MCQ Bank
Lev Vygotsky's socio-cultural approach builds upon the role of language and:
- A) Physical tools
- B) Psychological tools
- C) Cultural tools
- D) Emotional tools
Cognition refers to thinking and:
- A) Sensations
- B) Physical actions
- C) Mental processes
- D) Emotions
Who proposed the socio-cultural theory?
- A) Jean Piaget
- B) Lawrence Kohlberg
- C) Lev Vygotsky
- D) Erik Erickson
Which of the following may refer as a motivating force that impels us to attend to a person, a thing, or an activity?
- A) Metacognition
- B) Perception
- C) Interest
- D) Reinforcement
Which of the following is a key role of the teacher in supporting learners' intellectual development?
- A) Engaging Learning Environment
- B) Organizing field trips
- C) Grading assignments
- D) Monitoring attendance
Who introduced the concept of Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)?
- A) Jerome Bruner
- B) John Dewey
- C) Lev Vygotsky
- D) Jean Piaget
Which of the following is a common characteristic of preschool-aged children?
- A) Patience
- B) Empathy
- C) Independence
- D) Distractibility
Which of the following refers to a purposeful collection of evidences of student’s academic work in a given period of time?
- A) Rubric
- B) Data sheet
- C) File
- D) Portfolio
During which age range do most children typically start to develop their meta-linguistic awareness?
- A) 8 to 10
- B) 3 to 6
- C) 1 to 3
- D) 6 to 8
What is the benefit of using group intelligence tests?
- A) They are more accurate than individual intelligence tests
- B) They allow the examiner to develop rapport
- C) Determine the student's level of anxiety
- D) They are quick and cost-effective
Which of the following is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by inattention and impulsivity in the behaviour of children?
- A) Bipolar
- B) Dyslexia
- C) ADHD
- D) Autism
Which of the following views of intelligence suggests that intelligence can be improved with practice and a supportive environment?
- A) Genetic
- B) Fixed
- C) Immutable
- D) Incremental
The Formal operational stage in Jean Piaget’s cognitive development theory starts from:
- A) 4 years to own word
- B) 9 years to own word
- C) 2 years to own word
- D) 11 years to own word
The sensory-motor stage in Jean Piaget’s cognitive development theory starts from:
- A) Birth to 6 months
- B) Birth to 2 years
- C) Birth to 3 months
- D) Birth to 1 year
Who developed the concept of mental age to measure intelligence?
- A) Howard Gardner
- B) Sternberg
- C) Alfred Binet
- D) William Stern
What are the two most commonly used individual tests to measure intelligence?
- A) Stanford-Binet test and Wechsler scales
- B) Stanford-Binet test and achievement test
- C) Wechsler scales and aptitude test
- D) Achievement test and aptitude test
Which of the following refers to a process for establishing the relationships between two or more variables?
- A) Reliability
- B) Validity
- C) Objectivity
- D) Correlation
Which of the following developments is related to cognitive abilities and capacities?
- A) Intellectual
- B) Emotional
- C) Physical
- D) Moral
‘Shortness or tallness of stature, darkness or fairness of complexion’ are the examples of which of the following area of individual differences?
- A) Intellectual
- B) Physical
- C) Emotional
- D) Psychological
What is metacognition?
- A) Thinking about knowing
- B) Creating mental images in mind
- C) Practical implementation of ideas
- D) Generating knowledge