Instruction: Select the letter of the best answer.

1. Developmental psychologists made the child the center of the educational process
through application of its law of learning. Teaching should therefore be primarily
directed towards the .
a. Use of effective media technology
b. Systematic formulation of methods
c. Promotion of the child’s social unconsciousness.
d. Development of the child from within

2. Which statements below best describes development?

a. A high school student’s height increased by 5’2″ to 5’4″
b. A high school student’s change in weight from 110 lbs. to 125 lbs.
c. A student had learned to operate the computer
d. A student’s enlargement of hips

3. What concept can best describe Francisco’s ability to walk without a support at age
of 12 months because of the “internal ripening” that occurred in his muscles, bones and
nervous system development?
a. Development c. Learning
b. Growth d. Maturation

4. Connie develops concepts necessary for everyday living, builds healthy attitudes
towards oneself, and achieve personal independence. These are among the attributes of an
individual in what particular stage?
a. Infancy and early childhood c. adolescence
b. Middle childhood d. Early adulthood

5. Which of the following accurately describes puberty stage?

a. Rapid physical growth that occurs during adolescence
b. Stage when sexual maturation is attained.
c. Rapid physical growth and sexual maturation that ends childhood
d. Stage when adolescents establish identities separate from their parents

6. What can be the best comparison of the behavior of a 17-year-old girl to that of her 13-
year-old brother?
a. She is more likely critical about herself.
b. She tends to be more egocentric.
c. She had less confidence in her abilities.
d. She is more capable of reasoning hypothetically.

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7. Human development follows a pattern. Which of the following demonstrates this
theory?
a. In a Geography class, children learn the different provinces ahead of their own
town.
b. Petra names sampaguita, roses, and camia before learning the word flower.
c. In Mathematics, learners know division ahead of addition.
d. A child learns the word ANIMALS before he can name dog, cat, goat, and
cow.

8. Dr. Bernal, the school physician conducted a physical examination in Ms. Cambri’s
class. What concept best describes the quantitative increase observed by Dr. Bernal
among learners in terms of height and weight?
a. growth c. maturation b.
development d. learning

9. According to Erikson, what is the primary task of adolescents?

a. To establish trust.
b. To search for his identity.
c. To be more intimate with others.
d. To establish integrity.

10. Development tasks are to be learned by the individual at each stage of development. If
these tasks are not developed at an early stage, this may cause problems in later years.
Arrange the following tasks according to the stages when they occur in one’s life span:
I. Acquiring a set of values and an ethical system
II.Developing conscience, morality and a scale of values
III. Learning to distinguish right from wrong
IV. Taking on civic responsibility
a. III, I, II, IV c. III, II, I, IV
b. II, IV, I, III d. I, II, III, IV

11. Regarding the sexual maturation of boys and girls, teachers should bear in mind that:
a. girls mature at a late stage than boys
b. girls mature at an earlier stage than boys
c. boys and girls mature at the same time
d. there are no marked differences in their time of maturity

12. Some children are more active than others, as everyone knows-extremely high levels of
activity or hyperactivity are considered problematic. How may a teacher help a child
who is hyperactive?
a. Make him the leader of the class

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 b. Transfer him to another class
c. Give him challenging activities that are appropriate to his ability level and
interests.
d. Allow him to spend longer at the playground until he gets tired.

13. Two identical beakers A and B are presented to the child. Teacher Sonny pours the liquid from B to C
which is taller and thinner than A and B but has equal capacity with B. The teacher asks if the
beakers A and C have the same amount of liquid. The child says “NO” and points to C as the beaker
that has more liquid. In which cognitive developmental stage is the child?
a. Sensorimotor stage c. Concrete operational stage
b. Pre-operational stage d. Formal Operational

14. To determine her students’ level of moral development, Teacher Evangeline presents to her class a
morally ambiguous situation and asks them what they would do in such a situation. On whose theory is
Teacher Evangeline’s technique based?
a. Bruner c. Freud
b. Kohlberg d. Piaget

15. It is good to give students creative learning tasks because .

a. Development is aided by stimulation
b. Development is affected by cultural changes
c. The development of individuals is unique
d. Development is the individual’s choice

16. Why is babyhood referred to as a “critical period” in personality development? Because:

a. At this time the baby is exposed to many physical and psychological hazards
b. Changes in the personality pattern take place
c. At this time the foundations are laid upon which the adult personality structure will be
built
d. The brain grows and develops at such an accelerated

