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“‫”میلعتاکہفسلف‬
‫االسمآباد‬،‫العہماابقلاونپویوینریٹس‬
B. Ed (1.5 Year)
Course Code 8609
Units 1–9

Quiz Items of the Course

DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION &

ELEMENTARY TEACHER EDUCATION
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY
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 ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD
‫احدمرحس‬ ‫االسمآباد‬،‫العہماابقلاونپویوینریٹس‬
‫احدمرحس‬
B.Ed. (1.5 / 2.5 YEAR)
COURSE PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
Course Code 8609
Units 1–9

Objective Items with Correct Answers

1. Knowledge can be applied to different areas like mathematical formula and have
been applied to some great intellectual advances in sciences and the arts:
1. Intuitive
2. Revealed
3. Rational
4. Authoritative
2. Essentialists stress on ------
1. Mental discipline
2. Innovation
3. Change ‫احدمرحس‬
4. Reduced knowledge
3. Frobel Kindergarten was student of
1. John Dewey
2. Maria Montessori
3. John Pestalozzi
4. Hilda Taba
4. Religious education is strongly advocated by....
1. Idealism Created By
2. Realism
3. pragmatism
4. Existentialism

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 5. Its focus is on everlasting realization
1. Perennialism
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2. Progressivism
3. Essentialism
4. Pragmatism
6. In naturalism teacher should work as a:
1. GUIDE
2. ADMINISTRATOR
3. COACH
4. DIRECTOR
7. The aim of idealism education is:
1. exploration
2. objectivity
3. freedom of choice
4. Development of personality
8. In which source of knowledge major focus is on Evidence in search of a
conclusion?
1. Rational
2. Intuitive
3. Revealed
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4. Authoritative
9. Lecture Method is a choice of
1. Idealist teacher
2. Realist teacher
3. Both 1 & 2
4. None of 1 & 2
10. Montessori believed that an adult environment is not a suitable environment for
children, such environment is called
1. Prepared environment
2. Ideal environment
3. Facilitative environment
4. Balanced environment

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11. The traditional Greek moral theory held that there are -------
1. Single virtue
2. Dual virtue Created By

3. Triplet virtue
4. Foursome virtue
12. Abu Haamid AL-Ghazali was expert in fiqah and written a book name
1. Ihya Ulum al-Din
2. Kahf ul Majoob
3. Nadvat-ul-ulaama
4. Baab-ul-Ilm
13. What cannot be thought real is according to
1. NATURALISM
2. IDEALISM
3. EXISTENTIALISM
4. PRAGMATISM
14. Deductive and inductive determination of truth lay under-----
1. Aristotle Arguments
2. Plato's Socratic dialogues
3. Socratic Question Answer Method (dialectical method)
4. Socratic dialectical method
15. Frobel Kindergarten belonged to
1. America

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2. Italy
3. England
4. Germany
16. For a better life, student should be trained in:
1. OBSERVING
2. RATIONALITY
3. DEMOCRACY
4. CREATIVITY
17. Plato, Kant, Hagel and Heris are chief exponents of
1. Materialism
2. Realism
3. Idealism
4. both 1 & 2

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18. Who emphasized that children drill method and teaching aids must be used to
children learn?
1. Ibn-e-Khaldun
2. Ibn-e-Miskaway Created By

3. Al Farabi
4. Al Ghazali
19. Which branch of philosophy examines issues pertaining to the nature of "reality"
?
1. Axiology
2. Ontology
3. Metaphysics
4. Epistemology
20. A good tutor, or indeed a good parent teach children value of
1. Truth
2. Education
3. Games
4. Nature
21. Alfarabi was the first founder of..............which depends on demonstration and
universal reason
1. Epistemology
2. Metaphysics
3. Axiology ‫احدمرحس‬
4. Logic
22. -----------is called spiritual father of Pakistan
1. Allama Iqbal
2. Roomi
3. Quaid e azam
4. Liaqat Ali khan
23. Which method is used by the Realist in order to understand the world?
1. Abstraction
2. Problem solving
3. Golden means
4. Dialectics

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24. The entire world is fundamentally of the nature of spirit or mind which accounts
for its being called -------
1. Idealism
2. Realism
3. pragmatism
4. Existentialism
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25. Pragmatism is a term derived from
1. GREEK
2. LATIN
3. SPANISH
4. ENGISH
26. Plato's philosophy believes bodily development is only source of --------
1. Emotional development
2. Mental development
3. Intellectual development
4. Physical development
27. Which of the following is not criticized by realism in education?
1. Organizing schools in a way that is conducive to practical training in
citizenship
2. Teachers denying the value of school co-curricular activities
3. Pupils cramming for knowledge from books for reproducing in examination
4. Teaching which drifts away from life of the child
28. Which of the following is the source of knowledge?
1. intuition
2. senses
3. logic
4. Reason
29. --------------- stress that education should focus on the whole child, rather than on
the content or the teacher.
1. Progressivism
2. Essentialism
3. Idealism
4. Perennialism

