LET Reviewer - Professional Education (Part 4)

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LET REVIEWER - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Part 4

Direction: Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. Mrs. Gomez conducts research on the psychosocial domain of development. In what particular area of the child's development is Mrs. Gomez most likely to be interested with?

a. Perceptual abilities

b. Brain-wave patterns

c. Emotions

d. Use of language

ANSWER: c. emotions

2. According to Thorndike, what law states that the strength of a connection is influenced by the consequences of the response?

a. Law of disuse

b. Law of effect

c. Law of exercise

d. Law of readiness

ANSWER: b. Law of effect

3. Rob regularly practices playing the guitar so he can finish Book 1. His mother promised to buy him a Nintendo when he finishes Book 1. How is Rob motivated?

a. Extrinsically

b. Intrinsically

c. with Self-Determination

d. with Self-Efficacy

ANSWER: a. Extrinsically

4. Lara excels in dancing and in certain sports. According to Gardner what intelligence is dominant in Lara?

a. Bodily kinesthetic

b. Intrapersonal

c. Musical

d. Spatial

ANSWER: a. Bodily kinesthetic

5. A burglary occurred in Jason's neighborhood. Since then, Jason is very careful of locking their doors and closing windows. What theory best explains Jason's behavior?

a. Observational learning

b. Imitation learning

c. Self-regulated learning

d. Vicarious learning

ANSWER: d. Vicarious learning

6. In observation and imitation learning, what should be the learner's response when the teacher initially models the behavior?

a. Reproduce and match

b. Pay Attention

c. Imitate and practice

d. Shows satisfaction   

ANSWER: Pay Attention

7. Which of the following is the correct order of psychosexual stages proposed by Sigmund Freud?

a. Oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage, latency stage, genital stage

b. Anal stage, oral stage, phallic stage, latency stage, genital stage

c. Oral stage, anal stage, genital stage, latency stage, phallic stage

d. Anal stage, oral stage, genital stage, latency stage, phallic stage

ANSWER: a. Oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage, latency stage, genital stage

8. What is the best description of Erickson's psychosocial theory of human development?

a. Eight crises all people are thought to lace

b. Four psychosocial stages in latency period

c. The same number of stages as Freud's, but with different names

d. A stage theory that is not psychoanalytic

ANSWER: a. Eight crises all people are thought to lace

9. In Erickson's theory, what is the unresolved crisis of an adult who has difficulty establishing a secure, mutual relationship with a life partner?

a. Initiative vs. Guilt

b. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt

c. Intimacy vs. Isolation

d. Trust vs. Mistrust

ANSWER: c. Intimacy vs. Isolation

10. Alyssa is eight years old, and although she understands some logical principles, she still has troubles in understanding hypothetical concepts. According to Piaget, Alyssa belongs to what particular stage of cognitive development?

a. Sensorimotor

b. Preoperational

c. Concrete operational

d. Formal operational

ANSWER: c. concrete operational

11. Which of the following provides the best broad description of the relationship between heredity and environment in determining height?

a. Heredity is the primary influence, with environment affecting development only in severe situations.

b. Heredity and environment contribute equally to development

c. Environment is the major influence on physical characteristics.

d. Heredity directs the individual's potential and environment determines whether and to what degree the individual reaches the potential.

ANSWER: a. Heredity is the primary influence, with environment affecting development only in severe situations.

12. What is the correct sequence of prenatal stages of development?

a. Embryo, germinal, fetus

b. Germinal, fetus, embryo

c. Germinal, embryo, fetus

d. Embryo, fetus, germinal

ANSWER: Germinal, embryo, fetus

13. When a baby realized that a rubber duck which has fallen out of the tub must be somewhere on the floor, he is likely to achieved what aspect of cognitive development?

a. Object permanence

b. Deferred imitation

c. Mental combinations

d. Goal-directed behavior

ANSWER: a. Object permanence

14. Which of the following will be Freud's description of the child's behavior if he he has biting, sarcastic manner?

a. Anally expulsive

b. Anally retentive

c. Fixated in the oral stage

d. Experiencing the crisis of trust versus mistrust

ANSWER: c. Fixated in the oral stage

15. Which of the following can best describe the preschooler's readiness to learn new task and play activities?

a. Emerging competency and self-awareness

b. Theory of the Mind

c. Relationship with parents

d. Growing identification with others

ANSWER: a. Emerging competency and self-awareness

16. James noted that when the preschoolers eagerly begin many new activities but are vulnerable to criticism and feelings of failure, they are experiencing what particular crisis?

a. Identity vs. Role Confusion

b. Initiative vs. Guilt

c. Basic trust vs. mistrust

d. Efficacy vs. Helplessness

ANSWER: b. Initiative vs. Guilt

17. What stage of Piaget's Cognitive Development does a person belong to when he can understand specific logical ideas and apply them to concrete problems?

a. Preoperational thought

b. Operational thought

c. Concrete operational thought

d. Formal operational thought

ANSWER: c. Concrete operational thought

18. What is the best explanation of Piaget's concrete operational thought to describe the school-age child's mental ability?

a. A child can reason logically about things and events he or she perceives.

b. A child's ability to think about how he thinks

c. Can understand that certain characteristics of an object remain the same when other characteristics are changed

d. Can understand that moral principles may supersede the standards of society.

ANSWER: c. Can understand that certain characteristics of an object remain the same when other characteristics are changed

19. Elisa who is in between 9 and 11 years of age are most likely to demonstrate moral reasoning at which Kohlberg's stage?

a. Pre-conventional

b. Conventional

c. Post-conventional

d. None of the above

ANSWER: b. Conventional

20. According to Kohlberg, a dutiful citizen who obeys the laws set down by society is at which level of moral reasoning?

a. Pre-conventional Stage One

b. Pre-conventional Stage Two

c. Conventional

d. Post-conventional

ANSWER: C. Conventional

21. Ana, who is low-achieving, shy and withdrawn, is rejected by most of her peers. her teacher wants to help Ana increase her self-esteem and social acceptance. What can Joy's teacher suggest to her parents?

a. Transfer her to a different school

b. Help their daughter improve her motor skills

c. Help their daughter learn to accept more responsibility for her academic failures

d. Help their daughter improve her skills in relating to peers

ANSWER: d. Help their daughter improve her skills in relating to peers

22. What is the most accurate definition of puberty stage?

a. Rapid physical growth that occurs during adolescence

b. Stage when sexual maturation is attained.

c. Rapid physical growth and sexual maturation that ends childhood

d. Stage when adolescents establish identifies separate from their parents.

ANSWER: a. Rapid physical growth and sexual maturation that ends childhood

23. Fifteen-year old Marie is preoccupied with her "disgusting appearance" and seems depressed most of the time. What is the best thing her parents can do to help her get through this difficult time?

a. Ignore her self-preoccupation because their attention would only reinforce it.

b. Encourage to "shape up" and not give in the self-pity

c. Kid her about her appearance in the hope that she will see how silly she is acting.

d. Offer practical advice, such as clothing suggestions, to improve her body image.

ANSWER: d. Offer practical advice, such as clothing suggestions, to improve her body image.

24. What can be the best comparison of the behavior of a 17 year old girl to that of her 13 year old brother?

a. She is more likely critical about herself

b. She tends to be more egocentric.

c. She had less confidence in her abilities.

d. She is more capable of reasoning hypothetically.

ANSWER: d. She is more capable of reasoning hypothetically.

25. According to Erikson, what is the primary task of adolescent?

a. To establish trust

b. To search for his identity

c. To be more intimate with others

d. To establish integrity

ANSWER: b. To search for his identity

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