FACILITATING LEARNING REVIEWER

Name: ________________________________ Date: ______________ Score: _____________

Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer on the answer sheet.
1. A branch of Psychology that studies how people grow and change throughout the course of their
lives is ____________________.
a. Social psychology
b. Biological Psychology
c. Developmental Psychology
d. Behavioral Psychology

2. The first prenatal stage of development which begins at conception and lasts two weeks
a. Germinal stage
b. Zygotic stage
c. Fetal stage
d. Embryonic stage

3. The term for the developing organism from 2 weeks to 8 weeks of conception
a. Zygote
b. Fetus
c. Embryo
d. chromosomes

4. These _______________ contain the master plan for your body

a. Zygote
b. Fetus
c. Embryo
d. chromosomes

5. The process by which events in the womb alter the development of physical and psychological
health
a. Gestation
b. Menopause
c. Prenatal programming
d. Pregnancy

6. Substances that can disrupt normal prenatal development and cause lifelong deficits
a. Teratogens
b. Caffeine
c. Alcohol
d. drugs
7. A developmental issue concerned with whether an individual is a product of his/her genes or of
his/her culture
a. Prenatal/postnatal
b. Nature/nurture
c. Continuity/stage
d. Stability/change

8. Specific period in development when individuals are most receptive to a particular kind of input
from the environment
 a. Critical period
b. Early sensory development
c. Growth
d. Brain development

9. It is the brain’s ability to change from experience

a. Learning
b. Growth
c. Tabula rasa
d. Plasticity

10. It refers to an individual’s bodily change in size and structure

a. Maturation
b. Learning
c. Growth
d. Development

11. Developmental changes due to aging is called _______________

a. Maturation
b. Learning
c. Growth
d. Development

12. It is one’s readiness to learn walking at about 1 year of age

a. Maturation
b. Learning
c. Growth
d. development

13. the degradation of synapses and dying off of neurons that are not strengthened by experience
a. retardation
b. pruning
c. forgetting
d. aging

14. It was noticed by the mother that her 6 month-old child no longer cries when left in the room.
What was developed by the child?
a. A feeling of trust
b. Independence
c. Object permanence
d. Initiative

15. During the first day of school, crying children are a common sight especially in the preschool
department. What explains this?
a. Object permanence
b. Stranger shyness
c. Separation anxiety
d. Temper tantrums

16. Kate, a 7 year old child, always tells her friends not to talk to a classmate who happens to be her
“enemy for the day.” If she sees a friend who talks to this “enemy of the day,” that friend will also
become her enemy. In what stage of Cognitive Development is this behavior evident?
 a. Concrete Operational
b. Pre operational
c. Sensorimotor
d. Formal Operational

17. Her mother noticed that Ysabelle completes her tasks at a slower pace than usual. When she tried
to investigate, she saw that Ysabelle was meticulously arranging her things according to their size
and color. In Piaget’s Theory, this ability is called __________________.
a. Seriation
b. Conservation
c. Classification
d. Centration

18. Mrs. Cruz noticed that her child has the tendency to ask for her yaya whenever she is sick. Her child
is also closer to her yaya than her parents. What would explain this behavior?
a. Separation anxiety
b. Object permanence
c. Attachment
d. Nature vs nurture principle

19. A person who cannot form a healthy intimate relationship with other people developed a problem
in his childhood particularly in which stage, according to Erik Erikson?
a. Identity vs Role confusion
b. Basic trust vs mistrust
c. Intimacy vs isolation
d. Autonomy vs shame and doubt

20. In the TV Show, “Your Face Sounds Familiar,” participants are asked to imitate music industry’s
icons. To be able to succeed in this endeavor, each participant need the following processes EXCEPT
_______________________
a. Motivation
b. Retention
c. Attention
d. Recreation

