1. The newborn infant moves his whole body first before moving any part of it.

Which of the following

principles is illustrated?

a. Development follows a sequence

b. Development follows an orderly pattern

c. Development proceeds from general to specific

d. Development proceeds specific to general

2. Mr. Guidicelli, an elementary teacher believes that both hereditary and environment facilitate the
total development of an individual. Therefore, Mr. Guidicelli is likely to support which of the following?

a. Development is predictable

b. Development follows a pattern

c. Development proceeds from general to specific

d. Development is an interaction between hereditary and environment

3. Identical twins were orphaned and were raised separately by their relatives who belong to different
socio-economic status. After 3 years, there were differences in their academic performance. What
explains this difference?

a. Difference in nature

b. Difference in nurture

c. Difference in sex

d. Difference in intelligence

4. Generally, children roll over, sit, crawl and stand before they walk. What does this imply?

a. Development is continuous

b. Development follows a pattern

c. Development is sequential

d. Development is influenced by both hereditary and environment

5. Teachers who are warm and caring can demonstrate some of their ways to their students. What does
this indicate?
 a. Teachers are natural

b. Teachers are role models

c. Teachers are psychologist

d. Teachers are in good behavior

6. According to Jean Piaget's cognitive development, a child during the sensorimotor stage does not see
things in abstract forms. What should the teacher do in teaching mathematics to young children?

a. Use concrete materials before the abstract materials.

b. Use abstract materials before the concrete materials

c. Use of concrete materials may not be necessary

d. Use of pictures may not be necessary

7. Children are likely to experience some kind of psychological crisis as they go from one stage of
development to the next stage. Whose view is this?

a. Jean Piaget

b. Erik Erickson

c. Sigmund Freud

d. Edward Thorndike

8. An infant explores the world using his senses and motor activity. This stage is called:

a. Sensorimotor

b. Pre-operational

c. Concrete operational

d. Formal operational

9. Mrs. Geronimo, a grade five Science teacher delegates tasks like collecting and distributing materials
to her students most of the time. In Erickson's psychosocial theory, what is exemplified by the teacher?

a. Encourages industry among the pupils

b. Encourage initiative among the pupils

c. Demonstrates a psychomotor skill

 d. Models how to collect and distribute materials properly

10. Mara and Clara are identical twins. Both of them have a fair complexion and a beautiful face. Mara is
articulate, smart and aggressive. Clara is shy, quiet, and show in class. What does this show?

a. Individual differences in twins

b. Individual differences in learning

c. Individual differences in maturation

d. Individual differences in physical attributes

11. Mrs. David matches her instructional strategies and techniques to her students' abilities to Foster
student's cognitive development. Which theory best describe the strategy of Mrs. David?

a. Fred's theory

b. Piaget's theory

c. Erickson's theory

d. Kohlberg's theory

12. How can a teacher help students make information meaningful?

a. Dissuade visual imagery

b. Organize content in a unique way

c. Do most of the students' activities

d. Put students in the most active role and encourage them to elaborate on their own understanding.

13. Cheating is a persistent problem in classroom. Angelo, a freshman student, while taking his final
examination noticed that many of his classmates were cheating. Despite of what he saw, he did not
cheat. In what stages of Kohlberg's theory was Angelo's action?

a. Law and order orientation

b. Social contact orientation

c. Good boy-Nice girl orientation

d. Universal ethical principle orientation

14. Upon entering the room, Renato hit Roman for taking his seat. The teacher punished and reminded
him that it is bad to hit people. How can the teacher change Renato's action?

a. Ask Roman to hit Renato

b. Hit Renato everytime he misbehaves

c. Not allow Renato to join the group

d. Talk to Renato and discuss about his behavior

15. Most young children love large objects and simple activities and gradually work up to more intricate
toys and specific tasks. Which principle best describes the situation?

a. Sequential development

b. Continuous development

c. Nature and nurture development

d. General to specific development

16. In Mrs. Otem's kindergarten class of six-year-olds, she observed that Junjun plays with his penis.
Freud's view was that children in this stage have matured to the point that their genitals have become
an interesting and sensitive area of the body. Which of the four pyschosexual stages of Freud is referred
to here?

