Teaching Development Constructs and Critical Perspectives on Development Question Bank

done Self Test-2 Total Questions - 55

• question_answer1)
  Which is the correct sequence of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?
  A)
  Sensory-motor, concrete operational, formal operational, post-operational done clear
  B)
  Pre-operational,   concrete   operational, formal operational, sensory-motor done clear
  C)
  Sensory-motor, pre-operational, concrete operational, formal operational done clear
  D)
  Pre-operational,   informal   operational, formal operational, post-operational done clear
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• question_answer2)
  During the formal operations stage, children begin to
  A)
  Accurately use concepts of time, space and number done clear
  B)
  Think primarily about concrete objects or situations done clear
  C)
  Develop the concept of object permanency done clear
  D)
  Think in terms of abstract principles and hypothetical situations done clear
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• question_answer3)
  A child is largely nonverbal, is learning to coordinate purposeful movements with sense information, and is developing the concept of object permanence. The child is in Piaget's............... stage.
  A)
  Sensori-motor done clear
  B)
  Preoperational done clear
  C)
  Concrete-operational done clear
  D)
  Formal operations done clear
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• question_answer4)
  According to Piaget, adaptation is the process of adjusting schemes in response to the environment by means of Assimilation and...............
  A)
  Schemes            done clear
  B)
  Disequilibrium done clear
  C)
  Constructivism    done clear
  D)
  Accommodation done clear
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• question_answer5)
  According to Vygotsky, young children use what mechanism to turn shared knowledge into their personal knowledge?
  A)
  Conservation of energy done clear
  B)
  Private speech done clear
  C)
  Autonomous morality done clear
  D)
  Sensori-motor behavior done clear
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• question_answer6)
  When John was 5 months old, he looked at a toy bear, but when his view of the bear was blocked, he did not search for it. Now that he is 9 months old he does look for it, reflecting the presence of
  A)
  Object permanence         done clear
  B)
  Self-differentiation done clear
  C)
  Assimilation       done clear
  D)
  Schemata done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Kohlberg's contribution to moral reasoning as advanced from Piaget's theory was that his work with children involved
  A)
  Posing moral dilemmas done clear
  B)
  Observing children in action done clear
  C)
  Asking parents done clear
  D)
  Creating game-like situations done clear
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• question_answer8)
  The Piagetian stage during which understanding of the world comes about through sensory experiences and motor actions is the
  A)
  Sensori-motor stage done clear
  B)
  Pre-operational stage done clear
  C)
  Concrete operational stage done clear
  D)
  Formal operational stage done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Piaget's most famous conservation study Involved
  A)
  Identical beakers of liquid done clear
  B)
  Rows of coins done clear
  C)
  Balls of clay done clear
  D)
  Shapes and numbers done clear
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• question_answer10)
  In Piaget's theory, operations refer to
  A)
  Physical behaviors done clear
  B)
  Words and visual images done clear
  C)
  Abstract levels of thinking done clear
  D)
  Internalized mental actions done clear
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• question_answer11)
  A mechanism that Piaget proposed to explain how children shift from one stage of thought to the next is called
  A)
  Equilibration done clear
  B)
  Conservation done clear
  C)
  Transitivity         done clear
  D)
  Knowledge transfer done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Reversible mental actions are called
  A)
  Focal points       done clear
  B)
  Symbolic thought done clear
  C)
  Abstractions       done clear
  D)
  Operations done clear
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• question_answer13)
  In Piagetian terms, the cognitive ability to solve problems that develop in adolescence is called
  A)
  Trial and error reasoning done clear
  B)
  Hypothetic-deductive reasoning done clear
  C)
  Concrete thinking done clear
  D)
  Transitivity done clear
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• question_answer14)
  According to Lev Vygotsky's concept of the zone of proximal development (ZPD), learning is
  A)
  Achieved by discovering which answers will lead to rewards. done clear
  B)
         Achieved by assimilating new understandings to accommodate the demands of the world. done clear
  C)
  Affected by how the environment and genetically programmed learning ability interact during a critical period. done clear
  D)
  A social activity between a less knowledgeable child and another adult or child who is more knowledgeable. done clear
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• question_answer15)
  A toddler is likely to learn something in the zone of proximal development if
  A)
  The toddler has mastered all the skills necessary done clear
  B)
  Parents or teachers do not interfere. done clear
  C)
  The task is more difficult than the child can do alone. done clear
  D)
