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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
According to Mann and Janis, decision-maker children analyse the problem, list the alternatives and weigh each option for its advantages and disadvantages. His behaviour reflects ---- |
| A. | vigilant |
| B. | outgoing |
| C. | autocratic |
| D. | surveillance |
| Answer» B. outgoing | |
| 2. |
Carl Rogers is a |
| A. | humanistic psychologist |
| B. | behaviouristic psychologist |
| C. | gestalt psychologist |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. behaviouristic psychologist | |
| 3. |
Giving the meaning to sensation on the basis of past experience is called |
| A. | sensation |
| B. | perception |
| C. | motivation |
| D. | imagination |
| Answer» C. motivation | |
| 4. |
Learning is a ______ and _____ process. |
| A. | simple; individual |
| B. | complex; passive |
| C. | complex; active |
| D. | simple; linear |
| Answer» D. simple; linear | |
| 5. |
According to Lev Vygotsky |
| A. | children’s cognitive development occurs in stages. |
| B. | maturation of schemas leads to cognitive development in children. |
| C. | language plays an important role in cognitive development of children. |
| D. | children learn language through a language acquisition device. |
| Answer» D. children learn language through a language acquisition device. | |
| 6. |
According to Piaget, at which of the following stages does a child begin to think logically about abstract proposition? |
| A. | Sensorimotor stage (Birth – 02 years) |
| B. | Pre-operational stage (02- 07 years) |
| C. | Concrete operational stage (07 – 11 years) |
| D. | Formal operational stage (11 years and up) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
Kohler's research with Sultan supports which theoretical view of learning? |
| A. | Insight learning |
| B. | Latent learnig |
| C. | Place learning |
| D. | Modelling |
| Answer» B. Latent learnig | |
| 8. |
Constructivists such as Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky view learning as |
| A. | Conditioning of responses |
| B. | Passive repetitive process |
| C. | Process of meaning-making by active engagement |
| D. | Acquisition of skills |
| Answer» D. Acquisition of skills | |
| 9. |
In case of learning, the importance of 'insight' was emphasized by |
| A. | psychoanalysts |
| B. | behaviourists |
| C. | structuralists |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
'Learning is any change in behaviour, resulting from behaviour' who said it ? |
| A. | Crow & Crow |
| B. | Guilford |
| C. | Woodworth |
| D. | Skinner |
| Answer» C. Woodworth | |
| 11. |
_____ describes the child as a 'moral philosopher'. |
| A. | Piaget |
| B. | Erikson |
| C. | Kohlberg |
| D. | None of them |
| Answer» D. None of them | |
| 12. |
Jean Piaget was a |
| A. | Biologist |
| B. | Neurologist |
| C. | Psychologist |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 13. |
Learning is complex process that leads to what type of growth in individual? |
| A. | Physical |
| B. | Ecological |
| C. | Physiological |
| D. | Mental |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
How many reasons are behind the Erikson’s theory being a stage theory? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 1 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» B. 1 | |
| 15. |
A teaching approach which attempts to help students question and challenge domination and the beliefs and practices that dominate. In this tradition, the teacher works to lead students to question ideologies and practices considered oppressive (including those at school). What is this type of teaching method known as? |
| A. | Experiential education |
| B. | Collaborative learning |
| C. | Critical pedagogy |
| D. | Remediation |
| Answer» D. Remediation | |
| 16. |
At the upper primary stage, Social Science comprises of— |
| A. | History, Geography, Political Science, Psychology |
| B. | History, Geography, Economics, Sociology |
| C. | History, Geography, Political Science, Economics |
| D. | History, Geography, Political Science, Sociology |
| Answer» D. History, Geography, Political Science, Sociology | |
| 17. |
MLL is basically an approach which assumes |
| A. | All students can learn a task with minimum level. |
