Educational Psychology

Who developed the motivational theory based on human needs?

• Abraham Maslow

• Robert Bandura

• Erik Erickson

• B.F. Skinner

A test that measures student performance against a specific standard is referred to as ________________.

• Norm referenced test

• Criterion referenced test

• Standardized test

• Validation test

Learning tasks that encourage divergent thinking are part of a teacher’s effort to encourage _________________ in their students.

• Critical thinking

• Problem-solving

• Metacognition

• Creative thinking

Which of the following modern perspective focuses on how unconscious traumas, experiences, and motives affect human behavior?

• Psychodynamic
• Behavioral
• Humanistic
• Cognitive

Which branch of psychology would argue that a child who is hungry will not be able concentrate on schoolwork or being good in class?

• Humanistic
• Behavioral
• Socio-Cultural
• Biopsychosocial

Who is the founder of psychoanalysis?

• Sigmund Freud
• Abraham Maslow
• Ivan Pavlov
• B.F. Skinner

Which perspective believed psychology should only study observable and objectively described acts?

• Humanistic
• Behaviorism
• Functionalism
• Structuralism

What does cognitive mean?

• refers to thinking, conscious and mental processes

• being aware of your surroundings

• being able to take in information from your environment (e.g. sight)

• studying the brain and human behaviour

Father of intelligence testing

• Stanford

• Alfred Binnet

• Terman

• Weschsler

Which theory of behavior believes that we think and perceive in whole units rather than the parts?

• Introspection

• Gestalt

• Structuralism

• Functionalism