a. Anal stage

b. Phallic stage

c. Latency period

d. Genital stage

17. Laida comes to school on time because it is one of the schools rule and regulations. Besides, she
does not like to disrupt their class by coming late. In this situation, which level of Kohlberg's morality
does Kate belong?

a. Pre-conventional

b. Conventional

c. Post-conventional

d. Universal

18. According to Erickson, what years are critical for the development of self-confidence?
 a. High school years

b. Elementary School years

c. Pre-school years

d. College years

19. At the high school level, Kohlberg's advice to teachers is for them to begin discussing with students
about abstract principles such as justice and human rights. On the average in which moral development
stage are high school students supposed to be?

a. Post conventional stage

b. Conventional stage

c. In between conventional and post conventional stage

d. That depends on the school culture

20. Which is the ideal stage of moral development?

a. Social contract

b. Universal ethical principle

c. Law and order

d. Good boy-Nice girl

21. Based on Freud's theory, which operate/s when a student strikes a classmate at the height of anger?

a. Ego

b. Superego

c. Id

d. Id and ego interact

22. "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

b. Superego

c. Ego
 d. Id and Ego interact

23. You will understand when a preschool boy asserts that two rows of five coins similarly spaced have
equal amounts; but when one row is spread out so that it is longer than the other, he says it has more
coins. Based on Piaget's theory, which ability does he lack?

a. Multiple classification

b. Conservation

c. Reversibility

d. Transductive reasoning

24. When asked about her order, a little girl tells the waiter "Yung kagayakahapon". With Piaget's theory
in mind, what is the little girl's behavior called?

a. Pre-operational egocentrism

b. Conversation

c. Reversibility

d. Transductive reasoning

25. What is the correct sequence of Piaget's theory of Cognitive Development?

I. Formal operations stage

II. Sensorimotor stage

III. Pre-operational stage

IV. Concrete operations stage

a. II, III, IV, I

b. II, III, I, IV

c. II, I, III, IV

d. II, I, IV, III

26. If you have to develop in the students a correct sense of right and wrong, with which should you be
concerned according to Freud?
a. Superego

b. Ego

c. Id

d. Superego and ego

27. In an intelligence test, a 13-year old girl got a score equivalent to that of a 15-year old. This means:

a. That the girl must be accelerated

b. The the girl is 2 years older mentally

c. That the girl has a chronological age of 15

d. That she has a mental age of 13

28. A child was shown an amount of water in a glass. The teacher poured the whole amount to a much
taller narrower glass and marked his glass A. The same amount was poured in a shorter and wider glass,
marked glass B. When asked which has more water, A or B, the answer was "Glass A". In what stage of
Cognitive Development is the child and what is this ability called?

a. Concrete Operational stage; conservation

b. Formal Operations stage; Deductive reasoning

c. Sensorimotor stage; Symbolic function

d. Pre-Operational stage; Centration

29. In which order do the 3 important goals during childhood be attained according to Erickson?

a. Autonomy, initiative, trust

b. Trust, autonomy, initiative

c. Initiative, trust, autonomy

d. Autonomy, trust, initiative

30. A six-year-old child who has a mental age of eight years has an IQ of

a. 120

b. 130

c. 132
d. 133

31. Fully convinced that it is not the right thing to do, Johann convinces his classmates not to cut classes.
In which stage of moral development is Johann?

a. Conventional

b. Between conventional and post-conventional

c. Post-conventional

d. Pre-conventional

32. Which of the following assumptions is based on principles of child growth and development?

a. Children should be expected to reach the average achievement for their age group

b. Children may differ in rate of growth

c. Children's learning styles are unstable until early adolescence

d. The growth patterns of children cannot be predicted

33. It is a fact that very young children have very short span of attention. Which of the following is best
suited to them?

a. Let them do the things they like to do

b. Group them according to their needs and interests

c. Ask them to do a long activity but with intervals

d. Prepare interesting and different activities but for short periods of time

34. The mother of Rose got angry with her because she disobeyed her. She joined the outing of her
"barkada" which mother thought was dangerous. If Rose did not join their outing, she will be an outcast
in the group. What characteristics of adolescent did Rose exhibit in this case?

