Republic of the Philippines

CAGAYAN STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION
Piat, Cagayan

EXAMINATION IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT LEARNERS AND LEARNING

PRINCIPLES

Name:_________________________________Course/Year:____________Score:________
Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer. Encircle your answer.
1. A branch of psychology that describes, explains, predicts behaviour from conception to death.
A. Adolescence Psychology C. Developmental Psychology
B. Sports Psychology D. Childhood Psychology
2. It generally refers to change in body structure including the size of muscles, size of brain, and
the appearance of secondary sex characteristics.
A. Development C. Development is sequential
B. Growth D. All are true
3. It refers to the time or state of being a child and it connotes a time of innocence, where one is
free from responsibility but vulnerable to forces in his environment.
A. Puberty C. Childhood
B. Adolescence D. None of the above
4. Growth and development starts from the head and moving to the trunks, legs and toes.
A. Proximodistal C. Both A & B
B. Cephalocaudal D. None of the above
5. Direction of development is from the center of the body outward.
A. Proximodistal C. Both A & B
B. Cephalocaudal D. None of the above

6. Presidential Degree No. 603 is also known as:

A. Human Welfare Act C. Child and Youth Welfare Code
B. Adolescence Welfare Act D. All are true
7. The first stage of pregnancy and the first 2 weeks of conception is called:
A. Fetal C. Germinal
B. Prenatal D. Embryonic
8. In Article 3 of PD No. 603, it states that there are _____ rights of a child.
A. 8 C. 15
B. 10 D. 12
9. It comes from the Latin word “adolescere” which means “to grow up”.
A. Puberty C. Childhood
B. Adolescence D. None of the above

10. The third and final stage of prenatal development and extends from 8 weeks to birth.
A. Fetal C. Germinal
B. Embryonic D. All of the above
11. Which holds true of adolescence?
A. Spurt in physical growth and hormonal changes
B. Lack of idealism
C. Dependence
D. Defiance of peer group norm
12. Which are said to be the formative years?
A. 0-5 years C. 3-5 years
B. 2-7 years D. 0-7 years
13. In what developmental stage is the pre-school child?
A. Infancy C. Early Childhood
B. Babyhood D. Late Childhood
14. The fourth year high school student is in the developmental stage of:
A. Late Childhood C. Adolescence
B. Puberty D. Early Adulthood
15. In what developmental stage will the college graduating student fall?
A. Late childhood C. Early Adulthood
B. Adolescence D. Middle Adulthood

16. It covers from 18-40 years old and considered to be a settling down age:
A. Adolescence C. Middle Adulthood
B. Early Adulthood D. Late Adulthood
17. Considered to be a dreaded period and a time of stress.
A. Early Adulthood C. Middle Adulthood
B. Old Age D. Adolescence
18. Considered to be a period of decline.
A. Old Age C. Middle Adulthood
B. Adolescence D. Early Adulthood
19. It is the considered to be one of the leading cause of death among teenagers nowadays:
A. Suicide C. Poverty
B. Terrorism D. Corruption
20. It is a period closely related to teenage years.
A. Childhood C. Old Age
B. Adolescence D. Infancy

21. It is an individual’s way to understand or create meaning about a thing or experience.

a. Schema c. Accommodation
b. Assimilation d. Equilibration
22. It is achieving proper balance between assimilation and accommodation.
a. Assimilation c. Object Permanence
b. Equilibration d. Schema
23. This is the process of fitting new experience into an existing or previously created
cognitive structure or schema.
a. Cognitive disequilibrium c. Assimilation
b. Equilibration d. Egocentrism
24. This is the process of creating a new schema.
a. Schema c. Accommodation
b. Assimilation d. Equilibration
25. This is the ability of the child to know that an object still exist even when out of sight.
a. Assimilation c. Object Permanence
b. Equilibration d. Schema
26. This is the tendency of the child to only see his point of view and to assume that everyone
also has his same point of view.
a. Symbolic function c. Animism
b. Egocentrism d. Conservation
27. This refers to the tendency of the child to only focus on one aspect of a thing or event and
exclude other aspect.
a. Irreversibility c. Decentering
b. Centration d. Reversibility
 28. This stage is characterized by the ability of the child to think logically but only in terms
of concrete objects.
a. Sensorimotor c. Concrete Operational
b. Pre-Operational d. Formal Operational
29. At this stage , the child is initially reflexive in grasping, sucking and reaching becomes
more organized in his movement and activity.
a. Sensorimotor c. Concrete Operational
b. Pre-Operational d. Formal Operational
30. His theory suggests that intelligence is not a single intellectual capacity but it has eight
different capacities.
a. Freud c. Vygotsky
b. Piaget d. Gardner
31. It is the ability to control one’s body movements and the ability to handle objects skilfully.
a. Spatial-Visual c. Verbal-Linguistic
b. Logical-Mathematical d. Bodily-Kinesthetic