21. The theorist behind the type of learning in the above example is:
a. Bandura
b. Skinner
c. Pavlov
d. Watson

22. Sometimes, our favorite subject becomes our favorite not because we like the subject but because
we like the teacher. This is explained by whose theory?
a. Maslow
b. Vygotsky
c. Bowlby
d. Bandura

23. It has been found out that not all intelligent people become successful and not all successful people
are intelligent. What has been found out to be the missing link to success?
a. Motivation
b. Training
 c. Education
d. Emotional Intelligence

24. Some people depend on other people in making important decisions in their lives such as the
choice of course, where to enroll, etc. According to Erik Erikson, where did this problem arise?
a. Identity vs Role confusion
b. Autonomy vs shame and doubt
c. Industry vs Inferiority
d. Generativity vs Stagnation

25. Which theory of learning best explains why students start to cut classes?
a. Classical conditioning
b. Operant conditioning
c. Social learning
d. Cumulative learning

26. A woman, 55 years of age, decided to take the LET exam. When asked why it took her years to
finally take the exam, she answered that at her age, all her children have graduated and are ready
to live their own lives and since she will have no more children to take care of, she decided to
pursue her own career. The woman is in what stage of her life?
a. Identity vs Role confusion
b. Integrity vs despair
c. Industry vs Inferiority
d. Genarativity vs Stagnation

27. In a play school, it was noticed that Therese, the child who plays as the teacher, has a tendency to
bring a stick with her and excessively taps it on the table as she shouts, listen! Listen! How would
you explain this?
a. Therese is a smart kid and knows how to get the attention of the students
b. Therese is rather old for her age
c. Therese is reacting to her “students” behavior
d. Therese is modeling her behavior from her actual teacher

28. It is the tendency to view the world from one’s own perspective and not being capable of seeing
things from another person’s perspective
a. Egocentrism
b. Empathy
c. Narcissism
d. Stability

29. Elvin lost his job and not long after, his child met an accident and was in critical condition. Elvin
tried to borrow money from relatives and friends but came up short for a very critical operation
needed to save his child’s life. Stealing became an option. What would a person in the conventional
stage say?
a. “Elvin has the right to steal since nobody wants to help him.”
b. “Elvin should not steal because he will go to jail.”
c. “Stealing is morally wrong but Elvin has to save his son’s life. It is a choice he has to make but he
has to be ready for the consequences of his action.”
d. “Elvin should not steal because it is wrong and against the law.”

30. It refers our knowledge and ideas about how other people’s minds work.
a. Intuition
 b. Theory of mind
c. Metacognition
d. Cognition

31. It is a strong emotional connection that develops early in life between infants and their caregivers
a. Attachment
b. Love
c. Care
d. intimacy

32. By age 1, a child can make sense of his/her mother’s emotional facial expressions and use them as
basis for his/her behavior. This is known as __________________.
a. Social referencing
b. Theory of the mind
c. Attachment
d. Emotional competence

33. In Piaget’s _________________________ stage, a person can reason scientifically and

philosophically.
a. Sensorimotor
b. Concrete operational
c. formal operational
d. pre operational

34. In a newborn infant, the sense of _____________ is almost fully developed, but the sense of
______________ continues to change and improve over the first few years of life.
a. Taste, hearing
b. Vision, taste
c. Vision, hearing
d. Hearing, vision

35. With learning and experience, certain synaptic connections grow stronger, while those that are not
strengthened by experience degrade and die off. This process is known as
a. Neural efficiency
b. Honing
c. Pruning
d. reductionism

36. Piaget’s concrete operational stage of cognitive development begins when the child already knows
that the amount of a liquid or substance stays the same even when it changes shape. This is known
as _________________
a. Conservation
b. Reversibility
c. Centration
d. Seriation

37. They all affect attachment, EXCEPT ONE:

a. Body contact
b. Familiarity
c. Physical appearance
d. Temperament
38. The biologically based tendency to behave in a specific way is called _______________.
a. Temperament
b. Personality
c. heredity
d. aptitude

