down by the second
year.
D. All of the above.

Answer 21

C.

Question 22

25. Your elder sister recently gave birth to your niece and decided to do
    bed-sharing with her daughter during sleep. Having background about
    the risks for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, what would yo,recommend
    to your sister?

A. Advice her to do bed-sharing in order to closely monitor her child
during sleep for any irregularities.
B.
Bed-sharing is a good idea so as to practice ‘Kangaroo’ care which
may decrease the chance of SIDS.
C. Disagree with it as bed-sharing increases sleep-related problems and
deaths including SIDS.
D. Encourage it so as to make breastfeeding more convenient for both
the mother and the baby.

Answer 22

C.

Question 23

26. Which of the following is not an advantage of bottle-
    feeding for infants?

A. Formula milk is digested quickly.
B. Other people may help in feeding the infant.
C. Convenient and flexible.
D. None of the above.

Answer 23

A.

Question 24

27. Which of the following milestones in gross motor
    development is least likely correct?

A. 2-4.8 months: Rolling over
B. 5 - 10 months: Stand with support
C. 4.8 - 7.9 months: Sit without support
D. 6 - 10 months: Stand alone

Answer 24

D.

Question 25

28. Baby Joe deliberately throws and rolls his ball to different angles to see how far it can reach. This reflects which sub-stage of Piaget's sensorimotor stage of development? A. Primary circular reactions B. Secondary circular reactions C. Tertiary circular reactions D. Internalization

Answer 25

C.

Question 26

29. "Ma" "pa", and "da" are examples of an important aspect of infant's language development that begins on the 6th month. A. Holophrases B. Babbling C. Cooing D. Gurgling

Answer 26

B.

Question 27

30. According to Bowlby's attachment theory, during this phase, attachment becomes focused on one figure, as the baby gradually learns to distinguish familiar from unfamiliar. A. Phase 1 B. Phase 2 C. Phase 3 D. Phase 4

Answer 27

B.

Question 28

31. What is the leading cause of death among young children? A. Cancer B. Cardio-vascular diseases C. Accident D. Malnutrition

Answer 28

C.

Question 29

32. Sam, told her father that the table hurt her, after bumping onto it. This is an example of: A. Animism B. Object-permanence C. Centration D. Principle of conservation

Answer 29

A.

Question 30

33. This requires changing the level of support given to a child to maximize learning. A. Orienting process B. Scaffolding C. Both A and B D. Neither A nor B

Answer 30

B.

Question 31

34. Coleen was careful not to disobey her parents because she believes that disobedient children get spanked. This exhibits which type of morality according to Piaget? A. Autonomous morality B. Pre-conventional morality C. Heteronomous morality D. Conventional morality

Answer 31

C.

Question 32

35. At what stage does gender identity starts to takes place? A. Infancy B. Early childhood C. Middle:late childhood D. Adolescence

Answer 32

B.

Question 33

36. This refers to a process in which areas of the brain that are not being used lose synaptic connections and areas that are used show increased connections. A. Myelination B. Neurogenesis C. Synaptic pruning D. Neural migration

Answer 33

C.

Question 34

37. Arranging objects from the smallest to the largest one is an example of which concrete operations? A. Transitivity B. Seriation C. Classification D. Identitv From

Answer 34

B.

Question 35

38. The following are criteria that characterize gifted children as per Winner (1996) except: A. Has genetic disposition to be gifted B. Precocity C. Marching to their own drummer D. Has passion to master

Answer 35

A.

Question 36

39. Ella is quite popular to her circle of acquaintances and loved by many of them but at the same time, is being disliked by several. Which peer status does Ella belong to? A. Popular B. Neglected C. Controversial D. Rejected

Answer 36

C.

Question 37

41. "No one ever understands me. I must be the most unlucky teen ever to be in this kind of life.", said by 15-year-old Ally. Which component of adult egocentrism is shown by Ally? A. Imaginary audience B. Personal fable C. Hypothetical-deductive reasoning D. Narcissism

Answer 37

B.

Question 38

42. Erikson's own story during his youth wherein he wandered before committing himself to a career is an example of which process of identity formation? A. Identity moratorium B. Identity foreclosure C. Identity diffusion D. Identity achievement

Answer 38

A.

Question 39

43. Which of the following incorrectly describes an emerging adult? A. They are characterized by experimentation and exploration. B. They are likely to experience instability due to transitioning from adolescence to adulthood. C. They are often considered as the 'sandwich generation'. D. Emerging adults tend to have great, deal of autonomy and be self-focused individuals.

Answer 39

C.

Question 40

44. Who among the following does not reflect post-formal thought? A. Arc believes that his authoritarian style towards his students will not be the best strategy to employ to his own children in instilling discipline. B. Ann resigned immediately from her work when she realized that she is no longer happy and fulfilled in what she does. C. Marie decided to consult with her colleagues in handling her patient as she becomes aware that she is developing counter- transference, D. Rhian never lets her guard down even after successfully solving a problem in her business and would anticipate worst-case scenario.

Answer 40

B.

Question 41

45. Leading causes of death among adolescents? A. Unintentional Injuries B. Homicide C. Suicide D. All of the following

Answer 41

D.

Question 42

Which is mostly describe adolescence? A. They are characterized by experimentation and exploration. B. They are likely to experience instability due to transitioning from adolescence to adulthood. C. They are often considered as the 'sandwich generation'. D. Emerging adults tend to have great, deal of autonomy and be self-focused individuals.

Answer 42

A.