Who developed a concept of the intellectual growth of children that is widely used in teacher education?
A. Weschler B. Binet C. Maslow D. Piaget
Psychological theories MCQs
Some modern psychodynamic theorists or neo-Freudians focused on:
A. the whole B. social motives and relationships that influence our behavior C. human experience, problems potentials, and ideals D. observable behaviors
According to the Cannon-Bard theory:
A. the thalamus plays a central role in producing emotions B. the cerebellum must give the go-ahead for emotion C. activity in the occipital and parietal lobes happens simultaneously to produce emotion D. the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work in concert
In the Harlow’s research surrogate mothers were used for studying the attachment behaviour of infant monkeys the surrogate mothers were:
A. Adult female monkeys not related to the infants B. Older sisters of the infant monkeys C. Human adults who acted as mothers D. Wire and cloth objects placed in the monkey cages
Which of the following best describes a double-bind experimental procedure?
A. All subject get the experimental procedure B. Half the subjects get the experimental procedure, half the placebo; which they receive is know only to the experimenter C. Half the subjects get the experimental procedure, half the placebo; which they receive is not know to subjects or experimenters D. all subjects get control
The structuralist school of psychology:
A. used introspection to analyze conscious experience B. relied heavily on the concept of natural selection C. was concerned with experiences as “wholes” D. used dream analysis to reveal the unconscious
Who said black people who do badly at school do so because they are socially deprived?
A. K. Painter B. L. Letley C. J.W.B Douglas D. Kirk Ridgewell
who were the two sociologists who studied the self-fulfilling prophecy theory?
A. Rosenthal and Jacobson B. Glass and Bottle C. Althusser and Rogers D. Gillborn and Gipps
who suggested that black people over represented in special needs?
A. Bernstein B. Tom and Jerry C. Tom Linson D. Trish Burleigh
Who carried out a study on ethnicity in schools?
A. Celia Wright B. lan Wright C. Cecil Wright D. Murdock