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30. Who said that teacher should consider the differences in ability and character
among students?
1. Ibn-e-Miskaway
2. Al Farabi
3. Ibn-e-Khaldun ‫احدمرحس‬
4. Al Ghazali
31. Father of positivism was
1. COMTE
2. JOHN DEWEY
3. ROUSSEAU
4. CARL MARX
32. Frobel created the word kindergarten (infant garden) in
1. 1840
2. 1837
3. 1838
4. 1810
33. According to idealism the aim of education is to develop
1. Soul
2. Body
3. Mind and Soul
4. Soul and Body
34. Naturalism accepts the principle of
1. MOTION
2. LEARNING Created By

3. UNITY
4. REALITY
35. Teacher in the Kindergarten acts as a
1. Gardener
2. Guide
3. Friend
4. Coach
36. To bring peace in society one should work on
1. INDIVIDUAL
2. SLOGENS
3. POWER
4. FREEDOM

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37. Pragmatists say that thought is a tool for
1. REALITY

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2. KNOWLEDGE
3. EXPERIENCE
4. PREDICTION
38. Froebel's philosophy is of absolute
1. Idealism
2. Realism
3. Existentialism
4. Pragmatism
39. Locke's hierarchy of values in the education
1. Wisdom And Breeding
2. reading and breeding Created By

3. study and wisdom

4. acting and watching
40. He was the wisest man of Athens also caused the arousal of so many enemies
around him.
1. Socrates
2. Plato
3. Aristotle
4. Protagoras
41. Obtaining knowledge that cannot be acquired either by inference or observation,
by reason or experience?
1. Intuitive
2. Rational
3. Authoritative
4. Revealed
42. --------- emphasized at if children repeat the same mistake for the second time
parents should talk to them directly.
1. Al Ghazali
2. Ibn-e-Miskaway
3. Al Farabi
4. Allama Iqbal

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43. What is the goal of education according to Idealism? Created By

1. Realization of moral values

2. Satisfaction of human wants
3. Perfect adaptation to the environment
4. Cultivation of dynamic, adaptable mind which will be resourceful and
enterprising in all situations
44. Which philosophy believes that the nature of reality is subjective and lies within
the individual?
1. Pragmatism
2. Existentialism
3. Deconstructionism
4. Essentialism
45. Teaching students how to perceive and understand reality through logical
processes is called realism.
1. Newtonian
2. Scientific
3. Educational
4. Inquiry
46. Questions like "What is knowledge?" and "What is truth?" are mainstays in the
branch of philosophy known as ------
1. Metaphysics
2. Epistemology
3. Axiology ‫احدمرحس‬
4. Cosmology
47. Knowledge derived from the written works, documentation and reports of others
is called:
1. Rational
2. Intuitive
3. Revealed
4. Authoritative

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48. According to Allama Iqbal education system of country should be reflected
its.......
1. Culture
2. Religion Created By

3. Philosophy
4. Citizen Ship
49. Maria Montessori belonged to
1. America
2. Italy
3. England
4. Germany
50. The philosophy concerned with free will of man is:
1. NATURALISM
2. IDEALISM
3. EXISTENTIALISM
4. PRAGMATISM
51. Plato helped to lay down philosophical foundations, rhetoric, and logical wisdom
of -----
1. Aristotle
2. Alexander
3. Socrates
4. Protagoras
52. Idealism rests on ideas of
1. Plato
2. Aristotle
3. Dewey ‫احدمرحس‬
4. Rousseau
53. Religious education is strongly advocated by....
1. Idealism
2. Realism
3. Pragmatism
4. Existentialism

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54. Which philosophy's curriculum aims to create new 'spaces' for meaning and
understanding through phenomenological or post structural investigations.
1. Pragmatism
2. Existentialism
3. Deconstructionism
4. Essentialism
55. Main aim of education is total development of human
1. REALISM
2. EXPERIMENTALISM
3. PROGRESSIVISM
4. EXISTENTIALISM
56. Aesthetic Presentation of the Universe is described by Herbart, as
1. inner satisfaction
2. Inner pace
3. Inner beauty
4. Inner Freedom
57. The philosopher who for the first time taught logic as a formal discipline was
1. Aristotle
2. Edward Thorndike
3. Plato
4. Socrates
58. Socrates believed that all virtues were progeny of knowledge with his principle
of______.
1. Virtue is one

