PSY406 Final Term Preparation by Brainy Squad

PSY406- EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY · FINAL TERM PREPARATION · MOST IMPORTANT 70+ MCQS FALL-2024 · BY BRAINY SQUAD

Q1. ___________ refers to the force that acts on or within an individual to initiate and direct behavior.

1. Motivation
2. Perception
3. Incentive
4. Sensation

Correct option: a) Motivation

Q2. According to _____________ viewpoint, thinking is the main motivator of human behavior.

1. Behavioral
2. Humanistic
3. Socio-cultural
4. Cognitive

Correct option: d) Cognitive

Q3. ______________ are commonly used in domain-specific problem-solving strategy, in which a problem tends to be solved by using a step-by-step procedure.

1. Scientific rules
2. General principles
3. Algorithms
4. Heuristics

Correct option: c) Algorithms

Q4. Which of the following metacognitive skills may be involved in deciding how much time to be given to a Certain task?

1. Evaluating
2. Analyzing
3. Planning
4. Analyzing

Correct option: c) Planning

Q5. Which of the following is a type of schema that represents any event in a typical sequence?

1. Role schema
2. Script
3. Event schema
4. Story grammar

Correct option: b) Script

Q6. All of the following are characteristics of a good summary EXCEPT:

1. It clearly states the central idea
2. It is easy to learn
3. It comprises irrelevant material
4. It is comprehensive

Correct option: c) It comprises irrelevant material

Q7. Which type of reasoning is involved when a person moves from general information to the more Specific?

1. Fallacious Deductive
2. Inductive
3. Reductive

Correct option: b) Inductive

Q8. Who among the following focused on the constructivist view of learning?

1. Vygotsky
2. Pavlov
3. Thorndike
4. Skinner

Correct option: a) Vygotsky

Q9. All of the following are stages of cognitive development proposed by Piaget, EXCEPT:

1. Concrete operational stage
2. Formal operational stage
3. Mental operational stage
4. Preoperational stage

Correct option: c) Mental operational stage

Q10. All of the following factors may motivate students EXCEPT:

1. Structured nature of task