LSU PSYC EXAM SCRIPT TESTED
QUESTIONS FULL SOLUTION PREMIUM
STUDY MATERIAL
●● Suzanne spends a considerable amount of time writing lesson plans,
developing criteria for student success, and organizing materials. Which
professional skill is she demonstrating?
a) classroom management
b) communication
c) developmentally appropriate teaching practices
d) goal setting and instructional management
Answer: d) goal setting and instructional management
●● Four teachers are discussing influencers on being an effective
teacher. Which of the following four statements is likely to be most
accurate?
a) Applying information from scientific research is the most important
factor in being an effective teacher.
b) You can't beat a teacher's own personal experiences for becoming an
effective teacher.
c) Being an effective teacher is influenced by scientific research
knowledge, teaching skills, and personal experiences.
d) A teacher's inmate skills trump all other factors in being an effective
teacher.
,Answer: c) Being an effective teacher is influenced by scientific research
knowledge, teaching skills, and personal experiences.
●● Mr. Marcinello, who is midway through his first year of teaching,
feels frustrated with his job. He is developing a negative attitude, and it
is carrying over in his teaching. Which of the following areas does Mr.
Marcinello need to work on the most at this point to become an effective
teacher?
a) classroom management and communication
b) commitment and motivation
c) technology and diversity
d) subject-matter competence and individual variations
Answer: b) commitment and motivation
●● Which of the following is more scientific?
a) systematic observation
b) personal experience
c) a person's opinion
d) a book written by a journalist
Answer: a) systematic observation
●● Mr. McMahon wants to know how much time his student spend off-
task each day. To determine this, he carefully watches the students in
,class, keeping a record of off-task behavior. Which research approach
has he used?
a) case study
b) experiment
c) laboratory experiment
d) naturalistic observation
Answer: d) naturalistic observation ----
●● Ms. Simon has been hired to determine how effective a school's
health education program has been in reducing adolescent pregnancies.
Which type of research will she conduct?
a) action research
b) experimental research
c) program evaluation
d) teacher-as-researcher
Answer: c) program evaluation
●● Mr. Nugerian wants to use qualitative research to discover why
students are slacking off in their homework. Which of the following
measures is he likely to use to obtain information about this problem?
a) experimental research
b) correlational research
c) ethnographic study
, d) observation with statistical analysis of the data
Answer: d) observation with statistical analysis of the data ----
●● Mr. Huxtaby is giving a talk on development to a parent-teacher
organization. In his talk, which of the following is he most likely to
describe as not being an example of development?
a) pubertal charge
b) improvement in memory
c) change in friendship
d) an inherited tendency to be shy
Answer: d) an inherited tendency to be shy ----
●● Ms. Halle teaches third grade. Which period of development is likely
to be of most interest to her?
a) infancy
b) early childhood
c) middle childhood and late childhood
d) adolescence
Answer: c) middle childhood and late childhood
●● Piaget argued that children progress through a series of cognitive
development stages. In contrast, Skinner stressed that individuals simply
learn more as time goes on. Which development issue is highlighted in
their disagreement?
QUESTIONS FULL SOLUTION PREMIUM
STUDY MATERIAL
●● Suzanne spends a considerable amount of time writing lesson plans,
developing criteria for student success, and organizing materials. Which
professional skill is she demonstrating?
a) classroom management
b) communication
c) developmentally appropriate teaching practices
d) goal setting and instructional management
Answer: d) goal setting and instructional management
●● Four teachers are discussing influencers on being an effective
teacher. Which of the following four statements is likely to be most
accurate?
a) Applying information from scientific research is the most important
factor in being an effective teacher.
b) You can't beat a teacher's own personal experiences for becoming an
effective teacher.
c) Being an effective teacher is influenced by scientific research
knowledge, teaching skills, and personal experiences.
d) A teacher's inmate skills trump all other factors in being an effective
teacher.
,Answer: c) Being an effective teacher is influenced by scientific research
knowledge, teaching skills, and personal experiences.
●● Mr. Marcinello, who is midway through his first year of teaching,
feels frustrated with his job. He is developing a negative attitude, and it
is carrying over in his teaching. Which of the following areas does Mr.
Marcinello need to work on the most at this point to become an effective
teacher?
a) classroom management and communication
b) commitment and motivation
c) technology and diversity
d) subject-matter competence and individual variations
Answer: b) commitment and motivation
●● Which of the following is more scientific?
a) systematic observation
b) personal experience
c) a person's opinion
d) a book written by a journalist
Answer: a) systematic observation
●● Mr. McMahon wants to know how much time his student spend off-
task each day. To determine this, he carefully watches the students in
,class, keeping a record of off-task behavior. Which research approach
has he used?
a) case study
b) experiment
c) laboratory experiment
d) naturalistic observation
Answer: d) naturalistic observation ----
●● Ms. Simon has been hired to determine how effective a school's
health education program has been in reducing adolescent pregnancies.
Which type of research will she conduct?
a) action research
b) experimental research
c) program evaluation
d) teacher-as-researcher
Answer: c) program evaluation
●● Mr. Nugerian wants to use qualitative research to discover why
students are slacking off in their homework. Which of the following
measures is he likely to use to obtain information about this problem?
a) experimental research
b) correlational research
c) ethnographic study
, d) observation with statistical analysis of the data
Answer: d) observation with statistical analysis of the data ----
●● Mr. Huxtaby is giving a talk on development to a parent-teacher
organization. In his talk, which of the following is he most likely to
describe as not being an example of development?
a) pubertal charge
b) improvement in memory
c) change in friendship
d) an inherited tendency to be shy
Answer: d) an inherited tendency to be shy ----
●● Ms. Halle teaches third grade. Which period of development is likely
to be of most interest to her?
a) infancy
b) early childhood
c) middle childhood and late childhood
d) adolescence
Answer: c) middle childhood and late childhood
●● Piaget argued that children progress through a series of cognitive
development stages. In contrast, Skinner stressed that individuals simply
learn more as time goes on. Which development issue is highlighted in
their disagreement?
