Headmaster Test Mcqs For PPSC exam old solved mcqs.
Cognition
and Development
The word psychology is derived from?
A. Greek word
B. Latin word
C. English word
D. Italian word
Answer is = A
The word psychology is derived from?
A. Greek word
B. Latin word
C. English word
D. Italian word
Answer is = A
The
ability to solve problems in the new environment is the definition of
A. Personality
B. Behavior
C. Intelligence
D. All of above
Answer is = C
A. Personality
B. Behavior
C. Intelligence
D. All of above
Answer is = C
The
founder Behaviorism is
A. Maslow
B. Plato
C. Aristotle
D. J.B Watson
Answer is = D
A. Maslow
B. Plato
C. Aristotle
D. J.B Watson
Answer is = D
Concrete
operation occurs at the age of?
A. 7-12 years
B. 4-6 years
C. 6-12 years
D. None
Answer is = A
A. 7-12 years
B. 4-6 years
C. 6-12 years
D. None
Answer is = A
How
many groups are usually made in Experimental Method?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 2
D. 8
Answer is = C
A. 3
B. 4
C. 2
D. 8
Answer is = C
Child
Development study is useful for?
A. Teachers
B. Parents
C. Administrators
D. Examiners
Answer is = A
A. Teachers
B. Parents
C. Administrators
D. Examiners
Answer is = A
Independent
variable is applied to?
A. Experimental group
B. Control group
C. Both
D. None
Answer is = A
A. Experimental group
B. Control group
C. Both
D. None
Answer is = A
Life
of an individual starts from?
A. Nucleus
B. Zygote
C. Cell
D. Membrane
Answer is = B
A. Nucleus
B. Zygote
C. Cell
D. Membrane
Answer is = B
How
many factors effect growth?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer is = A
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer is = A
Classical
conditioning was presented by?
A. I van , P , Pavlov
B. B.F Skinner
C. J.B Watson
D. Dewey
Answer is = A
A. I van , P , Pavlov
B. B.F Skinner
C. J.B Watson
D. Dewey
Answer is = A
The
variable whose effect is sought is called?
A. Relevant variable
B. Dependent variable
C. Independent variable
D. None
Answer is = C
A. Relevant variable
B. Dependent variable
C. Independent variable
D. None
Answer is = C
The
variable which is effect by independent variable is called?
A. Relevant variable
B. Dependent variable
C. Independent variable
D. None
Answer is = B
A. Relevant variable
B. Dependent variable
C. Independent variable
D. None
Answer is = B
Method
in which keen study of any event or behavior is made is?
A. Observation Method
B. Experimental Method
C. Development Method
D. Psycho physical Method
Answer is = A
A. Observation Method
B. Experimental Method
C. Development Method
D. Psycho physical Method
Answer is = A
Study
of behavior under controlled conditions is?
A. Observation Method
B. Experimental Method
C. Development Method
D. Psycho physical Method
Answer is = B
A. Observation Method
B. Experimental Method
C. Development Method
D. Psycho physical Method
Answer is = B
Growth
of children is studied in?
A. Observation Method
B. Experimental Method
C. Development Method
D. Psycho physical Method
Answer is = C
A. Observation Method
B. Experimental Method
C. Development Method
D. Psycho physical Method
Answer is = C
Sensory
disabilities are studied in?
A. Observation Method
B. Experimental Method
C. Development Method
D. Psycho physical Method
Answer is = D
A. Observation Method
B. Experimental Method
C. Development Method
D. Psycho physical Method
Answer is = D
Period
starting from Zygote to 250-300 days is?
A. Pre – natal period
B. Adolescence
C. Neonate period
D. Adulthood
Answer is =A
A. Pre – natal period
B. Adolescence
C. Neonate period
D. Adulthood
Answer is =A
Period
starting from birth to two weeks is?
A. Pre – natal period
B. Adolescence
C. Neonate period
D. Adulthood
Answer is =C
A. Pre – natal period
B. Adolescence
C. Neonate period
D. Adulthood
Answer is =C
Period
starting from 13 years to 19 years is?
A. Pre – natal period
B. Adolescence
C. Neonate period
D. Adulthood
Answer is = B
A. Pre – natal period
B. Adolescence
C. Neonate period
D. Adulthood
Answer is = B
Which
is not the biological factor?
