Psychologists define heredity as transfer of characteristics to newborns from their: A. Nature B. Environment C. Parents D. Culture Correct answer is: C. Parents NA
Try to understand something new by fitting it with what is already known is: A. Organization B. Accommodation C. Assimilation D. Equilibration Correct answer is: C. Assimilation NA
A mental process that occurs when a child adjusts to new information is: A. Assimilation B. Adjustment C. Accommodation D. Conservation Correct answer is: C. Accommodation NA
The logical, goal directed action of a child starts at the stage of: A. Sensorimotor B. Preoperational C. Concrete operational D. Formal operational Correct answer is: D. Formal operational NA
The characteristic of an object stays the same even though the object might change in appearance: A. Assimilation B. Conservation C. Accommodation D. Constructivism Correct answer is: B. Conservation NA
Wechsler Scale is a test to measure: A. Cognition B. Intelligence C. Emotions D. Language Correct answer is: B. Intelligence NA
View that emphasizes the active role of the learner in building knowledge and understanding is: A. Constructivism B. Assimilation C. Conservation D. Accommodation Correct answer is: A. Constructivism NA
The age of 6 – 12 years as narrated by Erikson in his theory of Psychosocial Development is concerned with the stage: A. Trust versus mistrust B. Autonomy versus doubt C. Initiative versus guilt D. Industry versus inferiority Correct answer is: D. Industry versus inferiority NA
The state when a person realizes that his or her current ways of thinking are not to understand a situation is: A. Equilibrium B. Disequilibrium C. Equilibrium D. Maturation Correct answer is: B. Disequilibrium NA
A child acquires the ability to solve abstract problems in logical fashion in the period of: A. Sensorimotor B. Pre operational C. Concrete operational D. Formal operational Correct answer is: D. Formal operational NA