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Learning: Introduction and Different Conceptions

Total questions: 83

Worksheet time: 42mins

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1.

According to the passage, what is learning? Fill in the blank: Learning is a process that occurs throughout human life and results from overcoming ________ that a person faces in daily life.

a)

difficulties

b)

successes

c)

rewards

d)

opportunities

2.

What are some of the first challenges a child faces according to the passage? Fill in the blank: The first challenges a child faces involve behaviors such as ________, crawling, walking, and talking.

a)

sitting

b)

reading

c)

drawing

d)

counting

3.

The role of the school in the learning process is:

a)

to facilitate and support students' learning

b)

to focus only on exams and grades

c)

to discourage independent thinking

d)

to limit students' creativity

4.

Which philosophers' influences are highlighted in the construction of learning concepts according to the passage?

a)

A) Platonic and Aristotelian

b)

B) Socratic and Epicurean

c)

C) Kantian and Hegelian

d)

D) Confucian and Taoist

5.

According to Plato, as mentioned in the passage, all knowledge comes from our ________.

a)

soul (thought)

b)

senses (perception)

c)

environment (experience)

d)

teachers (instruction)

6.

According to the passage, what does Sócrates argue about the necessity of teaching the slave (boy)?

a)

The slave needs to learn everything from scratch

b)

The knowledge is already within the slave

c)

The slave cannot learn anything

d)

The slave learns only by imitation

7.

Fill in the blank: Aristóteles considered that virtue was a ______, a habit, resulting from a process of teaching.

a)

practice

b)

emotion

c)

punishment

d)

law

8.

The main difference between the conceptions of learning of Platão and Aristóteles as described in the passage is:

a)

Platão believed learning is recollection, while Aristóteles saw it as acquiring new knowledge.

b)

Both believed learning is innate and not influenced by experience.

c)

Platão and Aristóteles both rejected the idea of learning through experience.

d)

Aristóteles believed learning is recollection, while Platão saw it as acquiring new knowledge.

9.

'A Escola de Atenas' was painted by which artist and what does the painting represent?

a)

Raphael; it represents the gathering of great philosophers of antiquity.

b)

Leonardo da Vinci; it represents the Last Supper.

c)

Michelangelo; it represents the Creation of Adam.

d)

Sandro Botticelli; it represents the Birth of Venus.

10.

Who painted 'The School of Athens'?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Rafael Sanzio

d)

Auguste Comte

11.

According to the text, the Platonic conception is mentalist, based on processes that value development (consciousness determines life).

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Fill in the blank: The Aristotelian conception is ________, highlighting the processes of learning (life determines consciousness).

a)

materialist

b)

idealist

c)

empirical

d)

dualistic

13.

Which philosophical movement did Auguste Comte represent, according to the text?

a)

Marxism

b)

Positivism

c)

Phenomenology

d)

Materialism

14.

According to the text, in the field of Psychology, the influences of Positivism were reflected in ________ Psychology.

a)

Behavioral (Comportamental)

b)

Cognitive

c)

Humanistic

d)

Psychoanalytic

15.

According to the text, what is the main philosophical movement influenced by Karl Heinrich Marx called?

a)

Existentialism

b)

Materialismo histórico-dialético (Marxismo)

c)

Fenomenologia

d)

Idealismo

16.

Fill in the blank: The conception of Marxism emphasizes the concrete character of _______ as an element for understanding the individual and society.

a)

consciousness

b)

economics

c)

technology

d)

tradition

17.

Which pedagogies are supported by historical-dialectical materialism according to the text?

a)

Pedagogia Libertadora and Pedagogia Histórico-Crítica

b)

Pedagogia Tradicional and Pedagogia Moderna

c)

Pedagogia Fenomenológica and Pedagogia Existencialista

d)

Pedagogia Humanista and Pedagogia Cognitiva

18.

According to Edmund Husserl, phenomenology is based on the study of what appears to the _______ of the human being and points to a reality.

a)

consciousness

b)

imagination

c)

memory

d)

instinct

19.

