BAPSY Developmental Psychology Across Lifespan 5

Question 1

Diana Baumrind identified which parenting style as most associated with positive child outcomes such as self-reliance and academic success?

Accepted Answer

Authoritative

Answer

Authoritative parenting combines warmth and responsiveness with clear expectations and consistent discipline, producing the best overall outcomes.

Question 2

Which statement best describes the concept of 'plasticity' in lifespan developmental psychology?

Accepted Answer

Development can be modified by experiences, though within biologically set limits

Answer

Plasticity means that development is not rigidly fixed—experience can alter its course—though biological constraints exist, especially as people age.

Question 3

The 'empty nest syndrome' refers to which life transition?

Accepted Answer

Parental distress (especially in mothers) when the last child leaves home

Answer

Empty nest syndrome describes the loss, sadness, and adjustment challenges some parents—particularly mothers—experience when adult children leave the family home.

Question 4

Piaget's concept of 'egocentrism' in preoperational children means they:

Accepted Answer

Cannot take another person's perspective or understand that others see differently

Answer

Preoperational egocentrism is a cognitive limitation—children assume others perceive the world as they do—not a moral failing of selfishness.

Question 5

Kübler-Ross's stage model of grief includes which five stages?

Accepted Answer

Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

Answer

Kübler-Ross proposed denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance as stages individuals may experience when confronting terminal illness or loss.

BAPSY - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Practice Test

BAPSY - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Practice Test

BAPSY Developmental Psychology Across Lifespan 5