Friday, 22 February 2013
Assistant Teacher Karnataka Educational Psychology solved model question paper (Objective type)
1. The knowledge of educational psychology is important for a classroom teacher in
a) maintaining discipline in the class
b) in controlling behavior of children
c) understanding the individual difference
d) increasing the result
ANSWER
Ans: c) understanding the individual difference02. A child regularly comes late to your class. Which of these methods you use to identify the cause and solve problem?
a) observation
b) case study
c) experimental method
d) psycho analysis
ANSWER
Ans: b) Case study03. A child has the concept of natural laws almost fully developed. This marks
a) infancy
b) pre childhood
c) post childhood
d) adolescence
ANSWER
Ans: c) Post childhood04. One of the important features of intellectual development during early childhood is
a) capacity to think critically
b) learning fundamental operations of mathematics
c) involvement in imaginary activities
d) formation of concepts
ANSWER
Ans: d) Formation of Concepts05. A child learns to control its emotional expressions in social situations by the end of
a) pre - childhood
b) post – childhood
c) adolescence
d) Adulthood
ANSWER
Ans: b) Post Childhood06. An example for sensory motor learning is – a child
a) learning to eat
b) learning to solve problems
c) learning due to fear of punishment
d) learning on own interest
ANSWER
Ans: a) Learning to eat07. You want the children to learn efficiently. Then the learning task should be
a) rewarding to the learner
b) interesting to the learner
c) according to learner’s maturity level
d) stimulating to the learner’s capacity
ANSWER
Ans: c) According to learner's maturity level08. The fundamental property of learning in all organisms is
a) responding to a situation
b) acquiring perceptual skill
c) promoting physical maturation
d) modifying stimulus response relations
ANSWER
Ans: d) Modifying stimulus response relations09. An intelligent child faces a new situation. His previous experiences do not help him in learning. Which of the following methods he uses for learning?
a) Imitation and insight
b) trial and error
c) insight and conditioning
d) conditioning and imitation
ANSWER
Ans: b) Trial and error10. Which of these is correct with regard to ‘perception’? Perception is a
a) sensory process
b) nervous mechanism
c) sensory stimulation
d) interpretation of sensory experiences
ANSWER
Ans: d) Interpretation of sensory experiances11. Children learn new words for specific objects mostly by
a) conditioning
b) imitation
c) insight
d) trial and error
ANSWER
Ans: a) Conditioning12. A child remembers events essentially well. This is possible due to
a) recall
b recognition
c) fixation
d) retention
ANSWER
Ans: d) Retention13. A set of stimuli having common characteristics represents a
a) concept
b) symbol
c) memory
d) perception
ANSWER
Ans: a) Concept14. A child is motivated to learn. This motivation results in
a) goal – directed behavior
b) undirected behavior
c) excited behavior
d) elicited behavior
ANSWER
Ans: a) Goal - directed behavior15. The intelligence of individuals
a) remains same throughout life
b) grows continually
c) grows up to a level and decreases
d) grows up to a level and remains constant
ANSWER
Ans: d) Grows upto a level and remains constant16. The concept of mental age was introduced by
a) Stanford and Binet
b) Simon and Stanford
c) Simon and Binet
d) Binet
ANSWER
Ans: c) Simon and Binet17. Which of the following behavior can be considered learning?
a) food pallet eliciting salivation
b) flash of light eliciting constriction of pupils
c) flash of light eliciting salivation
d) onion applied to nostrils eliciting tears
ANSWER
Ans: c) Flash of light eliciting salivation18. In Pavlov’s experiment, the salivation of dog for food represents
a) conditioned response
b) un conditioned response
c) learnt response
d) positive response
ANSWER
Ans: b) Un conditioned response19. The theory of learning that has maximum impact in classroom teaching is
a) trial and error
b) conditioning
c) insight
d) pre disposition
ANSWER
Ans: b) Conditioning20. An important factor of human learning is
a) curiosity
b) reinforcement
c) knowledge of results
d) level of aspirations
ANSWER
Ans: b) Reinforcement21. As a common process, forgetting is due to
a) emotional disturbances
b) natural disturbances
c) some negative emotions
d) recall becoming weak due to disuse
ANSWER
Ans: d) Recall becoming weak due to disuse22. The term personality refers to
a) the modes of behavior
b) different traits possessed
c) physical and intellectual abilities
d) whole individual
ANSWER
Ans: d) Whole individual23. Mental hygiene aims to find out the ways and means for developing
a) total potentialities of an individual
b) physical exercises for good health
c) good practices of food habits
d) system of mental care education
ANSWER
Ans: a) total potentialities of an individual24. The knowledge of individual differences is important for a teacher
a) to conduct classes well
b) to develop good traits
c) to bring out discipline
d) to render guidance and counseling
ANSWER
Ans: d) To render guidance and counseling25. A child blames its teacher or his capacity for failure in examination. The result of this is
a) development of good study habit
b) balanced emotional development
c) dissatisfaction and mental tension
d) protection from failure
ANSWER
Ans: c) Dissatisfaction and mental tension.26. One of the causes of backwardness in learning is
a) less IQ
b) lack of interest in learning
c) problem of adjustment
d) physical reasons
ANSWER
Ans: d) Physical Reasons27. Emotional disturbances and mental conflicts of backward children can be set right by
a) medical tests and examinations
b) readjustments in home and school
c) special curriculum
d) psychological guidance
ANSWER
Ans: b) Readjustments in home and schools28. The knowledge of group dynamics is important, because
a) there is strength in groups
b) it provides an opportunity for overall development
c) there is cohesion among members
d) lessens individual differences
ANSWER
Ans: b) It provides an opportunity for overall development.29. A technique that can be used to study the nature, structure and inter personal relations in a group is
a) sociometry
b) rule method
c) observation
d) experiment
ANSWER
Ans: a) Sociometry 30. One of the causes for poor mental health is
a) mothers psychological condition
b) physiological condition of the mother
c) defective genes inherited from parents
d) physical disturbances of the mother
