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Gender and Society
Midterm Examination
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Course, Year & Sec: DATE:
I. Multiple Choice: Understand and Underline the letter of the best answer. Erasures means wrong.

1. It has 14 principles and focuses on psychological factors that are primarily internal to and under the control of the
learner rather than conditioned habits or physiological factors.
a. Metacognition b. Thoeries on Learner's Development
c. Learner-centered Psychological Principles d. Vision and Mission
2. Learner-Centered Psychological Principles are divided into four categories, which of the following is not included?
a. Cognitive and Metacognitive b. Motivational and Affective
c. Construction of Knowledge d. Individual Differences
3. Which of the following is not part of Cognitive and Metacognitive Factors?
a. Intrinsic Motivation to Learn b. Context of Learning
c. Thinking about thinking d. Nature of the Learning Process
4. When does learning of a complex subject matter most effective?
a. When a learner can link new information with existing knowledge in meaningful ways
b. When it is an intentional process of constructing meaning from information and experience.
c. When a learner can create meaningful, coherent representations of knowledge.
d. When learner can create and use a repertoire of thinking and reasoning strategies to achieve complex learning goals.
5. What is the goal of the learning process?
a. When a learner can link new information with existing knowledge in meaningful ways
b. When it is an intentional process of constructing meaning from information and experience.
c. When a learner can create meaningful, coherent representations of knowledge.
d. When learner can create and use a repertoire of thinking and reasoning strategies to achieve complex learning goals.
6. What factor in Cognitive and Metacognitive explains that learners continue to expand repertoire of strategies by
reflecting on the methods they use to see which work well for them by receiving guided instruction and feedback
and by observing or interacting with appropriate model?
a. Context of Learning b. Strategic Thinking c. Thinking about thinking d. Construction of Knowledge
7. Knowledge widens and deepens as students continue to build links between new information and experiences and
their existing knowledge base.
a. Context of Learning b. Strategic Thinking c. Thinking about thinking d. Construction of Knowledge
8. In the context of learning, which of the following factors does not influence learning?
a. Social Status b. Technology c. Culture d. Instructional Practices
9. Which of the following facilitate creative and critical thinking?
a. Support and instructional guidance
b. Linking new information with existing knowledge in meaningful ways
c. Higher order strategies for selecting and monitoring operations
d. None of the above
10. Which of the following does not influence individual’s motivation to learn?
a. Emotional States b. Habits of Thinking c. Interests and Goals d. Metacognition
11. Can generally enhance motivation and facilitate learning and performance. Ex. Curiosity.
a. Positive Emotions b. Intrinsic Motivation c. Negative Emotions d. Extrinsic Motivation
12. It is stimulated by tasks of optimal novelty and difficulty, relevant to personal interests, and providing for Personal
choice and control.
a. Positive Emotions b. Intrinsic Motivation c. Negative Emotions d. Extrinsic Motivation
13. Which of the following is not a major indicator of the learner’s intrinsic motivation to learn?
a. Curiosity b. Creativity c. Insightful Thinking d. Extrinsic Motivation
14. Learners have different strategies, approaches, and capabilities for learning that are a function of prior experience
and heredity.
a. Development Influences on Learning b. Social Influences on Learning
c. Individual Differences in Learning d. Learning and Diversity
15. As individuals develop, there are different opportunities and constraints for learning. Learning is most effective
when differential development within and across physical, intellectual, emotional, and social domains is taken into
account.
a. Development Influences on Learning b. Social Influences on Learning
c. Individual Differences in Learning d. Learning and Diversity
16. Learning is most effective when differences in learner’s linguistic, cultural, and social backgrounds are taken into
account.
a. Development Influences on Learning b. Social Influences on Learning
c. Individual Differences in Learning d. Learning and Diversity
17. Setting appropriately high and challenging standards and assessing the learner as well as learning progress ---
including diagnostic process and outcome assessment are integral parts of the learning process.
a. Development Influences on Learning b. Social Influences on Learning
c. Learning and Diversity d. Standards and Assessment
18. Learning is influenced by social interactions, interpersonal relations, and communication with others.
a. Development Influences on Learning b. Social Influences on Learning
c. Learning and Diversity d. Standards and Assessment
19. Individuals are born with and develop their own capabilities and talents.
a. Development Influences on Learning b. Social Influences on Learning
c. Individual Differences in Learning d. Learning and Diversity
20. When learners perceive that their individual differences in abilities, backgrounds, culture and experiences are
valued, respected and accommodated in learning tasks and contents, levels of motivation and achievement are
enhanced.
a. Development Influences on Learning b. Social Influences on Learning
c. Individual Differences in Learning d. Learning and Diversity
21. Because individual development varies across intellectual, social, emotional, and physical domains, achievement in
different instructional domains may also vary.
a. Development Influences on Learning b. Social Influences on Learning
c. Individual Differences in Learning d. Learning and Diversity
Family influences, positive interpersonal support and instruction in self-motivation strategies can offset factors that
interfere with optimal learning.
a. Development Influences on Learning b. Social Influences on Learning
c. Individual Differences in Learning d. Learning and Diversity
22. Awareness and understanding of developmental differences among children with and without emotional, physical or
intellectual disabilities can facilitate the creation of optimal learning contexts.
a. Development Influences on Learning b. Social Influences on Learning
c. Individual Differences in Learning d. Learning and Diversity
23. Which of the following is a key feature of the life-span perspective on human development?
A) It focuses on the study of children and adolescents only
B) It emphasizes the role of nature over nurture
C) It recognizes that development is a lifelong process
D) It emphasizes the importance of universal developmental stages
Answer: C
24. According to the life-span perspective, development is best characterized as:
A) A continuous and gradual process
B) A series of abrupt changes at specific ages
C) A process that is completed by early adulthood
D) A process that is largely determined by genetics
Answer: A
25. Which of the following is an example of a primary aging process?
A) A person's ability to learn new information declines with age
B) A person's hair turns gray as they age
C) A person experiences a decline in memory function due to Alzheimer's disease
D) A person's muscle mass decreases with age
Answer: B

