JOSE MARIA COLLEGE

Philippine – Japan Friendship Highway, Sasa, Davao City

College of Teacher Education
PRELIM EXAMINATION
2nd Semester, AY: 2018-2019
Subject Code: Prof Ed 3
Description: Child and Adolescent Learners and Learning Principles
Instructor: Mr. Allan A. Magsipoc, LPT

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Check the number of pages, this exam has three (3) pages.
Choose the correct answer and completely shade the corresponding letter
on your answer sheet.
Avoid talking to seatmates. Cheating will not be tolerated.

1. Dr. Somoza, the school physician conducted a physical
examination in Ms. Fajardo's class. What concept best
describes the quantitative increase she observed among the
learners in terms of height and weight?
A. Development C. Learning
B. Growth D. Maturation
2. Which situation best illustrates the concept of growth?
A. A kinder pupil gains 2 pounds within two months.
B. A high school student gets a score of 85 in mental
ability test
C. An education student has gained knowledge on
approaches and strategies in teaching different
subjects
D. An elementary grader has learned to play piano.
3. Which statements below best describes development?
A. A high school student's height increased by 5'2" to 5'4"
B. A high school student's change in weight from 110 lbs.
to 125 lbs.
C. A student had learned to operate the computer
D. A student's enlargement of hips
8. A newborn infant move his whole body at one time,
instead of moving a part of it. Which of the following
principles is illustrated by his behavior?
a. Development proceeds from specific to general.
b. Development proceeds from general to specific.
c. Development follows an orderly pattern.
d. Development follows a general pattern.
9. Train up a child in the way he should be; when he grows
up, he will not depart from it. Which principle supports
this?
a. Development is determined by his heredity
b. Development is determined by the environment
c. Early development is more critical than the late
development
d. Early development is less critical than late development.
10. Which state of the psycho-sexual theory does young
boys experience rivalry with their father for their mother's
attention and affection?
a. Oral c. Phallic
b. Anal d. Latency

4. What concept can best describes Christopher's ability to 11. Angela focuses her attention on the school work and
walk without a support at age of 12 months because of the vigorous play that consume most of her physical energy.
"internal ripening" that occurred in his muscles, bones and Which stage of psychosexual theory illustrates her
nervous system development? behavior?
A. Development C. Learning a. Oral c. Phallic
B. Growth D. Maturation b. Anal d. Latency

5. Teacher Bryn is now 69 years old has been observing 12. Ms. Reyes uses images and language to represent and
changes in himself such as the aging process. Which term understand her various lessons to preschool learners. What
refers to the development change in the individual? stage in the cognitive theory of development explains this?
A. Development C. Learning a. Sensorimotor c. Concrete operation
B. Growth D. Maturation b. Pre-operational d. Formal operation

6. Manuel, a five-year old boy can hold his pen and write 13. Connie develops concepts necessary for everyday
his name with his right hand. Which term describes living, builds healthy attitudes towards oneself, and
Manuel's action/ behavior? achieve personal independence. These are among the
A. Development attributes of an individual in what particular stage?
B. Growth a. Infancy and early childhood
C. Learning b. Middle childhood
D. Maturation c. Adolescence
d. Early adulthood
7. Mr. Francisco was very much worried about the thumb
sucking of his son. A friend of him says that certain 14. Tessa gets jealous whenever she sees her father
behavior among infants. Who presented that notion that showing love and affection to her mother. Which of the
certain behavior like thumb-sucking is normal behavior? following is she showing according to Freud?
A. Sigmund Freud C. Jean Piaget a. Inferiority complex c. Electra Complex
B. John Locke D. Robert Havighurst b. Phallic d. Oedipus Complex