A. Color
B. Height
C. Diet
D. Eye color
Answer is = C
A. Color
B. Height
C. Diet
D. Eye color
Answer is = C
Which
one is not the environmental factor?
A. Color
B. Height
C. Diet
D. Eye color
Answer is = B
A. Color
B. Height
C. Diet
D. Eye color
Answer is = B
Cognitive
development deals with?
A. Color
B. Height
C. Diet
D. Mind
Answer is = D
A. Color
B. Height
C. Diet
D. Mind
Answer is = D
How
many stages of cognitive development are described by Jean Piaget?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer is = C
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer is = C
Period
starting from birth to tow years in cognitive development is?
A. Sensori motor stage
B. Pre operational stage
C. Concrete operational stage
D. Formal operational stage
Answer is = A
A. Sensori motor stage
B. Pre operational stage
C. Concrete operational stage
D. Formal operational stage
Answer is = A
Period
starting from 2 – 7 years in cognitive development is?
A. Sensori motor stage
B. Pre operational stage
C. Concrete operational stage
D. Formal operational stage
Answer is = B
A. Sensori motor stage
B. Pre operational stage
C. Concrete operational stage
D. Formal operational stage
Answer is = B
Period
starting from 7- 12 years in cognitive development is?
A. Sensori motor stage
B. Pre operational stage
C. Concrete operational stage
D. Formal operational stage
Answer is = C
A. Sensori motor stage
B. Pre operational stage
C. Concrete operational stage
D. Formal operational stage
Answer is = C
Period
from 12 years and onward in cognitive development is?
A. Sensori motor stage
B. Pre operational stage
C. Concrete operational stage
D. Formal operational stage
Answer is = D
A. Sensori motor stage
B. Pre operational stage
C. Concrete operational stage
D. Formal operational stage
Answer is = D
Child
forgets the things out of sight in?
A. Sensori motor stage
B. Pre operational stage
C. Concrete operational stage
D. Formal operational stage
Answer is = A
A. Sensori motor stage
B. Pre operational stage
C. Concrete operational stage
D. Formal operational stage
Answer is = A
Child
describes himself unsystematically in?
A. Sensori motor stage
B. Pre operational stage
C. Concrete operational stage
D. Formal operational stage
Answer is = B
A. Sensori motor stage
B. Pre operational stage
C. Concrete operational stage
D. Formal operational stage
Answer is = B
Child
thinks logically in?
A. Sensori motor stage
B. Pre operational stage
C. Concrete operational stage
D. Formal operational stage
Answer is = C
A. Sensori motor stage
B. Pre operational stage
C. Concrete operational stage
D. Formal operational stage
Answer is = C
Whose
role is important in moral development?
A. Parents
B. Teachers
C. Peers
D. All above
Answer is = D
A. Parents
B. Teachers
C. Peers
D. All above
Answer is = D
Emotional
development is effected by?
A. Fear
B. Quarreling parents
C. Restrictions
D. All above
Answer is = D
A. Fear
B. Quarreling parents
C. Restrictions
D. All above
Answer is = D
Permanent
change in behavior as a result of experience is?
A. Learning
B. Education
C. Experiment
D. Innovation
Answer is =A
A. Learning
B. Education
C. Experiment
D. Innovation
Answer is =A
According
to behaviorism, which one is important for change in behavior?
A. Ingeritance
B. Environment
C. Attitude
D. None
Answer is = B
A. Ingeritance
B. Environment
C. Attitude
D. None
Answer is = B
Stimulus
is necessary for response in?
A. Classical contioning
B. Operant conditioning
C. Both
D. None
Answer is = A
A. Classical contioning
B. Operant conditioning
C. Both
D. None
Answer is = A
Operant
conditioning was presented by?
A. Skinner
B. Pavlov
C. Waston
D. None
Answer is = A
A. Skinner
B. Pavlov
C. Waston
D. None
Answer is = A
Change
in behavior is due to reinforcement in?
A. Classical contioning
B. Operant conditioning
C. Both
D. None
Answer is = B
A. Classical contioning
B. Operant conditioning
C. Both
D. None
Answer is = B
Which
one is not positive reinforcement?
A. Advance increment
B. Award
C. Punishment
D. None
Answer is =C
A. Advance increment
B. Award
C. Punishment
D. None
Answer is =C
Concept
of Meaningful learning through perception was presented by?
