This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Educational > Educational Psychology – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Educational Psychology Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are the key theories in educational psychology? A) Humanism, functionalism, psychoanalysis, and behaviorism. B) Behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism, and social constructivism. C) Structuralism, functionalism, psychoanalysis, and humanism. D) Structuralism, functionalism, psychoanalysis, and behaviorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism, and social constructivism. 2. Which of the following is NOT a component of problem solving? A) Convergent Thinking. B) Critical Thinking. C) Divergent Thinking. D) Creativity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Critical Thinking. 3. How does educational psychology address diversity and inclusion in education? A) By excluding students with special needs from the educational system. B) By implementing a one-size-fits-all approach to teaching. C) By ignoring diversity and focusing solely on standardized curriculum. D) By studying diverse needs, developing inclusive strategies, promoting positive relations, and advocating for equitable opportunities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By studying diverse needs, developing inclusive strategies, promoting positive relations, and advocating for equitable opportunities. 4. Learning theory that puts students as passive individuals.Response or certain behaviors using training methods or habituation alone.The emergence of behavior will be stronger if given a reinforcement and will disappear if subject to punishment is an understanding of learning theory ..... A) Humanistic. B) Sibbernetics. C) Constructivist. D) Behaviorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Behaviorism. 5. What key recommendation did William James make regarding the initiation of lessons in education? A) Begin lessons at a point where all students are equally challenged. B) Start lessons at a point just beyond the child's current level of knowledge and abilities. C) Begin with simple concepts and gradually introduce complex ideas. D) Commence lessons based on the teacher's preferences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Start lessons at a point just beyond the child's current level of knowledge and abilities. 6. The psychologist who first used the word insight. A) Torper. B) Watson. C) Kohler. D) Paloo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kohler. 7. What is learning in psychology term? A) Engagement with learners to enable their understanding and application of knowledge, concepts and processes. B) Relatively permanent change in behavior that result from experience. C) An event that is actually lived through, as opposed to one that is imagined or thought about. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relatively permanent change in behavior that result from experience. 8. Even though students initially had a number of misconceptions about the world, they quickly revised their minds when their teacher presented information contrary to the thoughts they believed at first A) CORRECT. B) SALAH. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SALAH. 9. What is the role of educational psychology in teaching and learning? A) Educational psychology only applies to children, not adults. B) Educational psychology studies how individuals learn and develop, and applies that knowledge to improve teaching and learning. C) Educational psychology focuses on the physical aspects of teaching and learning. D) Educational psychology is not relevant to teaching and learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Educational psychology studies how individuals learn and develop, and applies that knowledge to improve teaching and learning. 10. Violence or quarrels in the household will negatively affect children's emotional social development.The impact is that the child will behave A) Less polite. B) Moody. C) Less initiative. D) Country. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Country. 11. What is the form of motivational relationship with learning that exists in students? A) Students who have high motivation usually have a high GPA too. B) Students who have high motivation like to sit in the front. C) Students who have high motivation are students who are able to use their free time to learn. D) Students who have high motivation have a unique way to enjoy the learning process. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Students who have high motivation are students who are able to use their free time to learn. 12. Who is wrong about the "stereotype impression of gender characters" ? A) The stereotype impression of gender characters does not allow differences between individuals, and individuals who generate differences are easily become objects of attacking or discrimination. B) The stereotype of gender characters can produce many restraint and pressure on individuals of different gender. C) The stereotype of gender character can be changed. D) Different gender stereotypes, almost similar in different cultural contexts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Different gender stereotypes, almost similar in different cultural contexts. 13. Which of the following concepts about anxiety is correct? A) For highly anxious students, interpersonal learning is more favorable. B) The lower the ability, the higher the degree of anxiety. C) The relationship between anxiety and grades is reversed. D) The higher the characteristic anxiety, the higher the contextual anxiety will be. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The higher the characteristic anxiety, the higher the contextual anxiety will be. 14. What are the ethical considerations in educational psychology research? A) Obtaining informed consent, ensuring confidentiality, minimizing harm, maintaining objectivity and integrity. B) Using deception, prioritizing personal gain over participant well-being, disregarding privacy concerns, being biased and dishonest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Obtaining informed consent, ensuring confidentiality, minimizing harm, maintaining objectivity and integrity. 15. What does the passage mainly discuss? A) The study of educational psychology. B) The difference between constructivist perspective and experiential perspective. C) The advantage of developmental perspective. D) The effect of behavioral perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The study of educational psychology. 16. Practice spread out over a period of time rather than cramming A) Transfer of Knowledge. B) Elaboration Theory. C) Distributed Practice. D) Dual-Coding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Distributed Practice. 17. Children are able to think about things in terms of consistent physical features. Their understanding depends very much on their own perspective, however; children seem to have difficulties understanding that a change in theway that something looks does not necessarily mean a change in other attributes, such as number or quantity. This stage belongs to ..... A) Pre-operational stage. B) Concrete operational stage. C) Sensorii-motor Stage. D) Formal operational stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pre-operational stage. 18. The belief that intelligence is malleable A) Explicit Instructional Guidance. B) Content Specific Knowledge. C) Dunning-Kruger Effect. D) Growth Mindset. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Growth Mindset. 19. The idea that the class should be a shared environment is stressed by the A) The theory of social constructivism. B) Field theory. C) Cognitive development theory. D) Theory of humanism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The theory of social constructivism. 20. What is the role of educational psychology in special education? A) Educational psychology only focuses on the academic performance of special education students. B) Educational psychology focuses on diagnosing and treating mental health issues in special education students. C) Educational psychology provides insights into the learning and behavioral needs of students with special needs and helps in developing appropriate teaching strategies. D) Educational psychology is not relevant in special education. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Educational psychology provides insights into the learning and behavioral needs of students with special needs and helps in developing appropriate teaching strategies. 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