BEd Bachelor of Education Bachelor of Education Learning and Development Principles 4

Question 1

Which concept describes the tendency of humans to attribute their own successes to internal factors and failures to external factors?

Accepted Answer

Self-serving bias

Answer

Self-serving bias is the tendency to credit oneself for successes (internal attribution) while blaming external factors for failures.

Question 2

According to information processing theory, which component holds information for active manipulation but has a very limited capacity?

Accepted Answer

Working memory

Answer

Working memory (Baddeley) is the limited-capacity system where active thinking occurs; it can hold roughly 7±2 chunks of information at a time.

Question 3

A student with an internal locus of control is most likely to respond to a poor test grade by:

Accepted Answer

Increasing study effort for the next exam

Answer

Students with an internal locus of control believe they can influence outcomes, so they respond to failure by adjusting their own behavior (e.g., studying harder).

Question 4

Which theorist proposed that moral development moves from heteronomous morality (rules as fixed) to autonomous morality (rules as social agreements)?

Accepted Answer

Jean Piaget

Answer

Piaget described two stages of moral development: heteronomous (rules come from authority) transitioning to autonomous (rules are mutually agreed upon).

Question 5

The 'readiness' principle in learning development suggests that instruction is most effective when:

Accepted Answer

Students are mature enough to benefit from the instruction

Answer

Readiness refers to the match between a learner's developmental level and the demands of the instruction; premature instruction is ineffective.

BEd Bachelor of Education Practice Test

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BEd Bachelor of Education Bachelor of Education Learning and Development Principles 4