a. Adolescents give priority to the demands of peers than to their parents

b. Adolescent know that their parents will forgive them even if they commit mistakes

c. Adolescent do not mind other people as long as they are happy

d. Adolescent are care-free and happy go-lucky individuals

35. When children are no longer fooled by appearance in understanding basic properties and relations
among objects ; when they begin to use generalizations but they still require specific examples to grasp
many ideas, then they are considered to be in what period of Piaget's intellectual development?

a. Sensorimotor stage

b. Pre-operational

c. Concrete operations

d. Formal operations

36. While Grace was cleaning the room, she found a wallet near the teacher's table. Ana decided to give
the wallet to the teacher. In Kohlberg's theory, what stage did she exemplify?

a. Law and order orientation

b. Social contract orientation

c. Good boy-Nice girl orientation

d. Universal ethical principle

37. The practice of motivating students before we proceed to our lesson proper is in accordance with
the law of____

a. Exercise

b. Effect

c. Readiness

d. Belongingness

38. Pavlov is to classical conditioning as ____ is to operant conditioning

a. B.F. Skinner

b. J. Holt

c. J. Watson

d. A. Bandura

39. Which pyschological theory states that the mind insists on finding patterns in things that contribute
to the development of insight?
a. Gestalt psychology

b. Bruner's theory

c. Piaget's psychology

d. Kohlberg's psychology

40. Which practice is based on Thorndike's connectionism?

a. Make use of drill and rewards for students to learn

b. Use collaborative learning often

c. Make use of mnemonics to aid student's memory

d. Link teaching and testing

41. One of the distinct features of childhood is the increase of motor coordination and body control. In
view of this, teacher should ...

a. Guard against too much physical exhaustion

b. Set rules children should observe in playing

c. Not forget that children have unique growth patterns

d. Make available for the children various play equipment

42. The environment in order to facilitate, learning must be interactive. Which of the following best
typifies this kind of environment?

a. The child goes out and discovers for himself some rock or fossil

b. The child listens to a lecture on fossils given by the teacher

c. The child summarize the section on fossils in his science textbook

d. The child copies a list of facts concerning fossils on the blackboard

43. Which teaching activity is founded on Bandura's social learning theory?

a. Questioning

b. Modeling

c. Inductive reasoning
 d. Deductive reasoning

44. What is Piaget's practical implication in the field of education?

a. Cognitive growth is independent of accommodation and assimilation

b. Emphasis on children thinking should be on the products rather than the process

c. Individual differences should be overlooked and accept that all children pass through all stages at
equal rates

d. Children cannot acquire cognitive skills for which they are not developmental ready

45. Young children have trouble attending to more than one event at a time. This is a principle that
affects auditory perception. Which of the following implications for teaching can be derived from the
principle?

a. The teacher should set up lessons where accuracy is rewarded

b. The teacher should determine the pupil's readiness before a new lesson is introduced

c. The teacher should have everyone's attention when she is giving instructions

d. The teacher should help the pupils develop devices to aid recall

46. Which plays the greater stress on learning?

a. Intelligence and sex

b. Maturation and emotional factors

c. Environment and social factors

d. Heredity and race

47. Teaching in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains in based on the concept that the
learner is a:

a Moral and feeling being

b. Maternal and an acting being

c. Thinking, feeling and acting being

d. Spiritual and maternal being

48. Which is the best reason why teacher begins a lesson in Math by checking and reviewing on the
previous assignment and provides practice and drills?

a. Check if parents guide their children in the making of assignment

b. Make sure that the students understand the pre requisite skills of the lesson

c. Prepare the students for the mastery test

d. Make learning interesting and enjoyable for students

49. The right hemisphere of the brain is involved with the following functions EXCEPT

a. Nonverbal functions

b. Intuitive functions

c. Detail-oriented functions

d. Visual functions

50. Richard excels in collecting different types of leaves and rocks. He loves to collect specimens and
catalogs them. His strength is...

a. Naturalistic intelligence

b. Intrapersonal intelligence

c. Spatial intelligence

d. Existential intelligence

51. For Freud, the primary motivation for human behavior is sexual in nature while for Erickson it is___
in nature.

a. Social

b. Cultural

c. Physical

d. Biological

52. Two identical beakers A & B are presented to the child. Teacher pours th liquid from B into C., which
is taller and thinner than A & B has the equal capacity with B. Teacher asks if the beakers A:C have the
same amount of liquid. The child says "No" and points to C as the beaker that has more liquid. In what
cognitive developmental stage is the child?
 a. Formal operations stage

b. Pre-operational

c. Concrete operational

d. Sensorimotor

53. The use of drills in the classroom is rooted on Thorndike's law of...

a. Belongingness

b. Readiness

c. Exercise

d. Effect

54. 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. Since they are not capable of interaction, children in the crib has no learning yet

d. Children learn well by passive presentation of information

55. Two identical balls of clay are shown to the child. The child agrees that they are equal. Teacher
changes the shape of one of the balls and asks the child whether they still contain equal amounts of
clay. The child answer "No, the longer one has more". What skill does the child lack?

a. Centration

b. Intuition

c. Reasoning

d. Conservation

56. Which theory is demonstrated by this?

A young boy might observe his father's aggressive outbursts and hostile interchanges with people;
when observed with his peers, the young boy's style of interaction is highly aggressive.

a. Social cognitive theory

 b. Cognitive developmental theory

c. Operant conditioning

d. Classical conditioning

57. Jones is a shy student and prefers to be alone. Based on Jung's psychological theory under what
classification does he fall?

a. Extrovert

b. Ambivert

c. Paranoid

d. Introvert

58. Laughing at a two year old child who uttere a bad word is not a proper thing to do because in this
stage of the child's life, the child is:

a. Considering the views of others

b. Distinguishing sex differences

c. Socializing

d. Distinguishing right or wrong

59. The more the learner feels what he is learning- the better the learning. Therefore the teachers
should take up lessons that ..

a. Are easy to comprehend

b. Appeal to the learner's imagination

c. Portray complex ideas

d. Have significance for the learners

60. In Piaget's theory an individual's adjustment to new information or creating new schema is called...

a. Organization

b. Accommodation

c. Assimilation

d. Adaptation
61. Which practice negates teacher's role as a facilitator of learning?

a. Teacher does more talk so learners talk less

b. Teacher makes use of interactive teaching strategies

c. Teacher caters to multiple intelligences in the classroom

d. Teacher does less talk for learners to talk more

62. J.B. Watson relates that a particular behavior is determined by environmental factor. Which of the
following situations can the students develop a positive attitude towards mathematics?

a. Tell students that Math is a difficult subject

b. Give difficult problems to challenge the students

c. Present lessons from the easiest to the most complex

d. Have favorable learning atmosphere in the classroom

63. In the lesson, "objective" given a clock with hand, the student will be able to tell the time within-
one-minute of the correct time. Which portion of the objective states the condition under which
learning behavior can possibly take place?

a. Tell the time

b. Tell the correct time

c. One minute of the correct time

d. Given a clock with hand

64. All except one makes the three parts of a good objective. Which one is not?

a. An observable behavior

b. Specifying evidence

c. Criteria for acceptable performance

d. The conditions under which the behavior will occur

65. In the objective, "Given a written argument, the advanced composition students will outline the logic
of the presentation, identifying all assumptions and conclusions" which portion describes the criterion?
 a. Will outline

b. The logic of the presentation

c. Given a written argument

d. Identifying all assumptions and conclusion

66. Given the same subject matter, it is improbable that two teachers can come up with identical lesson
plan. What causes the improbability?

a. The form that specific lesson plan takes vary with the teacher and the situation

b. Lesson planning is the final step in the planning process

c. Content and objective are translated into learning

d. Strategic actions procedute thoughtful plan

67. In the objective "At the end of a 40-minute lesson all the language arts students should be able to
identify prepositional phrases or sentences with 90% proficiency level" Which portion describes the
audience/ clientele to whom the teacher aims to benefit from her teaching?