A. Skinner
B. Pavlov
C. Waston
D. David Ausubel
Answer is = D
A. Skinner
B. Pavlov
C. Waston
D. David Ausubel
Answer is = D
Concept
of meaningful learning structure of content and discovery was presented by?
A. Skinner
B. Pavlov
C. Waston
D. Brunner
Answer is = D
A. Skinner
B. Pavlov
C. Waston
D. Brunner
Answer is = D
The
founder of Humanistic Approach is?
A. Maslow
B. Pavlov
C. Waston
D. Brunner
Answer is = A
A. Maslow
B. Pavlov
C. Waston
D. Brunner
Answer is = A
The
founder of client centered therapy was?
A. Skinner
B. Pavlov
C. Waston
D. Carl Roger
Answer is = D
A. Skinner
B. Pavlov
C. Waston
D. Carl Roger
Answer is = D
According
to Roger, in problem solving the most important is?
A. Counseller
B. Client
C. Both
D. None
Answer is = B
A. Counseller
B. Client
C. Both
D. None
Answer is = B
Who
did discriminate the personality characteristics?
A. Skinner
B. Pavlov
C. Waston
D. Gordon
Answer is = D
A. Skinner
B. Pavlov
C. Waston
D. Gordon
Answer is = D
The
IQ of average child is?
A. Bellow 90
B. 90 – 110
C. 110 – 120
D. 120 – 140
Answer is = B
A. Bellow 90
B. 90 – 110
C. 110 – 120
D. 120 – 140
Answer is = B
The
I.Q of mentally retarded child is?
A. Bellow 90
B. 90 – 110
C. 110 – 120
D. 120 – 140
Answer is = A
A. Bellow 90
B. 90 – 110
C. 110 – 120
D. 120 – 140
Answer is = A
Which
type of growth of child is important?
A. Physical
B. Mental
C. Moral
D. A and B and C
Answer is = D
A. Physical
B. Mental
C. Moral
D. A and B and C
Answer is = D
The
meaning of the word psychology is?
A. Study of mind
B. Study of behavior
C. Study of soul
D. None
Answer is = C
A. Study of mind
B. Study of behavior
C. Study of soul
D. None
Answer is = C
Who
says “Man is a conscious animal”?
A. William wundt and William james
B. Freud
C. Watson
D. None
Answer is = A
A. William wundt and William james
B. Freud
C. Watson
D. None
Answer is = A
Growth
means an increase in?
A. Size
B. Height
C. Weight
D. All
Answer is = D
A. Size
B. Height
C. Weight
D. All
Answer is = D
Development
means change in?
A. Form
B. Structure
C. Shape
D. All of the above
Answer is = D
A. Form
B. Structure
C. Shape
D. All of the above
Answer is = D
Cognitive
development means?
A. Social development
B. Mental development
C. Moral development
D. Emotional development
Answer is = B
A. Social development
B. Mental development
C. Moral development
D. Emotional development
Answer is = B
“Out
of sight, out of mind” is the characteristics of?
A. Sensori motor stage
B. Pre operational stage
C. Concrete operational stage
D. Formal operational stage
Answer is = A
A. Sensori motor stage
B. Pre operational stage
C. Concrete operational stage
D. Formal operational stage
Answer is = A
In
cognitive domain infancy is the stage of?
A. Sensori motor stage
B. Pre operational stage
C. Concrete operational stage
D. Formal operational stage
Answer is = A
A. Sensori motor stage
B. Pre operational stage
C. Concrete operational stage
D. Formal operational stage
Answer is = A
In
the cognitive domain, early child hood is?
A. Sensori motor stage
B. Pre operational stage
C. Concrete operational stage
D. Formal operational stage
Answer is = B
A. Sensori motor stage
B. Pre operational stage
C. Concrete operational stage
D. Formal operational stage
Answer is = B
In
cognitive development, late childhood is?
A. Sensori motor stage
B. Pre operational stage
C. Concrete operational stage
D. Formal operational stage
Answer is = C
A. Sensori motor stage
B. Pre operational stage
C. Concrete operational stage
D. Formal operational stage
Answer is = C
In
cognitive development, adolescence is beginning of?
A. Sensori motor stage
B. Pre operational stage
C. Concrete operational stage
D. Formal operational stage
Answer is = D
A. Sensori motor stage
B. Pre operational stage
C. Concrete operational stage
D. Formal operational stage
Answer is = D
The
characteristic of sensory motor stage is?