According to the text, in phenomenology, the phenomenon is an appearance of reality in consciousness, not an illusion or false sign.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What is the main goal of phenomenology according to the text?

a)

To go beyond sensitive characteristics and gather what is essential, focusing on the knowledge of the human being.

b)

To analyze only the physical aspects of human behavior.

c)

To focus solely on the historical context of events.

d)

To prioritize statistical data over subjective experience.

21.

According to the text, which areas of psychology were influenced by phenomenology?

a)

Psychology of Form/Figure and Cognitive Psychology.

b)

Developmental Psychology and Social Psychology.

c)

Behaviorism and Psychoanalysis.

d)

Clinical Psychology and Evolutionary Psychology.

22.

Who is the main proponent of Behavioral Psychology mentioned in the text?

a)

Burrhus Frederic Skinner.

b)

Sigmund Freud.

c)

Jean Piaget.

d)

Abraham Maslow.

23.

Behavioral Psychology aims for the best possible adaptation of the individual to the educational system.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What is the main difference between respondent conditioning and operant conditioning as described in the text?

a)

Respondent conditioning is related to involuntary reflexes (elicited), while operant conditioning involves emitted behaviors and occurs without stimulation.

b)

Respondent conditioning involves voluntary behaviors, while operant conditioning is only about reflexes.

c)

Operant conditioning is based on classical responses, while respondent conditioning is based on consequences.

d)

Respondent conditioning requires reinforcement, while operant conditioning does not.

25.

According to the text, whose experiments form the basis for respondent conditioning?

a)

Ivan Petrovich Pavlov.

b)

B.F. Skinner.

c)

John B. Watson.

d)

Edward Thorndike.

26.

According to the passage, what is the main purpose of reinforcement (positive or negative) in learning?

a)

To strengthen one or more behaviors, increasing the probability that the subject will repeat a certain behavior in the future due to previous learning.

b)

To punish undesirable behaviors so they are not repeated.

c)

To provide entertainment during the learning process.

d)

To ensure that learning only occurs in a classroom setting.

27.

What is the difference between positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement as described in the passage?

a)

Positive reinforcement adds a rewarding stimulus to increase desired behavior, while negative reinforcement removes an aversive stimulus to increase desired behavior.

b)

Positive reinforcement removes a rewarding stimulus to decrease undesired behavior, while negative reinforcement adds an aversive stimulus to decrease undesired behavior.

c)

Positive reinforcement adds an aversive stimulus to increase desired behavior, while negative reinforcement removes a rewarding stimulus to increase desired behavior.

d)

Positive reinforcement removes an aversive stimulus to decrease undesired behavior, while negative reinforcement adds a rewarding stimulus to decrease undesired behavior.

28.

According to the passage, positive reinforcement can help a child by providing rewards for good academic performance.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

In the context of the passage, what is an example of negative reinforcement?

a)

A child is forced to repeat a previously established behavior to recover something that was lost, such as being deprived of a pleasurable object until the desired behavior is repeated.

b)

A child is given a reward for completing their homework on time.

c)

A child is scolded for not cleaning their room.

d)

A child is given extra chores for misbehaving.

30.

According to the passage, what are the two classes of behavior highlighted in negative reinforcement? Fill in the blank: The two classes of behavior are ______ and ______.

a)

fuga; esquiva

b)

aproximación; evitación

c)

imitación; repetición

d)

refuerzo; castigo

31.

Escape is a response given by the subject to avoid aversive stimuli before they occur.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

How does negative reinforcement contribute to the learning process according to the passage? Fill in the blank: Negative reinforcement contributes to the learning process by making the subject seek to ______ to the mastery of knowledge.

a)

dedicate themselves

b)

avoid challenges

c)

ignore feedback

d)

delay responses

33.

