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Perdev Quiz-1st Grading

The document is a 20 question quiz about personal development and human development across the lifespan. It covers topics like personality development, influences on personality, life stages like childhood, adolescence and adulthood. Questions ask about defining characteristics of each life stage like dependence, independence, identity development. It also covers self-development topics like benefits, steps to improve oneself, and building skills like problem solving, creativity and self-awareness.

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Perdev Quiz-1st Grading

The document is a 20 question quiz about personal development and human development across the lifespan. It covers topics like personality development, influences on personality, life stages like childhood, adolescence and adulthood. Questions ask about defining characteristics of each life stage like dependence, independence, identity development. It also covers self-development topics like benefits, steps to improve oneself, and building skills like problem solving, creativity and self-awareness.

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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT QUIZ

Direction: Select the best answer.

1._______________ is the complex of mental characteristics that makes each of us unique from other
people

a. Heredity b. emotional tone c. personality

2. Our personalities developed as a result of ______________________.


a. genetic inheritance b. environmental influences c. both of the above

3. Which of the following things can have an effect on the development of an individual's
personality?
a. physical and mental capabilities b. health and physical appearance
c. skin color, gender, and sexual orientation d. all of the above

4. The traditional approach to development emphasizes

a. little change from birth through old age

b. extensive change from birth to adolescence, adulthood, and old age

c. extensive change from birth to adulthood, then little change for the rest of the life span

d. extensive change from birth to adolescence, little or no change in adulthood, then decline in late
old age.

5. The traditional and life-span perspectives are contrasting views of developmental change.
According to the life-span perspective, when do developmental changes occur?

a. during infancy and early childhood

b. during adolescence and early adulthood

c. during middle and late adulthood

d. throughout the entire life cycle

6. Allan spends a great deal of time working and trying to establish his career. He also has been
thinking about how his personal relationship is going and considering whether it could be long-term
and lead to establishing a family. Allan is MOST LIKELY in:

a. late adolescence b. early adulthood c. middle adulthood d. late adulthood

7. The period of development during which school readiness skills are developed and most free
time is spent playing with friends is called:
a. infancy b. early childhood c. middle childhood d. late childhood

8. Paul depends almost completely on his parents. He is just learning to recognize things that he
wants and how to get them. Paul is in the development period called:

a. late childhood b. middle childhood c. early childhood d. infancy


9. Which period of development is characterized by establishing independence, developing an
identity, and thinking more abstractly?

a. middle childhood b. late childhood c. adolescence d. early adulthood

10. Self-development is described as 'investing in you'

a. True b. False c. not sure of it

11. Choose the correct steps towards personal development

a. Take an honest look at your life. b. Reflect on what you think you need to do to
change.
c. Make a decision to invest in yourself d. All of the above.

12. In order to influence people around you in a positive way and at the same time enable them
to grow you need to make sure you do self-development every single day
a. True b. False

13. There are many benefits associated with personal development. Choose the correct options
below

a. Improving self-awareness b. Improving or learning new skills


c. Building or renewing identity/self-esteem d. Discouraging strengths or talents
e. Enhancing lifestyle or the quality of life
14. Gang and creativity age when self-help skills, social skills, school skills and play are develop.
a. Pre-natal stage b. Early childhood stage c. Late childhood stage
15. This is the transition age from childhood to adulthood.
a. Middle age b. Infancy c. Adolescence d. Early adulthood
16. It allows you to focus only in achieving a specific goal without being distracted by less important
things.
a. Self- confidence b. Determination c. Persistence d. creativity
17. It allows you to find extraordinary way to carry out specific action that no one has tried to use.
a. creativity b. Problem solving skills c. Generating ideas
18. Includes knowledge and skills that we acquire in the process of cognitive and practical activities
a. problem-solving skills b. Experience c. Stress management skill
19. Most failures emanate from weakness that are not recognized or probably recognized but not
given appropriate attention
a. False b. true c. maybe
20. Derived from social interactions that provide insight into how others react to you.
a. self-concept b. self-knowledge c. self-awareness

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