39. Which of the following enhances neural growth in adulthood?

a. Gingko biloba
b. Diet
c. Caffeine
d. Exercise

40. As people age and become more aware of their limited time on earth, they become more
_____________________ about how they expend their resources in personal and emotional
relationships.
a. Selective
b. Anxious
c. Regretful
d. Concerned

41. When a child is allowed to exercise choice and self- restraint, he will develop a sense of
_______________.
a. Will
b. Purpose
c. Fidelity
d. Competence

42. The above question is under what stage, according to Erikson?

a. Trust vs Mistrust
b. Identity vs Confusion
c. Autonomy vs Shame/Doubt
d. Initiative vs Guilt

43. In what stage does a person develops his sense of purpose?

a. Trust vs Mistrust
b. Identity vs Confusion
c. Autonomy vs Shame/Doubt
d. Initiative vs Guilt

44. Interactive learning is one of the major thrust of education today. Who is the proponent of this kind
of learning where one learns through the guidance of more capable peers?
a. Vygotsky
b. Bronfenbrenner
c. Bowlby
d. Bandura

45. It is the ability to inspire, influence, and develop others while managing conflict
a. Social awareness
b. Self awareness
c. Relationship management
d. Self-management
46. The theory that focuses more on the effects of childhood experiences to adult behavior
a. Psychosexual Development
b. Cognitive development
c. Moral Development
d. None of the above

47. The conflicts faced by an individual at every stage of psychological development are called
a. Equilibrium
b. Changes
c. Crises
d. Confusion

48. An abused child will develop ________________

a. confusion
b. mistrust
c. autonomy
d. anxiety

49. Which principle is NOT TRUE?

a. Development is a function of nature and nurture
b. Development occurs at different rates
c. Development occurs in a predictable manner
d. Development occurs in an unpredictable manner

50. A person who based his decisions on the existing norms and rules is in the _______ stage of moral
development
a. Conventional
b. Pre-conventional
c. Post conventional
d. Pre moral

51. What stage follows the resolution of the oedipal complex?

a. Oral
b. Anal
c. Latency
d. Phallic

52. Children who are always prohibited by their parents to do things on their own will likely develop
___________________
a. Mistrust
b. Shame and doubt
c. Industry
d. Guilt

53. The post conventional stage of moral development is characterized by:

a. Willingness to do one’s duty
b. Obeying to get away from punishment
c. Having one’s principle and personal beliefs
d. Obeying social norms to maintain peace and order

54. At the start of school, some children are observed to be manifesting selective mutism – the
tendency not to talk and be a part of the group. This is an indication of:
 a. Anxiety
b. Mistrust
c. Guilt
d. Role confusion

55. What positive behavior results when both parents and teachers encourage the study habits of the
students?
a. Initiative
b. Trust
c. Industry
d. Autonomy

56. During a counseling session, the student expressed distress in getting low scores because she feels
that she has been doing her part in studying her lessons but she still finds it hard to study especially
in memorizing for the exams. What factor may have contributed to this:
a. Environment
b. Study habits
c. Heredity
d. None of the above

57. Guia and Bea often see their teacher brush her teeth, fix her hair, and powder her face after lunch.
After some time, the two girls were observed doing the same things. What theory of learning is
involved in this situation?
a. classical conditioning
b. information processing
c. social learning
d. discovery learning

58. In guiding the development of attitudes and values, a teacher should try to
a. Shape students attitudes all the time
b. Provide exemplary models
c. Be the sole authority
d. Simple discuss moral values with students

59. Teacher D is convinced that whenever a student performs a desired behavior provide him
reinforcement and soon the student learns to perform the behavior on his own. On which principle
is the conviction based?
a. Environmentalism
b. Behaviorism
c. Constructivism
d. Cognitivism

60. If a teacher believes that a child’s mind in TABULA RASA then the teacher will most likely engage
the students in process for them to learn.
a. sensory impressions
b. reasoning
c. reflections
d. metacognition