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Idealism is a philosophical approach that argues that __________are the only true reality, and the only thing worth knowing.

1. ideas
2. experiences
3. observations
4. physical objects

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Realism is a philosophical approach that argues that ultimate reality is the world of

1. ideas
2. experiences
3. observations
4. physical objects

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Who is called the father of both Realism and the scientific method?

1. Aristotle
2. Plato
3. Socrates
4. Edward Thorndike

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The philosopher who is called the father of Idealism is

1. Aristotle
2. Plato
3. Socrates
4. Edward Thorndike

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The philosopher who for the first time taught logic as a formal discipline was

1. Aristotle
2. Plato
3. Socrates
4. Edward Thorndike

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The advocators of philosophy of Pragmatism believe that reality is

1. imagination
2. stagnant
3. constantly changing
4. related to mind

✅ Correct Answer: 3

he psychologist who for the first time proposed the concept of connectionism in learning was

1. Aristotle
2. Plato
3. Robert Sternberg
4. Edward Thorndike

✅ Correct Answer: 4

According to Edward Thorndike, learning is about responding to

1. analysis
2. change
3. experiment
4. stimuli

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Anything that causes a reaction is called

1. learning
2. stimulus
3. connectionism
4. physical objects

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The connection between stimulus and response is called

1. stimulus-response bond
2. receiving-accepting bond
3. stimulus-response paradigm
4. receiving-accepting paradigm

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The __________ the stimulus-response bond (S-R bond), the better a person has learned the lesson.

1. stable
2. unstable
3. stronger
4. weaker

✅ Correct Answer: 3

There are __________ laws of connectionism.

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The three laws of connectionism are the laws of

1. effect, stimulus and response
2. stimulus, response and exercise
3. exercise, readiness and response
4. effect, exercise and readiness

✅ Correct Answer: 4

According to the law of effect, if a stimulus results in a positive outcome, the S-R bond is

1. strengthened
2. weakened
3. stabilized
4. unsterilized

✅ Correct Answer: 1

According to the law of effect, if a stimulus results in a negative outcome, the S-R bond is

1. strengthened
2. weakened
3. stabilized
4. unsterilized

✅ Correct Answer: 2

According to the __________, the more you do something, the better you are at it.

1. law of effect
2. law of exercise
3. law of readiness
4. law of connectionism

✅ Correct Answer: 2

According to the __________, S-R bonds are stronger if an individual is ready to learn.

1. law of effect
2. law of exercise
3. law of readiness
4. law of connectionism

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The __________ says, we are motivated to gain rewards and avoid punishments.

1. law of effect
2. law of exercise
3. law of readiness
4. law of connectionism

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The Law of Effect can be effectively used in

1. accelerate learning
2. curriculum development
3. classroom management
4. teaching methods

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The satiation technique of classroom management is a technique where instead of punishing negative behaviors, the teacher might decide to actually __________ the negative behavior.

1. encourage
2. discourage
3. ignore
4. divert

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The extinction technique of classroom management is a technique where teacher __________ any negative behavior.

1. divert
2. ignore
3. encourage
4. discourage

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The use of a physical punishment for class management is called

1. extinction technique
2. satiation technique
3. time out technique
4. corporal punishment

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The technique of classroom management where the teacher punishes negative behaviors by removing an unruly student from the rest of the class is called

1. extinction technique
2. satiation technique
3. time out technique
4. corporal punishment

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The study of the physical, social and mental aspects of aging is called

1. Esthetics
2. Genetics
3. Gerontology
4. Clinical psychology

✅ Correct Answer: 3

As people gets older, the ability of applying or maintain attention

1. increases
2. decreases
3. stays constant
4. remains unaffected

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The brain __________ as people gets older.

1. shrinks
2. expands
3. stays constant
4. remains unaffected

✅ Correct Answer: 1

There is __________ in working memory as people gets older.

1. upgradation
2. degradation
3. no change
4. a slight change

✅ Correct Answer: 2

According to the philosophy of Idealism in education, the subject matter of curriculum should be

1. mathematics
2. science
3. physical world
4. mind

✅ Correct Answer: 4

In education, __________ is used to make inference about the learning and development of students.

1. assessment
2. evaluation
3. measurement
4. diagnosis

✅ Correct Answer: 1

An assessment that is conducted prior to the start of teaching or instruction is called

1. initial assessment
2. formal assessment
3. formative assessment
4. summative assessment

✅ Correct Answer: 1

An assessment that is carried out throughout the course is called

1. initial assessment
2. diagnostic assessment
3. formative assessment
4. summative assessment

✅ Correct Answer: 3

An assessment is __________ if it consistently achieves the same results with the same (or similar) students.

1. Valid
2. Invalid
3. Reliable
4. Unreliable

✅ Correct Answer: 3

A/An __________ assessment is one which measures what it is intended to measure.

1. Valid
2. Invalid
3. Reliable
4. Unreliable

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Educational psychology is concerned with the scientific study of

1. education
2. philosophy of education
3. human learning
4. teaching methods

✅ Correct Answer: 3

According to famous philosophers, teaching is a/an

1. art
2. arts
3. science
4. technique

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Progressive education emphasizes learning by

1. reading
2. writing
3. doing
4. enjoying

✅ Correct Answer: 3

According to John Dewey, educational process has two sides:

1. economical and sociological
2. psychological and sociological
3. economical and philosophical
4. sociological and philosophical

✅ Correct Answer: 2

According to John Dewey, which side of the educational process is the basis?

1. economical
2. sociological
3. philosophical
4. psychological

✅ Correct Answer: 4

An assessment that is generally carried out at the end of a course to assign students a course grade is called?

1. Diagnostic assessment
2. Formative assessment
3. Contemporary assessment
4. Summative assessment

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Education is a process in which knowledge and skills are transferred

1. from a few persons to few persons
2. from a few persons to a large number of people
3. from a few persons to the next generation
4. from a generation to the next generation

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which from the following is NOT a formal assessment?

1. Interview
2. Observation
3. Project
4. Quizzes

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which from the following is NOT an informal assessment?

1. Observation
2. Project
3. Rubrics
4. Participation

✅ Correct Answer: 2

In John Deweys student-centered approach of learning, the role of the teacher is of a

1. formal authority
2. delegator
3. instructor
4. facilitator

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The role of teacher in inquiry-based learning is of

1. instructor
2. facilitator
3. delegator
4. formal authority

✅ Correct Answer: 2

In direct instruction method or lecture method the teacher is considered as

1. partner
2. facilitator
3. delegator
4. formal authority

✅ Correct Answer: 4