17. Which does Noam Chomsky, assert about language learning for children?
I. Young children learn and apply grammatical rules and vocabulary as they are
exposed to them.
II. Begin formal teaching of grammatical rules to children as early as possible.
III. Do not require initial formal language teaching for children.
a. I and III c. I only
b. II only d. I and II

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18. You arrange the rows of blocks in such a way that a row of 5 blocks is longer than a row of 7
blocks. If you ask which row has more, Grade 1 pupils will say that it is the row that makes the longer
line. Based on Piaget’s cognitive development theory, what problem is illustrated?
a. Assimilation problem c. Conservation problem
b. Accommodation problem d. Egocentrism

19. Sassi, a Grade I pupil is asked, “Why do you pray every day?” Sassi answered, “Mommy said
so.” Based on Kohlberg’s theory, in which moral development stage is Sassi?
a. Pre-convention level c. post-conventional level
b. Conventional level d. pre-operational level

20. Teacher Fatima tells her students: “You must be honest at all times not only because you are afraid of
the punishment but more because you yourselves are convinced of the value of honesty.” Based on
Kohlberg’s theory, which level of moral development does the teacher want her students to reach?
a. Conventional level
b. Between conventional and post-conventional levels
c. Between pre-conventional and post-conventional levels
d. Post-conventional level
21. Christian develops an integral and coherent sense of self. He seeks answers to the
question. “Who am I”? Which of the following is Christian likely to develop?
a. Initiative c. Intimacy
b. Identity and Role Confusion d. Autonomy
22.11. . Which state of the psycho-sexual theory does young boys experience
rivalry with their father for their mother’s attention and affection?
a. Oral c. Phallic
b. Anal d. Latency
23. Angela focuses her attention on the school work and vigorous play that consume most
of her physical energy. Which stage of psychosexual theory illustrates her behavior?
a. Oral c. Phallic
b. Anal d. Latency
24. Ms. Reyes uses images and language to represent and understand her various lessons
to preschool learners. What stage in the cognitive theory of development explains this?
a. Sensorimotor c. Concrete operation
b. Pre-operational d. Formal operation
25. In Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development, which of the following
statements would illustrate Edward who is 11 years old?
a. Able to see relationships and to reason in the abstract.
b. Unable to breakdown a whole into separate parts.
c. Differentiates goals and goal-directed activities.
d. Experiments with methods to reach goals.

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26. Trisha goes with her mother in school. She enjoys the workplace of her mother.
Which of the following ecological theories is illustrated by the situation?
a. Microsystem c. Exosystem
b. Mesosystem d. Macrosystem
27. Anna believes that authority is respected. She is now in what particular level in moral
development theory of Lawrence Kholberg?
a. Social contract c. Interpersonal concordance
b. Law and order orientation d. Universal ethics orientation
28. Lito, a student in secondary level tends to spend more time with his friends and his
family, thus, his behavior is greatly affected by them. In which stage in the Psychosocial
Stages of Development does Lito belong?
a. Autonomous vs Shame and Doubt c. Intimacy vs. Isolation
b. Identity vs. Role Confusion d. Initiative vs. Guilt
29. What level has a four-year-old learner like Maryann reached when she acquired new
skills such as putting the same shapes and the same colors together?
a. Development c. Zone of Proximal Development
b. Maturation d. Learning
30. Which of the following principles can be the basis of the growing realization of the
significance of the early childhood education?
a. The young children are capable of doing many things at an early stage.
b. The child should be seen and should learn.
c. The first five years of life are the formative years of the child.
d. Early childhood experiences can be interesting and challenging.
31. Parenting style influences children’s development. Read the following parent’s remarks for their children
then, answer the question.
Parent C – Tells her child: “You should do it my way or else. There is no discussion.”
Parent D – Tells her husband: “It is 10:00 PM, do you know where your child is?”
Parent E – Tells her child: “You know, you should have not done that. Let’s talk about it so you can
handle the situation better next time.”
Parent F – Tells her child: “You may do what you want. We will always be here for you, no matter
what you do.”
Which Parenting style is Authoritarian?
a. D c. E
b. F d. C

32. Student Deina says: “I have to go to school on time. This is what the rule says.” In what level of moral
development is the student?
a. Pre-conventional c. Conventional
b. Post-conventional d. Pre-operational
33. A common complaint of teachers about pupils is this: “You give them assignment, the following day
they come without any. You teach them this today, asks them tomorrow and they don’t know. It is as
if there is nothing that you taught them at all.” Based on the theory of information processing,
what must teachers do to counteract pupil’s forgetting?
I. Punish every child who can’t give correct answers to questions.

