Checking Your Comprehension

Multiple Choice: Circle ONLY the letter of the correct answer.

1. It refers to "first-language-first" education; that is, schooling which begins in
the mother tongue and transitions to additional languages.
a. Multilingual education c. Bilingual education
b. Monolingual education d. All of the above
2. He is a Swiss psychologist whose research was on human development
that significantly contributed to the understanding of human cognition. a.
Jean Piaget c. Lev Vygotsky
b. Albert Bandura d. John Flavell
3. This is a set of ideas intended to explain something especially one that is
based on general principles.
a. Assumption c. Generalization
b. Prediction d. Theory
4. It is a category of knowledge as well as the process of acquiring that
knowledge. a. Accommodation c. Schema
b. Adaptation d. Assimilation
5. We learn by watching other people. This is an example of:
a. Cognitive theory c. Moral theory
b. Psychoanalysis d. Social learning theory
6. This is a set of rules by which you construct full sentences.
a. Morpheme c. Phoneme
b. Syntax d. Lexeme
7. It is the smallest unit of sound that may cause a change of meaning within
a language but does not have meaning by itself.
a. Morpheme c. Phoneme
b. Syntax d. Lexeme
8. It is the idea that speaking more than one language fluently brings with it
cognitive advantages.
a. Bilingualism c. Cognitive control
b. Multilingualism d. Cognition
9. It refers to the idea that we tend to prefer elements held in our thoughts to
be congruent with our behaviors.
a. Iceberg theory c. Social learning theory
b. Threshold theory d. Balance theory
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10. In Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalysis, he used a/an as an analogy for the
human mind.
a. Iceberg c. Cheeseburger
b. Balance d. Cognitive function

Enrichment Activity
1. In your Learning Journal (if available), write at least two situations in
which you use schema theory and balance theory.

2. In a one sheet of bond paper (A4), write your insights on learning

these theories (refer to the syllabus for the rubric and guidelines).