a. With 90% proficiency level

b. At the end of a 40-minute lesson

c. To identify prepositional phrases

d. All the language arts students

68. The directress of the school demanded that teachers should encourage their students to go beyond
simple recall and comprehension; instead she said that students should "think about thinking". If the
teachers will follow the directress instruction, the students will develop their skills.

a. Drill skills

b. Metacognitive skills

c. Hypothesis skills

d. Cognitive skills

69. Parents and teachers are considered as authorities and models by children at the early childhood
stage. What does the statement imply?

a. Parents should enforce strict discipline at home and teachers in school.

b. Teachers and parents should serve as role models at all times

c. Teachers should demand complete obedience from the learners in school.

d. Parent-teacher conference should always be an activity in school

70. This is the stage when the learner becomes confused and starts to experience identity crisis. Which
of these stages is it?

a. Early childhood

b. Early adulthood

c. Late childhood

d. Adolescent

71. Children's interests are generally largely dependent on their experiences. Which of the following is
an implication of this statement?

a. The curriculum should provide vital experiences if the school must use it's opportunities to develop of
this statement

b. A large part of the subject matter has to be easy if they are to be interesting and within the
learner's experience.

c. The experiences of the child reduce the area in which the school may choose to develop interest

d. The school should not develop interest outside the experience of the child

72. The female gonads which are responsible for the production of egg cells are also known as___

a. Uterus

b. Ovary

c. Development

d. Fertilization

73. It is the process by which an organism inherits the characteristics and traits of the parents.

a. Heredity

b. Maturation

c. Development
 d. Fertilization

74. When the daughter is competing with the mother for the father's attention, the daughter is said to
be experiencing____.

a. Electra complex

b. Identity crisis

c. Oedipus complex

d. Sexual deviation

75. Denzel's mother noticed that her son always wants to get her attention and is jealous of his father;
Denzel then can be classified under what psychoanalytic stage of development?

a. Latency

b. Genital

c. Phallic

d. Oral

76. Classical conditioning theory is always attributed to him for his experiment involving the dog's
salivation as a reaction to the sound of the buzzer

a. Bandura

b. Lewin

c. Pavlov

d. Skinner

77. In Piaget's concrete operational stage, a teacher should provide___.

a. Activities for hypothesis formulation

b. Learning activities that involve problems of classification and ordering

c. Activities for evaluation purposes

d. Stimulating environment with ample objects to play with

78. Teacher May bridges the student's present skill and the desired level with a technique advised by
vygotsky as:

a. Challenging

b. Scaffolding

c. Inspiring

d. Motivating

79. According to Maslow's theory:

a. The most basic needs are related to survival

b. Needs are satisfied in a specific order

c. The highest needs relate to self actualization

d. All of the above are true

80. Emphasize the concept of Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)

a. Jean Piaget

b. Erik Erickson

c. Lev Vygotsky

d. Maria Montessori

81. According to Erickson, this stage is marked by creation of a new family and contributing to society vs
repeating life on a day to day basis with little growth and giving.

a. Intimacy vs. Isolation

b. Generativity vs. stagnation

c. Initiative vs Guilt

d. Integrity vs Despair

82. A person who has has painful experiences at the dentist's office may become fearful at the mere
sight of the dentist's office. Which theory can explain this?

a. Generalizations

b. Classical conditioning
 c. Operant conditioning

d. Attribution theory

83. If a child is bitten by a large, black dog but also other large dogs. Which conditioning process is
illustrated?

a. Discrimination

b. Extinction

c. Acquisition

d. Generalization

84. Rene exhibits fear response to freely roaming dogs but does not show fear when a dog is on a leash
or confined to a pen.

a. Discrimination

b. Extinction

c. Generalization

d. Acquisition

85. The development of understanding during early childhood are as follows except:

a. Ability to reason and to see relationship

b. Sensory experience

c. Ability to explore their environment

d. Ability to ask questions

86. A mother giver her son his favorite snack every good exam results. Which theory is illustrated?

a. Operant conditioning

b. Classical conditioning

c. Associative learning

d. Pavlovian conditioning
87. Miss Reyes observed that one of her students excels in activities requiring strength, speed, flexibility,
balance and hand-eye coordination. According to Howard Gardner, such natural intelligence can be
identified as___.

