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1351.

Teachers must believe in which of the following values in the context of dealing with disadvantaged learners? [CTET-Feb.-2014-II]

A. Personal accountability for students' success
B. High expectations of appropriate behavior
C. No demands of any sort on the student
D. For immediate compliance of students, use of being shocked and angry
Answer» B. High expectations of appropriate behavior
1352.

If a student is consistently getting lower grades in school, her parents can be advised to help her by [CTET-Feb. -2014-I]

A. working in close association with teachers
B. withholding mobile phones, movies, comics and extra time for play
C. narrating her the hardships of life for those who do not possess proper education
D. forcing her to work harder at home
Answer» B. withholding mobile phones, movies, comics and extra time for play
1353.

The cause of learned helplessness in children is their [CTET-Feb. -2014-I]

A. acquired behavior that they will not succeed
B. callous attitude towards classroom activities
C. non-compliance with expectations of their parents
D. moral decision for not taking up studies seriously
Answer» B. callous attitude towards classroom activities
1354.

A student of grade 5 with visual deficiency should be [UPTET-2011-I]

A. excused to do a lower level of work
B. helped with his / her routine work by parents and friends
C. treated normally in the classroom and provided support through audio CDs
D. given special treatment in the classroom.
Answer» D. given special treatment in the classroom.
1355.

Child belonging to weaker section' means [IRTET-2011-I]

A. A child belonging to such parents whose annual income is low
B. A child belonging to such parents who come under the disadvantaged group
C. A child belonging to such parents who come under the category of below poverty line
D. A child belonging to such parents whose annual income is lower than the minimum limit specified by the appropriate government.
Answer» E.
1356.

A provision for education for the children with disabilities can be done through [RTET-2011-I]

A. Inclusive education
B. Mainstreaming
C. Integration
D. None of these
Answer» B. Mainstreaming
1357.

Which of the following is the most effective way to convey students way to convey students from disadvantaged sections that you except them to participate and succeed? [CTET-Feb.-2014-l]

A. Articulate your confidence in their ability to succeed
B. Develop your own interest in the topics to be taught
C. Compare them with other children as frequently as possible to make them realize their goal
D. Emphasize the point that you have high expectation of them
Answer» B. Develop your own interest in the topics to be taught
1358.

A disorder related to language comprehension is [CTET-Feb.-2014-l]

A. apraxia
B. dyslexia
C. aspeechxia
D. aphasia
Answer» E.
1359.

An inclusive school reflects on all the following questions except: [CTET-July.-2013-II]

A. Do we believe that all students can learn
B. Do we work in teams to plan and deliver learning enabling environment
C. Do we properly segregate special children from normal to provide better care
D. Do we adopt strategies catering for the diverse needs of students
Answer» D. Do we adopt strategies catering for the diverse needs of students
1360.

In which country was the Juvenile Psychopathic Institute established in the year 1909 [TNTET-2014-II]

A. Australia
B. India
C. Chicago
D. Saudi Arabia
Answer» D. Saudi Arabia
1361.

One's personality disorder is based on [TNTET-2014-II]

A. Emotional shocks
B. Simple feelings
C. Emotional enjoyment
D. Mental health
Answer» B. Simple feelings
1362.

Children with speech impairment can be assisted by: [PTET-2014-II]

A. encouraging them to express thoughts in the classroom
B. helping him/her to pronounce correct sounds
C. helping him /her to hear his/her spoken errors
D. referral to specialist for complete evaluation
Answer» E.
1363.

It is not Speech Disorder : [UPTET-2014-I]

A. Lisping and Slurring
B. Talking in slow or fast Speed
C. Stammering and Stuttering
D. Sharp unclear speech
Answer» C. Stammering and Stuttering
1364.

Inclusive education refers to a school education system that [CTET-2012-II]

A. emphasizes the need to promote the education of the girl child only
B. includes children with disability
C. includes children regardless of physical, intellectual, social, linguistic or other differently able conditions
D. encourages education of children with special needs through exclusive schools
Answer» D. encourages education of children with special needs through exclusive schools
1365.

Inclusive Education [CTET-2012-I]

A. encourages strict admission procedures
B. includes indoctrination of facts
C. includes teachers from marginalized groups
D. celebrates diversity in the classroom
Answer» E.
1366.

