Educational Psychology MCQS

Here are Educational Psychology MCQS that covers psychology, schools of psychology theories of cognitive developments and learning and motivation theories

“Emovere” means:

A. Stir up

B. To excite

C. To agitate

D. All of the above

Correct answer is: D. All of the above

If a student has an age of 11 years, from a psychological point of view he/she is placed in:

A. Childhood

B. Boy hood

C. Adolescence

D. Youth

Correct answer is: C. Adolescence

The word “moral” is derived from Latin word:

A. Mos

B. More

C. Motion

D. Move

Correct answer is: A. Mos

A need is food as a motive is to:

A. A hunger

B. Money with which to buy food

C. A certain kind of food

D. The smell of food

Correct answer is: B. Money with which to buy food

Pavlov’s work was with:

A. Cats

B. Rats

C. Rabbits

D. Dogs

Correct answer is: D. Dogs

Learning by insight theory is also called:

A. Classical conditioning

B. Operant conditioning

C. Both a & b

D. Gestalt

Correct answer is: D. Gestalt

Semantic Memory is:

A. Memory for meanings

B. Memory for personal experiences

C. Memory for motor skills

D. Memory tied to place

Correct answer is: A. Memory for meanings

Which school of thought does Sigmund Freud belong to:

A. Humanistic

B. Psychoanalysis

C. Structuralism

D. Behaviourism

Correct answer is: B. Psychoanalysis

Trial and error theory was presented by:

A. Pavlov

B. Thorndike

C. Skinner

D. Burner

Correct answer is: B. Thorndike

Jenny has brown hair and blue eyes and is 5’8” tall. What is being described is Jenny’s:

A. Genotype

B. Phenotype

C. Somatotype

D. Physiognomy

Correct answer is: B. Phenotype