26. Which of the following is an example of a secondary aging process?

A) A person's hair turns gray as they age
B) A person experiences a decline in memory function due to Alzheimer's disease
C) A person's muscle mass decreases with age
D) A person's vision declines due to cataracts
Answer: D
27. According to the life-span perspective, which of the following is true of development?
A) Development is solely influenced by genetics
B) Development is only influenced by environmental factors
C) Development is influenced by both genetics and environmental factors
D) Development is solely influenced by early experiences
Answer: C
28. Which of the following is a key concept in the life-span perspective?
A) Plasticity
B) Universality
C) Discontinuity
D) Fixity
Answer: A

29. Which of the following best describes the concept of plasticity in the life-span perspective?
A) The idea that development is determined solely by genetics
B) The idea that development is largely determined by early experiences
C) The idea that development can be influenced by a range of environmental factors at any point in the life span
D) The idea that development follows a fixed and predictable course
Answer: C

30. According to the life-span perspective, which of the following is true of the relationship between development and
culture?
A) Culture has little impact on development
B) Development is entirely determined by culture
C) Culture influences development, but development is also influenced by a range of other factors
D) Culture has no impact on development after early childhood
Answer: C

31. Which of the following best describes the role of context in the life-span perspective?
A) Context has little impact on development
B) Development is entirely determined by context
C) Context influences development, but development is also influenced by a range of other factors
D) Context has no impact on development after early childhood
Answer: C

32. According to the life-span perspective, which of the following is true of the relationship between development and
historical time?
A) Historical time has little impact on development
B) Development is entirely determined by historical time
C) Historical time influences development, but development is also influenced by a range of other factors
 D) Historical time has no impact on development after early childhood
Answer: C
33. Which theory of development proposes that individuals progress through a series of stages in a fixed sequence, each
characterized by a unique set of developmental tasks?
A) Social learning theory
B) Cognitive development theory
C) Psychosocial development theory
D) Humanistic theory
Answer: C