A. Evidence of thinking ability
B. Curiosity to know environment
C. Ability of differentiate things
D. All of the above
Answer is = D
A. Evidence of thinking ability
B. Curiosity to know environment
C. Ability of differentiate things
D. All of the above
Answer is = D
The
characteristics of pre operational stage is
A. Geocentricism
B. Animism
C. Both
D. None
Answer is = C
A. Geocentricism
B. Animism
C. Both
D. None
Answer is = C
I.Q
stands for?
A. Intelligent Quotient
B. Geocentricism
C. Animism
D. None
Answer is = A
A. Intelligent Quotient
B. Geocentricism
C. Animism
D. None
Answer is = A
Stern
formula to determine I.Q is?
A. M.A/C.A x100
B. M.AxC.A x100
C. M.A+C.A x100
D. M.A-C.A x100
Answer is = A
A. M.A/C.A x100
B. M.AxC.A x100
C. M.A+C.A x100
D. M.A-C.A x100
Answer is = A
The
formula to determine I.Q is given by?
A. Watson
B. Pavlov
C. Stern
D. None
Answer is = C
A. Watson
B. Pavlov
C. Stern
D. None
Answer is = C
Guidance
in education started in?
A. 1905
B. 1945
C. 1925
D. 1947
Answer is = A
A. 1905
B. 1945
C. 1925
D. 1947
Answer is = A
Who
Is considered the father of guidance?
A. Frank Parsons
B. Watson
C. Pavlov
D. Stern
Answer is = A
A. Frank Parsons
B. Watson
C. Pavlov
D. Stern
Answer is = A
First
intelligence test was developed in?
A. 1905
B. 1945
C. 1925
D. 1947
Answer is = A
A. 1905
B. 1945
C. 1925
D. 1947
Answer is = A
Who
developed the first intelligence test?
A. Binet
B. Watson
C. Pavlov
D. Stern
Answer is = A
A. Binet
B. Watson
C. Pavlov
D. Stern
Answer is = A
Guidance
is helpful in?
A. Making choices
B. Making adjustments
C. Solving problems
D. All of the above
Answer is = D
A. Making choices
B. Making adjustments
C. Solving problems
D. All of the above
Answer is = D
Face
to face relationship in which one tries to solve the problem of the other is
called?
A. Guidance
B. Counseling
C. Human Behaviour
D. None
Answer is = B
A. Guidance
B. Counseling
C. Human Behaviour
D. None
Answer is = B
Psychology
is the study of?
A. Guidance
B. Counseling
C. Human Behaviour
D. None
Answer is = C
A. Guidance
B. Counseling
C. Human Behaviour
D. None
Answer is = C
Age
of pre operational stage in Piagetian cognitive Development theory is?
A. From 2 to 7 years
B. From 7 to 11 years
C. 140 and above
D. None
Answer is = A
A. From 2 to 7 years
B. From 7 to 11 years
C. 140 and above
D. None
Answer is = A
Psychoanalysis,
a school, thought in psychology was introduced by?
A. Freud
B. Watson
C. Pavlov
D. Stern
Answer is = A
A. Freud
B. Watson
C. Pavlov
D. Stern
Answer is = A
The
I.Q of the gifted children is?
A. From 2 to 7 years
B. From 7 to 11 years
C. 140 and above
D. None
Answer is = C
A. From 2 to 7 years
B. From 7 to 11 years
C. 140 and above
D. None
Answer is = C
Cognitive
learning theory is known as?
A. Information processing theory
B. Connectionism theory
C. Social learning theory
D. None
Answer is =A
A. Information processing theory
B. Connectionism theory
C. Social learning theory
D. None
Answer is =A
Laws
of learning were founded by?
A. Binet
B. Watson
C. Pavlov
D. Stern
Answer is = C
A. Binet
B. Watson
C. Pavlov
D. Stern
Answer is = C
Founder
of the Intelligence Tests was?
A. Binet
B. Watson
C. Pavlov
D. Stern
Answer is = A
A. Binet
B. Watson
C. Pavlov
D. Stern
Answer is = A
What
is the name of the psychologist who said that most of the fears of human beings
are conditionally learned?
A. Binet
B. Watson
C. Pavlov
D. Stern
Answer is = B
A. Binet
B. Watson
C. Pavlov
D. Stern
Answer is = B
Carl
Rogers presented?