| B. | Every Learning task can't be learnt |
| C. | All objectives can't be achieved: |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Every Learning task can't be learnt | |
| 18. |
Emotional response to symbolic stimuli is primarily the result of: |
| A. | maturation |
| B. | learning |
| C. | adjustment |
| D. | increased sensory perception |
| Answer» C. adjustment | |
| 19. |
Cognition develops through the constant process of interaction between the child and the environment. This principle is reflected in |
| A. | Thorndike’s learning theory |
| B. | Piaget’s cognitive development theory |
| C. | Tolman’s signal learning |
| D. | Kohler’s learning theory |
| Answer» C. Tolman’s signal learning | |
| 20. |
__________ are an important aspect of the process of meaningful construction of knowledge. |
| A. | Social interactions |
| B. | Drill and repetitive recall |
| C. | Rewards and punishment |
| D. | Stimulus-response associations |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
According to Piaget the child is able to apply logical thoughts to all classes of problems, this development occurs in which of the following periods? |
| A. | The sensory motor period |
| B. | The pre-operational period |
| C. | The formal operational period |
| D. | The concrete operational period |
| Answer» D. The concrete operational period | |
| 22. |
A child scolded by his teacher may hit his peers. This is an example of |
| A. | regression |
| B. | phantasy |
| C. | rationalization |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
______ is the awareness of one’s own cognitive and particular cognitive processes. |
| A. | Factual knowledge |
| B. | Metacognitive knowledge |
| C. | Procedural knowledge |
| D. | Conceptual knowledge |
| Answer» C. Procedural knowledge | |
| 24. |
Process of reflective thinking includes which of the following?I. InventingII. Theory BuildingIII. Generalizing |
| A. | I, II and III |
| B. | I and III |
| C. | II and III |
| D. | Only II |
| Answer» B. I and III | |
| 25. |
Applied Behaviour Analysis is based on principles of: |
| A. | Classical conditioning |
| B. | Operant conditioning |
| C. | Insightful learning |
| D. | Observational learning |
| Answer» C. Insightful learning | |
| 26. |
If a previously learned task impedes a new task, which is being learnt. This transfer of learning will be: |
| A. | Positive Transfer |
| B. | Negative Transfer |
| C. | Zero Transfer |
| D. | Primary |
| Answer» C. Zero Transfer | |
| 27. |
If one activity occurs more often than another, it can be used to reinforce the activity that occurs less often. This principle is known as: |
| A. | Premack's principle |
| B. | Thorndike's principle |
| C. | Skinner's principle |
| D. | Pavlov's principle |
| Answer» D. Pavlov's principle | |
| 28. |
Maintenance is the specific stage of learning which is antecedent to __________ stage of learning |
| A. | motivation |
| B. | independent |
| C. | generalisation |
| D. | acquisition |
| Answer» D. acquisition | |
| 29. |
Out of following which is not the type of imitative behaviour given by Miller and Dollard? |
| A. | Same behaviour |
| B. | Correlative behaviour |
| C. | Copying behaviour |
| D. | Matched dependent behaviour |
| Answer» C. Copying behaviour | |
| 30. |
According to Vygotsky, when adults adjust the support to extend the child's current level of performance, it is called |
| A. | discovery learning |
| B. | zone of proximal development |
| C. | scaffolding |
| D. | inter-subjectivity |
| Answer» D. inter-subjectivity | |
| 31. |
Important basis of operant conditioning in Learning process |
| A. | Need |
| B. | Reinforcement |
| C. | Stimulus |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 32. |
According to which theorist ‘cultural tools’ play an important role in the cognitive development of children? |
| A. | Albert Bandura |
| B. | BF. Skinner |
| C. | Lev Vygotsky |
| D. | Jean Piaget |
| Answer» D. Jean Piaget | |
| 33. |
According to Piaget, the second stage of cognitive development is |
| A. | sensorimotor stage |
| B. | formal operational stage |
| C. | pre-operational stage |
| D. | concrete operational stage |
| Answer» D. concrete operational stage | |
| 34. |