  The toddler needs little or no help from a parent or teacher. done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Which of the following reflects Lev Vygotsky's beliefs about language and thought?
  A)
  Children who use a lot of private speech are usually less socially competent. done clear
  B)
         Children use internal speech earlier than they use external speech. done clear
  C)
  Language and thought initially develop together and then become independent. done clear
  D)
  All mental functions have social origins. done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development best reflects an
  A)
  Behaviorist approach done clear
  B)
  Information-processing approach. done clear
  C)
  Structuralist approach done clear
  D)
  Social constructivist approach done clear
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• question_answer18)
  Which of the following educational practices is supported by Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
  A)
  Teachers should treat children as passive receptacles done clear
  B)
         Assessment should focus on the use of standardized tests done clear
  C)
  Teachers should require rote learning that is, tested frequently done clear
  D)
  Classrooms should be less structured, allowing for discovery learning done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development is similar to Piaget's theory in that it
  A)
  Emphasizes that children actively construct. their knowledge and understanding. done clear
  B)
  Describes how children develop by interacting with the physical world done clear
  C)
  Proposes four stages of development that are age-related. done clear
  D)
  Emphasizes how children develop through social interaction. done clear
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• question_answer20)
  -------occurs when a teacher adjusts his or her level of support and guidance to the level of skill of the student.
  A)
  Modeling            done clear
  B)
  Assimilation done clear
  C)
  Scaffolding         done clear
  D)
  Transference done clear
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• question_answer21)
  According to Erikson, which of these is the most important aspect of the ego?
  A)
  Self-conscious ego done clear
  B)
  Perceived ego done clear
  C)
  Ego identity done clear
  D)
  Realistic ego done clear
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• question_answer22)
  In contrast to Freud, Erikson
  A)
  Placed more emphasis on unconscious Motivation done clear
  B)
  Placed more emphasis on the ego done clear
  C)
  De-emphasized social and historical influences on personality done clear
  D)
         All of the above done clear
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• question_answer23)
  The psychosocial crisis of early childhood is
  A)
  Basic trust versus basic mistrust done clear
  B)
  Intimacy versus Isolation done clear
  C)
  Industry versus Inferiority done clear
  D)
  Autonomy versus Shame and doubt done clear
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• question_answer24)
  The psychosocial crisis of the school age is
  A)
  Autonomy versus Shame and doubt done clear
  B)
  Trust versus Mistrust done clear
  C)
  Identity versus Identity confusion done clear
  D)
  Industry versus Inferiority done clear
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• question_answer25)
  Self-regulation of learners refers to
  A)
  Their ability to monitor their own learning done clear
  B)
  creating regulations for student behavior done clear
  C)
  rules and regulations made by the student body done clear
  D)
  Self-discipline and control done clear
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• question_answer26)
  Who is the father of genetic epistemology?
  A)
  Piaget        done clear
  B)
  Bruner done clear
  C)
  Vygotsky                 done clear
  D)
  Dewey done clear
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• question_answer27)
  These two were concerned with language as a vehicle for understanding how thought patterns develop in the child
  A)
  Jean Piaget and L. S. Vygotsky done clear
  B)
  Carl Lewis and Derreck Rogers done clear
  C)
  Harlambos and Hoblorn done clear
  D)
  Dorothy Macarthy and JM Baldwin done clear
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• question_answer28)
  Who linked egocentricism to the child's tendency to personalize thought:
  A)
  Bruner   done clear
  B)
  Piaget done clear
  C)
  Hull                  done clear
  D)
  Dewey done clear
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• question_answer29)
  Who determined that the incidence of egocentric speech decreased sharply when children were placed in the company of others who could not possibly understand them - deaf and dumb children or children speaking a foreign language
  A)
  Vygotsky   done clear
  B)
  Karl Rogers done clear
  C)
  Piaget                done clear
  D)
  Kohlberg done clear
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• question_answer30)
  The ZPD is necessarily a concept where the teacher and learner roles are
  A)
  interdependent and asymmetric done clear
  B)
  dependent and symmetric done clear
  C)
  directional and integrative done clear
  D)
  methodical and cyclic done clear
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• question_answer31)
  The dynamic structuralism of ----- was aimed at capturing both the developmental process and the continuous maintenance of existing organizational forms
  A)
  Piaget        done clear
  B)
  Bergson done clear
  C)
  Bruner               done clear
  D)
  Erickson done clear
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• question_answer32)

