CEP Educational Psychology Principles 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A gifted student shows extreme perfectionism and refuses to attempt challenging tasks for fear of making mistakes. An educational planner should recognize this as a manifestation of:
- High intrinsic motivation
- Performance-avoidance goal orientation (Correct answer)
- Mastery goal orientation
- Optimal anxiety levels
Correct answer: Performance-avoidance goal orientation
Performance-avoidance goal orientation drives students to avoid situations where their competence might be judged negatively, even at the cost of growth.
Question 2: Which of the following accurately describes the difference between fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence?
- Fluid intelligence increases with age while crystallized intelligence peaks at age 25
- Fluid intelligence involves reasoning with new problems; crystallized intelligence involves accumulated knowledge (Correct answer)
- Fluid intelligence is domain-specific while crystallized intelligence is domain-general
- Fluid intelligence is measured by vocabulary tests; crystallized intelligence by pattern recognition
Correct answer: Fluid intelligence involves reasoning with new problems; crystallized intelligence involves accumulated knowledge
Cattell's theory distinguishes fluid intelligence (reasoning, novel problem-solving) from crystallized intelligence (learned knowledge and skills).
Question 3: When a student generalizes a past learning rule incorrectly to a new situation — for example, adding '-ed' to 'go' to form 'goed' — this demonstrates:
- Retroactive interference
- Overgeneralization (Correct answer)
- Negative transfer
- Extinction of prior learning
Correct answer: Overgeneralization
Overgeneralization occurs when a learner extends a rule beyond its appropriate domain, a common stage in language and concept acquisition.
Question 4: According to Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, which system encompasses cultural values, laws, and customs that indirectly influence a child's development?
- Microsystem
- Mesosystem
- Exosystem
- Macrosystem (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Macrosystem
The macrosystem represents the overarching cultural context including beliefs, values, customs, and laws that shape all other systems.
Question 5: A student who studies for an exam the night before and performs well but forgets most of the material within a week is primarily relying on:
- Deep processing strategies
- Elaborative rehearsal
- Maintenance rehearsal / rote memorization (Correct answer)
- Spaced practice
Correct answer: Maintenance rehearsal / rote memorization
Maintenance rehearsal (rote repetition) keeps information in working memory short-term but does not promote long-term retention.
Question 6: Which of Sternberg's triarchic intelligence components involves the ability to adapt to, shape, or select environments?
- Analytical intelligence
- Creative intelligence
- Practical intelligence (Correct answer)
- Emotional intelligence
Correct answer: Practical intelligence
Sternberg's practical intelligence (contextual subtheory) involves adapting to real-world environments and applying knowledge effectively.
Question 7: An educational planner notices that a student's performance improves dramatically with a different teacher. This is best explained by which concept?
- Regression to the mean
- Person-environment fit (Correct answer)
- The Flynn effect
- Reactance theory
Correct answer: Person-environment fit
Person-environment fit theory suggests that students perform best when their needs, abilities, and values align with their educational environment.
CEP Educational Psychology Principles 3
A gifted student shows extreme perfectionism and refuses to attempt challenging tasks for fear of making mistakes.
An educational planner should recognize this as a manifestation of: