Practise 27 real Federal Board questions on Developmental Psychology from 2024 to 2025. See the answer and explanation as soon as you answer.
Developmental Psychology is one of the 8 main chapters in our Federal Board FSC Psychology question bank (12th class), and about 10% of its real questions come from it. Tayyari Karo has 27 real questions on this chapter from 2024 to 2025; 16 are multiple choice and marked instantly, and the rest are short and long questions with a model answer. By difficulty: 21 medium, 6 easy.
Work through the questions below, then open the explanation for each one. Redo the ones you missed a few days later.
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During prenatal development when heart and brain become prominent it is called a/an:
Answer: D. Embryo
During the embryonic stage, major organs including the heart and brain begin to form and become prominent.
According to Erickson's theory of psychosocial development what must happen before one moves from one stage to another?
Answer: A. Resolution of crisis
In Erikson's theory, an individual must resolve the specific psychosocial crisis of a stage before healthily progressing to the next.
Developmental Psychology studies the human life span from:
Answer: A. Prenatal period to death
Developmental psychology covers the entire lifespan, beginning with the prenatal period through to death.
What is the basic unit of knowledge?
Answer: D. Schema
According to Piaget, the schema is the basic mental unit/building block of organized knowledge.
Developmental Psychology studies the human life span from:
Answer: A. Prenatal period to death
Developmental psychology studies change across the whole human life span, from conception/prenatal development until death.
According to Piaget object permanence occurs in ________ stage.
Answer: A. Sensory motor
Object permanence — understanding that objects continue to exist even when unseen — develops during the sensorimotor stage.
What is meant by development? Briefly explain social development.
Development refers to the systematic, qualitative and quantitative changes in an individual's physical, cognitive, emotional and social functioning that occur progressively across the entire lifespan, from conception to death.
Social development is the process by which an individual learns to interact effectively with others, forms relationships, develops social skills, and internalizes the norms, values and roles of their society. …
The full model answer is in the app.
What is the key idea of 'ego integrity vs despair' in Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development? At what stage of life does it occur?
'Ego integrity vs despair' is the eighth and final stage of Erikson's psychosocial development theory, occurring in old age (roughly 65 years and older). Its key idea is that as people near the end of life, they reflect back on the life they have lived. If they feel their life was meaningful, well-lived and productive, they achieve a sense of ego integrity — wisdom, acceptance, and contentment with their life as a whole, including its successes and failures. However, if they perceive their life as full of missed opportunities, regrets and unresolved failures, they experience despair — feelings of bitterness, hopelessness, and fear of approaching death. …
The full model answer is in the app.
| Session | Questions |
|---|---|
| 2025 1st Annual | 9 |
| 2025 2nd Annual | 8 |
| 2024 Annual | 10 |
27 real Federal Board (FBISE) Psychology questions on Developmental Psychology from 2024 to 2025, for 12th class. Each one shows the session it came from.
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