Free Educational Psychology MCQs with Answers
151 Educational Psychology MCQs from Psychology, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
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- A. Participate in the educative process actively
- B. Can only perform simple tasks
- C. Can solve their problems
- D. Both (a) and (c)
Explanation: Intelligent students generally engage actively in learning and can use reasoning to solve problems.
Correct answer: Both (a) and (c)- A. Environment
- B. Education
- C. Grooming
- D. Heredity
Explanation: Genes are the basic units of heredity that carry biological information from parents to offspring.
Correct answer: Heredity- A. 50
- B. 60
- C. 70
- D. 80
Explanation: Older educational classifications used an IQ below 70 as the general threshold for mental retardation, a term now replaced by intellectual…
Correct answer: 70- A. Special schools should be established
- B. Special curriculum should be developed
- C. Special teachers should be appointed
- D. All of the above
Explanation: When physical differences are severe, effective support may require a suitable school setting, adapted curriculum, and specially trained…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Gifted
- B. Intelligent
- C. Average
- D. None of these
Explanation: An IQ of 140 or above falls within the traditionally recognized gifted or exceptionally advanced range.
Correct answer: Gifted- A. Heredity
- B. Environment
- C. Economic conditions
- D. All of the above
Explanation: Aptitude reflects both heredity and environmental opportunities, including economic conditions that affect nutrition, schooling, and…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Everybody should perform duty according to his abilities
- B. Everybody can get harmony with the society
- C. Statistical facts of the state should be know
- D. Both (a) and (b)
Explanation: Understanding individual differences helps assign duties according to abilities and promotes better adjustment between people and society.
Correct answer: Both (a) and (b)- A. Spontaneous activity
- B. Pace learning
- C. Direction of motivation
- D. All of the above
Explanation: Individual differences appear in spontaneous activity, the speed or pace of learning, and the direction of motivation.
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Differentiation of abilities in the individual
- B. religious differences
- C. Political differences
- D. Academic differences
Explanation: Individual differences concern variations among people in abilities and other psychological characteristics.
Correct answer: Differentiation of abilities in the individual- A. Sociology
- B. Psychology
- C. Medicine
- D. Ethics
Explanation: Studying individual differences expanded psychology by directing attention to variations in intelligence, aptitude, personality…
Correct answer: Psychology- A. WIAT-III
- B. WAIS-IV
- C. WISC-V
- D. WPPSI-IV
Explanation: The WIAT-III is an individually administered, face-to-face achievement test covering academic skills across a broad age range…
Correct answer: WIAT-III- A. basic
- B. applied
- C. impractical
- D. ethical
Explanation: Applied research is conducted to solve practical problems, such as improving classroom teaching or learning.
Correct answer: applied- A. the self-fulfilling prophecy
- B. the placebo effect in a natural experiment
- C. observer bias in naturalistic
- D. the ethical problems of field experiments
Explanation: The teacher’s expectations influence how the groups are treated, causing the supposedly brighter group to perform better despite initially…
Correct answer: the self-fulfilling prophecy- A. K. Painter
- B. L. Letley
- C. J.W.B Douglas
- D. Kirk Ridgewell
Explanation: J.W.B. Douglas linked poor educational performance with social deprivation and limited support available in disadvantaged homes.
Correct answer: J.W.B Douglas- A. Celia Wright
- B. lan Wright
- C. Cecil Wright
- D. Murdock
Explanation: Cecil Wright carried out research examining ethnicity and experiences within schools, including how school practices may affect pupils…
Correct answer: Cecil Wright116. According to J.W.B Douglas's study which of the following classes are deprived of parental supports?
- A. Middle class
- B. Working class
- C. gentry
- D. Petit bourgeoisie
Explanation: Douglas’s research emphasized that working-class children were more likely to lack the parental educational support and resources that…
Correct answer: Working class- A. Bernstein
- B. Tom and Jerry
- C. Tom Linson
- D. Trish Burleigh
Explanation: Tomlinson argued that black pupils were disproportionately placed in special-ne needs or special-education categories, highlighting the…
Correct answer: Tom Linson- A. Bernstein
- B. Tom and Jerry
- C. Tom Linson
- D. Trish Burleigh
Explanation: Tomlinson drew attention to the disproportionate representation of Black pupils in special-needs education.
Correct answer: Tom Linson- A. Increase the peace of development
- B. Minimize the individual differences
- C. Reduce the responsibility of teacher
- D. Both (b) & (c)
Explanation: Attention and interest focus mental energy on the learning task, increasing the pace of development or learning.
Correct answer: Increase the peace of development- A. What is taught to him
- B. What does he learn at home
- C. For what he wishes to learn
- D. What he find in his environment
Explanation: A child’s learning is shaped by the experiences and stimuli available in the environment, although learning is also influenced by…
Correct answer: What he find in his environment