a. Bodily-kinesthetic

b. Verbal-logical

c. Interpersonal

d. Verbal-linguistic

88. Learning styles refer to the preferred way an individual processes information. Classify a student
who learns best through verbal lectures, discussions, talking things through and listening to what others
have to say. He/she is a/an ___.

a. Visual learner

b. Auditory learner

c. Tactile

d. Global

89. Identify the ninth intelligence which is described as the ability to seek connections involving one's
place in the family, school, community and role in the world. They ask "why are we here?' this
intelligence is termed____.

a. Naturalist

b. Interpersonal

c. Intrapersonal

d. Existentialist

90. Which characteristic behavior of a Grade IV pupil makes you conclude he is behind in his
development in comparison with the average Grade IV pupils?

a. Has not learned to get along with his agemates

b. Has not achieved emotional independence from parents

c. Has not achieved a feminine and masculine social role

d. Has not achieved socially responsible behavior

91. Which developmental principle is NOT TRUE?

a. Children's development is a function of environment and heredity

b. Children develop at different rates

c. Children develop in a predictable manner

d. Children develop skills and abilities in an unpredictable manner.

92. Which type of parenting style is most beneficial to the development of children according to
research?

a. Authoritarian

b. Permissive

c. Authoritative

d. Uninvolved

93. The principle of individual differences requires teachers to___

a. Give greater attention to gifted learners

b. Provides for a variety of learning activities

c. Treat children alike while in the classroom

d. Prepare modules for the slow learners

94. According to Jerome Bruner, which is the last stage of Cognitive stage focusing on words and
abstract?

a. Iconic

b. Enactive

c. Picture-based

d. Symbolic

95. All of the following are attributes of an analytic learner except:

a. Number smart

b. Logical
 c. Creative

d. Auditory

96. All are true about adolescence except..

a. Spurt in physical growth and hormonal changes

b. Emotional independence from parents

c. Defiance of peer group norms

d. Preparing for family life and economic career

97. When young children call all animals "dogs" what process is illustrated based on Piaget's cognitive
development theory?

a. Conservation

b. Assimilation

c. Accommodation

d. Reversion

98. Which teaching activity is founded on Jerome Bruner's theory.

a. Learning by discovery

b. Learning by observation

c. Learning by rewarding

d. Learning by doing

99. _______ is a disorders of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and
communication and by restricted and repetitive behavior.

a. Mental retardation

b. Autism

c. ADHD

d. Physical disabilities
100. Congressman Gahaman, declared in front of his aides "If you are going to do something wrong, just
make it a point not to be caught ... And don't forget my share" the congressman's moral stage may likely
be in:

a. Pre-conventional

b. Conventional

c. Post conventional

d. Between pre conventional and conventional

answer independently. answer key will be posted later 😘

here is the answer key :

1. C

2. D

3. B

4. B

5. B

6. A

7. B

8. A

9. A

10. A

11. B

12. D

13. A

14. D

15. D

16. B

17. B

18. B

19. B
20. B

21. C

22. B

23. B

24. A

25. A

26. A

27. B

28. D

29. B

30. D

31. A

32. B

33. D

34. A

35. C

36. C

37. C

38. A

39. A

40. A

41. D

42. A

43. B

44. D

45. B

46. C

47. C

48. B
49. C

50. A

51. A

52. B

53. C

54. B

55. D

56. A

57. D

58. D

59. D

60. B

61. A

62. C

63. D

64. B

65. D

66. A

67. D

68. B

69. B

70. D

71. A

72. B

73. A

74. A

75. C

76. C

77. B
78. B

79. D

80. C

81. B

82. B

83. D

84. A

85. A

86. A

87. A

88. B

89. D

90. A

91. D

92. C

93. B

94. D

95. C

96. C

97. B

98. A

99. B

100. A