What is modeling in the context of learning, as described in the passage? Fill in the blank: Modeling is a learning process that occurs gradually through ______ in search of a consistent response to a problem.

a)

successive approximations

b)

random guessing

c)

immediate feedback

d)

rote memorization

34.

Modeling involves the application of operant conditioning, positive reinforcement, and negative reinforcement.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

According to the passage, what is the main focus of Gestalt Psychology (Psicologia da Forma/Figura)?

a)

The study of learning through repetition

b)

The understanding of subjective and social phenomena from sensations and perceptions of the individual

c)

The influence of historical and social issues on behavior

d)

The mechanical process of knowledge acquisition

36.

Who were the main developers of Gestalt Psychology mentioned in the passage?

a)

Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Alfred Adler

b)

Wolfgang Köhler, Max Wertheimer, Kurt Koffka

c)

Jean Piaget, Lev Vygotsky, John Dewey

d)

Ivan Pavlov, B.F. Skinner, John Watson

37.

Fill in the blank: Gestalt Psychology considers that knowledge is _______ to experience and is based on the organization of cognitive structures already formed in the subject.

a)

prior

b)

subsequent

c)

irrelevant

d)

opposed

38.

According to Gestalt Psychology, the central process is perception, not learning.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

According to Wertheimer (1977), what is true about the relationship between the whole and its parts in Gestalt Psychology?

a)

The whole is equal to the sum of its parts

b)

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts

c)

The parts are independent of the whole

d)

The parts are more important than the whole

40.

According to Gestalt psychology, the perception of the whole is simply a process of joining the parts that compose it.

a)

Yes, the whole is just the sum of its parts.

b)

No, the whole is more than just the sum of its parts.

c)

Yes, perception only involves combining parts.

d)

No, perception ignores the relationship between parts.

41.

In the context of Gestalt psychology, the term 'insight' refers to:

a)

a sudden realization of a problem's solution

b)

a gradual process of learning through repetition

c)

memorizing information through rote learning

d)

responding to stimuli through conditioning

42.

According to Bigge (1977), what is required for solving complex problems?

a)

Solving complex problems requires some degree of originality or creativity.

b)

Solving complex problems requires only memorization of facts.

c)

Solving complex problems requires following strict routines.

d)

Solving complex problems requires avoiding new approaches.

43.

Cognitive Psychology is especially based on the concepts of _______ by Jean Piaget and his constructivism.

a)

Genetic Epistemology

b)

Behaviorism

c)

Classical Conditioning

d)

Operant Conditioning

44.

Who is considered to have linked Genetic Epistemology to the movement called 'rationalista transpositivista'?

a)

Jean Piaget

b)

Severino

c)

Freud

d)

Skinner

45.

According to Piaget (1995), the investigative approach does not focus on external conditions but on the child's activity in producing knowledge.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Jean Piaget (1896-1980) was a ________, philosopher, epistemologist, psychologist, and researcher.

a)

biologist

b)

mathematician

c)

engineer

d)

artist

47.

According to the passage, Piaget constructed the bases of Genetic Epistemology by identifying aspects of child development and relating them to stages of _______ maturity. Fill in the blank.

a)

cognitive

b)

physical

c)

emotional

d)

social

48.

According to Piaget (1999), what does the theory of development consider?

a)

Only the biological process

b)

Only the maturational process

c)

Both the biological and maturational processes

d)

Only the social process

49.

List the four stages of development according to Piaget (2011).

a)

Sensório-motor, pré-operatório, operatório-concreto, operatório-formal.

b)

Pré-operatório, operatório-formal, operatório-concreto, pós-formal.

c)

Sensório-motor, operatório-formal, operatório-concreto, pós-formal.

d)

Pré-operatório, sensório-motor, operatório-formal, operatório-concreto.

50.

The sensorimotor stage occurs from ______ to ______ years and is dominated by reflexes.

a)

0 to 2

b)

2 to 4

c)

4 to 6

d)

6 to 8

51.

