The education process is mainly affected by:

A. Social conditions
B. Economic conditions
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of the above

When Teresa’s mother hides favorite doll under a blanket, Teresa acts as if it no longer exists, and she makes no attempt to look for it. Based on this information, you can infer that Teresa is in Piaget’s

A. object permanence period of cognitive development
B. preoperational period of cognitive development
C. concrete period of cognitive development
D. sensorimotor period of cognitive development

If children are allowed to choose subjects according to their aptitude:

A. They develop interest in education
B. They start creating problem for their parents
C. They becomes problematic for their parents
D. Both (a) and (b)

Males have been found to differ slightly from females in three well-documented areas of mental abilities. Which of the following is not one of these?

A. verbal ability
B. mathematical ability
C. intelligence
D. visual-spatial abilities

The Law “similar things give rise to similar things” is called law of:

A. Similarity
B. Dissimilarity
C. Recurrence
D. None of these

Physically week children are:

A. Ridiculed
B. Victims of inferiority complex
C. Poor in educational achievement
D. All of the above

Which aspect of development is most important:

A. Physical development
B. Cognitive development
C. Emotional development
D. All aspects are equally important

When a gene is______the trait it controls will be present every time the gene is present.

A. recessive
B. dominant
C. polygenic
D. sex-linked

The symptoms of fetal alcohol syndrome are most likely to include:

A. visual impairments
B. habituation
C. egocentrism
D. mental retardation

Developmental norms:

A. can be used to make extremely precise predictions about the age at which an individual child will reach various developmental milestones
B. indicate the maximum age at which a child can reach a particular developmental milestone, and still be considered “normal.”
C. indicate the average age at which individuals reach various developmental milestones
D. involve both a and b