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 II. Work for meaningful learning by connecting lesson to what pupils know.
III. Reward every child who remembers past lessons.
a. III only c. II and III
b. I and III d. II
34. On what theory is the sequencing of instruction anchored?
a. Gagne’s hierarchical theory
b. B.F. Skinner’s operant conditioning theory
c. Bandura’s social learning theory
d. Thorndike’s law of effect
35. Based on Bandura’s theory, which conditions must be present for a student to learn from a model?
I. Attention III. Motor reproduction
II. Retention IV. Motivation
a. I and II c. I, II, III and IV
b. I, II and III d. III and IV

36. According to Tolman’s theory on purposive behaviorism, learning is goal-directed. What is its implication to
teaching?
a. Evaluate lessons based on your objective/s
b. Set as many objectives as you can
c. Stick to your objectives/s no matter what happens
d. Make the objective/s of your lesson clear
37. Any change in the behavior of an individual
a. Learning c. Change
b. Response d. Development
38. Which statement is not necessary to achieve the learner’s interest in a
learning activity?
a. the activity must lead to a practical end
b. the activity must be within the ability of the learner
c. the activity must fill a need recognized by the learner
d. the learner must have the experience that will furnish the
background for the activity
39. All learning is bond connecting. In which of the following is this principle NOT
applicable?
a. Attitudes c. skills
b. Reflexes d. habits
40. Cristina’s family had a family picture when she was not yet born. Unable to see herself in the family
picture, she cried despite her mother’s explanation that she was not yet born when the family picture was
taken. What does Cristina’s behavior show?
a. Limited social cognition c. Semi-logical reasoning
b. Egocentrism d. Rigidity of thought

41. To help a student learn to the optimum, Vygotsky advises us to bridge the student’s present
skill level and the desired skill level by .
a. Challenging c. Inspiring
b. Scaffolding d. Motivating

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42. Based on Piaget’s theory, what should a teacher provide in the formal operational stage?
a. Stimulating environment with ample objects to play with
b. Games and other physical activities to develop motor skills
c. Activities for hypothesis formulation
d. Learning activities that involve problems of classification and ordering
43. You choose cooperative learning as a teaching approach. What thought is impressed on
your students?
a. Interaction is a must, but not necessarily face to-face interaction
b. Student’s success depends on the success of the group
c. Student’s individuality evaluates how effectively their group worked
d. The accountability for learning is on the group not on the individuals
44. Which statement applies correctly to Edgar Dale’s “Cone of Experience”?
a. The farther you are from the base, the more direct the learning experience
becomes
b. The farther you are from the bottom, the more direct the learning experience
becomes
c. The closer you are from the base, the more indirect the learning experience
becomes
d. The closer you are from the base, the more direct the learning
experience becomes

45. “When more senses are stimulated, teaching and learning become more
effective.” What isan application of this principle?
a. Appeal to student’s sense of imagination
b. Use multisensory aids
c. Make your students touch the instructional material
d. Use audiovisual aids because the eyes and the ears are the most
important senses inlearning

46. Which of the following principles of learning applies to considering student's age
in presenting certain content and cognitive processes?
a. Principle of readiness
b. Principle of learning by doing
c. Principle of presenting challenging tasks
d. Principle of learning aided by formulating and asking questions

47. According to Bronfenbrenner, what system contains structures that has direct contact
with the child?
a. Chronosystem c. Mesosystem
b. Exosystem d. Microsystem

48. Mrs. Mercado, the Home Economics teacher, constantly gives verbal guidance to her
pupils while practicing a sewing skill. What is the value of giving verbal guidance in
improving pupils learning behavior?
a. It promotes the growth of interest in the new learning tasks
b. It serves as informational feedback
c. It facilitates perfection of skills
d. It directs pupils' attention to more adequate and better techniques

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49. According to Thorndike, what law states that the strength of a connection is influenced
by the consequences of the response?
a. Law of disuse c. Law of Exercise
b. Law of effect d. Law of readiness

50. Why should learning be aided by formulating and asking questions?

a. Students will have a grade in recitation
b. Students will develop their self-confidence
c. The teacher will know who among the students can communicate very well
d. The teacher will not always do the talking but the students will be given a
chance to do the same thing.

