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21.

Which of the following figures correctly represents the development according to Piaget's developmental theory?

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  • 2

  • 3

  • 4


22.

Which of the following implications cannot be derived from Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

  • Discovery learning

  • Need of verbal teaching

  • Sensitivity to children's readiness to learn

  • Acceptance of individual differences


23.

Which of the following is a characteristic of Kohlberg's stages of moral development? 

  • Universal sequences of stages across all cultures

  • Stages proceed in a non-hierarchic manner

  • Variable sequence of stages

  • Stages are isolated responses and not general pattern


24.

In the context of language development, which of the following areas was underestimated by Piaget?

  • Ego-centric speech

  • Active construction by the child

  • Heredity

  • Social interact


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25.

For building good character in students

  • there should be chapters in the textbook regarding character development

  • lecture should be given for character development

  • the classroom activities should be such that it may promote character building

  • the autobiography of eminent persons should be taught


26.

The best way to inculcate moral values in children is

  • by giving moral lectures in the morning assembly

  • putting across a situation and asking students to take action

  • demonstration of moral values by teachers and elders

  • teaching students to differentiate between moral and immoral


27.

According to Jean Piaget, adaptation takes place through

  • Assimilation

  • Accommodation

  • Experiences

  • Assimilation and Accommodation


28.

According to the Kohlberg, the thinking process involved in judgment about questions of right and wrong is called

  • moral dilemma

  • morality co-operation

  • moral reasoning

  • moral realism


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29.

According to Vygotsky, zone of proximal development is

  • zone demarking the support offered by the teacher

  • what the child can do on her own which cannot be assessed

  • the gap between what the child can do independently and with assistance 

  • the amount and nature of support provided to the child to achieve her potential


30.

According to Piaget' s theory, children learn by

  • memorizing information by paying due attention

  • changing their behaviour when offered appropriate rewards

  • scaffolding provided by more able members of the society

  • processes of adaptation


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