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2. Virtue can be taught
3. Virtue is bliss
4. Knowledge is virtue
59. According to ------------ instruction must be started with calculation
1. Allama Iqbal
2. Ibn-e-Miskaway
3. Ibne Khaldun
4. Al Farabi

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60. For the all-round growth child, child should be left on its own:
1. EXPERIMENTALISM
2. NATURALISM
3. INSTRUMETALISM
4. PERRNNALISM
61. Human feelings play greater role in which source of knowledge?
1. Revealed
2. Intuitive
3. Rational
4. Authoritative
62. Knowledge can be arrived at through the use of reason or deductive reasoning is
called ?
a) Rational
b) Intuitive Created By

c) Revealed
d) Authoritative
63. The ultimate reality is the world of physical objects is strong belief of:
a) Idealism
b) Realism
c) Pragmatism
d) Existentialism
64. The paramount interest of Socrates is that knowledge is virtue and should be
conducted through
a) Good and right
b) Good and bad
c) Right and wrong ‫احدمرحس‬
d) Right and left
65. -------- Stress to incorporate technical education in the curriculum for the
economic uplift of under developing countries
a) Allama Iqbal
b) Ibn-e-Miskaway
c) Al Ghazali
d) Al Farabi

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66. According to Montessori before reading a child must start
a) Listening
b) Speaking
c) Writing
d) Playing
67. Play is a mirror of life leads towards
a) Self discipline
b) Self confidence Created By

c) Self construction
d) Self control
68. Knowledge can be arrived at through the use of reason or deductive reasoning is
called?
a. Rational
b. Intuitive
c. Revealed
d. Authoritative
69. Curriculum can be more effective if cultural aspect is included:
a. NATURALISM

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b. RATIONALISM
c. SOCIALISM
d. RELATIVISM
70. In Frobel s' theory presentation of symbols are called
a. Toys
b. Gifts
c. Compliments
d. Stars
71. Which of the following characterizes an Idealist education. Select one
a. Emphasizes the development of intellectuality or spirituality
b. Stresses the importance of exploration and experimentation
c. Encourages students to make their own choices and decisions
d. Values application of concepts to authentic Teal-lite' situations

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72. In the light of relevant past events, contemporary events and their understanding
should find a place in the teaching of history. Who maintained this principle?
a. Realists
b. Idealists
c. Historians
d. both B & C
73. ------------ advised parents to send their children to schools so that they can learn
that is citation of Quran and understanding Hadith.
a. Al Ghazali
b. Ibn-e-Miskaway
c. Al Farabi
d. Allama Iqbal
74. Which is the most authentic source of knowledge according to Islam?
a. Rational
b. Authoritative
c. Intuitive
d. Revealed
75. The Dalton School, founded by Helen Parkhurst in New York City in
a. 1919
b. 1918
c. 1917 ‫احدمرحس‬
d. 1920
76. Who said knowledge is virtue?
a) Plato
b) Socrates Created By

c) Aristotle
d) Kant
77. The aim of education is human perfection stated by
1. Socrates
2. Plato
3. Aristotle
4. Pythagoras

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78. On what depends the values of an educational experience in the eyes of the
idealist?
1. The extent to which it satisfies pupil desires
2. The manner in which it affects future experience
3. Whether or not it preserves accepted institutions
4. Whether or not the pupil has been properly motivated
79. --------- emphasized that it is also aim of education to produce good leaders
among children
a. Al Farabi
b. Ibn-e-Miskaway
c. Al Ghazali
d. Allama Iqbal
80. In whose methodology of teaching "Experimentation" is the key-note of?
a. Perennialism
b. Pragmatism
c. Existentialism
d. Essentialism
81. Which philosophy emphasize on the study of great books?
a. Perennialism
b. Pragmatism
c. Existentialism
d. Essentialism
82. Who claimed that all our knowledge of truth depends upon our intuitive
knowledge?
a. John Dewey
b. Roseau
c. Plato ‫احدمرحس‬
d. Bertrand Russel
83. In Kindergarten system when a child carries out his own impulses and motives
its described as
a. Self learning
b. Self facilitation
c. Self activity
d. Self discipline

