ED PSYCH QUIZZES WITH ANSWERS
UPDATED 2026 – 2027 |GRADED A+
Tendency to think in the most familiar manner
(A) functional fixedness
(B) representativeness heuristic
(C) confirmation bias
(D) common response set - Correct Answer -(D) common response set
What is the definition of 'Preconventional'?
(A) judgements are based on more abstract and personal ethical principles
(B) judgements are based on traditional family values and social expectations
(C) judgements are based on self-interest - Correct Answer -(C) judgements are based on self-interest
Removing an aversive stimulus to increase the frequency of a behaviour exemplifies
(A) removal punishment.
(B) presentation punishment.
(C) negative reinforcement.
(D) positive reinforcement. - Correct Answer -(C) negative reinforcement.
The position taken by Woolfolk on token reinforcement systems is that they should be used primarily
(A) with gifted classes or older students who are self-motivated.
(B) in situations where students are not making progress with conventional methods.
(C) by science or math teachers, due to the objective nature of their subjects.
(D) as an incentive program to reward classes that have met unit objectives. - Correct Answer -(B) in
situations where students are not making progress with conventional methods.
Which of the following is a major advantage of task analysis?
,(A) Describes the sequence of skills leading to a goal.
(B) Requires only minimal time to use.
(C) Reduces the need for expository presentations.
(D) Allows for creativity in student responses. - Correct Answer -(A) Describes the sequence of skills
leading to a goal.
Mr. LeDoux is gathering information about the perpetual misbehaviour of Reid in French class. He
recorded the antecedent of the behaviour in several instances and the consequences following the
behaviour. He is trying to understand why Reid repeats the negative behaviour. What process is Mr.
LeDoux using?
(A) Task analysis
(B) Functional behavioural assessment
(C) Self-management
(D) Positive behaviour supports - Correct Answer -(B) Functional behavioural assessment
Which one of the following statements is TRUE regarding the use of peer pressure in applying group
consequences? Peer pressure
- can be effectively monitored by the teacher.
- has little effect on most misbehaviour.
- may be both a positive and a negative influence.
- should be eliminated as much as possible. - Correct Answer -- may be both a positive and a negative
influence.
What heuristic is Felita most likely applying when she assumes her husband will be late to pick her up
since he has been late the last three evenings?
(A) Availability heuristic
(B) Representation heuristic
(C) Confirmation bias
(D) Belief perseverance - Correct Answer -(A) Availability heuristic
Learning Latin to improve basic intelligence would possibly be inefficient due to
(A) the irrelevance of the subject.
,(B) general rather than specific transfer taking place.
(C) specific rather than general transfer taking place.
(D) the impracticality of disciplining mental processes. - Correct Answer -(C) specific rather than general
transfer taking place.
Current beliefs about problem-solving techniques suggest that domain-specific strategies are
(A) more useful than general problem-solving strategies.
(B) likely to be used increasingly as experience with a particular subject increases
(C) highly transferable to other domains.
(D) unlikely to be used in well-defined subject areas such as mathematics. - Correct Answer -(B) likely to
be used increasingly as experience with a particular subject increases
Which one of the following people illustrates the best example of creative behaviour?
(A) Billy uses an established method to solve an algebraic equation on a test.
(B) Shamini uses an encyclopedia to find the significance of the date July 4, 1776.
(C) Jack pours a solution of acid into a breaker of water in the chemistry lab.
(D) Sheryl generates a list of solutions for the recycling problem. - Correct Answer -(D) Sheryl generates
a list of solutions for the recycling problem.
Metacognition is best defined as
(A) knowledge about our own thinking processes.
(B) the mechanism that primarily guides all problem-solving.
(C) "self-talk" that guides thinking.
(D) a heuristic used to promote retention in long term memory. - Correct Answer -(A) knowledge about
our own thinking processes.
In comparison to behaviourist psychology, the cognitive perspective recognizes people as what type of
learners?
(A) Active
(B) Egocentric
(C) Passive
(D) Social - Correct Answer -(A) Active
, Noah counted the legs on a bug and came up with eight. He then decided the bug was an arachnid (spider)
because an arachnid has eight legs. His decision was based upon what aspect of concept learning?
(A) Algorithm
(B) Defining attribute
(C) Heuristic
(D) Prototype - Correct Answer -(B) Defining attribute
Ms. Cicardo wants her students to remember the material they are covering in language arts. They will
need the information in units of study throughout the year. To support their learning, she creates diagrams
on chart paper and posts them on the wall for children to see. She provides a handout with printed
instructions and explains the material as students look at their handouts. What is Ms. Cicardo using to
help students learn and store the information and retrieve it later
(A) Generative learning
(B) Dual coding
(C) Elaboration
(D) Reconstruction - Correct Answer -(B) Dual coding
Based on the serial-position effect, what group of letters of the alphabet should be the most difficult to
remember for someone who is first learning the alphabet?
(A) ABC
(B) MNO
(C) XYZ
(D) All of the above groups should be of equal difficulty. - Correct Answer -(B) MNO
A photographer shoots a flashbulb directly into your eyes. For the next few seconds, all you can see are
big blue dots everywhere you look. What type of memory is most directly involved in this phenomenon?
