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1. The principal goal of education is to create men who are capable of doing new things, not
simply repeating what other generations have done - men who are creative, inventive and
discovers. Who said this?
A. Erik Erikson C. Jean Piaget
B. Sigmund Freud D. Lev Vygotsky
2. During the pre-operational stage, language skill emerges and the child uses words to represent
ideas. This theory is attributed to ________.
A. Dewey B. Wallace C. Kohlberg D. Piaget
3. "Men are built not born." This quotation by John Watson states that ______.
• A. The absence of genetic influence on a person's development.
• B. The ineffectiveness of training on a person's development.
• C. The effect of environment stimulation on a person's development.
• D. The effect of heredity.
4. He proposed that every child is born with a unique potential, his individuality, but that
potential remained unfulfilled until it was analyzed and transformed by education.
A. Herbart B. Lewin C. Kohler D. Havighurst
5. The tendency to imitate elders is very strong in the early childhood stage. Teachers should
therefore be very good?
A. counselors B. role models C.facilitators of learning D.disciplinarians
6. You will understand when a pre-school boy asserts that two rows of five coins similarly
spaces have equal amounts; but when one row is spread out so that it is longer than the other, he
says it has more coins. based on Piaget's theory, which ability does he lack?
A. Conservation C. Pre-operational egocentrism
B. Transductive reasoning D. Reversibility
7. What process involves the storing/preserving and retrieving of learning accurately when a
need for such arises?
A. Teaching B. Retention C. Transfer D. Learning
8. Which of the following will trigger additional development if a child is exposed to more
challenges and stimuli in his surroundings?
A. interest B. emotional development C. intelligence D. potentials
9. The best example of operant conditioning among the following is:
Using manipulative devices
Using reinforcement
Fostering conducive learning environment
Connecting facts and concepts
10. ___________is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction
and communication and by restricted and repetitive behavior.
 A. Autism B. Mental retardation C. Physical Disabilities D. ADHD
11. Who among the following developed the Social Learning Theory?
A. Skinner B.Kohlberg C. Bruner D. Bandura
12. The female gonads which are responsible for the production of egg cells are also called __
cervix
ovary
fallopian tube
uterus
13. It is the combination of tangible and intangible traits and characteristics of an individual.
Metacognition
Cognitive
Spiritual Enhancement
Personality
14. The use of drills in the classroom is rooted on Thorndike's law of:
Belongingness
Effect
Readiness
Exercise
15. Student Basil had fun at school yesterday. Today, he is eager to go to class. What theory
explains this?
Classical conditioning
Operant conditioning
Affective filter hypothesis
Associative learning
16. Research found out that children learn visual discrimination tasks more rapidly if they talk to
themselves. This shows that ______.
Vocalization does not enhance visual discrimination
Vocalization assists visual discrimination
Visual discrimination may be learned without vocalization
Visual discrimination cannot be learned without vocalization
17. It is the first stage of language acquisition where by the child uses single word to represent a
sentence or phrase.
Code switching
Fast mapping
 Bootstrapping
Holophrase
18. What learning process involves the application of previously acquired learning to new or
different situations?
Conditioning
motivation
Transfer
Retention
19. According to Maslow, the highest of the need in the Hierarchy of Needs theory is:
Self actualization
Psychological need
Safety
belongingness
20. Danzel’s mother noticed that her son always wants to get her attention and is jealous of his
father. Danzel then can be classified under what psychoanalytic stage of development?
sexual deviation
latency
genital
phallic
21. In a treatment for alcoholism, Prince was made to drink an alcohol beverage and then made
to ingest Antabuse, a drug that produces nausea. Eventually, he was nauseated at the sight and
smell of alcohol and stopped drinking alcohol. This is an example of what theory?
Associative learning
Operant conditioning
Social learning theory
Attribution theor
22. Identical twins are more alike than fraternal twins. Which of the following
statements/principles is supported by this?
Environment affects both fraternal and identical twins.
Intelligence hinges in physical structure.
Intelligence is determined partly by pre-natal nutrition.
Heredity has a part in determining physical appearance.
23. Repetition will facilitate learning process when?
kept short if possible
 done in different setting
there is short intervals between repetitions
.given in same form each time
24. A mother gives her son his favorite snack every time the boy cleans up his room. Afterwards,
the boy clean his room everyday in anticipation of the snack. Which theory is illustrated?
Operant conditioning
Pavlovian conditioning
Associative learning
Classical conditioning
25. Based on Jung's psychological theory, a child who is shy and prepares to be alone falls under
what classification?
Introvert
Ambivert
Extrovert
Special
26. According to Erikson, identity and role confusion occurs during:
Pre-school years
High school years
Elementary years
College years
27. Bernadette enjoyed the roller coaster when they went to Enchanted Kingdom. The mere
sight of roller coaster gets her excited. Which theory explain's Bernadette's behavior?
Pavlovian conditioning
Attribution theory
Social learning theory
Operant conditioning
28. It is the process by which an organism inherits the characteristic traits of the parents.
development
heredity
maturation
fertilization
29. According to this developmental psychologist, children’s thinking skills move from
simplicity to complexity.
Piaget
 Freud
Thorndike
Bandura
30. The child’s concept of right and wrong is based on external criteria laid down by adults
during the stage of pre-conventional morality. This is based on the ideas of?
Erikson
Kohlberg
Piaget
Freud
31. Which of the following is least associated with longer retention?
Elaborated feedback
Active involvement in learning projects
Rote learning
Mastery learning
32.Teacher Maricar in order to facilitate learning on her students doesn't give much attention to
the mind and the possibility of thought processes occurring in the mind but emphasizes that
behavior mostly learned through conditioning and reinforcement.
Existensialism
Behaviorism
Cognitivism
Progressivism
33. Who of the following authors would most help teacher Lito to understand the underlying
effects of poverty on academic achievement?
Kolhberg
Maslow
Dewey
Piaget
34. A boy is closer to his mother and girl is close to her father. These instances are under _____
Phallic Stage
Latent Stage
Oedipal Complex
Pre-natal Stage
35. In the 4a´s approach to facilitating learning, the students learn best to relate ideas to real life
through ____________.
 Abstraction
Analysis
Application
Activity
36. Joy, who is low achieving, shy and withdrawn, is rejected by most of her peers. Her teacher
wants to help Joy increase her self-esteem and social acceptance. What can Joy's teacher suggest
to her parents?
Help their daughter improve her skills in relating to peers.
Transfer her to different school.
Help their daughter improve her motor skills.
Help their daughter learn to accept more responsibility for her academic failures.
37. What is the most accurate definition of the puberty stage?
Stage when sexual maturation is achieved.
Rapid physical growth that occurs during adolescence.
Stage when adolescents establish identities separate from their parents.
Rapid physical growth and sexual maturation that ends childhood.
38. Which of the following is a barrier to the improvement of memory?
Word categorization
Retroactive inhibition
Mnemonics
Imagery
39. This condition is characterized by poor spelling and pervasive difficulty in reading.
autism
Savant
Mental retardation
dyslexia
40. What is Freud's idea about a young boy's guilt feeling brought about by jealousy of his
father's relationship with his mother?
Electra complex
Penis envy complex
Phallic complex
Oedipus complex
Student A has an IQ of 160. Student A is classified as _____.
Below average
 Average
Genius
Above average
Based on Bandura's social learning theory, whom do children often imitate. Those who
___________:

I. have substantial influence over their lives.

II. belong to their peer group.

III. belong to other races.

IV. are successful and seem admired.

I and IV
IV only
I and II
II and IV
Which teaching activity is founded on Bandura's Social Learning Theory?
Questioning
Observing
Lecturing
Modeling
Parents and teachers are considered as authorities and models by children at the early childhood
stage. What does this statement imply?
Teachers and parents should serve as role models at all times.
Parent-teacher conference should always be an activity in school.
Teachers should demand complete obedience from the learners in school.
Parents should enforce strict discipline at home and teachers in school.
Researches established that complete coordination of motor activities is attained at
_______________.
adolescence stage
pre-natal stage
childhood stage
infancy
Providing variety of learning activities to students is a characteristic of a teacher who understand
the principle of:
 Reward as a potential means of increasing the participation.
Facilitating learning with emphasis on individual differences.
Proactive teaching as a modern technique of teaching.
Allowing the student to be exposed to various teaching techniques.
When the daughter is competing with the mother for the father’s attention, the daughter is said to
be experiencing ________.
sexual deviation
oedipus complex
electra complex
identity crisis
This educator opposes the traditional notion that students are empty vessels. He call this
traditional technique as banking system.
Herbart
Rousseau
Freire
Locke
_____ refers to quantitative changes in an individual as he progresses in chronological age.
Development
Cephalocaudal
Proximodistal
Growth
Based on Freud's theory, which operate/s when a student strikes a classmate at the height of
anger?
Id
Ego
Super-ego
Id and Ego interact

Stephanie a Grade-I pupil, is happy when she wins a game but sulks when she doesn't. What
does Stephanie's behavior indicates _______egocentrism__?

According to this developmental psychologist, children’s thinking skills move from simplicity to
complexity.
Thorndike
Piaget
 Freud
Bandura

Using Herzbeg's motivation-hygiene theory,which is considered a hygiene factor in learning?

Cordial teacher- student relationship
Conducive learning atmosphere
Sense of belonging among students
Lively class interaction
Bruner's theory on intellectual development moves from enactive to iconic and symbolic stages.
Applying Bruner's theory, how should the teacher teach?
Begin with the concrete
Do direct instruction
Be interactive in approach
Begin with the abstract
Which theory calls for adaptation to the learner's biological and developmental set of
characteristics?
Learning Style Theory
Reading Readiness Theory
Psychoanalytic Theory
Multiple Intelligence Theory
Vygotsky's Socio-cultural theory states that _______ is the door for learning to acquire
knowledge?
MKO
Scaffolding
Zonal Development
Language
A four-year old child asked her mom the concepts of the words vehicle, car, luxury car, and
sports car. To let the child understand the concept better, which of the following words must be
explained first by the mother?
Vehicle
Sports car
Luxury car
Car
Joy, who is low achieving, shy and withdrawn, is rejected by most of her peers. Her teacher
wants to help Joy increase her self-esteem and social acceptance. What can Joy's teacher suggest
to her parents?
Help their daughter learn to accept more responsibility for her academic failures.
Transfer her to different school.
Help their daughter improve her skills in relating to peers.
Help their daughter improve her motor skills.
What learning process involves the application of previously acquired learning to new or
different situations?
Retention
motivation
Conditioning
Transfer
Teacher Maricar in order to facilitate learning on her students doesn't give much attention to the
mind and the possibility of thought processes occurring in the mind but emphasizes that behavior
mostly learned through conditioning and reinforcement.
Progressivism
Existensialism
Behaviorism
Cognitivism
A child receives STAR STAMP after correctly completing his task.the child always tries to
complete all tasks correctly for him to have a stamp once again.what is being shown In the
situation?
Operant learning
Associative learning
Pavlovian conditioning
Classical learning
Which of the following is usually considered the most important factor in a child’s observable
classroom behavior?
heredity
intelligence
self-concept
cultural background
Psychologically, there is unity in all learning. However, there are distinct types of learning that
are recognized. One is affective learning that involves:
understanding of the external world through the use of the senses
 formation of concepts and ideas
acquisition of facts and information
acquisition of attitudes, ideals, judgment and values
Teacher Hanna asked her students to describe how their families celebrate holidays. Students can
discover that people celebrate holidays differently. Which principle in cognitive development
governs Teacher Hanna's teaching activity?
Children often think in different ways at different ages.
Children actively construct their knowledge.
Cognitive development involves relating new information to prior knowledge.
Social interaction is essential for cognitive development.
In a treatment for alcoholism, Prince was made to drink an alcohol beverage and then made to
ingest Antabuse, a drug that produces nausea. Eventually, he was nauseated at the sight and
smell of alcohol and stopped drinking alcohol. This is an example of what theory?
Associative learning
Attribution theory
Social learning theory
Operant conditioning
He proposed that every child is born with a unique potential, his individuality, but that potential
remained unfulfilled until it was analyzed and transformed by education.
Kohler
Lewin
Herbart
Havighurst

According to Jean Piaget, this level of development occurs from twelve to eighteen months of a
child and is when the child starts to develop his curiosity.
tertiary circular level
secondary circular level
reflex scheme level
symbolic representation level
The ability of a child to conceptualize the retention and preservation of the same quantity under
various changes.
Accommodation
Conservation
Centration
 Assimilation
Which is essential in the cognitive development of persons according to Vygotsky?
Social interaction
Scientific thinking
Independent thinking
Individual mental work
Student Basil had fun at school yesterday. Today, he is eager to go to class. What theory explains
this?
Classical conditioning
Affective filter hypothesis
Associative learning
Operant conditioning