  Arrange the following in chronological order.

  1. Pre-operational stage

  2. Formal operational stage

  3. Concrete operational stage

  4. Sensorimotor stage

  A)
  1,2,4,3              done clear
  B)
  2,3,4,1 done clear
  C)
  4,1,3,2     done clear
  D)
  2,1,3,4 done clear
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• question_answer33)
  Kohlberg's moral development stages are closely related to
  A)
  Freud's psychosexual stages done clear
  B)
  Piaget's cognitive development stages done clear
  C)
  Erikson's psychosocial stages done clear
  D)
  Sollivan's interpersonal stages done clear
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• question_answer34)
  In Piaget's theory, the sensorimotor stage marks the period from
  A)
  1 year to 3 years done clear
  B)
  2 years to 4 years done clear
  C)
  Birth to 2 years done clear
  D)
  Birth to 4 years done clear
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• question_answer35)
  Piaget's theory, the pre-operational stage marks the period from
  A)
  7 to 11 years done clear
  B)
  Birth to 2 years done clear
  C)
  10 to 12 years done clear
  D)
  2 to 6 years done clear
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• question_answer36)
  Which stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development, language development starts?
  A)
  Sensorimotor done clear
  B)
  Pre-operational done clear
  C)
  Concrete operational done clear
  D)
  Formal operational done clear
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• question_answer37)
  How many stages of cognitive development are associated with Piaget?
  A)
  Seven stages      done clear
  B)
  Four stages done clear
  C)
  Two stages         done clear
  D)
  six stages done clear
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• question_answer38)
  Which represents the correct order of Piaget's stages of intellectual development?
  A)
  Sensorimotor, concrete operational, formal operational, postoperational done clear
  B)
  Preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational, sensorimotor done clear
  C)
  Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational done clear
  D)
  Preoperational, informal operational, formal operational, postoperational done clear
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• question_answer39)
  Regarding Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning, which of the following statements is false?
  A)
  Kohlberg later added' a transition level between levels II & III in which people placed their moral decision on personal feelings done clear
  B)
  Very few people reach level III of moral reasoning done clear
  C)
  Research has supported most aspect of Kohlberg's theory done clear
  D)
  In this theory it is the reasoning underlying a person's response to a moral dilemma done clear
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• question_answer40)
  According to Piaget, at which of the following stages does a child begin, to think logically about abstract propositions?
  A)
  Concrete operational stage (07 -11 years) done clear
  B)
  Formal operational stage (11 years and up) done clear
  C)
         Sensori-motor stage (Birth - 02 years) done clear
  D)
  Pre-operational stage (02 - 07 years) done clear
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• question_answer41)
  Frobel's most important contribution to education was his development of the
  A)
  Vocational school        done clear
  B)
  Kindergarten done clear
  C)
  Public School       done clear
  D)
  Latin school done clear
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• question_answer42)
  According to Piaget, Egocentrism occurs in 
  A)
  sensory motor stage done clear
  B)
  pre-operational stage done clear
  C)
  concrete operational stage done clear
  D)
  formal operational stage done clear
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• question_answer43)
  'Praising or criticising affects the success of the child' is said by
  A)
  Hurlock       done clear
  B)
  Gallon done clear
  C)
  Pearson             done clear
  D)
  Woods done clear
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• question_answer44)
  The attitude is
  A)
  an emotionalized tendency organized through experience to react positively or negatively towards a psychological object done clear
  B)
  a characteristic that is symptomatic to the individual's ability to acquire with some specified training, some knowledge or skill in a given field done clear
  C)
  a potential ability of an individual of a specialized kind done clear
  D)
  none of these done clear
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• question_answer45)
  The stage of cognitive development according to Piaget, in which a child displays 'object permanence' is
  A)
  Formal operational stage done clear
  B)
  Sensorimotor stage done clear
  C)
  Pre-operational stage done clear
  D)
  Concrete operational stage done clear
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• question_answer46)
  According to Kohlberg, the thinking process involved in judgments about questions of right and wrong is called
  A)
  Moral reasoning        done clear
  B)
  Moral realism done clear
  C)
  Moral dilemma             done clear
  D)
  Morality co-operation done clear
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• question_answer47)
  Which of the following is NOT an example of a concrete concept?
  A)
  ability                done clear
  B)
  chair done clear
  C)
  force                 done clear
  D)
  motion done clear
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• question_answer48)
  According to piaget _____ is the 3rd stage in the cognitive growth of an individual
  A)
  Pre-operational stage done clear
  B)
  Concrete operational stage done clear
  C)
  Sensory Motor stage done clear
  D)
  Formal operational stage done clear
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• question_answer49)
  Which one of the following pair is least likely to be a correct match?
  A)