A. Person centered counseling
B. Directive counseling
C. Eclectiv counseling
D. Psychoanalytic counseling
Answer is = A
A. Person centered counseling
B. Directive counseling
C. Eclectiv counseling
D. Psychoanalytic counseling
Answer is = A
Law
of learning associated with Reinforcement in Operant conditioning is?
A. Law of readiness
B. Law of exercise
C. Law of effect
D. All of above
Answer is = D
A. Law of readiness
B. Law of exercise
C. Law of effect
D. All of above
Answer is = D
Interest
attitudes appreciation, skills and achievements are primarily the product of?
A. Learning
B. Growth
C. Development
D. Process
Answer is =A
A. Learning
B. Growth
C. Development
D. Process
Answer is =A
The
ability to think in novel and unusual ways is called?
A. Positive thinking
B. Problem solving
C. Creativity
D. None
Answer is = C
A. Positive thinking
B. Problem solving
C. Creativity
D. None
Answer is = C
Which
is basic emotion?
A. Surprise
B. Withdrawal
C. Fear
D. Fighting
Answer is =C
A. Surprise
B. Withdrawal
C. Fear
D. Fighting
Answer is =C
Piaget
presented the theory of?
Cognitive development
Psychomotor development
Moral development
None
Answer is = A
Cognitive development
Psychomotor development
Moral development
None
Answer is = A
Model
of eight types of learning was designed by?
A. Binet
B. Watson
C. Gagne
D. Stern
Answer is = C
A. Binet
B. Watson
C. Gagne
D. Stern
Answer is = C
The
process of Adaptation in piagetian Cognitive Development theory is?
A. Assimilation and recognition
B. Assimilation and Accommodation
C. Above all
D. None
Answer is = B
A. Assimilation and recognition
B. Assimilation and Accommodation
C. Above all
D. None
Answer is = B
The
process of helping individual make life adjustment at home school and other
phases of life is called?
A. Counseling
B. Guidance
C. Advice
D. None
Answer is = B
A. Counseling
B. Guidance
C. Advice
D. None
Answer is = B
Hierarchy
of needs was presented by?
A. Maslow
B. Watson
C. Gagne
D. Stern
Answer is = A
A. Maslow
B. Watson
C. Gagne
D. Stern
Answer is = A
At
which stage of cognitive development the child develops object permanence?
A. Sensor motor
B. Pre operational
C. Concrete operational
D. None
Answer is = C
A. Sensor motor
B. Pre operational
C. Concrete operational
D. None
Answer is = C
The
pioneer of identifying individual differences was?
A. Francis Galton
B. Watson
C. Gagne
D. Stern
Answer is = A
A. Francis Galton
B. Watson
C. Gagne
D. Stern
Answer is = A
Which
is the basic Emotion?
A. Love
B. Surprise
C. Hate
D. None
Answer is = A
A. Love
B. Surprise
C. Hate
D. None
Answer is = A
Who
was the first psychologist?
A. Aristotle
B. Watson
C. Gagne
D. Stern
Answer is = A
A. Aristotle
B. Watson
C. Gagne
D. Stern
Answer is = A
Founder
of socio psychological development was?
A. Erikson
B. Watson
C. Gagne
D. Stern
Answer is = A
A. Erikson
B. Watson
C. Gagne
D. Stern
Answer is = A
Another
name of working memory is?
A. Short term memory
B. Long term memory
C. Sensory memory
D. None
Answer is = A
A. Short term memory
B. Long term memory
C. Sensory memory
D. None
Answer is = A
Perception
and attention play major role in?
A. Short term memory
B. Long term memory
C. Sensory memory
D. None
Answer is = B
A. Short term memory
B. Long term memory
C. Sensory memory
D. None
Answer is = B
Logical
thinking according to Jean Piaget starts at the stages of?
A. Sensor motor
B. Pre operational
C. Concrete operational
D. None
Answer is = C
A. Sensor motor
B. Pre operational
C. Concrete operational
D. None
Answer is = C
Experiments
on learning by insight were performed by?
A. Kohler
B. Watson
C. Gagne
D. Stern
Answer is = A
A. Kohler
B. Watson
C. Gagne
D. Stern
Answer is = A
Translation
of concrete experiences, development of logical thinking are given by?
A. Piaget
B. Watson
C. Gagne
D. Stern
Answer is = A
A. Piaget
B. Watson
C. Gagne
D. Stern
Answer is = A