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84. Metaphysics deals with the nature of
a. Truth
b. Values Created By

c. Reality
d. Knowledge
85. The Realist aim of education is:
a. self-realization
b. moral development
c. understanding
d. development of personality
86. The process which unites the new idea with the already existing ideas is known
as
a. Combination
b. Association
c. Captivation
d. Absorption
87. The concept of perennialism in education means school curricula should focus
on what is ------------?
a. Important
b. Everlasting
c. In demand ‫احدمرحس‬
d. In need
88. There are 3 important parts of the Dalton Plan system
a. Teacher, School, and Homework
b. School, Playground, and House
c. House, Laboratory, and Teacher
d. House, Assignment, and Laboratory
89. Who developed the philosophy of realism?
a. Aristotle
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b. Dewey
c. Thorndike
d. Maria Montessori

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90. For students' success, every helpful technique to follow:
a. PROGRESSIVISM
b. REALISM
c. RATIONALISM
d. EXISTENTIALISM
91. Allama Iqbal has formulated ........... Principles of psychology to be kept in view
which supporting education
a. Eleven
b. Nine
c. Six
d. Five
92. Which of the knowledge is an attempt to discover a basis for our knowledge in
sense experience?
a. Rational
b. Intuitive
c. Revealed
d. Empirical
93. Herbart divided the curriculum into two categories
a. Scientific and systematic

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b. Historical and Scientific
c. Systematic and Historical
d. Historical and organized
94. The ultimate reality is the world of physical objects is strong belief of:
a. Idealism
b. Realism
c. Pragmatism
d. Existentialism
95. Which philosophy of education basically focused on useful culture and skills?
a. Progressivism
b. Deconstructionism
c. Essentialism
d. Perennialism

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 96. Which branch of philosophy examines issues pertaining to the nature of "reality"
?
a. Axiology
b. Ontology
c. Metaphysics
d. Epistemology
97. Education was with the training its leisure, not for a livelihood for ---------
a) Western people
b) Athens
c) Roman empire
d) Greeks
98. The practical side of philosophy is called:
a) Wisdom
b) Truth
c) Theory
d) Education
99. ------------------ believe that reality is constantly changing and that we learn best
through applying our experiences and thoughts to problems.
a) Deconstructionism
b) Realism
c) Pragmatism ‫احدمرحس‬
d) Essentialism
100. Who believe the ideas are as relevant and meaningful today as when they were
written?
a) Perennialists
b) Progressivists
c) Essentialists
d) Existentialists
101. During the age from six to twelve a child uses
a) Reasoning mind
b) Humanistic mind
c) Specialist mind
d) Absorbent mind

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102. Idealism is a school of
a) Reality
b) Realism
c) Education
d) Philosophy
103. Dr. Maria Montessori introduced the
a) Periods of Development
b) Planes of Development
c) Stages of Development
d) Phases of Development
104. Knowledge that God has disclosed to man is called:
a) Authoritative
b) Revealed
c) Intuitive
d) Rational
105. Dewey believed that the educational process has two aspects
a) Action and reaction
b) Experience and social
c) psychological and social
d) psychological and experimental
106. Naturalists believe that knowledge is acquired by
a) BRAIN
b) INSTINCT
c) RESONING ‫احدمرحس‬
d) SENSES
107. Naturalists consider it as effective method of teaching:
a) LECTURE
b) DISCUSSION
c) DIRECT EXPERIENCE
d) READING
108. Locke believed in a -----------approach to education
a) top-down
b) everyone on top
c) Top vs down
d) Down to top

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109. The discovery of objective and valid definitions of concepts belongs to
a) Dialectical method
b) Inductive method
c) Deductive method ‫احدمرحس‬
d) Question ANSWER method
110. Herbart assigned a subsidiary position to
a) scientific subjects
b) Arts subjects
c) Historic subjects
d) Physical education
111. ___________ said that education is the only way through which nations can be
successful.
a) Allama Iqbal
b) Ibn-e-Miskaway
c) Ibn e khaldoon
d) Allama Iqbal
112. Which educational philosophy believes that the purpose of education is to prepare
children to live in society but that since society is in a constant state of change?
a) Perennialism
b) Progressivism
c) Essentialism
d) Pragmatism
113. Which philosophy rejects classroom practices that involve children passively
learning information?
a) Progressivism
b) Essentialism
c) Perennialism ‫احدمرحس‬
d) Pragmatism
114. Project method of teaching is an outstanding contribution of ------------.
a) Perennialism
b) Progressivism
c) Essentialism
d) Pragmatism

