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1.

------- may be described as changes which take place in particular parts of the body and inthe behavior of an organism.

A. growth
B. development
C. evolution
D. involution
Answer» B. development
2.

-------refers to an overall change in shape, form or structure resulting in improved workingor functioning

A. growth
B. development
C. evolution
D. involution
Answer» C. evolution
3.

-------is above the average in personality traits, scholastic achievement, play information,and versatility of interests.

A. mentally retarded
B. imbecile
C. moron
D. gifted child
Answer» E.
4.

The process by which the stimulus increases the probability of preceding behavior.

A. motivation
B. punishment
C. reinforcement
D. incentive
Answer» D. incentive
5.

The process by which the stimulus decreases the probability of preceding behavior.

A. motivation
B. punishment
C. reinforcement
D. incentive
Answer» C. reinforcement
6.

------- is goal-oriented behavior that leads to drive reduction in the organism.

A. motivation
B. punishment
C. reinforcement
D. incentive
Answer» B. punishment
7.

Learning is --------when what is learned is integrated and organized as a part of afunctioning unit of expanding experience.

A. vertical
B. horizontal
C. dynamic
D. experiential.
Answer» C. dynamic
8.

. Learning is --------when precision in performance is increased or when information isadded to what has been already learned .

A. vertical
B. horizontal
C. dynamic
D. experiential.
Answer» B. horizontal
9.

An adolescent behaving in a way which does not fit in with the socially accepted code is,therefore, a -------in the eyes of society.

A. delinquent
B. orphan
C. authoritarian
D. dependent
Answer» B. orphan
10.

---------and learning go hand in hand in development.

A. intelligence
B. maturation
C. memory
D. thinking
Answer» C. memory
11.

------- are defined by teacher effectiveness and student achievement under the auspices ofbuilding strong interpersonal skills.

A. quality schools
B. surrogacy
C. conduct management
D. development
Answer» B. surrogacy
12.

------------stresses the classroom group as a social system

A. covenant management
B. .instructional management
C. conduct management
D. development
Answer» B. .instructional management
13.

----------is centered on one’s beliefs about the nature of people

A. content management
B. instructional management
C. conduct management
D. development
Answer» D. development
14.

The core of -----------is gaining and maintaining student cooperation in learning activities.

A. content management
B. instructional management
C. transfer of learning
D. development
Answer» C. transfer of learning
15.

---------- “does not refer to skills peculiar to teaching a particular subject but rather to thoseskills that cut across subjects and activities”

A. content management
B. instructional management
C. transfer of learning
D. development
Answer» B. instructional management
16.

The process of blocking or thwarting of needs causes frustration in human beings.

A. frustration
B. mental health
C. trial and error
D. analogy
Answer» B. mental health
17.

-------is nothing more than the nonconformity with established mores.

A. delinquency
B. intelligence
C. retention
D. memory
Answer» B. intelligence
18.

The -------is above the average in personality traits, scholastic achievement, playinformation, and versatility of interests.

A. gifted child
B. mental health
C. trial and error
D. analogy
Answer» B. mental health
19.

----------is defined as the harmonious relationship with the environment involving theability to satisfy most of one’s needs and meet most of the demands

A. adjustment
B. mental health
C. trial and error
D. analogy
Answer» B. mental health
20.

------is the ability to adjust satisfactorily to the various strains of the environment we meetin life and mental hygiene as the means we take to assure this adjustment.

A. mental health
B. trial and error
C. analogy
D. functional fixedness
Answer» B. trial and error
21.

-------means the level of performance to which one aspires for future.

A. aspiration level.
B. trial and error
C. analogy
D. functional fixedness
Answer» B. trial and error
22.

. ------- is the tendency to perceive only a limited number of uses for an object.

A. information retrieval
B. trial and error
C. analogy
D. functional fixedness
Answer» E.
23.

----------are rules of thumb that help us to simplify problems which do not guarantee acorrect solution.

A. information retrieval
B. trial and error
C. analogy
D. heuristics
Answer» E.
24.

------- is a mental shortcut method in problem solving that guarantees a correct solution.

A. information retrieval
B. trial and error
C. algorithm
D. heuristics
Answer» D. heuristics
25.

--------strategy requires only the recovery of information from long-term memory.

A. information retrieval
B. trial and error
C. analogy
D. heuristics
Answer» B. trial and error
26.

--------is a process of overcoming difficulties that appear to interfere with the attainment ofa goal and it is a procedure of making adjustment in spite of inferences problem solving

A. problem solving
B. reasonong
C. heuristics
D. aptitude
Answer» B. reasonong
27.

-------- strategy is based on the successive elimination of incorrect solutions until thecorrect one is arrived at.

A. trial and error
B. analogy
C. heuristics
D. reasoning.
Answer» B. analogy
28.

------- is a state of preparedness or alertness

A. memory
B. attention
C. distraction
D. intelligence
Answer» C. distraction
29.

-----is the term used to describe practice that continues after a perfect recall has beenscored.

A. over-learning
B. intelligence
C. retention
D. memory
Answer» B. intelligence
30.

-------can be used to support the learning environment by providing tools for discourse, discussions, collaborative writing, and problem-solving, and by providing online supportsystems to scaffold students’ evolving understanding and cognitive growth.

A. ict
B. icd
C. dsm
D. apa
Answer» B. icd
31.

The implications of ------------theory are that learners should be provided with socially rich environments in which to explore knowledge domains with their fellow students, teachers andoutside experts.

A. piaget
B. vygotsky
C. pavlov
D. skinner
Answer» C. pavlov
32.

------refers to relatively permanent change that occurs in an individual as a result ofexperience or practice

A. intelligence
B. learning
C. aptitude
D. maturation.
Answer» C. aptitude
33.

--------is the concentration of consciousness upon one object rather than upon another.

A. attention
B. memory
C. distraction
D. intelligence
Answer» B. memory
34.

Art of training of memory

A. mnemonics
B. memorisation
C. creativity
D. interference.
Answer» B. memorisation
35.

--- requires a person to reproduce correctly what he has previously learned

A. recall
B. redintegration
C. recognition
D. relearning
Answer» B. redintegration
36.

------is the best medium by which knowledge can be transferred from one situation toanother.

A. language
B. memory
C. habit
D. interest
Answer» B. memory
37.

A teacher or more experienced peer is able to provide the learner with -------to support thestudent’s evolving understanding of knowledge domains or development of complex skills.

A. creativity
B. scaffolding
C. intelligence
D. personality
Answer» C. intelligence
38.

---------is implied when a person has some advantage in a learning situation because ofsome kindred learning previously acquired.

A. memory
B. transfer of learning
C. personality
D. mental health.
Answer» C. personality
39.

----- is the area of exploration for which the student is cognitively prepared, but requireshelp and social interaction to fully develop

A. zpd
B. mtp
C. ptsd
D. set
Answer» B. mtp
40.

-----------theory of human learning describes learning as a social process and theorigination of human intelligence in society or culture

A. information processing theory
B. sociocultural theory
C. constructivism
D. psycho sexual theory
Answer» C. constructivism
41.

Difference between individuals that separate or distinguish them others.

A. attitude
B. individual difference
C. aptitude
D. interest
Answer» C. aptitude
42.

-------- means the tendency or bent of the whole mind.

A. habit
B. mental set
C. behavior
D. aptitude
Answer» C. behavior
43.

------ are acquired dispositions

A. habit
B. aptitude
C. trait
D. interest
Answer» C. trait
44.

An example of strategy of effective problem solving

A. algorithm
B. anagram
C. functional fixedness
D. creativity
Answer» B. anagram
45.

An important barrier of effective problem solving

A. algorithm
B. anagram
C. functional fixedness
D. creativity
Answer» D. creativity
46.

The motivating force that impels us to attend a person,a thing,or an activity .

A. interest
B. habit
C. intelligence
D. aptitude
Answer» B. habit
47.

The name given to a behavior so often repeated as to be automatic

A. interest
B. habit
C. intelligence
D. aptitude
Answer» C. intelligence
48.

Focussing our consciousness on an object rather than another

A. memory
B. recognition
C. attention
D. learning
Answer» D. learning
49.

Which theory provides the frame work that social interaction plays a fundamental role inthe development of cognition.

A. piaget’s cognitive theory
B. vygotsky’s socio cultural theory
C. erikson’s psychosocial theory
D. freud’s psycho analytic theory
Answer» C. erikson’s psychosocial theory
50.

Who proposed the role of scaffolding in the learning process.

A. a.vygotsky
B. freud
C. erikson
D. piaget
Answer» B. freud