32. It is the ability to think conceptually and abstractly and has the capacity to detect logical or
numeral pattern.
a. Musical c. Logical-Mathematical
b. Naturalist d. Verbal Linguistic

33. It is the capacity to discern and respond appropriately to the moods, temperaments,
motivation and desires of others.
a. Naturalist c. Intrapersonal
b. Interpersonal d. Musical
34. The ability to recognize and categorized plants, animals and other objects in nature or
appreciate the world and nature.
a. Naturalist c. Intrapersonal
b. Interpersonal d. Musical
35. The capacity to be self aware an in-tune with inner feelings to guide one’s own behaviour
and knowledge and one’s own strength, weaknesses, desires and intelligences.
a. Naturalist c. Intrapersonal
b. Interpersonal d. Musical
36. He believed that children learns best through hands on activities than when listening
passively.
a. Vygotsky c. Freud
b. Piaget d. Gardner
37. The support or assistance that lets the child accomplish a task he cannot accomplish
independently is called:
a. More knowledgeable Others c. Scaffolding
b. Zone of Proximal Development d. Fade –away technique
38. These are skills that involve a refined use of the small muscle controlling the hand, fingers
and thumb.
a. Gross motor skills c. Tonic Neck Reflex
b. Fine Motor skills d. Galant Reflex
39. This reflex is most evident when an infant’s cheek is stroked. The baby responds by turning
his or her head in the direction of the touch and opening their mouth for feeding.
a. Curling Reflex c. Rooting Reflex
b. Gripping Reflex d. Sucking Reflex
40. Babies will grasp anything that is placed in their palm.
a. Curling Reflex c. Rooting Reflex
b. Gripping Reflex d. Sucking Reflex
41. It is shown when an infant’s middle or lower back is stroked next to the spinal cord.
a. Tonic Neck Reflex c. Rooting Reflex
b. Galant Reflex d. Sucking Reflex
42. A person tries to imitate or copy another person.
a. Imitative learning c. Collaborative Learning
b. Instructed learning d. None of the above
43. It is a group of person who strive to understand each other and they work together to learn
specific skills.
a. Imitative learning c. Collaborative Learning
b. Instructed learning d. None of the above
44. Speech used by children for purpose of communication to other people.
a. Social speech c. Inner speech
b. Egocentric Speech d. All of the above
45. Speech used by children to think in their minds about their problems or task, instead of
verbalizing their ideas in order to solve their problem or decide what to do next.
a. Social speech c. Inner speech
b. Egocentric Speech d. All of the above

46. A memory strategy that involves repeating the words or information to be remembered or
recalled either verbally or mentally.
a. Retrieval c. Recognition
b. Rehearsal d. None of the above
47. It refers to acquiring skills that involve the large muscles.
a. Gross Motor development c. Locomotor skills
b. Fine motor development d. Manipulative skills
48. It refers to acquiring the ability to use the smaller muscles in the arm, hands and fingers.
a. Gross Motor development c. Locomotor skills
b. Fine motor development d. Manipulative skills
49. This are skills that involves going from one place to another, like walking, running, climbing,
hopping, skipping and galloping.
a. Gross Motor development c. Locomotor skills
b. Fine motor development d. Manipulative skills
50. It operates using the reality principle. It is being aware that others also have needs to be met.
a. Id c. Superego
b. Ego d. All of the above
51. It plays a vital role in one’s personality because it operates on the pleasure principle.
a. Id c. Superego
b. Ego d. All of the above
52. It embodies a person’s moral aspect.
a. Id c. Superego
b. Ego d. All of the above
53. During this stage, the child is focused on oral pleasures.
a. Anal c. Latency
b. Phallic d. Oral
54. In this stage, the pleasure or erogenous zone is the genitals.
a. Oral c. Phallic
b. Anal d. Latency
55. The child finds satisfaction in eliminating and retaining feces and the center for pleasure is
the anus.
a. Oral c. Phallic
b. Anal d. Latency
56. Boys see their father as rival for her mother’s affection is known as:
a. Oedipus complex c. Phallic Stage
b. Electra Complex d. Genital Stage
57. Girls developing unconscious sexual attraction towards their father is referred as:

a. Oedipus complex c. Phallic Stage

b. Electra Complex d. Genital Stage
58. This is the part of us that we can reach if prompted, but is not in our active conscious.
a. Conscious c. Subconscious
b. Unconscious d. Nonconscious

59. It comprises a small part of who we are or everything we are aware of.
a. Conscious c. Subconscious
b. Unconscious d. Nonconscious
60. It is often referred to as cognitive conflict arises from encounters that a child cannot
understand nor assimilate
a. Disequilibrium c. Occurence
b. Equilibrium d. Disruption
61. It is a system of verbal and written symbols with rules about how those symbols can be
strung together to convey more complex meaning.
a. Language c. Verbal
b. Communication d. Non-Verbal
62. It is the scientific study of language.
a. Linguistic c. Sociolinguistic
b. Communication d.Phonetics
63. It refers to the sound of language.
a. Phonology c. Grammar
b. Semantics d. Pragmatics
64. It is the study of words and their meaning.
a. Phonology c. Grammar
b. Semantics d. Pragmatics
65. It is the study of how people use language to communicate effectively.
a. Phonology c. Grammar
b. Semantics d. Pragmatics
66. It is the process of rapidly learning a new word simply from the use of a familiar word and
unfamiliar word.
a. fast mapping c. babbling
b. word comprehension d. fast talk
67. He believes that the LAD ( Language Acquisition Device) facilitate language and enable
children to derive the rules of grammar from everyday speech regardless of the native language.
a. Vygotsky c. Piaget
b. Chomsky d. Kohlberg

68. It is the ability to speak and write fluently in two languages.

a. multilingual c. bilingualism
b. bilingual d. bilingual language acquisition
69. The child acquires two languages at the same time before the age of 3 years old.
a. bilingual language acquisition c. simultaneous bilingualism
b. sequential bilingualism d. all of the above

70. He viewed that social environment combined with biological maturation provides each
individual with a set of “crises” that must be resolved.
a. Erickson c. Kohlberg
b. Bandura d. Freud
71. Observational or social learning is based primarily on the work of:
a. Vygotsky c. Bandura
b. Erickson d. Gardner
72. It means willingness to relate to another person on a deep level – more than a mutual
need.
a. Isolation c. Autonomy
b. Intimacy d. Inferiority
73. An absence of identity. It means that the person cannot see clearly who they are and how
they can relate and operate positively within the environment.
a. Identity c. Isolation
b. Role Confusion d. Trust
74. In order to imitate a behaviour, it needs to be remembered.
a. Retention c. Reproduction
b. Attention d. Motivation

75. At this stage, the individual produces an action that is a copy of what was observed.
a. Retention c. Reproduction
b. Attention d. Motivation
76. It is a set of expectations that prescribe how females or males should think, act and feel.
a. Gender c. Gender Role
b. Gender Identity d. Gender Typing
77. This parent may also hit the child, enforce rules rigidly but not explain them and show
anger towards their children.
a. Authoritarian c. Neglectful Parenting
b. Authoritative d. Permissive
78. This parent shows pleasure and support for their children’s constructive behaviour.
a. Authoritarian c. Neglectful Parenting
b. Authoritative d. Permissive
79. A style in which the parent is very much uninvolved in the child’s life.
a. Authoritarian c. Neglectful Parenting
b. Authoritative d. Permissive
80. This parent allow their children to do what they want. The result is, children never learn
to control their behaviour and always expect to get their own way.
a. Authoritarian c. Neglectful Parenting
b. Authoritative d. Permissive
81. It is a chromosome abnormality found in females in which secondary sex characteristics
are developed only with the administration of female hormones.
a. a. Turner Syndrome c. Pervasive developmental disorder
b. b. Klinefelter’s Syndrome d. Autistic Disorder
82. It is characterized by inability of the children to communicate and interact socially.
a. a. Turner Syndrome c. Pervasive developmental disorder
b. b. Klinefelter’s Syndrome d. Autistic Disorder
83. A collection of disorders characterized by gross deficits in many areas of cognitive,
emotional and social development.
a. a. Turner Syndrome c. Pervasive developmental disorder
b. b. Klinefelter’s Syndrome d. Autistic Disorder
84. A mild form of autism, people with this syndrome manifest a higher mental functioning.
a. a. Asperger’s syndrome c. Down Syndrome
b. b. Echolia d. Repetitive behaviour
85. A form of autism where the autistic repeats what is said by another rather than responds
to a question. It is usually a word for word repetition.
a. a. Turner’s Syndrome c. Echolia
b. b. Down Syndrome d. Autistic Disorder
86. Characterized by a distinct physical appearance and physical and mental retardation.
a. a. Turner’s Syndrome c. Echolia
b. b. Down Syndrome d. Autistic Disorder
87. A serious disorder characterized by hallucinations, delusions and other kinds of thought
disorder.
a. a. Autistic Disorder c. Schizophrenia
b. b. Echolia d. Klinefelter’s Syndrome

