Educational Psychology MCQS

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

Semantic refers to the:

A. Meaning of words
B. Combination of words
C. Units of meaning
D. Use of language
Correct answer is: A. Meaning of words
Semantics deals with the meaning of words.

Critical thinking skills:

A. Are abstract abilities that cannot be identified
B. Usually develop spontaneously through normal content
C. Usually develop spontaneously without any instruction
D. Need to be deliberately taught because they often do not develop by themselves with standard content instruction
Correct answer is: D. Need to be deliberately taught because they often do not develop by themselves with standard content instruction
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The characteristics of language development at the age of 2 years:

A. Vocabulary rapidly increases
B. Use of past tense
C. Use of some prepositions
D. All
Correct answer is: D. All
At age 2, vocabulary, tense usage, and prepositions develop.

A neural impulse is initiated when a neuron’s charge momentarily becomes less negative, or even positive. This event is called:

A. An action potential
B. A resting potential
C. Impulse facilitation
D. Inhibitory
Correct answer is: A. An action potential
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The roles of training and experiences for behavior shaping are emphasized in:

A. Cognitive approach
B. Behaviorist approach
C. Humanistic approach
D. Social learning approach
Correct answer is: B. Behaviorist approach
The behaviorist approach emphasizes training and experience.

Neurons convey information about the strength of stimuli by varying:

A. The size of their action potentials
B. The speed of their action potentials
C. The rate at which they fire action potentials
D. All of the above
Correct answer is: C. The rate at which they fire action potentials
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Gestalt is a German word which means:

A. Whole
B. Configuration
C. Total pattern
D. All
Correct answer is: D. All
Gestalt means whole, configuration, and total pattern.

Alterations in activity at dopamine synapses have been implicated in the development of:

A. Anxiety
B. Schizophrenia
C. Alzheimer’s disease
D. Nicotine addiction
Correct answer is: B. Schizophrenia
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What we think and feel in altered states of awareness is:

A. Humanistic Psychology
B. Transpersonal Psychology
C. Gestalt Psychology
D. Cognitive Psychology
Correct answer is: B. Transpersonal Psychology
Transpersonal Psychology studies altered states of awareness.

Bandura’s social learning theory emphasizes that most of what we learn is acquired through:

A. Observing
B. Experimenting
C. Imitating
D. All
Correct answer is: D. All
Bandura’s theory highlights learning through observation and imitation.
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