Pedagogy MCQS Archives - Page 17 of 91

The fact that psychologists do not all agree about the nature and development of personality demonstrates:

A. That there are many ways of looking at the same phenomenon

B. The fundamental inability may simply be incomprehensible

C. The failure of psychologists to communicate with one another

D. The possibility that personality may simply be incomprehensible

Correct answer is: A. That there are many ways of looking at the same phenomenon

The sound system of a language is:

A. Language

B. Phonology

C. Morphology

D. Syntax

Correct answer is: B. Phonology

Phonology is the study of language sounds.

A multifactorial causation approach to behavior suggests that:

A. Most behaviors can be explained best by single cause explanations

B. Most behavior is governed by a complex network of interrelated factors

C. Data must be subjected to rigorous statistical analysis in order for them to make sense

D. Explanations of behavior tend to build up from the simple to the complex in a hierarchical manner

Correct answer is: B. Most behavior is governed by a complex network of interrelated factors

The unit of meaning involved in word formation is:

A. Semantics

B. Pragmatics

C. Phonology

D. Morphology

Correct answer is: D. Morphology

Morphology deals with word formation.

Psychology’s answer to the question of whether we are born or made tends to be:

A. We are born

B. We are made

C. We are both born and made

D. Neither

Correct answer is: C. We are both born and made

The way words are combined to form acceptable sentences is:

A. Syntax

B. Semantics

C. Pragmatics

D. Morphology

Correct answer is: A. Syntax

Syntax governs how words combine to form sentences.

The reason the SQ3R method is effective is that:

A. It breaks a reading assignment down into manageable segments and requires understanding before you move on

B. With this method, you only have to skim the reading assignment to pick out the main points

C. It allows you to memorize and recite great quantities of material even if you don’t fully understand it

D. It requires you to read and reread your text over and over

Correct answer is: A. It breaks a reading assignment down into manageable segments and requires understanding before you move on

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

Sense of self-acceptance and fulfillment is:

A. Generativity

B. Identity

C. Integrity

D. Industry

Correct answer is: C. Integrity

Integrity is the sense of self-acceptance and fulfillment.