Child & Adolescent Development

1. A student knows that the examination week is approaching, but instead of studying, he chose to
spend his time playing computer games. On the examination day itself, He opted to pray for
miracles rather than studying. Which attitude towards religion is displayed?
miracles rather than studying Which attitude towards religion is displayed?
A. Religion as Fake C. Religion as authentic
B. Religion as Magic D. Religion as real
2. In Piaget’s concrete operational stage, a teacher should provide .
A. Activities for hypothesis formulation.
B. Learning activities that involve problems of classification and order
C. Activities for evaluation purposes.
D. Stimulating environment with ample objects to play with
3. A student is finding it hard to read. When the guidance counsellor trace the child’s history, the
counsellor was able to find out that the student came from a dysfunctional family, aside from
that, the child was abused and neglected. What could have caused the student’s reading
disability?
A. Emotional Factors C. Neurological Factors
B. Poor teaching D. Immaturity
4. A child was punished for cheating in an exam. For sure the child won’t cheat again in short span of
time, but this does not guarantee that the child won’t cheat ever again. Based on Thorndike’s
theory on punishment and learning, this shows that .
A. Punishment strengthens the response
B. Punishment removes response
C. Punishment doesn’t remove a response
D. Punishment weakens a response
5. Laughing at a two-year-old child who uttered a bad word is not a proper thing to do because in
this stage of the child’s life, the child is .
A. Considering the views of C. Socializing
others D. Distinguishing right from
B. Distinguishing sex wrong
differences
6. “Men are built not born.” This quotation by John Watson states that .
A. The ineffectiveness of training on a person’s development
B. The effect of environmental stimulation on a person’s development
C. The absence of genetic influence on a person’s development
D. The effect of heredity
7. A child who is cold towards the people around him might have failed to attain what basic goal
based on Erikson’s theory on psychological development?
A. Autonomy C. Initiative
B. Trust D. Mistrust
8. A boy is closer to his mother and a girl is close to her father. These instances are under
.
A. Oedipal Complex C. Phallic stage
B. Latent stage D. Pre-genital stage
9. A grade 1 pupil likes to play with his friends, but gets angry when defeated. Piaget’s theory
states that this pupil is under what developmental stage?
A. Concrete operation C. Formal Operation
B. Sensor motor D. Pre-operation
10. If one is asked to develop himself to the fullest, what need is he trying to satisfy according to
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
A. Safety needs C. Belongingness
B. Physiological needs D. Self-actualization
11. Fear of something that was caused by a painful experience in the past is an example of:
A. Insight C. Operant conditioning
B. Classical conditioning D. Imitation
12. A teacher rewards a child for doing things correctly. This technique is called:
A. Conditioning C. Chaining
B. Fading D. Reinforcement
13. Erikson said that children aged 3-5 is most likely:
A. Mischievous C. Lazy
B. Ego-centric D. Altruistic
14. Erikson labelled children who are two years of age as “terrible two” because .
A. They are inquisitive C. They are playful
B. They are sickly D. They are assertive
15. A person who is friendly and has a capacity to make people laugh possesses:
A. Naturalistic intelligence C. Intrapersonal intelligence
B. Spatial intelligence D. Interpersonal intelligence
16. A child who always fight with his/her classmates, who has a very short attention span, and who
has frequent tantrums is believed to be suffering from:
A. Mental retardation
B. Downs syndrome
C. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity disorder
D. Learning disability
17. A student with Attention Deficit Disorder exhibits:
A. Care for his or personal things
B. Impatient while waiting for his/her turn during games
C. Completes work before shifting to another
D. Excessively quiet
18. A child treats his friends highly aggressive. The reason behind this attitude is his past
experiences with his father who is also highly aggressive. This is demonstrated on what theory?
A. Social cognitive theory C. Operant conditioning
B. Cognitive developmental D. Classical conditioning
theory
19. Based on Jung’s psychological theory, a child who is shy and prefers to be alone falls under what
classification?
A. Extrovert C. Paranoid
B. Ambivert D. Introvert
20. Puts emphasis on the importance of sensitive periods in development.
A. Ecological theory C. Psychoanalytic theory
B. Social Cognitive theory D. Ethnological theory
21. Contrary to Freud’s concept that the primary motivation of human behaviour is sexual in nature,
Erikson’s is in nature.
A. Social C. Physical
B. Cultural D. Biological
22. Is described by Freud as the component(s) of personality that is concerned with
the idea of right or wrong.
 A. Superego C. Id
B. Super-ego and ego D. Ego
23. What idea about age is not right?
A. Chronological age is different from biological and psychological age
B. Chronological age, biological age, psychological and social age are related
C. Psychological age and social age are two different things
D. Chronological age is the same as biological and psychological age
24. Reflects the teacher’s understanding of development as results of maturation
and learning.
A. Patience when dealing with the slower ones
B. Creativity with the classroom strategies or task
C. Fairness when giving grades or school marks
D. Cheerfulness and enthusiasm when discussing
25. Is Erikson’s, Piaget’s and Freud’s thought about play.
A. Contributes to the child’s mastery of his physical and social environment
B. Makes a child’s life so enjoyable that he will tend to hate school life later
C. Prepares a child for an excellent academic performance in formal schooling
D. Develops in the child highly competitive attitude because of the nature of play
26. A student has been staring at a puzzle. He/She is figuring out how to solve it and suddenly, an
idea flashed in the student’s mind and excitedly she was able to learn how to solve the puzzle.
