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This section includes 940 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Artificial Intelligence knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 701. |
Constructivism theory was propounded by |
| A. | Chomsky |
| B. | Vygotsky |
| C. | Piaget |
| D. | Terman |
| Answer» D. Terman | |
| 702. |
A student works hard to get first rank in his class. The type of motivation behind his hard work is : |
| A. | Intrinsic motivation |
| B. | Extrinsic motivation |
| C. | Zero motivation |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Zero motivation | |
| 703. |
According to Kohlberg, which level of moral development of a child shows no internalization of moral values and the moral reasoning of the child is controlled by external rewards and punishment? |
| A. | Preconventional |
| B. | Conventional |
| C. | Postconventional |
| D. | Universal ethical principle |
| Answer» B. Conventional | |
| 704. |
Modelling is based on: |
| A. | Classical Conditioning Theory |
| B. | Operant Conditioning Theory |
| C. | Social Cognitive Theory |
| D. | Trial and Error Theory |
| Answer» D. Trial and Error Theory | |
| 705. |
In which of the following stages the children can think abstractly according to Piaget’s Theory? |
| A. | Concrete operations stage |
| B. | Pre-operational stage |
| C. | Formal operations stage |
| D. | Sensory motor stage |
| Answer» D. Sensory motor stage | |
| 706. |
Match the column I (School of psychology) and column II (name of psychologists).Colum IColumn II(1) Psychoanalysis(A) C.L. Hull(2) Behaviourism(B) Lev Vygotsky(3) Gestalt(C) Sigmund Freud(4) Constructivism(D) Max Wertheimer |
| A. | (i)-B, (ii)-C, (iii)-A and (iv)-D |
| B. | (i)-D, (ii)-C, (iii)-B and (iv) - A |
| C. | (i)-C (ii)-A, (iii) - D and (iv)-B |
| D. | (i)-C (ii)-D, (iii)-B and (iv)-A |
| Answer» D. (i)-C (ii)-D, (iii)-B and (iv)-A | |
| 707. |
Below are given the pairs of theories of learning and their exponents. Indicate which pair is not correctly matched? |
| A. | Conditioning Responses - Wolf and Reid |
| B. | Insight Theory - Wortheimar and Kohlar |
| C. | Stimulus - Response Theory - Thorndike, Gates, Stephen |
| D. | Reinforcement Theory - Hull and Skinner |
| Answer» B. Insight Theory - Wortheimar and Kohlar | |
| 708. |
Interpolation formulae are based on the fundamental assumption that the data can be expressed as - |
| A. | A linear function |
| B. | A quadratic function |
| C. | A polynomial function |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 709. |
'Out of sight Out of mind', best descrbes: |
| A. | Early sensory motor stage |
| B. | Early preoperational stage |
| C. | Early adoleseence |
| D. | Adolesccnee |
| Answer» B. Early preoperational stage | |
| 710. |
According to Lawrence Kohlberg's theory, "Performing an act and doing something because others approves it", represents _____ stage of morality. |
| A. | Conventional |
| B. | Post-conventional |
| C. | Formal conventionla |
| D. | Pre-conventional |
| Answer» B. Post-conventional | |
| 711. |
According to McDougall, every instinct is associated with |
| A. | cognition |
| B. | emotion |
| C. | sensation |
| D. | thinking |
| Answer» C. sensation | |
| 712. |
Formal operational stage of cognitive development in Piaget’s view will correspond to which stage of education in India? |
| A. | Pre-primary education |
| B. | Secondary education |
| C. | Higher education |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Higher education | |
| 713. |
Meaningful perception of material is essential component of learning. This is a concept of |
| A. | gestaltism |
| B. | behaviourism |
| C. | connectionism |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. behaviourism | |
| 714. |
According to Piaget, the fourth stage of cognitive development is |
| A. | the period of sensory-motor thinking |
| B. | preconceptual stage |
| C. | the period of concrete operation |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 715. |
"Motivation is the Super highway to learning" this statement is given by |
| A. | Thomson |
| B. | Good |
| C. | Skinner |
| D. | Bernard |
| Answer» D. Bernard | |
| 716. |
A boy who can ride a cycle is going to drive a motorbike. This is an example of |
| A. | horizontal transfer of learning |
| B. | vertical transfer of learning |
| C. | bilateral transfer of learning |
| D. | No transfer of learning |
