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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

“Mos” means:

A. Manner

B. Custom

C. Habit

D. All of the above

Correct answer is: D. All of the above

A need is to hunger as a stimulus is to:

A. Food

B. A particular kind of food

C. Money with which to buy food

D. The smell of food

Correct answer is: D. The smell of food

The theory of psychosocial development was presented by:

A. Jean Piaget

B. Erikson

C. Lawrence Kohlberg

D. Reasoning

Correct answer is: B. Erikson

Motivation is best defined in terms of:

A. Internal forces within the individual

B. External forces applied on individual

C. Punishment applied to individual

D. Measures applied to promote learning

Correct answer is: A. Internal forces within the individual

Stimulus plays a dominant role according to:

A. Classical conditioning

B. Operant conditioning

C. Both

D. None these

Correct answer is: A. Classical conditioning

Theory of moral development was presented by:

A. Jean Piaget

B. Erikson

C. Lawrence Kohlberg

D. Reasoning

Correct answer is: C. Lawrence Kohlberg

Belonging, affection, and status are best classified as:

A. Drives

B. Primary needs

C. Wants

D. Motives

Correct answer is: D. Motives

Response plays a dominant role according to:

A. Classical conditioning

B. Operant conditioning

C. Both

D. None of these

Correct answer is: B. Operant conditioning

Hierarchy of needs was presented by:

A. Skinner

B. Bruner

C. Ausubel

D. Maslow

Correct answer is: D. Maslow

Which come third in series in Maslow’s classification:

A. Esteem

B. Love

C. Safety

D. Physiological

Correct answer is: B. Love

Cognitive learning theory was presented by:

A. Thorndike

B. Skinner

C. Pavlov

D. Bruner

Correct answer is: D. Bruner

Concept of discovery learning was given by:

A. Skinner

B. Bruner

C. Ausubel

D. Maslow

Correct answer is: B. Bruner

The most of the differences in interest are due to the difference in:

A. Sex

B. Age

C. Experiential background

D. Opportunity

Correct answer is: C. Experiential background

Projective techniques are used to measure:

A. Achievement

B. Aptitude

C. Personality

D. Intelligence

Correct answer is: C. Personality

Alfred Binet worked on:

A. Achievement tests

B. Intelligence tests

C. Aptitude tests

D. Personality tests

Correct answer is: B. Intelligence tests

Cause of frustration is:

A. Forces in the environment

B. Personal weakness

C. Conflicts among motives

D. All of the above

Correct answer is: D. All of the above

Stimulus that strengthens the response of an organism is:

A. Motive

B. Reinforcement

C. Conditioning

D. Response

Correct answer is: B. Reinforcement

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

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