51. A burglary occurred in Jason's neighborhood. Since then, Jason is very careful of
locking their doors and closing windows. What theory best explains Jason's behavior?
a. Observational learning c. Self-regulated learning
b. Imitation learning d. Vicarious learning

52. In observation and imitation learning, what should be the learner's response when the
teacher initially models the behavior?
a. Reproduce and match c. Imitate and practice
b. Pay Attention d. Shows satisfaction

53. What is the correct sequence of information processing?

a. Sensory register-STM-LTM c. Sensory register-LTM-STM
b. STM-sensory register-LTM d. LTM-sensory register- STM

54. Instead of asking her students to write about their reaction to a story, the teacher asked
her students to interpret the story in dance form. What principle of learning is
considered?
a. Concepts should be presented in varied and different ways
b. Effort if put forth when tasks are challenging
c. Learning by doing is more effective than just sitting and listening
d. Learning is aided by formulating and asking questions

55. In performing the minuet, first raise your heel, second make three steps forward,
third step make a point. What kind of knowledge was exhibited?
a. Conditional Knowledge c. Domain-Specific Knowledge
b. Declarative Knowledge d. Procedural Knowledge

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56. Why should teachers provide positive feedback and realistic praise?
a. To motivate the students to study
b. So the students will know what to do
c. To be liked and loved by the students
d. So the students will praise him/her

57. Which statement does not refer to cognitive theories?

a. Prefer to concentrate on analyzing cognitive process
b. Conclusions are based on observation of external manifestations on learning
c. Study of the structures and components of information processing
d. Believe in non-observable behavior

58. Which theory operates on the "stimulus-response principle", which means all behaviors
are caused by external stimuli?
a. Contextual theory c. Cognitive theory
b. Behaviorist theory d. Constructivist theory
59. Miss Rita is an excellent Physical Education teacher. She started teaching volleyball to
her Grade 2 class. Despite all her efforts, her class does not seem to learn how to
play the game. What law of learning was disregarded?
a. Law of Disuse c. Law of Exercise
b. Law of Effect d. Law of Readiness
60. Patrice is always fearful of freely roaming dogs but does not mind dogs in a pen or on a
leash. What feature of classical conditioning is exhibited?
a. Discrimination c. Generalization
b. Extinction d. Practice
61. The first people power was held in February 25, 1986. What kind of knowledge
is presented?
a. Conditional Knowledge c. Domain-Specific Knowledge
b. Declarative Knowledge d. Procedural Knowledge
62. Which of the following best describes what meaningful learning is?
a. When what is to be learned is new and easy for the students
b. Materials presented are difficult and challenging to the students
c. When the materials to be learned is related to what students already know
d. Students find the lessons easy and relevant to what was assigned to them

63. Which is an application of cognitive approach to motivation?

a. Explain the reasons for studying the topic
b. Create a supportive classroom climate for students
c. Provide clear and prompt feedback on assignments
d. Begin lessons with challenging questions and conflicting events

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64. Alvin is a transferee and feels uneasy with his new school. His teacher is very
accommodating, warm and caring. Alvin felt comfortable with the teacher display of
genuine warmth. The teacher is consistent in his manner and Alvin began to associate
school with the teacher's warmth. Which theory is being illustrated?
a. Meaningful learning c. Classical conditioning
b. Operant conditioning d. Observational learning

65. A music teacher is careful in planning activities for each lesson. He praises liberally and
rewards correct answers. What view of learning is exhibited?
a. Classical conditioning c. Operant conditioning
b. Meaningful learning d. Social learning
66. After just being introduced to another guest in the party, Tom cannot remember the
name of the guest he was introduced to. In what memory stage was the information
stored in?
a. Episodic memory c. Sensory memory
b. Semantic memory d. Working memory

67. Vygotsky claimed that social interaction is important for learning. What does this
imply?
a. Children are independent problem solvers
b. Children learn from adults and other children
c. Children learn by passive presentation of information
d. Children in the crib has no learning yet, since they are not capable of interaction