| Answer» C. bilateral transfer of learning | |
| 717. |
A Skinner box is used for |
| A. | verbal learning |
| B. | operant conditioning |
| C. | motor learning |
| D. | incidental learning |
| Answer» C. motor learning | |
| 718. |
According to _______, It is important to understand the social processes and influence of the cultural context on children's thinking. |
| A. | Lawrence Kohlberg |
| B. | Jean Piaget |
| C. | Lev Vygotsky |
| D. | Albert Bandura |
| Answer» D. Albert Bandura | |
| 719. |
As a teacher, you asked your students to write an essay explaining the impact of pollution on our life. Which cognitive level of Bloom’s taxonomy is best illustrated by this assignment? |
| A. | Analysis |
| B. | Application |
| C. | Comprehension |
| D. | Knowledge |
| Answer» C. Comprehension | |
| 720. |
In an elementary classroom, an effective teacher should aim at the students to be motivated: |
| A. | By using punitive measures so that they respect the teacher |
| B. | To perform so that they get good marks in the end of the year examination |
| C. | To learn so that they become curious and love learning for its own sake |
| D. | To rote memorize so that they become good at recall |
| Answer» D. To rote memorize so that they become good at recall | |
| 721. |
Amount of learning mainly depends upon |
| A. | meaningfulness of the learning materials |
| B. | motivation of the students |
| C. | repetition of the learning materials |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. repetition of the learning materials | |
| 722. |
'Gender Schema Theory' was proposed by whom? |
| A. | Albert Bandura |
| B. | Jean Piaget |
| C. | S. L. Bem |
| D. | R. A Baron |
| Answer» D. R. A Baron | |
| 723. |
In _____ thinking, a child as a problem solver evaluates the truth or likelihood of statements. |
| A. | aesthetic |
| B. | abstract |
| C. | logical |
| D. | creative |
| Answer» D. creative | |
| 724. |
"Learning is a process of progressive enforcement of behaviour."- Who stated it? |
| A. | Gares |
| B. | Kimble |
| C. | Cavlin |
| D. | Skinner |
| Answer» E. | |
| 725. |
In Pavlov’s experiment, the dog salivated not only when meat powder was placed directly in his mouth, but also well before that i.e. when heard the trainer’s footsteps coming down the stairs. This phenomenon is called as |
| A. | Extinction |
| B. | Unconditional stimulus |
| C. | Conditional reflex |
| D. | Readiness |
| Answer» D. Readiness | |
| 726. |
Lev Vygotsky's social-cultural perspective of learning emphasizes importance of _________ in the learning process. |
| A. | Attribution |
| B. | Motivation |
| C. | Equilibration |
| D. | Cultural tools |
| Answer» E. | |
| 727. |
"Learning is process of development" stated by whom? |
| A. | Woodworth |
| B. | Yokam |
| C. | Simpson |
| D. | Dr. Mace |
| Answer» B. Yokam | |
| 728. |
After observing that students are struggling to process further on an ongoing activity, a teacher decides to provide cues and hints in form of what, why, how. According to Lev Vygotsky's theory, this strategy of teacher will |
| A. | act as a scaffold for learning. |
| B. | cause withdrawal tendency among students. |
| C. | be meaningless in process of learning. |
| D. | demotivate the children to learn. |
| Answer» B. cause withdrawal tendency among students. | |
| 729. |
Cognitive development theory was advocated by |
| A. | W. G. Köhler |
| B. | B. F. Skinner |
| C. | Jean Piaget |
| D. | None of them |
| Answer» D. None of them | |
| 730. |
A three-year-old child explains that milk is produced by a machine at the milk booth. Which one of the following offers the best explanation of the child's understanding? |
| A. | The child has very limited exposure of the world. |
| B. | The child's answer is based on his/her experience of buying milk from the milk booth. |
| C. | The child has never seen cows. |
| D. | The child’s family does not offer a stimulating environment to the child. |
| Answer» C. The child has never seen cows. | |
| 731. |
It is difficult for children to learn when |
| A. | they are intrinsically motivated |
| B. | learning is socially contextualized |
| C. | content is represented through multiple ways. |
| D. | information is presented in disconnected chunks. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 732. |
According to Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Theory, student's family, peers and school, etc. influence his / her development and they belong to the: |