Fitting new information into existing schemes is known as

A. Accommodation
B. Equilibration
C. Assimilation
D. Organization
Answer» D. Organization
1367.

According to Socio-cultural theory of Vygotsky

A. culture and language play a crucial role in development
B. the child thinks in different domains and does not a complete perspective
C. children think in abstract terms if presented abstract material at a lower age
D. Self-directed speech is the lowest stage of the scaffold
Answer» B. the child thinks in different domains and does not a complete perspective
1368.

Phonological awareness refers to the ability to

A. reflect and manipulate the sound structure
B. speak fluently and accurately
C. know, understand and write
D. master the rules of grammar
Answer» B. speak fluently and accurately
1369.

'Praising or criticising affects the success of the child' is said by

A. Hurlock
B. Gallon
C. Pearson
D. Woods
Answer» B. Gallon
1370.

The attitude is

A. an emotionalized tendency organized through experience to react positively or negatively towards a psychological object
B. a characteristic that is symptomatic to the individual's ability to acquire with some specified training, some knowledge or skill in a given field
C. a potential ability of an individual of a specialized kind
D. none of these
Answer» B. a characteristic that is symptomatic to the individual's ability to acquire with some specified training, some knowledge or skill in a given field
1371.

According to Piaget, Egocentrism occurs in

A. sensory motor stage
B. pre-operational stage
C. concrete operational stage
D. formal operational stage
Answer» C. concrete operational stage
1372.

According to Vygotsky, young children use what mechanism to turn shared knowledge into their personal knowledge?

A. Conservation of energy
B. Private speech
C. Autonomous morality
D. Sensori-motor behavior
Answer» C. Autonomous morality
1373.

According to Piaget, adaptation is the process of adjusting schemes in response to the environment by means of Assimilation and...............

A. Schemes
B. Disequilibrium
C. Constructivism
D. Accommodation
Answer» E.
1374.

A child is largely nonverbal, is learning to coordinate purposeful movements with sense information, and is developing the concept of object permanence. The child is in Piaget's............... stage.

A. Sensori-motor
B. Preoperational
C. Concrete-operational
D. Formal operations
Answer» B. Preoperational
1375.

Piaget's theory, the pre-operational stage marks the period from

A. 7 to 11 years
B. Birth to 2 years
C. 10 to 12 years
D. 2 to 6 years
Answer» E.
1376.

In Piaget's theory, the sensorimotor stage marks the period from

A. 1 year to 3 years
B. 2 years to 4 years
C. Birth to 2 years
D. Birth to 4 years
Answer» D. Birth to 4 years
1377.

Kohlberg's moral development stages are closely related to

A. Freud's psychosexual stages
B. Piaget's cognitive development stages
C. Erikson's psychosocial stages
D. Sollivan's interpersonal stages
Answer» C. Erikson's psychosocial stages
1378.

The dynamic structuralism of ----- was aimed at capturing both the developmental process and the continuous maintenance of existing organizational forms

A. Piaget
B. Bergson
C. Bruner
D. Erickson
Answer» B. Bergson
1379.

The ZPD is necessarily a concept where the teacher and learner roles are

A. interdependent and asymmetric
B. dependent and symmetric
C. directional and integrative
D. methodical and cyclic
Answer» B. dependent and symmetric
1380.

Who determined that the incidence of egocentric speech decreased sharply when children were placed in the company of others who could not possibly understand them - deaf and dumb children or children speaking a foreign language

A. Vygotsky
B. Karl Rogers
C. Piaget
D. Kohlberg
Answer» B. Karl Rogers
1381.

Who is the father of genetic epistemology?

A. Piaget
B. Bruner
C. Vygotsky
D. Dewey
Answer» B. Bruner
1382.

Self-regulation of learners refers to

A. Their ability to monitor their own learning
B. creating regulations for student behavior
C. rules and regulations made by the student body
D. Self-discipline and control
Answer» B. creating regulations for student behavior
1383.

The psychosocial crisis of the school age is

A. Autonomy versus Shame and doubt
B. Trust versus Mistrust
C. Identity versus Identity confusion
D. Industry versus Inferiority
Answer» E.
1384.

In contrast to Freud, Erikson

A. Placed more emphasis on unconscious Motivation
B. Placed more emphasis on the ego
C. De-emphasized social and historical influences on personality
D. All of the above
Answer» C. De-emphasized social and historical influences on personality
1385.

