ULTIMATE “CHILD & ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT & FACILITATING LEARNING” [Rationale]

1. Following Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development, what is the moral reasoning or perspective of Joy who
allows her classmate to copy her test work, so that she will be her friend?
A. Social approval
B. Punishment
C. Obedience
D. Law and order

2. A worried mother of two said that she’s afraid her baby is

Experiencing separation anxiety. Which of the following is a manifestation of separation anxiety?
A. The play ceases after a parent leaves them
B. The infant knows his mother is existing even if he does not see her
C. The child knows that 1 Liter of water inside a pitcher will remain 1 Liter even after transferring it to a bigger
container
D. All of the above

3. In Piaget’s Concrete- Operational stage of cognitive development, which refers to the ability to order or arrange
things logically according to dimension such as weight, volume, or size?
A. Conservation
B. Reversibility
C. Decentering
D. Seriation

4. The learner should be biologically prepared applies to the law of

A. Readiness
B. Exercise
C. Effect
D. Practice

5. Which of the following statements will not support the concept of individual differences?
A. Use varied activities for a difficult lesson
B. involve all students regardless of what the activity is
C. Consider the uniqueness of each student
D. Help should be extended only to retarded learner/ students

6. Mr. David would like to improve the abilities of the students to solve more complex problems. What must Mr.
David do?
A. Correct wrong answers all the time
B. increase practice with simple problems
C. Reduce stimulation so as to increase attention to the task
D. Problems match appropriately to student’s level of thinking

7. The quantitative increase in the length or size of an individual is defined as:

A. Learning
B. Development
C. Growth
D. Maturation

8. Which situation best illustrates the concept of growth?

A. A kinder pupil gains 2 pounds within two months
B. A high school student gets a score of 85 in a mental ability test
C. An education student has gained knowledge on approaches and strategies in teaching different subjects
D. An elementary grader has learned to play piano

9. Which statement below best describes development?

A. A high school student’s height increased from 5’2” to 5’4”
B. A high school student’s change in weight from 110Ibs to 125 lbs
C. A student had learned to operate the computer
D. A student’s enlargement of hips

10. What concept can best describe Francisco’s ability to walk without a support at age of 12 months old because
of the internal ripening that occurred in his muscles, bones and nervous system?
A. Development
B, Growth
C. Learning
D. Maturation

11. Teacher Jesus is now 69 years old.

He has been observing changes in him such as the aging process.
Which term refers to the development change in the individual?
A. Learning
B. Development
C. Growth
D. Maturation

12. 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?
A. Religions as authentic
B. Religion as fake
C. Religion as magic
D. Religion as real

13. 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

14. A student is finding it hard to read. When the guidance counselor traced the child’s history, the counselor 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
B. Poor teaching
C. Neurological factors
D. Immaturity

15. 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 a response
B. Punishment removes response
C. Punishment doesn’t remove a response
D. Punishment weakens a Response

16. 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 others
B. Distinguishing sex differences
C. Socializing
D. Distinguishing right from wrong

17. “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

18. A child who is cold towards the people around him might have failed to attain what basic goal based on
Erikson’s theory on psychosocial development?
A. Autonomy
B. Trust
C. Initiative
D. Mistrust

19. A boy is closer to his mother and a girl is closer to her father. These instances are under
A. Oedipal complex
B. Latent stage
C. Phallic stage
D. Pre-genital stage

20. 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 development stage?
A. Concrete operational
B. Sensorimotor
C. Formal operational
D. Pre-operational
21. If one is asked to develop himself to the fullest, what need is he trying to satisfy according to the Maslow’s
hierarchy of needs?
A. Safety needs
B. Physiological needs
C. Belongingness
D. Self-actualization

22. Fear of something that was caused by a painful experience in the past is an example of
A. Insight
B. Classical conditioning
C. Operant conditioning
D. Imitation

23. A teacher rewards a child for doing things coy. This technique is called
A. Conditioning
B. Fading
C. Chaining
D. Reinforcement

24. Erikson said that children aged 3-5 is most likely

A. Mischievous
B. Egocentric
C. Lazy
D. Altruistic

25. Erikson labeled children who are two years of age as “terrible two” because
A. They are inquisitive
B. They are sickly
C. They are playful
D. They are assertive

26. A person who is friendly and has a capacity to make people laugh possesses:
A. Naturalistic intelligence
B. Spatial intelligence
C. Intrapersonal intelligence
D. Interpersonal intelligence

27. 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. Down syndrome
C. AOHD
D. Learning disability

28. A student with Attention Deficit Disorder exhibits:

A. Care for his personal things
B. Impatient while waiting for his turn during games
C. Completes work before shifting to another
D. Excessively quiet

29. 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
B. Cognitive developmental theory
C. Operant conditioning
D. Classical conditioning

30. Based on Jung’s psychological theory, a child who is shy and prefers to be alone falls under what classification?
A. Extrovert
B. Ambivert
C. Paranoid
D. Introvert