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EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY - APRIL 2024

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Although different, Piaget and Vygotsky both developed theories about _________________.

a)

Self efficacy

b)

Motivation

c)

Constructivism

d)

Instructional Design

2.

Educational psychology is important for

a)

Teacher

b)

Students

c)

Parents

d)

All of the above

3.

How many stages are in Piaget's cognitive development theory?

a)

1

b)

6

c)

3

d)

4

4.

During the preoperational stage children are very _________

a)

independent

b)

loud

c)

egocentric

d)

self centered

5.

________ is the support mechanism that helps a learner successfully perform

a task within his/ her zone of proximal development.

a)

Zone of Proximal Development

b)

Scaffolding

c)

Memory

d)

Theory

6.

The value of B.F. Skinner's theory of operant conditioning in the classroom is to _______

a)

boost confidence

b)

reinforce or eliminate behaviors

c)

develop morality

d)

minimize the effects

of trauma

7.

Which one of the following is not a stages in Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory ?

a)

Sensorimotor Stage

b)

Concrete Operational Stage

c)

Formal Operational

Stage

d)

Sensory Operational

Stage

8.

Stimulus is _____

a)

event that activates behaviour

b)

observable reaction to a stimulus

c)

association of two events because of repeated pairing

9.

Unconditioned stimulus is ____

a)

stimulus not connected to a response

b)

stimulus that automatically produces an emotional or physiological response

c)

naturally occurring emotional or physiological response

d)

stimulus that evokes an emotional or physiological response after conditioning

10.

Conditioned response is ____

a)

stimulus not connected to a response

b)

stimulus that automatically produces an emotional or physiological response

c)

naturally occurring emotional or physiological response

d)

learned response to a previously neutral stimulus

11.

White coat syndrome describes that people whose blood pressure (an involuntary response) goes up when it is tested in a doctor's office or usually by someone in a white coat.


Someone in a white coat is an example of

a)

conditioned response

b)

unconditioned response

c)

conditioned stimulus

d)

unconditioned stimulus

12.

The value of B.F. Skinner's theory of operant conditioning in the classroom is to ____

a)

boost confidence

b)

reinforce or eliminate behaviors

c)

develop morality

d)

minimize the effects of trauma

13.

Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences encourages teachers to ___

a)

set rules and procedures

b)

use a variety of teaching method to empower students

c)

minimize distractions

d)

sing to their students

14.

Bronfenbrenner's bioecological theory is important because as teachers we understand ___

a)

positive relationships and a positive environment allow the child to develop and succeed to their fullest potential possible.

b)

parenting is very difficult

c)

the teacher has control over all ecosystems

d)

the community should not be involved in the classroom

15.

Which psychologist is known for his work on classical conditioning?

a)

Thorndike

b)

Pavlov

c)

Watson

d)

Sigmund Freud

16.

Who founded the first psychology laboratory?

a)

William James

b)

John B. Watson

c)

Wilhelm Wundt

d)

Ivan Pavlov

17.

Which psychologist is associated with the concept of 'Operant Conditioning'?

a)

Carl Jung

b)

Albert Bandura

c)

B.F. Skinner

d)

Erik Erikson

18.

Things you already know that affect your behavior, babies will use past ones to figure out what an object is by eating it, banging, etc.

a)

Seriation

b)

Schemes/schema

c)

Teacher appliance

19.

Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences proposes that intelligence is composed of how many different types?

a)

   a) Three

b)

b) Five

c)

   c) Seven

d)

   d) Nine

20.

Learning takes place in this zone, challenges students and has it where they can not achieve without the help of others, things that a child has not yet learned but is capable of learning at a given time

a)

ZDP

b)

ZPD

c)

ZPP