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15. In Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development, which
of the following statements would illustrate Edward who
is 11 years old?
a. Able to see relationships and to reason in the abstract.
b. Unable to breakdown a whole into separate parts.
c. Differentiates goals and goal-directed activities.
d. Experiments with methods to reach goals.
16. Which is true about human development?
a. Human development considers both maturation and
learning.
b. Development refers to the progressive series of changes
of an orderly coherent type toward the goal of
maturity.
c. Development is the gradual and orderly unfolding of the
characteristics of the individuals as they go
through the successive stages of growth.
d. All of the above
17. Which of the following is the correct order of
psychosexual stages proposed by Sigmund Freud?
a. Oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage, latency stage,
genital stage
b. Anal stage, oral stage, phallic stage, latency stage,
genital stage
c. Oral stage, anal stage, genital stage, latency stage,
phallic stage
d. Anal stage, oral stage, genital stage, latency stage,
phallic stage
18. Alyssa is eight years old, and although she understands
some logical principles, she still has troubles in
understanding hypothetical concepts. According to Piaget,
Alyssa belongs to what particular stage of cognitive
development?
a. Sensorimotor c. Concrete operational
b. Pre-operational d. Formal operational
19. Which of the following provides the best broad
description of the relationship between heredity and
environment in determining height?
a. Heredity is the primary influence, with environment
affecting development only in severe situations.
b. Heredity and environment contribute equally to
development
c. Environment is the major influence on physical
characteristics.
d. Heredity directs the individual's potential and
environment determines whether and to what degree the
individual reaches the potential.
20. What is the correct sequence of prenatal stages of
development?
a. Embryo, germinal, fetus
b. Germinal, fetus, embryo
c. Germinal, embryo, fetus
d. Embryo, fetus, germinal
21. When a baby realized that a toy which has fallen off
the table must be somewhere on the floor, he is likely to
achieved what aspect of cognitive development?
a. Object permanence c. Mental combinations
b. Deferred imitation d. Goal-directed behavior
22. Which of the following is Freud's description of the
child's behavior if he he has biting, sarcastic manner?
a. Anally expulsive c. Fixated in the oral stage
b. Anally retentive d. Experiencing the crisis of trust
vs. mistrust
23. What is Freud's idea about a young boy's guilt feelings
brought about by jealousy of his father's relationship with
his mother?
a. Electra complex c. Phallic complex
b. Oedipus complex d. Penis envy complex
24. When a little girl who says she wants her mother to go
on vacation so that she can marry her father, Freud
believes that he is voicing a fantasy consistent with?
a. Oedipus complex
b. Electra complex
c. Theory of mind
d. Crisis of initiative vs. Guilt
25. Which of the following can best describe the
preschooler's readiness to learn new task and play
activities?
a. Emerging competency and self-awareness
b. Theory of the Mind
c. Relationship with parents
d. Growing identification with others
26. What stage of Piaget's Cognitive Development does a
person belong to when he can understand specific logical
ideas and apply them to concrete problems?
a. Preoperational stage c. Concrete operational stage
b. Sensori-motor stage d. Formal operational stage
27. What is the best explanation of Piaget's concrete
operational thought to describe the school-age child's
mental ability?
a. A child can reason logically about things and events he
or she perceives.
b. A child's ability to think about how he thinks
c. Can understand that certain characteristics of an object
remain the same when other characteristics are
changed
d. Can understand that moral principles may supersede the
standards of society.
28. What can be the best comparison of the behavior of a
17 year old girl to that of her 13 year old brother?
a. She is more likely critical about herself
b. She tends to be more egocentric.
c. She had less confidence in her abilities.
d. She is more capable of reasoning hypothetically.
29. “Do not cheat. Cheating does not pay. If you do, do
you cheat yourself” says the voiceless voice from within
you. In the context of Freud’s theory, which is/are at
work?
a. Id c. Ego
b. Superego d. Id and Ego interact
30. Based on Freud’s theory, which operate/s when a