According to Piaget (2011), intelligence appears before language and is characterized as practical intelligence in the sensorimotor stage.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

The preoperational stage is characterized by the emergence of:

a)

Practical intelligence

b)

Representative intelligence

c)

Reflexes

d)

Symbolic play

53.

According to the text, at what age range do concrete operations occur in children?

a)

3-5 years

b)

6-7 to 11-12 years

c)

13-15 years

d)

16-18 years

54.

Fill in the blank: In the concrete operational stage, children free themselves from egocentric behavior by using concepts of ________, which allows them to elaborate new actions and expand their intellectual process.

a)

reversibility

b)

assimilation

c)

centration

d)

object permanence

55.

What is the main characteristic of the formal operational stage according to the text?

a)

Mastery of physical skills

b)

Mastery of logical representations and hypothetical-deductive reasoning

c)

Mastery of language

d)

Mastery of emotional control

56.

Who are the two main figures highlighted in Historical-Cultural Psychology and Psychogenesis according to the text?

a)

Freud and Jung

b)

Vigotski and Wallon

c)

Piaget and Skinner

d)

Maslow and Rogers

57.

Fill in the blank: According to Historical-Cultural Psychology, social experiences provide the ________ of the individual and highlight that the quality of the stimulus leads to better development, whether motor, cognitive, emotional, or social.

a)

maturation

b)

regression

c)

isolation

d)

stagnation

58.

According to the passage, who studied psychological processes and emphasized the role of teaching-learning relationships mediated by a person who masters certain knowledge?

a)

Lev Semionovitch Vigotski

b)

Jean Piaget

c)

B.F. Skinner

d)

Sigmund Freud

59.

What is the main focus of Historical-Cultural Psychology as described in the passage?

a)

The biological basis of learning

b)

The construction of consciousness based on social and cultural reality

c)

The role of genetics in intelligence

d)

The importance of individualism

60.

According to Vigotski, children with learning difficulties are as capable of learning as children with regular development, given the right mediation and affective relationships.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

What are the three crises in child development identified by Vigotski?

a)

Crisis of adolescence, crisis of adulthood, crisis of old age

b)

Crisis post-natal, crisis of one year, crisis of three years

c)

Crisis post-natal, crisis of three years, crisis of seven years

d)

Crisis of infancy, crisis of childhood, crisis of puberty

62.

Fill in the blank: The post-natal crisis involves mastering basic functions for survival and the beginning of limited motor actions, occurring from ____ to _____

a)

0 to 1 year

b)

1 to 2 years

c)

2 to 3 years

d)

3 to 5 years

63.

According to the passage, what are the three moments of the one-year crisis?

a)

Mastery of walking, mastery of language, and mastery of will

b)

Mastery of reading, mastery of writing, and mastery of math

c)

Mastery of emotions, mastery of social skills, and mastery of memory

d)

Mastery of play, mastery of drawing, and mastery of singing

64.

According to the text, at what ages does the crisis of three years occur, and what are some behaviors children may exhibit during this period?

a)

The crisis of three years occurs from ages 3 to 7, and children may exhibit negativism, stubbornness, rebelliousness, and insubordination.

b)

The crisis of three years occurs from ages 1 to 2, and children may exhibit increased sociability and cooperation.

c)

The crisis of three years occurs from ages 5 to 10, and children may exhibit advanced reasoning and empathy.

d)

The crisis of three years occurs from ages 7 to 12, and children may exhibit independence and responsibility.

65.

Who was Henri Wallon and what field did he contribute to?

a)

Henri Wallon was a physician who contributed to the field of psychology, especially in the study of neurological deficiencies and behavioral disorders.

b)

Henri Wallon was a mathematician who contributed to the field of algebra, especially in the study of group theory.

c)

Henri Wallon was a chemist who contributed to the field of organic chemistry, especially in the study of polymers.

d)

Henri Wallon was a biologist who contributed to the field of genetics, especially in the study of DNA replication.

66.