(A) Long-term
(B) Semantic
(C) Sensory
(D) Working - Correct Answer -(C) Sensory
UPDATED 2026 – 2027 |GRADED A+
Tendency to think in the most familiar manner
(A) functional fixedness
(B) representativeness heuristic
(C) confirmation bias
(D) common response set - Correct Answer -(D) common response set
What is the definition of 'Preconventional'?
(A) judgements are based on more abstract and personal ethical principles
(B) judgements are based on traditional family values and social expectations
(C) judgements are based on self-interest - Correct Answer -(C) judgements are based on self-interest
Removing an aversive stimulus to increase the frequency of a behaviour exemplifies
(A) removal punishment.
(B) presentation punishment.
(C) negative reinforcement.
(D) positive reinforcement. - Correct Answer -(C) negative reinforcement.
The position taken by Woolfolk on token reinforcement systems is that they should be used primarily
(A) with gifted classes or older students who are self-motivated.
(B) in situations where students are not making progress with conventional methods.
(C) by science or math teachers, due to the objective nature of their subjects.
(D) as an incentive program to reward classes that have met unit objectives. - Correct Answer -(B) in
situations where students are not making progress with conventional methods.
Which of the following is a major advantage of task analysis?
,(A) Describes the sequence of skills leading to a goal.
(B) Requires only minimal time to use.
(C) Reduces the need for expository presentations.
(D) Allows for creativity in student responses. - Correct Answer -(A) Describes the sequence of skills
leading to a goal.
Mr. LeDoux is gathering information about the perpetual misbehaviour of Reid in French class. He
recorded the antecedent of the behaviour in several instances and the consequences following the
behaviour. He is trying to understand why Reid repeats the negative behaviour. What process is Mr.
LeDoux using?
(A) Task analysis
(B) Functional behavioural assessment
(C) Self-management
(D) Positive behaviour supports - Correct Answer -(B) Functional behavioural assessment
Which one of the following statements is TRUE regarding the use of peer pressure in applying group
consequences? Peer pressure
- can be effectively monitored by the teacher.
- has little effect on most misbehaviour.
- may be both a positive and a negative influence.
- should be eliminated as much as possible. - Correct Answer -- may be both a positive and a negative
influence.
What heuristic is Felita most likely applying when she assumes her husband will be late to pick her up
since he has been late the last three evenings?
(A) Availability heuristic
(B) Representation heuristic
(C) Confirmation bias
(D) Belief perseverance - Correct Answer -(A) Availability heuristic
Learning Latin to improve basic intelligence would possibly be inefficient due to
(A) the irrelevance of the subject.
,(B) general rather than specific transfer taking place.
(C) specific rather than general transfer taking place.
(D) the impracticality of disciplining mental processes. - Correct Answer -(C) specific rather than general
transfer taking place.
Current beliefs about problem-solving techniques suggest that domain-specific strategies are
(A) more useful than general problem-solving strategies.
(B) likely to be used increasingly as experience with a particular subject increases
(C) highly transferable to other domains.
(D) unlikely to be used in well-defined subject areas such as mathematics. - Correct Answer -(B) likely to
be used increasingly as experience with a particular subject increases
Which one of the following people illustrates the best example of creative behaviour?
(A) Billy uses an established method to solve an algebraic equation on a test.
(B) Shamini uses an encyclopedia to find the significance of the date July 4, 1776.
(C) Jack pours a solution of acid into a breaker of water in the chemistry lab.
(D) Sheryl generates a list of solutions for the recycling problem. - Correct Answer -(D) Sheryl generates
a list of solutions for the recycling problem.
Metacognition is best defined as
(A) knowledge about our own thinking processes.
(B) the mechanism that primarily guides all problem-solving.
(C) "self-talk" that guides thinking.
(D) a heuristic used to promote retention in long term memory. - Correct Answer -(A) knowledge about
our own thinking processes.
In comparison to behaviourist psychology, the cognitive perspective recognizes people as what type of
learners?
(A) Active
(B) Egocentric
(C) Passive
(D) Social - Correct Answer -(A) Active
, Noah counted the legs on a bug and came up with eight. He then decided the bug was an arachnid (spider)
because an arachnid has eight legs. His decision was based upon what aspect of concept learning?
(A) Algorithm
(B) Defining attribute
(C) Heuristic
(D) Prototype - Correct Answer -(B) Defining attribute
Ms. Cicardo wants her students to remember the material they are covering in language arts. They will
need the information in units of study throughout the year. To support their learning, she creates diagrams
on chart paper and posts them on the wall for children to see. She provides a handout with printed
instructions and explains the material as students look at their handouts. What is Ms. Cicardo using to
help students learn and store the information and retrieve it later
(A) Generative learning
(B) Dual coding
(C) Elaboration
(D) Reconstruction - Correct Answer -(B) Dual coding
Based on the serial-position effect, what group of letters of the alphabet should be the most difficult to
remember for someone who is first learning the alphabet?
(A) ABC
(B) MNO
(C) XYZ
(D) All of the above groups should be of equal difficulty. - Correct Answer -(B) MNO
A photographer shoots a flashbulb directly into your eyes. For the next few seconds, all you can see are
big blue dots everywhere you look. What type of memory is most directly involved in this phenomenon?
(A) Long-term
(B) Semantic
(C) Sensory
(D) Working - Correct Answer -(C) Sensory
