Psychology
.Jean Piaget was not only a psychologist but also a:
· A. Sociologist
· B. Mathematician
· C. Epistemologist
· D. None of the above
Ans: (C) Epistemologist
143. Jean Piaget is a world-renowned psychologist for his explorations of the:
· A. Social development of children
· B. Emotional development of children
· C. Psychological development of children
· D. Cognitive development of children
Ans: (D) Cognitive development of children
144. According to Piaget, infants rely on their senses to understand the world around them in the:
· A. Occupational stage
· B. Sensorimotor stage
· C. Sensorial stage
· D. None of the above
Ans: (B) Sensorimotor stage
145. Pre-school children develop an increased capacity for language and symbolic thinking in the stage called by Piaget:
· A. Sensorimotor stage
· B. Operational stage
· C. Preoperational stage
· D. None of the above
Ans: (C) Preoperational stage
146. Children think logically and begin to see the world from others’ perspectives at the stage:
· A. Preoperational
· B. Occupational
· C. Concrete operational
· D. None of the above
Ans: (C) Concrete operational
147. Hypothetical and abstract reasoning with systematic problem-solving and abstract thinking starts at:
· A. Concrete operational stage
· B. Preoperational stage
· C. Formal operational stage
· D. None of the above
Ans: (C) Formal operational stage
148. In Piaget’s theory, the first two years of life are stages called the:
· A. Paralinguistic
· B. Exploratory
· C. Sensorimotor
· D. Preoperational
Ans: (C) Sensorimotor
149. According to Piaget, the major accomplishment of the sensorimotor stage is:
· A. Abstract thinking
· B. Egocentrism
· C. Centration
· D. None of these
Ans: (B) Egocentrism
150. During the stage of concrete operations, children:
· A. Understand the concept of reversibility
· B. Do not yet understand the concept of conservation
· C. Are able to solve abstract problems
· D. None of these
Ans : A. Understand the concept of reversibility
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151. Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development states that:
· A. Children are egocentric during the stage of preoperational thought
· B. Object permanence is developed during the stage of concrete operational thought
· C. As children proceed from the stage of preoperational thought to the stage of formal operations, they achieve a sense of conservation and reversibility
· D. Child development is largely culturally determined
Ans: (C) As children proceed from the stage of preoperational thought to the stage of formal operations, they achieve a sense of conservation and reversibility
152. B.F. Skinner (1904-1990) is considered by most to be one of the pivotal psychologists of the:
· A. Eighteenth century
· B. Nineteenth century
· C. Twentieth century
· D. Twenty-first century
Ans: (C) Twentieth century
153. Skinner was an American psychologist best known for the theory called:
· A. Classical conditioning
· B. Social conditioning
· C. Formal conditioning
· D. Operant conditioning
Ans: (D) Operant conditioning
154. Operant conditioning states that learning occurs as a result of the _______ the subject receives in response to a particular behavior:
· A. Rewards only
· B. Punishment only
· C. Rewards and punishments
· D. None of the above
Ans: (C) Rewards and punishments
155. According to John Dewey, the teacher should guide students in the way of knowledge as a _______ in the learning process:
· A. Facilitator
· B. Guider
· C. Philosopher
· D. Partner
Ans: (D) Partner
156. Which educator gave the idea of Behaviorism in the education system?
· A. John Locke
· B. Thorndike
· C. Herbert Spencer
· D. Watson
Ans: (D) Watson
157. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, whose focus was the study of the development of the mind?
· A. Jean Piaget
· B. William James
· C. Hill Gard
· D. William Stern
Ans: (A) Jean Piaget
158. Who had devised the term IQ (Intelligence Quotient)?
· A. William James
· B. William Stern
· C. John Locke
· D. John Dewey
Ans: (B) William Stern
159. Bert called the intelligence to:
· A. Nature
· B. Genes
· C. Innate
· D. Health
Ans: (C) Innate
160. Which educator presented “Law of Readiness, Law of Exercise, and Law of Effect”?
· A. Hill Gard
· B. Thorndike
· C. Spencer
· D. Rousseau
Ans: (B) Thorndike
161. Who said that “These situations are mental evolutions that are aspects of conflict and anxiety”?
· A. Hill Gard
· B. Watson
· C. Jean Piaget
· D. Ralph Tyler
Ans: (D) Ralph Tyler
162. The development of skills and knowledge of a child starts at:
· A. Home
· B. Library
· C. Mosque
· D. Park
Ans: (A) Home
163. Who are usually responsible for conducting classroom and laboratory learning studies which are carefully planned?
· A. School’s Principal
· B. District Education Officer
· C. Psychologists of Education
· D. School Teachers
Ans: (C) Psychologists of Education
164. During the 19th century, European psychologists devoted their best attention to studies dealing with:
· A. Mental imagery
· B. Physical imagery
· C. Individual imagery
· D. Social imagery
Ans: (A) Mental imagery
165. Which psychologists introduced the application of scientifically evolved principles and theories of learning in the education system?
· A. Chinese
· B. American
· C. German
· D. British
Ans: (B) American
166. Psychological experiments are used to test concerning human:
· A. Nature
· B. Behavior
· C. Emotions
· D. Intelligence
Ans: (B) Behavior
1. IED stands for:
o A. Inclusive Education Department
o B. Institute of Educational Development
o C. International Educational Design
o D. Integrated Educational Discipline
o Ans: (B) Institute of Educational Development
2. WING stands for:
o A. Women In Governance
o B. Working in National Group
o C. Women’s Independent National Guild
o D. Women Inclusion Network Group
o Ans: (B) Working in National Group
3. Dogar’s Testmaster is related to:
o A. Academic exams
o B. Competitive exams
o C. Skill development
o D. Job preparation
o Ans: (B) Competitive exams
4. The main focus of C. Education is:
o A. Child Education
o B. Civic Education
o C. Comparative Education
o D. Curriculum Education
o Ans: (B) Civic Education
5. Educational psychology nowadays emphasizes the value of satisfaction in:
o A. Learning
o B. Education
o C. Management
o D. Environment
o Ans: (A) Learning
6. A teacher should have an intelligence quotient (IQ) of at least:
o A. 120
o B. 125
o C. 130
o D. 135
o Ans: (A) 120
7. A nervous or shy child cannot obtain the benefit from his:
o A. Personal experiences
o B. Learning experiences
o C. Social experiences
o D. None of these
o Ans: (B) Learning experiences
8. Learning to read is a complex:
o A. Procedure
o B. Phenomenon
o C. Activity
o D. Behavior
o Ans: (C) Activity
9. The obtaining of thought from written material can be possible through silent:
o A. Reading
o B. Planning
o C. Practice
o D. Learning
o Ans: (A) Reading
10. A successful practice in education is to take a test of:
o A. Teacher
o B. Principal
o C. Learning
o D. Evaluation
o Ans: (C) Learning
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