MCQ Collection
GAT Subject Education MCQs
Practice GAT Subject Education questions with answers and explanations.
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A.
John Dewey
B.
Albert Bandura
C.
David Ausubel
D.
Robert Gagné
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Correct Answer: B. Albert Bandura
Explanation:
Bandura emphasized learning through observation and reciprocal interaction.
Personal factors, behavior, and environment influence one another.
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A.
Jean Piaget
B.
B. F. Skinner
C.
Lawrence Kohlberg
D.
Abraham Maslow
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Correct Answer: D. Abraham Maslow
Explanation:
Maslow organized human needs from basic physiological needs toward self-actualization.
Unmet basic needs can interfere with learning.
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A.
Physiological needs
B.
Esteem needs
C.
Self-actualization
D.
Aesthetic needs
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Correct Answer: A. Physiological needs
Explanation:
Food, water, rest, and shelter are basic physiological needs.
They provide a foundation for higher needs.
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A.
Unconditioned response
B.
Conditioned stimulus
C.
Primary reinforcer
D.
Punishment
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Correct Answer: B. Conditioned stimulus
Explanation:
After repeated pairing with an unconditioned stimulus, the neutral stimulus gains meaning.
It then elicits a conditioned response.
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A.
Jean Piaget
B.
Carl Rogers
C.
B. F. Skinner
D.
Noam Chomsky
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Correct Answer: C. B. F. Skinner
Explanation:
Skinner studied how consequences shape voluntary behavior.
Reinforcement increases behavior and punishment aims to reduce it.
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A.
Increase a behavior
B.
Reduce the likelihood of a behavior
C.
Guarantee understanding
D.
Replace all instruction
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Correct Answer: B. Reduce the likelihood of a behavior
Explanation:
Punishment introduces or removes consequences to reduce behavior.
Effective behavior support also teaches an appropriate alternative.
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A.
Increasing a response through reward
B.
Learning by observation
C.
Weakening a learned response when reinforcement stops
D.
Forming a cognitive map
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Correct Answer: C. Weakening a learned response when reinforcement stops
Explanation:
A behavior may decline when it no longer produces its expected consequence.
Temporary increases can occur before extinction is complete.
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A.
Ivan Pavlov
B.
Carl Jung
C.
Benjamin Bloom
D.
Edward Thorndike
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Correct Answer: D. Edward Thorndike
Explanation:
Thorndike stated that satisfying consequences strengthen responses.
Unpleasant consequences tend to weaken them.
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A.
Learning by watching others and the consequences they receive
B.
Learning only through direct punishment
C.
Learning without attention
D.
Learning by biological growth alone
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Correct Answer: A. Learning by watching others and the consequences they receive
Explanation:
Observational learning involves models, attention, retention, reproduction, and motivation.
It is central to Bandura's social learning theory.
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A.
Preoperational stage
B.
Concrete operational stage
C.
Formal operational stage
D.
Sensorimotor stage
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Correct Answer: D. Sensorimotor stage
Explanation:
Infants gradually understand that objects continue to exist when unseen.
This achievement belongs to the sensorimotor period.
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A.
Preoperational stage
B.
Sensorimotor stage
C.
Concrete operational stage
D.
Formal operational stage
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Correct Answer: A. Preoperational stage
Explanation:
Preoperational children use language and symbols increasingly.
However, their thinking remains intuitive and often egocentric.
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A.
Sensorimotor stage
B.
Concrete operational stage
C.
Preoperational stage
D.
Formal operational stage
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Correct Answer: B. Concrete operational stage
Explanation:
Concrete operational learners understand that quantity can remain constant despite appearance changes.
They reason logically about tangible situations.