Which psychologists have become intensely interested in the promulgation and application of scientifically evolved principles and theories of learning?

Related Mcqs:

1. Educational psychology can be regarded as an applied _____in that it seeks to explain learning according to scientifically determined principles and facts concerning human behavior:

   A. Art
   B. Phenomenon
   C. Out come
   D. Science

2. Which of the following are FALSE regarding the role of theories in psychology?
   1. Facts have to be integrated in terms of theoretical explanations
   2. Theories are statements of what rather than why
   3. Theories are capable of accounting for multiple facts, but cannot predict what might happen in novel situations
   4. All of the above

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 1 & 3
   C. 2 & 3
   D. 4

3. _______educational practices are based upon formulated psychological principles that evolve from the application of scientific methods to the problems of human development and learning:

   A. Basic
   B. Simple
   C. Systematic
   D. Successful

4. According to data obtained from scientifically conduct studies of human behavior, in has been concluded that people tend to react similarly in certain situations and under certain:

   A. principles
   B. Conditions
   C. Problems
   D. Procedures

5. Psychologists who are interested in the perception of the motion, part-whole relationships and in how people judge size were identified with what school of psychology?

   A. psychoanalytic
   B. gestalt
   C. biological
   D. structural

6. Comparative psychologists are primarily interested in:

   A. stimulus-response connections
   B. animal behavior
   C. the comparison of functional and behavioral psychology
   D. the comparison of different types of psychotherapy

7. A psychologist interested is knowing how young children think while learning ‘how to play games’, is a (n):

   A. Behavioural psychologist
   B. Sport psychologist
   C. Cognitive psychologist
   D. Environmental psychologist

8. A psychologist interested in knowing how young children think while learning ‘how to play games’, is a (an):

   A. Behavioural psychologist
   B. Sports psychologist
   C. Cognitive psychologist
   D. Environmental psychologist

9. Clinical psychologists tend to endorse behaviorism more strongly, and counseling psychologists tend to endorse which of the following?

   A. Eclectic approach
   B. Psychodynamic
   C. Humanistic
   D. Biological

10. The application of psychological theories, methods and techniques to solve practical human problems describes an area of psychology known as ____________?

    A. Social psychology
    B. Para-psychology
    C. Applied psychology
    D. Humanistic psychology