  Children enter in the world with certain knowledge about language

  Chomsky

  done clear
  B)

  Language and thought are initially two different activities

  Vygotsky

  done clear
  C)

  Language is contingent on thought

  Piaget

  done clear
  D)

  Language is a stimuli in environment

  B.F. Skinner

  done clear
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• question_answer50)
  Ria does not agree with Rishabh about setting up a class picnic. She thinks that the rules can be revised to suit the majority. This kind of peer disagreement, according to Piaget, refers to
  A)
  Heteronomous morality done clear
  B)
  Cognitive immaturity done clear
  C)
  Reaction done clear
  D)
  Morality of cooperation done clear
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• question_answer51)
  Phonological awareness refers to the ability to
  A)
  reflect and manipulate the sound structure done clear
  B)
  speak fluently and accurately done clear
  C)
  know, understand and write done clear
  D)
  master the rules of grammar done clear
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• question_answer52)
  According to Socio-cultural theory of Vygotsky
  A)
  culture and language play a crucial role in development done clear
  B)
  the child thinks in different domains and does not a complete perspective done clear
  C)
         children think in abstract terms if presented abstract material at a lower age done clear
  D)
  Self-directed speech is the lowest stage of the scaffold done clear
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• question_answer53)
  Fitting new information into existing schemes is known as
  A)
  Accommodation             done clear
  B)
  Equilibration done clear
  C)
  Assimilation done clear
  D)
  Organization done clear
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• question_answer54)
  According to Piaget theory, which one out of the following will not influence one's cognitive development?
  A)
  Language           done clear
  B)
  Social experiences done clear
  C)
  Maturation         done clear
  D)
  Activity done clear
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• question_answer55)
  What is a major criticism of Kohlberg's theory?
  A)
  Kohlberg did not give clear cut stages of moral development. done clear
  B)
  Kohlberg proposed a theory without any empirical basis. done clear
  C)
  Kohlberg proposed that moral reasoning is developmental. done clear
  D)
  Kohlberg did not account for cultural differences in moral reasoning of men and women. done clear
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