Child Development and Pedagogy Questions Set

Q1. A layperson’s understanding of Reinforcement and Punishment are different from those used in ___.
(a) Operant conditioning
(b) Sign learning
(c) Classical conditioning
(d) Social learning
Ans: (a)


Q2. Separation anxiety is considerably reduced in the child by the age of:
(a) 1-2 years (b) 2-3 years
(c) 3-4 years (d) 4-5 years
Ans: (c)


Q3. What do IQ test measure?
(a) General intelligence
(b) Specific abilities known as S factor
(c) Logical ad linguistic intelligence
(d) Emotional intelligence
Ans: (a)


Q4. Which of the following is not a personality projective method of measurement?
(a) Inkblot Test
(b) Sentence Completion Test
(c) Thematic Apperception Test
(d) Physical Test
Ans: (d)


Q5. Which of the following is NOT a learning theory?
(a) Conceptualism (b) Behaviorism
(c) Cognitivism (d) Constructivism
Ans: (a)


Q6. Students should be engaged in the process of learning as a ______ that relates subjects matter to problem-solving skills.
(a) communication experience
(b) contextualized experience
(c) task experience
(d) Collaboration experience
Ans: (b)


Q7. Choose the theorist whose theory talks about teaching machines and a programmed learning system.
(a) W. Kohler (b) B.F. Skinner
(c) Pavlov (d) E. Erikson (Exam Date : 03.03.2019)
Ans: (b)


Q8. Creativity characteristics is:
(a) Photographic memory
(b) Divergent thinking
(c) Introvert
(d) Fast learning
Ans: (b)


Q9. The inclusion children with disabilities in ____ classroom is now a worldwide trend.
(a) Special (b) Mobile school
(c) Regular (d) Flip
Ans: (c)


Q10. The development stage in Erik Erikson’s theory which occurs from 1 to 3 years is ____.
(a) Identify vs. identify diffusion
(b) Autonomy vs. shame
(c) Trust vs. mistrust
(d) Initiative vs. guilt
Ans: (b)


Q11. According to the Psychosexual Development Theory, the basic instincts are found in the ___.
(a) Unconscious (b) Conscious
(c) Subconscious (d) Superconscious
Ans: (a)


Q12. Cognitive development does not study ___.
(a) Problem solving (b) Memory
(c) Language (d) Relationships
Ans: (d)


Q13. The important of play in education was mentioned by ____.
(a) John Locke (b) Aristotle
(c) Plato (d) Socrates
Ans: (b)


Q14. Affective domain of learning is characterized by ___ aspect of our behavior.
(a) Learning (b) Feeling
(c) Thinking (d) Doing
Ans: (b)


Q15. ICT can increase ____ in inclusive education.
(a) All of these (b) Access only
(c) Equity only (d) Efficiency only
Ans: (a)


Q16. What is the term used to denote the organized bodies of information that affect how we store, interpret and process new information?
(a) Seriation (b) Stressors
(c) Schemas (d) Semantics
Ans: (c)


Q17. What is the term that is used to denote the process of retrieving a specific item of information from memory?
(a) Recognition (b) Retrieval cue
(c) Recall (d) Restructuring
Ans: (c)


Q18. What is a characteristic of a child suffering from ADHD?
(a) Motor problems
(b) Speech deficits
(c) Intellectual disability
(d) Inattention
Ans: (d)


Q19. What kind of personality trait is most commonly associated with being outgoing?
(a) Extraversion (b) Introversion
(c) Depression (d) Neuroticism
Ans: (a)


Q20. What is 16PF (Raymond Cattel’s)?
(a) 16 Perfectionism factors
(b) 16 Personality failures
(c) 16 Personality factors
(d) 16 Personal facts
Ans: (c)


Q21. to develop critical thinking among children, the teacher should give the students a lot of:
(a) Lectures (b) Assignments
(c) Notes (d) Impositions
Ans: (b)


Q22. Sternberg’s components of intelligence did not include:
(a) Analytical intelligence
(b) Fluid intelligence
(c) Creative intelligence
(d) Practical intelligence
Ans: (b)


Q23. How can a teacher practice intrinsic motivation in the classroom?
(a) Set class policies and rules to control the class discipline.
(b) Set high goals and make them practice to achieve high grades.
(c) Allow students to choose their tasks and work by themselves.
(d) Allow students to make choices and hold them accountable for the consequences of their choices.
Ans: (d)


Q24. Through which mental activity is available information transformed to conclusion.
(a) Thinking (b) Problem solving
(c) Reasoning (d) Motivation
Ans: (c)


Q25. Which part of the memory is the clothes you wore on your wedding day stored?
(a) Autobiographical memory
(b) Declarative memory
(c) Procedure memory
(d) Participative memory
Ans: (a)


Q26. Which of the following hinders learning the most?
(a) Competition (b) Noise
(c) Boredom (d) Fatigue
Ans: (c)


Q27. Which of the following is a secondary sexual characteristic that develops in females during puberty?
(a) Development of the ovaries
(b) Menarche
(c) Growth of body hair
(d) Deepening of voice
Ans: (c)


Q28. Which of the following is a parenting style characterized by low warmth and high control?
(a) Permissive parenting style
(b) Authoritative parenting style
(c) Authoritarian parenting style
(d) Aggressive parenting style
Ans: (c)


Q29. The famous physiologist who introduced the concept of reinforcement and was the first to apply psychological principles to the area of learning.
(a) Edward Thorndike (b) Wolfgang Kohler
(c) Jean Piaget (d) Ian Pavlov
Ans: (a)


Q30. Which of the following is NOT a form of misconception?
(a) Non-scientific beliefs
(b) Cognitive conflicted ideas
(c) Preconceived notions
(d) Vernacular misconceptions
Ans: (b)


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