Wallon (1995) apresentou cinco estágios em relação ao desenvolvimento humano. Liste dois desses estágios.

a)

Impulsivo-emocional; sensório-motor e projetivo; personalismo; do pensamento categorial; estágio da puberdade e adolescência.

b)

Pré-operatório; operatório concreto; operatório formal; sensório-motor; estágio reflexivo.

c)

Estágio oral; estágio anal; estágio fálico; estágio de latência; estágio genital.

d)

Estágio de confiança; estágio de autonomia; estágio de iniciativa; estágio de competência; estágio de identidade.

67.

What characterizes the impulsive-emotional stage according to Wallon?

a)

The impulsive-emotional stage goes from 0 to 1 year, characterized by predominance of emotion and movement, impulsive motor reactions, and social reciprocity with voluntary smiling and body exploration.

b)

It is a stage marked by logical reasoning and abstract thinking, typically occurring in adolescence.

c)

This stage is defined by the development of language and symbolic play, usually between 2 and 7 years.

d)

It is characterized by the onset of puberty and the search for personal identity.

68.

According to the passage, during which age range does the motor and projective stage occur?

a)

1 to 3 years old

b)

3 to 5 years old

c)

6 to 8 years old

d)

9 to 12 years old

69.

What is formed during the stage of personalism?

a)

Motor skills

b)

Character and affective relationships

c)

Rational thinking

d)

Puberty

70.

The categorical thinking stage occurs between the ages of ______ and ______.

a)

6 and 11

b)

3 and 5

c)

12 and 15

d)

1 and 3

71.

The stage of puberty and adolescence begins at age 6.

a)

True

b)

False

72.

What are some characteristics of the categorical thinking stage?

a)

Rationality, autonomy, mental self-discipline, differentiation of self from others, and good performance in mnemonic processes.

b)

Emotional impulsivity, lack of self-control, and poor memory retention.

c)

Complete dependence on others for decision-making and absence of rational thought.

d)

Inability to distinguish between self and others, and frequent confusion in mnemonic tasks.

73.

Who is the author of 'Poética'?

a)

Aristóteles

b)

Bigge

c)

Comte

d)

Husserl

74.

Which book was written by M. Bigge?

a)

Teorias da Aprendizagem para Professores

b)

Curso de Filosofia Positiva

c)

Filosofia como Ciência de Rigor

d)

Ideologia Alemana

75.

Fill in the blank: 'Curso de Filosofia Positiva' was written by ________.

a)

A. Comte

b)

B. Kant

c)

C. Hegel

d)

D. Nietzsche

76.

Who is the author of 'A Filosofia como Ciência de Rigor'?

a)

Husserl

b)

Marx

c)

Engels

d)

Piaget

77.

'La Ideologia Alemana' was co-authored by which two individuals?

a)

Marx and Engels

b)

Lenin and Trotsky

c)

Hegel and Feuerbach

d)

Rousseau and Voltaire

78.

Which of the following works was published in 1995?

a)

Abstração Reflexionante

b)

Epistemologia Genética

c)

O Juízo Moral na Criança

d)

O Pensamento e a Linguagem na Criança

79.

Who wrote 'Epistemologia Genética'?

a)

Piaget

b)

Vygotsky

c)

Skinner

d)

Freud

80.

' O Juízo Moral na Criança ' was published in which year?

a)

1994

b)

1929

c)

2001

d)

1987

81.

Who is the author of 'Tecnologia do Ensino'?

a)

B. Skinner

b)

Jean Piaget

c)

Lev Vygotsky

d)

John Dewey

82.

'Obras Escogidas (Vol. 4)' was written by which author?

a)

S. Vigotski

b)

Jean Piaget

c)

Sigmund Freud

d)

B. F. Skinner

83.

Which book was published by Editora Nacional in 1991?

a)

Pequena História da Psicologia

b)

História Geral da Psicologia

c)

Introdução à Psicologia Moderna

d)

Psicologia: Teoria e Prática