This exemplifies .
A. Metacognition C. Analytical learning
B. Insight learning D. Trial and error learning
27. A teacher attempting to develop a student’s metacognitive skills teaches the student to:
A. Recall past lesson C. Formulate hypothesis
B. Visualize D. Think about their thinking
28. A teacher maximizes the cognitive development of students by having an environment that
gives multisensorial stimulation. In this situation, the teacher’s role is:
A. Molder of character C. Dispenser of knowledge
B. Facilitator of learning D. Evaluator of learning
29. An adolescent exhibits what common characteristics?
A. Reasonable and secure
B. Feels intense emotions and sense of disequilibrium
C. Slow but steady physical growth
D. Passive and obedient
30. Instincts are under what mental dimension?
A. Ego and super-ego C. Id
B. Ego D. Super-ego
31. A child cannot do , according to Piaget’s concrete operational stage.
A. Doing mentally what was physically done
B. Reasoning applied to specific example
C. Classifying objects into different sets
D. Imagining the steps necessary to complete an algebraic equation
32. What should teachers teach students to eradicate bullying among kids in school?
A. Full development of talents
B. Athletic skills
C. Respect for the dignity of person
D. Full development of physical power
33. Education is the acquisition of the art and the utilization of knowledge. This statement means:
A. A learner’s application of what she has learned is necessary
B. A learner’s interest in art is commendable
C. A learner’s acquisition of information is sufficient
D. A learner’s acquisition of information is not important
34. Student’s initiative is stifled by:
A. Rationalism C. “Utangnaloob”
B. Extreme authoritarianism D. “Bahalana”
35. A piece of music may sound sad, but when each note is played, there is nothing sad about it.
This is based on the doctrine that says:
A. The whole experience is equal to the sum of its parts
B. The whole experience is more than the sum of its parts
C. The whole experience is less than the sum of its parts
D. The whole experience is not in any way related to the sum of its parts
36. Which among the words below does not prevent the emergence of truth which the learners and
teachers are in search of?
A. Mindset C. Open mind
B. Mask D. Defense
37. What a teacher should do if students are misbehaving in class?
A. Send the misbehaving students to the guidance counsellor
B. Involve the whole class in setting rules of conduct in the whole class
C. Make a report to parents about their children’s misbehaviour
D. Set the rules for the class to observe
38. Teenagers stealing school equipment is becoming a common problem in community schools.
What is the implication of this incident?
A. Inability of schools to hire security guards
B. Deprivation of Filipino schools
C. Prevalence of poverty in the community
D. Community’s lack of sense of co-ownership
39. What is an inappropriate method in teaching young children?
A. Individual differences are expected and accepted
B. Integrated teaching-learning
C. Isolated skill development
D. Positive guidance techniques
40. If a teacher believes that a child’s mind in TABULA RASA, then the teacher will most likely
engage the students in process for them to learn.
A. Sensory impressions C. Reflections
B. Reasoning D. Metacognition
41. A child received a candy after correctly completing his task. The child always tries to complete
all tasks correctly for him tp have a candy once again. What is being shown in the situation?
A. Associative learning C. Operant conditioning
B. Classical conditioning D. Pavlonian conditioning
42. If a teacher punishes a students for stealing money, the child won’t steal in the near future, but
does not guarantee that the child wont steal anymore. Based on Thorndike’s theory, this shows
that:
A. Punishment strengthens the response
B. Punishment removes response
C. Punishment doesn’t remove a response
 D. Punishment weakens a response
43. A child learns by association and by insights. This states that the association and cognitive
theories of learning are:
A. Diametrically opposed C. Partly wrong
B. Complementary D. Partly correct
44. Emotion’s role on success and happiness is highlighted by Daniel Goleman’s theory on
emotional intelligence. How can the teacher best show empathy in the case of fighting
students?
A. Reprimand the students so that others will not follow the misbehaviour
B. Tell the students to stop fighting so that there will be peace in the classroom
C. Make them realize how fighting negatively affects themselves and others
D. Establish roles and responsibilities to avoid arguments among them
45. The television program BATIBOT was developed because:
A. Children learn by conditioning
B. Children learn by discovery
C. Children learn by trial and error
D. Children learn by observing and imitating
46. In Piaget’s concrete operational stage, a teacher should provide .
A. Activities for hypothesis formulation
B. Learning activities that involve problems of classification and order
C. Activities for evaluation purposes
D. Stimulating environment with ample objects to play with
47. Fear of something that was caused by painful experiences in the past is an example of:
A. Insight C. Operant conditioning
B. Classical conditioning D. Imitation
48. Erikson labelled children who are two years of age as “terrible two” because .
A. They are inquisitive C. They are playful
B. They are sickly D. They are assertive
49. Reflects the teachers’ understanding of development as results of malnutrition and
learning.
A. Patience when dealing with the slower ones
B. Creativity with the classroom strategies or task
C. Fairness when giving grades or school marks
D. Cheerfulness and enthusiasm when discussing
50. A teacher attempting to develop a student’s metacognitive skills teaches the student to:
A. Recall past lesson C. Formulate hypothesis
B. Visualize D. Think about their thinking