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:

A. Inclusive Education Department

B. Institute of Educational Development

C. International Educational Design

D. Integrated Educational Discipline

Ans: (B) Institute of Educational Development

2. WING stands for:

A. Women In Governance

B. Working in National Group

C. Women’s Independent National Guild

D. Women Inclusion Network Group

Ans: (B) Working in National Group

3. Dogar’s Testmaster is related to:

A. Academic exams

B. Competitive exams

C. Skill development

D. Job preparation

Ans: (B) Competitive exams

4. The main focus of C. Education is:

A. Child Education

B. Civic Education

C. Comparative Education

D. Curriculum Education

Ans: (B) Civic Education

5. Educational psychology nowadays emphasizes the value of satisfaction in:

A. Learning

B. Education

C. Management

D. Environment

Ans: (A) Learning

6. A teacher should have an intelligence quotient (IQ) of at least:

A. 120

B. 125

C. 130

D. 135

Ans: (A) 120

7. A nervous or shy child cannot obtain the benefit from his:

A. Personal experiences

B. Learning experiences

C. Social experiences

D. None of these

Ans: (B) Learning experiences

8. Learning to read is a complex:

A. Procedure

B. Phenomenon

C. Activity

D. Behavior

Ans: (C) Activity

9. The obtaining of thought from written material can be possible through silent:

A. Reading

B. Planning

C. Practice

D. Learning

Ans: (A) Reading

10. A successful practice in education is to take a test of:

A. Teacher

B. Principal

C. Learning

D. Evaluation

Ans: (C) Learning

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