68. How would you help a student who is intelligent but is underachieving in class?
a. Provide challenging activities which he/she can accomplish
b. Recognize his talents by asking him/her to help other students with their work
c. Identify the immediate causes of difficulties that cause his/her being an
underachiever
d. Allow him/her to work with the slow learner group to cope with the academic
needs of the lesson.
69. Maturation should precede certain types of learning. How is this applied in the
classroom?
a. Concepts should be taught from simple to complex
b. Consider the age level of students in assigning tasks
c. Follow the interest of students in assigning tasks
d. Give the same task to all students in a particular grade level
70. Mrs. Corpuz always makes sure that her pre-school classroom is well organized and
clean. She puts up interesting and colorful visuals on the bulletin boards. What
principle of motivation was applied?
a. Incentives motivate learning
b. Internal motivation is longer lasting and more self-directive than is external
motivation
c. Motivation is enhanced by the way in which instructional material is organized.
d. The environment can be used to focus the student's attention on what
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71. Marga, a six year old, always asked her playmates to sit in front of her small black board
and she plays teacher. Her mother is a teacher. What theory explains Marga's behavior?
a. Classical Conditioning c. Social Learning
b. Operant Conditioning d. Information Processing
72. Luz easily learns a lesson when she is working with laboratory equipment but hardly
remembers a lesson the teacher lectured on. What type of learner is Luz?
a. Auditory Learner c. Tactile Learner
b. Kinesthetic Learner d. Visual Learner
73. Which of the following statements about motivation is false?
a. External motivation is longer lasting and more self-directive than
internal motivation
b. Internal motivation is fueled by one's goals or ambitions
c. Motivation is enhanced by the way in which the instructional material is
organized
d. Motivation to perform is affected by expectancy and value
74. “Do not cheat. Cheating does not pay. If you do, you cheat yourself” says the voiceless voice from
within you. In the context of Freud’s theory, which is/are at work?
a. Id c. Ego
b. Id and Superego d. Superego

75. Tessa gets jealous whenever she sees her father showing love and affection to her mother.
Which of the following is she showing according to Freud?
a. Complex c. Oedipus Complex
b. Phallic d. Electra Complex

76. Which of the following provides the best broad description of the relationship
between heredity and environment in determining height?
a. Heredity is the primary influence, with environment affecting
development only in severe situations.
b. Heredity and environment contribute equally to development
c. Environment is the major influence on physical characteristics.
d. Heredity directs the individual's potential and environment determines
whether and to what degree the individual reaches the potential.
77. Mrs. Gomez conducts research on the psychosocial domain of development. In what
particular area of the child's development is Mrs. Gomez most likely to be interested
with?
a. Perceptual abilities c. Emotions
b. Brain-wave patterns d. Use of language
78. Which of the following is the correct order of psychosexual stages proposed by Sigmund
Freud?
a. Oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage, latency stage, genital stage
b. Anal stage, oral stage, phallic stage, latency stage, genital stage
c. Oral stage, anal stage, genital stage, latency stage, phallic stage
d. Anal stage, oral stage, genital stage, latency stage, phallic stage

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79. Which of the following is true about human development?
a. Human development considers both maturation and learning.
b. Development refers to the progressive series of changes of an orderly coherent
type toward the goal of maturity.
c. Development is the gradual and orderly unfolding of the characteristics of the
individuals as they go through the successive stages of growth.
d. All of the above
80. What is the correct sequence of prenatal stages of development?
a. Embryo, germinal, fetus
b. Germinal, fetus, embryo
c. Germinal, embryo, fetus
d. Embryo, fetus, germinal
81. When a baby realized that a rubber duck which has fallen out of the tub must be
somewhere on the floor, he is likely to achieved what aspect of cognitive development?
a. Object permanence c. Mental combinations
b. Deferred imitation d. goal-directed behavior
82. John is an average young man who seems to be experimenting with different roles.
At home he is obedient and quiet but with his friends he is relaxed and easily suggests
trying out newthings. According to Erikson, what stage of development is John
experiencing?
a. Intimacy vs. isolation c. Identity vs role confusion
b. Identity vs. isolation d. Intimacy vs. role

83. May was relating her experience of a party she attended last night to her bestfriend
Diane. May said that she was asked to sing a song at the party. Before she could tell
Diane the title of the song, Diane said, “You sang ‘Tell Me’”, which was the correct
song. This form of extra sensory perception is called .
a. Psychokinesis c. pre-cognition
b. Clairvoyance d. telepathy

84. The cognitive perspective of psychology is concerned with .

a. forms of behavior c. mental processes
b. unconscious d. experiences

85. To make that which is unconscious, conscious is the main focus of .

a. the humanistic approach
b. the social learning approach
c. the behavioral approach
d. the psychoanalytic

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86. Which of the following psychologists proposed that human behavior is motivated
according toa hierarchy that ascends from the basic biological needs to the more
complex psychological motivations that become important only after the basic needs
have been satisfied.
a. Maslow c. Piaget
b. Freud d. Kohlber

87. Who is the father of Modern Psychology?

a. Watson c. Skinner
b. Thorndike d. Wundt

88. The founder of the theory of psychology called psychoanalysis was:

a. Lock c. Freud
b. Hume d. Erikson

89. He is known as the Father of Modern I.Q. Test:

a. Lewis Terman c. Lawrence Kohlberg
b. Erick Erickson d. Jean Piaget

90. A six-year-old child who has a mental age of eight years has an IQ of: a. 120c.
132
b. 130 d. 133

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