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115. Which among the following human activity would a Realist consider the most
important?
a) Engaging in deep introspection
b) Discussing issues
c) Observing the environment ‫احدمرحس‬
d) Exploring one’s
116. In all walks of life reforms are necessary is focused in --------------:
a) Progressivism
b) Reconstructionism
c) Essentialism
d) Perennialism
117. The aim of education according to the existentialist ……
a) Objective knowledge
b) Adaptation to practical life
c) Humanitarian and humanist self- realization
d) A good understanding to the world
118. On what is based the need for teaching philosophy of education?
a) All pupils are not alike
b) Different ways of Teaching Learning
c) Different systems of education found in different countries
d) Different philosophies expressed different points of view on every aspect
of education
119. Major educational aim of pragmatism related to a child; is creating
a) mastery in all subjects
b) mastery in art
c) Social efficacy ‫احدمرحس‬
d) Efficacy in education
120. In Frobel s’ theory most of the gifts for nursery level children should made with
a) Steel
b) Plastic
c) Low & no cost materials
d) Wood

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121. Which two of the four philosophies are most teacher centered?
a) Essentialism And Perennialism
b) Essentialist And Existentialism
c) Pragmatism And Deconstructionism ‫احدمرحس‬
d) Progressivism And Essentialism
122. ------------- described two methods: the method of argument and the method of
discourse; both of these ‘can be used orally or in writing.
a) Al-Farabi
b) Allama Iqbal
c) Ibn e khaldoon
d) Ibn-e-Miskaway
123. The period between 17 and 19 century of philosophers is known as -----
a) Reconstruction
b) Renaissance
c) Redetection
d) Reformation
124. He favoured four things to teach children: reading, gymnastic exercise, and
music.
a) Aristotle
b) Plato
c) Socrates
d) Protagoras
125. Philosophy is achieving a wisdom that would influence the --------
1. Values of life
2. Way of life
3. Conduct of life
4. Spirit of life
126. Which of the following is not criticised by realism in education?
a) Teaching which drifts away from life of the child
b) Teachers denying the value of school co-curricular activities
c) Pupils cramming for knowledge from books for reproducing in examination
d) Organizing schools in a way that is conducive to practical training in
citizenship

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127. According to Montessori, '’the most important period of life is
a) University time
b) Adolescence period
c) Age from 6 to 10 years
d) From birth to age six
128. In which source of knowledge human feelings plays greater role?
Naturalists consider it as effective method of teaching:
a) LECTURE
b) DISCUSSION
c) DIRECT EXPERIENCE
d) READING
129. Which philosophy stresses the importance of addressing the needs and
experiences of the whole child, not just a child's intellect?
a) Essentialism
e) Progressivism
b) Perennialism
c) Pragmatism
130. The 20th century main philosophy is
a) PRAGMATISM
b) EXISTENTIALISM
c) POSITIVISM ‫احدمرحس‬
d) EXPERIMENTALISM
131. Existential curriculum content is focused on ----------------.
a) individuals and relationships
b) individuals and ideas
c) innovation and change
d) mental discipline
132. Maria Montessori respects the child like a worthy individual and declares him as
an
a) Absorbent mind
b) Innocent mind
c) Intellectual mind
d) Independent mind

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133. Allama Iqbal is of the view that there are………. qualities which should be
cultivated by education
a) Three
b) Four
c) Five
d) Six
134. The vocabulary knowledge of a 4 to 5
a) 100 words
b) 1500 words
c) 500 words
d) 50 words
135. Which factor is helpful in identifying slow learner?
a) Test score
b) Behaviour observation
c) Medical Reports
d) All of the Above
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136. Adult egocentrism is a term used for
a) Self-emotions
b) Self esteem
c) Self-actualization
d) Self-uniqueness
137. The environmental conditions that influence development are called:
a) Nature
b) Nurture Created By

c) Ethological
d) Ecological
138. When placed in front of a mirror with a red dot on their nose, what will all
normally developing children at 24 months of age do?
a) Touch the mirror.
b) Close their eyes.
c) Touch their noses
d) Begin to cry.

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139. ------------------------ is the study of the thought processes or activities of human
mind which lead to the acquisition of new knowledge and skills.
a) Intelligence
b) Cognition
c) cognitive development
d) cognitive approach
140. Early appearances of disgust later reflect:
a) Learned taste and smell aversion
b) Physical discontentment
c) Displeasure with a vocal stimulus ‫احدمرحس‬
d) Strong hand-mouth coordination
141. Punishment is effective only when it weakens:
a) Undesirable response
b) Desirable response
c) Positive response
d) Negative response
142. Means of learning is:
a) To pass the examination
b) To write essay Created By

c) To modify your behavior

d) To memorize the lesson
143. Athar takes much time to learn any subject than Ahmad; it proves the ------
principle of development.
a) Predictability
b) interrelation
c) Uniformity in development pattern
d) Lake of uniformity in development rate

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