-------occurs when a teacher adjusts his or her level of support and guidance to the level of skill of the student.

A. Modeling
B. Assimilation
C. Scaffolding
D. Transference
Answer» D. Transference
1386.

According to Erikson, which of these is the most important aspect of the ego?

A. Self-conscious ego
B. Perceived ego
C. Ego identity
D. Realistic ego
Answer» D. Realistic ego
1387.

Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development best reflects an

A. Behaviorist approach
B. Information-processing approach.
C. Structuralist approach
D. Social constructivist approach
Answer» E.
1388.

Which of the following reflects Lev Vygotsky's beliefs about language and thought?

A. Children who use a lot of private speech are usually less socially competent.
B. Children use internal speech earlier than they use external speech.
C. Language and thought initially develop together and then become independent.
D. All mental functions have social origins.
Answer» E.
1389.

A toddler is likely to learn something in the zone of proximal development if

A. The toddler has mastered all the skills necessary
B. Parents or teachers do not interfere.
C. The task is more difficult than the child can do alone.
D. The toddler needs little or no help from a parent or teacher.
Answer» D. The toddler needs little or no help from a parent or teacher.
1390.

In Piagetian terms, the cognitive ability to solve problems that develop in adolescence is called

A. Trial and error reasoning
B. Hypothetic-deductive reasoning
C. Concrete thinking
D. Transitivity
Answer» C. Concrete thinking
1391.

Reversible mental actions are called

A. Focal points
B. Symbolic thought
C. Abstractions
D. Operations
Answer» E.
1392.

A mechanism that Piaget proposed to explain how children shift from one stage of thought to the next is called

A. Equilibration
B. Conservation
C. Transitivity
D. Knowledge transfer
Answer» B. Conservation
1393.

According to Lev Vygotsky, the primary cause of cognitive development is [CTET-Sept.-2016-I]

A. equilibration
B. social interaction
C. adjustment of mental schemas
D. stimulus-response pairing
Answer» C. adjustment of mental schemas
1394.

According to Piaget, which one of the following factors plays an important role in influencing development? [CTET-Feb.-2016-II]

A. Language
B. Reinforcement
C. Experience with the physical world
D. Imitation
Answer» D. Imitation
1395.

Which of the following is a sensitive period pertaining to language development? [CTET-Sept.-2016-I]

A. Prenatal period
B. Middle childhood period
C. Adulthood
D. Early childhood period
Answer» E.
1396.

Primary school children will learn most effectively in an atmosphere : [CTET-Sept.-2016-I]

A. where their emotional needs are met and they feel that they are valued
B. where the teacher is authoritative and dearly dictates what should be done
C. where the focus and stress are only on mastering primarily cognitive skills of reading, writing and mathematics
D. where the teacher leads all the learning and expects students to play a passive role
Answer» B. where the teacher is authoritative and dearly dictates what should be done
1397.

Which one of the following is a correctly matched pair? [CTET-Feb.-2016-II]

A. Punishment and obedience orientation-Laws are not fixed, but can be changed for the good of society.
B. Social contract orientation-Physical consequences of an action determine whether it is good or bad.
C. Good boy and good girl orientation-One earns approval by being nice.
D. Law and order orientation-Ethical principles are self-chosen on the basis of the value of human rights.
Answer» D. Law and order orientation-Ethical principles are self-chosen on the basis of the value of human rights.
1398.

The cognitive ability that comes in pre-operational period is [CTET-Feb.-2016-II]

A. ability for abstract thinking.
B. hypothetico-deductive thinking.
C. ability of goal-directed behavior.
D. ability to take other's perspective.
Answer» E.
1399.

Piaget proposes that pre-operational children are unable to conserve. He attributes this inability to which one of the following factors? [CTET-Feb.-2015-II]

A. Lack of high-level abstract reasoning
B. Inability of hypothetic-deductive reasoning
C. Personal fable
D. Irreversibility of thought
Answer» E.
1400.

According to Vygotsky, zone of proximal development is [CTET-Feb.-2015-II]

A. what the child can do on her own which cannot be assessed.
B. zone demarking the support offered by the teacher.
C. the gap between what the child can do independently and with assistance.
D. the amount and nature of support provided to the child to achieve her potential.
Answer» D. the amount and nature of support provided to the child to achieve her potential.