34. According to Erik Erikson's psychosocial development theory, what is the primary task of infancy?
A) Trust vs. mistrust
B) Autonomy vs. shame and doubt
C) Initiative vs. guilt
D) Industry vs. inferiority
Answer: A

35. Which developmental stage is characterized by the emergence of language and symbolic thought?
A) Infancy
B) Early childhood
C) Middle childhood
D) Adolescence
Answer: B

36. According to Erik Erikson's psychosocial development theory, what is the primary task of early childhood?
A) Trust vs. mistrust
B) Autonomy vs. shame and doubt
C) Initiative vs. guilt
D) Industry vs. inferiority
Answer: B

37. Which developmental stage is characterized by the onset of puberty and the search for identity?
A) Infancy
B) Early childhood
C) Middle childhood
D) Adolescence
Answer: D

38. According to Erik Erikson's psychosocial development theory, what is the primary task of adolescence?
A) Trust vs. mistrust
B) Autonomy vs. shame and doubt
C) Initiative vs. guilt
D) Identity vs. role confusion
Answer: D

39. Which developmental stage is characterized by the search for intimacy and long-term relationships?
A) Early adulthood
B) Middle adulthood
C) Late adulthood
D) None of the above
Answer: A

40. According to Erik Erikson's psychosocial development theory, what is the primary task of early adulthood?
 A) Trust vs. mistrust
B) Autonomy vs. shame and doubt
C) Initiative vs. guilt
D) Intimacy vs. isolation
Answer: D

41. Which developmental stage is characterized by the need for generativity and the fear of stagnation?
A) Early adulthood
B) Middle adulthood
C) Late adulthood
D) None of the above
Answer: B

42. Which developmental stage is characterized by the acceptance of mortality and the search for meaning in life?
A) Early adulthood
B) Middle adulthood
C) Late adulthood
D) None of the above
Answer: C

43. Which term refers to the tasks that individuals are expected to complete at each stage of development?
A) Developmental milestones
B) Developmental stages
C) Developmental tasks
D) Developmental norms
Answer: C

44. Which term refers to the skills and abilities that individuals are expected to acquire at each stage of development?
A) Developmental milestones
B) Developmental stages
C) Developmental tasks
D) Developmental norms
Answer: A
45. According to Brenda B. Corpuz, what is the primary developmental task of infancy?
A) Developing gross and fine motor skills
B) Developing language and communication skills
C) Establishing a sense of trust and security
D) All of the above
Answer: C

46. According to Brenda B. Corpuz, what is the primary developmental task of late adulthood?
A) Adjusting to retirement and changes in social roles
B) Maintaining physical and mental health
C) Establishing a sense of legacy and contribution
D) All of the above
Answer: C
At what age does the stage of infancy begin?
A) Birth to 12 months
B) 1 to 3 years
C) 3 to 6 years
D) 6 to 12 years
Answer: A
47. Which of the following is a major task of infancy according to Brenda B. Corpuz?
A) Developing basic academic skills
B) Developing self-awareness and self-esteem
C) Establishing a sense of trust and security
D) All of the above
Answer: C

48. At what age does the stage of early childhood begin?

A) Birth to 12 months
B) 1 to 3 years
C) 3 to 6 years
D) 6 to 12 years
Answer: B

49. Which of the following is a major task of early childhood according to Brenda B. Corpuz?
A) Developing gross and fine motor skills
B) Developing language and communication skills
C) Developing a sense of initiative and creativity
D) All of the above
Answer: D

50. At what age does the stage of middle childhood begin?

A) Birth to 12 months
B) 1 to 3 years
C) 3 to 6 years
D) 6 to 12 years
Answer: D