88. It refers to any systematic deviation in the way people speak, listen, read, write or sign
that interferes with their ability to communicate with peers.
a. a. Language Disability c. Deafness
b. b. Language Disorder d. None of the above
89. It affects the structure, content and even the use of language.
a. a. Language Disability c. Deafness
b. b. Language Disorder d. None of the above
90. It is the loss of ability to use and understand language.
a. a. Aphasia c. Dyslexia
b. b. Deafness d. All are true
91. It is a physical impairment that causes language disorder.
a. a. Aphasia c. Dyslexia
b. b. Deafness d. All are true
92. It is a loss of competency due to brain injury, degeneration and developmental failure to
keep pace with reading instruction.
a. a. Aphasia c. Dyslexia
b. b. Deafness d. All are true
93. It is a theory which holds that crime is caused by the difficulty faced in achieving socially
valued goals.
a. a. Strain Theory c. Labelling Theory
b. b. Differential Theory d. Male Phenomenon
94. Once labelled as “deviant”, a young person may accept the role and be more likely
associate with others who have been similarly labelled.
a. Strain Theory c. Labelling Theory
b. Differential Theory d. Male Phenomenon

95. Which development principle is NOT TRUE?

A. Children‘s development is a function of environment and heredity.
B. Children develop at different rates.
C. Children develop in a predictable manner.
D. Children develop skills and abilities in an unpredictable manner.

96. Which type of parenting style is most beneficial to the development of children, according to
research?
A. Authoritarian C. Authoritative
B. Permissive D. Uninvolved

97. According to Erikson, what years are critical for the development of self-confidence?
A. High school years C. Preschool years
B. Elementary school years D. College years

98. At the high school level, Kohlberg’s advice to teachers is for them to begin discussing with
student about abstract principles such as justice and human rights. On the average, in which
moral development stage are high school students supposed to be?
A. Post conventional stage
B. Conventional stage
C. In between conventional and post conventional stage
D. That depends on the school culture
99. Which is the ideal stage of moral development?
A. Social contract C. Law and order
B. Universal ethical principle D. Good boy/good girl

100. 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
Answer key

1. C
2. B
3. C
4. C
5. A
6. C
7. C
8. D
9. B
10. A
11. A
12. A
13. C
14. C
15. C
16. B
17. C
18. A
19. A
20. B
21. A
22. B
23. C
24. C
25. C
26. B
27. B
28. C
29. A
30. D
31. D
32. C
33. B
34. A
35. C
36. A
37. C
38. B
39. C
40. B
41. B
42. A
43. C
44. A
45. C
46. B
47. A
48. B
49. C
50. B
51. A
52. C
53. D
54. C
55. B
56. A
57. B
58. C
59. A
60. A
61. A
62. A
63. A
64. B
65. D
66. A
67. B
68. C
69. C
70. A
71. C
72. B
73. B
74. A
75. C
76. C
77. A
78. B
79. C
80. D
81. A
82. D
83. C
84. A
85. C
86. B
87. C
88. B
89. A
90. A
91. B
92. C
93. A
94. C
95. D
96. C
97. C
98. A
99. B
100. C