Children construct ‘naive theories’ about the various phenomenon. In this background, the teacher should |
| A. | challenge these conceptions of the children through dialogue. |
| B. | dismiss these ideas that children have. |
| C. | ignore children’s ideas and theories. |
| D. | scold the children for having these ideas that interfere with her teaching. |
| Answer» B. dismiss these ideas that children have. | |
| 35. |
Constructivist approach suggested that________ is crucial for constructing knowledge. |
| A. | prior knowledge of the learner |
| B. | conditioning |
| C. | punishment |
| D. | rote memorization |
| Answer» B. conditioning | |
| 36. |
Learning outcomes means |
| A. | Change in the behaviour of the student |
| B. | Completion of content |
| C. | Change in teaching method of the teacher |
| D. | Recognization of the subject-matter |
| Answer» B. Completion of content | |
| 37. |
According to Vygotsky, child development is |
| A. | a product of social interaction |
| B. | a product of formal interaction |
| C. | a product of assimilation and accommodation |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. a product of formal interaction | |
| 38. |
A child starts fearing after seeing a black cow, black dog and black objects. This type of conditioning includes |
| A. | response conditioning |
| B. | stimulus generalization |
| C. | response generalization |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. response generalization | |
| 39. |
Albert Bandura is associated with which of the following? |
| A. | Social learning theory |
| B. | Behavioural theory |
| C. | Cognitive development theory |
| D. | Psychosexual development |
| Answer» B. Behavioural theory | |
| 40. |
Classical conditioning theory was advocated by |
| A. | Skinner |
| B. | Watson |
| C. | Pavlov |
| D. | None of them |
| Answer» D. None of them | |
| 41. |
About which of the following criteria that was met by Kohlberg’s stages of moral development, Kohlberg meant that people do not lose the insights gained at earlier stages but integrate them into new, broader frameworks?I. Hierarchic integrationII. Qualitative differences |
| A. | Only I |
| B. | Only II |
| C. | Both I and II |
| D. | Neither I nor II |
| Answer» B. Only II | |
| 42. |
‘Choice of challenge’ is a characteristic of which of the following? |
| A. | Values |
| B. | Motivation |
| C. | Discipline |
| D. | Inclusive education |
| Answer» C. Discipline | |
| 43. |
Pre-operational stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development characterizes _______. |
| A. | Centration in thought |
| B. | Hypothetico deductive thinking |
| C. | Ability to conserve and seriate objects. |
| D. | Development of abstract thinking |
| Answer» B. Hypothetico deductive thinking | |
| 44. |
Children think that everything around them, including toys, are alive. This mental characteristic of children is called |
| A. | existentialism |
| B. | determinism |
| C. | animism |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 45. |
Many bad habits of the students can be removed by |
| A. | positive conditioning |
| B. | classical conditioning |
| C. | negative conditioning |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. negative conditioning | |
| 46. |
According to Kohlberg, the second level of moral development is |
| A. | conventional morality |
| B. | transitional morality |
| C. | autonomous morality |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. transitional morality | |
| 47. |
For Skinner, the most important measure of learning is the rate of _____.I. StimulusII. Response |
| A. | Both I and II |
| B. | केवल I |
| C. | Only II |
| D. | Neither I nor II |
| Answer» D. Neither I nor II | |
| 48. |
"An innovation is an idea perceived as new by the individual." Who said this? |
| A. | H. G. Burnett |
| B. | E. M. Rogers |
| C. | M. B. Miles |
| D. | Allen |
| Answer» C. M. B. Miles | |
| 49. |
If extrinsic motivation is a means to an end, then intrinsic motivation is |
| A. | a beginning |
| B. | an end in itself |
| C. | a beginning and end |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. a beginning and end | |
| 50. |
instincts are Classified in fourteen types by |
| A. | Drever |
| B. | McDougall |
| C. | Thorndike |
| D. | Woodworth |
| Answer» C. Thorndike | |