A common technique to help people begin the creative process is
1.calculations
2.brain storming
3.thoroughness
4.mental shortcuts
A normal human being has __________ senses.
1.4
2.5
3.6
4.7
According to Aristotle, virtue is a/an __________ state between excess and deficiency.
1.natural
2.intermediate
3.real
4.artificial
According to Edward Thorndike, learning is about responding to
1.analysis
2.change
3.experiment
4.stimuli
According to John Dewey, children should experience __________in school to make them better citizens.
1.rules
2.discipline
3.democracy
4.practical implementation
According to Plato, the highest goal in all of education is knowledge of the
1.science
2.mathematics
3.philosophy
4.good
According to Robert Sternberg, the three different types of required intelligence for creativity are
1.synthetic, analytical, and practical
2.analytical, observational and practical
3.analytical, critical and practical
4.abstract, synthetic and analytical
According to Socrates of Meno, virtue is
1.teachable
2.unteachable
3.reachable
4.unreachable
According to the law of effect, if a stimulus results in a negative outcome, the S-R bond is
1.strengthened
2.weakened
3.stabilized
4.unsterilized
According to the law of effect, if a stimulus results in a positive outcome, the S-R bond is
1.strengthened
2.weakened
3.stabilized
4.unsterilized
According to the __________, S-R bonds are stronger if an individual is ready to learn.
1.law of effect
2.law of exercise
3.law of readiness
4.law of connectionism
According to the __________, the more you do something, the better you are at it.
1.law of effect
2.law of exercise
3.law of readiness
4.law of connectionism
An aspect of pragmatism is experiential learning, which says, education should come through
1.experience
2.practice
3.knowledge
4.observations
Anything that causes a reaction is called
1.learning
2.stimulus
3.connectionism
4.physical objects
Curriculum revision should be a/an __________ process.
1.abrupt
2.continuous
3.gradual
4.relative
Evaluation of the process of curriculum development should be made
1.abruptly
2.continuously
3.gradually
4.relatively
Idealism is a philosophical approach that argues that __________are the only true reality, and the only thing worth knowing.
1.ideas
2.experiences
3.observations
4.physical objects
In case of spending money, the virtue is __________ between wastefulness and stringiness.
1.generosity
2.penury
3.lavishness
4.prodigal
Plato argued that __________ are fit to rule.
1.educationists and philosophers
2.only educationists
3.only philosophers
4.only psychologists
Progressivism believes that children learn in a/an
1.community
2.competition
3.isolation
4.closed environment
Progressivism believes that education comes from the experience of the
1.child
2.teacher
3.principal
4.society
Realism is a philosophical approach that argues that ultimate reality is the world of
1.ideas
2.experiences
3.observations
4.physical objects
Robert Sternberg, a famous psychologist, argued that creativity requires __________ different types of intelligence.
1.3
2.4
3.5
4.6
The advocators of philosophy of Pragmatism believe that reality is
1.imagination
2.stagnant
3.constantly changing
4.related to mind
The application of ideas, knowledge and skills to achieve the desired results is called
1.problem solving
2.critical thinking
3.reasoned arguments
4.deductive method
The book A Brief History of Time is written by
1.Aristotle
2.John Dewey
3.Robert Sternberg
4.Stephen Hawking
The branch of philosophy focuses on the nature of reality is
1.Connectionism
2.Epistemology
3.Metaphysics
4.Pedagogy
The concept of perennialism in education means school curricula should focus on what is
1.important
2.everlasting
3.in demand
4.in need
The concept of pragmatism in educational philosophy says that education should be about
1.obedience
2.obedience
3.life and growth
4.shaping good citizens
The connection between stimulus and response is called
1.stimulus-response bond
2.receiving-accepting bond
3.stimulus-response paradigm
4.receiving-accepting paradigm
The curriculum of educational institutes should be based on
1.theory
2.practice
3.theory and practice
4.theory, practice and research
The extinction technique of classroom management is a technique where teacher __________ any negative behavior.
1.divert
2.ignore
3.encourage
4.discourage
The idea of practical learning means education should apply to the
1.practice
2.society
3.abstract knowledge
4.real world
The idea of teaching the whole child in the philosophy of pragmatism in education means teaching students to be good
1.learners
2.thinkers
3.scientists
4.citizens
The Law of Effect can be effectively used in
1.accelerate learning
2.curriculum development
3.classroom management
4.teaching methods
The new curriculum should be introduced
1.abruptly
2.continuously
3.gradually
4.relatively
The philosopher who for the first time taught logic as a formal discipline was
1.Aristotle
2.Plato
3.Socrates
4.Edward Thorndike
The philosopher who is called the father of Idealism is
1.Aristotle
2.Plato
3.Socrates
4.Edward Thorndike
The psychologist who for the first time proposed the concept of connectionism in learning was
1.Aristotle
2.Plato
3.Robert Sternberg
4.Edward Thorndike
The satiation technique of classroom management is a technique where instead of punishing negative behaviors, the teacher might decide to actually __________ the negative behavior.
1.encourage
2.discourage
3.ignore
4.divert
The study of the physical, social and mental aspects of aging is called
1.Esthetics
2.Genetics
3.Gerontology
4.Clinical psychology
The technique of classroom management where the teacher punishes negative behaviors by removing an unruly student from the rest of the class is called
1.extinction technique
2.satiation technique
3.time out technique
4.corporal punishment
The term heuristic means __________ in decision making.
1.brain storming
2.calculations
3.thoroughness
4.mental shortcuts
The three laws of connectionism are the laws of
1.effect, stimulus and response
2.stimulus, response and exercise
3.exercise, readiness and response
4.effect, exercise and readiness
The use of a physical punishment for class management is called
1.extinction technique
2.satiation technique
3.time out technique
4.corporal punishment
The __________ says, we are motivated to gain rewards and avoid punishments.
1.law of effect
2.law of exercise
3.law of readiness
4.law of connectionism
The __________ the stimulus-response bond (S-R bond), the better a person has learned the lesson.
1.stable
2.unstable
3.stronger
4.weaker
There are __________ laws of connectionism.
1.2
2.3
3.4
4.5
Which from the following is NOT among the five senses?
1.vision
2.touch
3.smell
4.thought
Who is called the father of both Realism and the scientific method?
1.Aristotle
2.Plato
3.Socrates
4.Edward Thorndike