student strikes a classmate at the height of anger?
a. Ego c. Id
b. Superego d. Id and Ego interact
31. In the context of Piaget’s theory answer this analogy:
Preoperational stage: Transductive reasoning
Concrete operational stage: ____________.
a. proportional reasoning
b. deductive reasoning
c. inductive reasoning
d. logical reasoning
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32. In which order does cognitive development proceed, 43. Which ability is demonstrated when a child represents
according to Piaget? objects and events with the use of another symbol?
I. Formal operations stage a. symbolic function c. irreversibility
II. Sensorimotor stage b. object permanence d. decentering
III. Preoperational stage
IV. Concrete operations stage 44. When a child recognizes that an object still exists even
a. II, III, IV, I c. II, I, III, IV if it is taken out of sight, which ability is demonstrated?
b. II, III, I, IV d. II, I, IV, III a. object permanence c. deductive reasoning
b. egocentrism d. conservation
33. Which of the following refers to the aspect of
development indicated by stable traits and characteristics? 45. Which stage in Piaget’s cognitive development theory
a. cognitive c. personality is characterized by animism?
b. social d. physical a. sensori-motor c. concrete operational
b. pre-operational d. formal operational
34. Which stage of human life does the task of adopting
and adapting social roles in a flexible way takes place? 46. When a child understands 1+2 is 3 but cannot
a. Adolescence c. Middle age understand that 3-2 is 1, which ability is exhibited?
b. Early adulthood d. Later maturity a. animism c. decentering
b. irreversibility d. centration
35. According to Havighurst’s theory, which source for
developmental tasks does learning to read is included? 47. Which refers to the tendency of children to attribute
a. Tasks that arise from personal values human-like traits or characteristics to inanimate objects?
b. Tasks that have their source in the pressures of a. egocentrism c. conservation
society b. symbolic function d. animism
c. Tasks that arise from physical maturation
d. Tasks that comes from the environment 48. Which of the following refers to the child’s ability to
perceive the relationship in one instance and then use that
36. Which of the following refers to Freud’s term in relationship to narrow down possible answers in another
personality fixation when the person developed obsession similar situation or problem?
with cleanliness, perfection, and control? a. analogical reasoning c. deductive reasoning
a. anal retentive c. anal expulsive b. hypothetical reasoning d. transductive reasoning
b. oral receptive d. oral aggressive
49. Which is the tendency of a child to only see his own
37. Which infant reflex is demonstrated by throwing the point of view and to assume that everyone else also has the
arms out, arching the back and bringing arms together as if same point of view?
holding on to something? a. object permanence c. egocentrism
a. Babinski c. rooting b. assimilation d. accommodation
b. Moro d. grasping
50. When children can rightly judge that the same amount
38. Which infant reflex is exhibited by fanning and curling of water in a taller but narrower glass is the same with that
of toes when stroked? in a shorter but wider glass, which ability is shown?
a. Babinski c. rooting a. deductive reasoning c. reversibility
b. Moro d. grasping b. conservation d. decentering

39. What refers to the cognitive structures by which II. Essay.

individuals intellectually adapt to and organize their 1. Explain and cite an example of the Principle of Nature
environment? vs. Nurture. (5pts)
a. fixation c. schema
b. ego d. pleasure principle 2. Cite an instance which exhibits the principles of Freud’s
Personality Components. (5pts)
40. Which of the following refers to human development
that begins from head to foot? Criteria:
a. embryonic c. proximodistal Relevance 4pts.
b. cephalocaudal d. bilateral development Coherence 4pts.
Legibility 2pts.
41. Which refers to the process of fitting a new experience 10pts.
into an existing cognitive structure?
a. accommodation c. centration
b. equilibration d. assimilation
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42. Which stage in Piaget’s theory of Cognitive 60 points
Development is characterized by the ability of the child to
perceive features of different objects and situations?
a. sensori-motor c. concrete operational
b. pre-operational d. formal operational PRELIM EXAM
Prof Ed 3 – Child and Adolescent Leaners and Learning Principles
College of Teacher Education
Jose Maria College
2nd Sem/ AY. 2018-19
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