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Educational psychology applies principles of human development, learning and motivation to teaching and classroom behaviour. It covers cognitive, social, emotional and moral development, intelligence, individual differences, memory, attention, learning theories, personality, motivation and transfer of learning. Developmental psychology describes growth, while educational psychology connects that growth with educational settings.
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- A. 3
- B. 7
- C. 11
- D. 15
Explanation: Piaget placed the concrete operational stage at approximately 7 to 11 years, when children begin logical reasoning about concrete objects…
Correct answer: 7- A. Sensorimotor stage
- B. Preoperational stage
- C. Concrete operational stage
- D. Formal operational stage
Explanation: Children become less egocentric on entering the concrete operational stage, usually around age seven, as they develop decentration and can…
Correct answer: Concrete operational stage- A. 3
- B. 7
- C. 11
- D. 15
Explanation: The formal operational stage begins at approximately age 11 and continues into adolescence.
Correct answer: 1124. According to Jean Piaget, children develop abstract logic and reasoning skill during____________?
- A. Sensorimotor stage
- B. Preoperational stage
- C. Concrete operational stage
- D. Formal operational stage
Explanation: Formal operations allow adolescents to reason about abstract ideas, hypotheses and possibilities rather than only concrete objects.
Correct answer: Formal operational stage- A. To come to school on time
- B. To be quite and well behaved
- C. To always obey the teacher
- D. To make an effort to understand what is taught in class
Explanation: A strong learner does more than follow school routines or obey the teacher; the learner actively tries to understand the ideas being…
Correct answer: To make an effort to understand what is taught in class- A. Situational tests
- B. Projective techniques
- C. Case studies
- D. Personality inventories
Explanation: Projective techniques use ambiguous stimuli to encourage indirect expression of hidden motives, feelings, and conflicts, making them…
Correct answer: Projective techniques- A. Gets goods job
- B. Becomes courageous
- C. Studies systematically
- D. Thinks rationally
Explanation: A scientific attitude is characterized by evidence-based, logical, and rational thinking rather than by guaranteed employment or courage.
Correct answer: Thinks rationally- A. 3
- B. 4
- C. 5
- D. 6Primary & Secondary Schooling (K-12)
Explanation: Sternberg’s triarchic theory identifies three relevant intelligences: analytical, creative or synthetic, and practical.
Correct answer: 3- A. brain storming
- B. calculations
- C. thoroughness
- D. mental shortcuts
Explanation: A heuristic is a mental shortcut or rule of thumb used to reach a decision quickly.
Correct answer: mental shortcuts- A. teachable
- B. unteachable
- C. reachable
- D. unreachable
Explanation: In the conclusion of Plato’s Meno, Socrates argues that virtue is not teachable in the ordinary sense because there are no reliable…
Correct answer: unteachable- A. Raising their aspiration level and goals of life
- B. Introducing novelty in strategies
- C. Giving them quick feedback
- D. None of these
Explanation: Bright learners are often motivated by challenging goals and a higher level of aspiration that matches their potential.
Correct answer: Raising their aspiration level and goals of life- A. Aristotle
- B. Plato
- C. John Dewey
- D. Rousseau
Explanation: Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote Emile, or On Education, presenting education based on the natural development of the child.
Correct answer: Rousseau33. According to John Dewey, school is a __________ institution, and education is a __________ process.
- A. social, philosophical
- B. social, social
- C. philosophical, philosophical
- D. environmental, psychological
Explanation: Dewey viewed the school as a social institution because it prepares learners through shared activity and community life.
Correct answer: social, social- A. more important
- B. less important
- C. stronger
- D. weaker
Explanation: The law of exercise states that frequent use strengthens an ability, while disuse tends to weaken it.
Correct answer: stronger- A. certain
- B. experience
- C. observation
- D. probable
Explanation: A deductive argument moves from a general rule to a specific conclusion, so the conclusion follows necessarily when the premises are true…
Correct answer: certain- A. Deductive Reasoning
- B. Inductive Reasoning
- C. Qualitative Reasoning
- D. Quantitative Reasoning
Explanation: Inductive reasoning treats observations or given statements as strong evidence for a conclusion without making it certain.
Correct answer: Inductive Reasoning- A. Differentiation
- B. Motivation
- C. Integration
- D. Learning
Explanation: Differentiation and integration are recognized interrelated processes in development: abilities become specialized and then coordinated.
Correct answer: Motivation- A. Association
- B. Generalization
- C. Application
- D. Assimilation
Explanation: Generalization means forming a broader rule or principle from particular facts or examples.
Correct answer: Generalization- A. Be overt or covert both
- B. Provide basic for individual differences
- C. Be the measure of cultural differentiation
- D. All of the above
Explanation: Attitudes have both observable behavioural expressions and hidden cognitive or emotional components, and they contribute to differences…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. The personal problems of the individual
- B. Psychological problems of the individual
- C. The social problems of the individual
- D. All of the above
Explanation: Guidance helps individuals understand and deal with personal, psychological, and social difficulties so that they can adjust and make…
Correct answer: All of the above