| A. | Chrono system |
| B. | Micro system |
| C. | Macro system |
| D. | Exo system |
| Answer» C. Macro system | |
| 733. |
Learning is a form of behavioural |
| A. | withdrawal |
| B. | continuation |
| C. | modification |
| D. | extension |
| Answer» D. extension | |
| 734. |
Positive or negative stimuli or events that can motivate a student’s behaviour. Which psychological perspective explain motivation in this way? |
| A. | Humanistic |
| B. | Behavioural |
| C. | Cognitive |
| D. | Social |
| Answer» C. Cognitive | |
| 735. |
In programmed instruction of ______, materials are largely physical. She thought young children find such physical activities more natural. |
| A. | B.F Skinner |
| B. | George Polya |
| C. | Maria Montessori |
| D. | Carol Gilligan |
| Answer» D. Carol Gilligan | |
| 736. |
Pavlov was a |
| A. | physiologist |
| B. | psychologist |
| C. | neurologist |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. psychologist | |
| 737. |
__________ is the amount of time students actually work on any assigned activity like working on written assignments. |
| A. | Activity time |
| B. | Engaged time |
| C. | Learning time |
| D. | Classroom time |
| Answer» C. Learning time | |
| 738. |
_________ motives are considered as primary motives. |
| A. | Psychological |
| B. | Physiological |
| C. | Social |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Social | |
| 739. |
From Bronfenbrenner's perspective which of the following does not belong to the Macrosystem of the child? |
| A. | Culture |
| B. | School |
| C. | Rules & Laws |
| D. | Values |
| Answer» C. Rules & Laws | |
| 740. |
A learning theory given by Sheriff and Cantril is known as |
| A. | Field Theory |
| B. | Insight Theory |
| C. | Ego-Involvement Theory |
| D. | Conditioning Theory |
| Answer» D. Conditioning Theory | |
| 741. |
"Learning is the modification of behaviour through experience and training". This statement was given by |
| A. | Gates and others |
| B. | Morgan and Gilliland |
| C. | Skinner |
| D. | Cronbach |
| Answer» B. Morgan and Gilliland | |
| 742. |
According to _______, cognitive development, cognitive conflict and role taking ability are three elements of moral development. |
| A. | Kohlberg |
| B. | Piaget |
| C. | Havighurst |
| D. | None of them |
| Answer» B. Piaget | |
| 743. |
Hierarchy of human need was formulated by:- |
| A. | Gestalt |
| B. | Spearman |
| C. | Carl Rogers |
| D. | Maslow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 744. |
“Learning is the modification of behavior through training and experience” - who was its propounder? |
| A. | Skinner |
| B. | Gates |
| C. | Hilgard |
| D. | Spencer |
| Answer» C. Hilgard | |
| 745. |
Patterns of divergent thinking identify children, who are— |
| A. | disabled |
| B. | dyslexic |
| C. | creative |
| D. | resilient |
| Answer» D. resilient | |
| 746. |
Good habit can be formed in the children by |
| A. | applying conditioning process |
| B. | giving strict punishment |
| C. | giving formal notice |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. giving strict punishment | |
| 747. |
According to Piaget which of the following is the third stage of cognitive development? |
| A. | Pre-operational stage |
| B. | Concrete operational stage |
| C. | Formal operational stage |
| D. | Sensory-motor stage |
| Answer» C. Formal operational stage | |
| 748. |
Constructivist view of learning suggests that children _____ construction of their own knowledge. |
| A. | are solely dependenr on adults for |
| B. | play an active role in |
| C. | are solely dependent on textbooks in |
| D. | have no role to play in |
| Answer» C. are solely dependent on textbooks in | |
| 749. |
In Piaget’s theory a process which is the balancing act between the ‘old’ and the ‘new’ – between perceptions and experience known as: |
| A. | Assimilation |
| B. | Accommodation |
| C. | Equilibration |
| D. | Knowledge disturbance |
| Answer» D. Knowledge disturbance | |
| 750. |
According to Bandura, self-efficacy appraisals are based on which of the following sources of information?I. Self-efficacy appraisals are also influenced by vicarious experiencesII. The most influential source of knowledge is the actual performance |
| A. | Both I and II |
| B. | Only II |
| C. | Neither I nor II |
| D. | Only I |
| Answer» B. Only II | |