Which of the following statements regarding Nsamenang’s theory is true?
A. The human life span and life cycle are seen as four phases of selfhood.
B. Child development is a process of gradual and systemic social integration.
C. Shared responsibilities and social competence in the family system and community is
more important than academic activities and accomplishments.
D. The contextual theories of Vygotsky and Bronfenbrenner are incorporated into his
framework.
E. Responsible intelligence (ability to perform roles and tasks correctly), is a sign of the
child’s cognitive and general development.
F. The social selfhood phase develops through seven stages.
a. A, B, C and F
b.
B, C, D and E
c. A, B, C, D and E
d. B, C, D, E and F
EVALUATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING TWO STATEMENTS
AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION BELOW:
A. Overeating leads to obesity.
B. Poor nutrition can lead to obesity.
a. B is incorrect as poor nutrition means not having enough healthy food to eat.
b. A has no relationship with B as poor nutrition is not an eating disorder.
c. A is correct and B is incorrect.
d. The above statements mean that when people do not have money to buy
healthy food, eating too many grains, such as rice, pap and bread may cause
them to become overweight.
Lev Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory emphasizes the importance of …
a. genetics and heredity in cognitive development.
b. the environment and culture in cognitive development.
c. brain development in cognitive development.
d. personal experiences in cognitive development.
,ACCORDING TO HOWARD GARDNER'S THEORY OF MULTIPLE INTELLGIENCES,
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT ONE OF THE NINE TYPES OF
INTELLIGENCE?
a. Musical intelligence
b. Interpersonal intelligence
c. Spiritual intelligence
d. Naturalist intelligence
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF INDUCTIVE REASONING?
a. All swans are white. Therefore, this bird is white, and it must be a swan.
b. All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore, Socrates is mortal.
c. All the apples on this tree are red. Therefore, all the apples on this type of
tree are red.
d. None of the above.
According to Piaget’s theory of cognitive development …
a. People organise all the information that they collect from their environment in
their cognitive structure in a way that makes sense to them.
b. the easiest way to organise information into a schema is through abstract
thinking.
c. a schema is information about a subject or object that was organised in a
meaningful way.
d. the information that a child collected about aeroplanes may be referred to as her
schema of aeroplanes.
Cognitive development refers to ...
a. thinking functions such as attention, comprehension, memory, problem-solving
and decision-making.
b. the influence of cultural differences on cognitive development.
c. the ability to deal with new or trying situations.
d. the impact of genetics and heredity on cognitive development.
How does the African view of personhood suggest teachers can enhance
academic performance?
a. By teaching in isolation of previous knowledge.
b. By ignoring the communal context of the child.
c. By linking new information to what the learner already knows.
d. By using abstract concepts that are not related to the learners' experience.
Samantha is a 14-year-old girl who has always enjoyed drawing and painting. She
has been taking art classes for several years and has recently become interested
in graphic design. Her parents notices that she has natural talent for visualising
, 3D objects in her mind and translating it onto paper. Which multiple intelligence
according to Howard Gardner does Samantha excel in?
a. Linguistic intelligence
b. Logical intelligence
c. Spatial intelligence
d. Bodily-Kinaesthetic intelligence
Which type of intelligence, according to Sternberg's theory, involves the ability to
generate new ideas and think outside the box?
a. Analytical intelligence
b. Creative intelligence
c. Practical intelligence
d. Emotional intelligence
Mesosystem is the interaction with which system?
a. Exosystem
b. Macrosystem
c. Microsystem
d. None of the above.
READ THE FOLLOWING SCENARIO AND CHOOSE THE INCORRECT STATEMENT
BELOW.
Paul is 14 years old. Since a group of boys in the school started making fun of him, Paul
started feeling extremely anxious when he goes to school. He is slightly overweight, but
they called him derogatory names and laugh at him every time they see him. Paul tries
to control his food intake but the more he tries, the more he gives in and eats even
more. After stopping to eat for two days, he starts binging again. One day he binges and
feels especially shameful. Fearing that the food that he ate will make him fat, he goes to
the bathroom and vomits. He is extremely relieved that all the food that he ate is out of
his body. His parents are not suspecting anything because he does the bingeing
secretly. During mealtimes he eats a normal plate of food, after which he vomits. After a
few months Paul is diagnosed with severe potassium depletion and blood alkalosis
because of repeated vomiting.
a. Paul can’t be diagnosed with bulimia nervosa because he is a boy
b. Paul can’t be diagnosed with anorexia nervosa because he presents with binge-
purge symptoms
c. Paul’s disorder is not easily detected because by bingeing and vomiting he
managed to maintain his normal body weight
d. Paul believed that if he lost weight his peers would like him and stop making fun
of him
The Zone of Proximal Development refers to …
A. The human life span and life cycle are seen as four phases of selfhood.
B. Child development is a process of gradual and systemic social integration.
C. Shared responsibilities and social competence in the family system and community is
more important than academic activities and accomplishments.
D. The contextual theories of Vygotsky and Bronfenbrenner are incorporated into his
framework.
E. Responsible intelligence (ability to perform roles and tasks correctly), is a sign of the
child’s cognitive and general development.
F. The social selfhood phase develops through seven stages.
a. A, B, C and F
b.
B, C, D and E
c. A, B, C, D and E
d. B, C, D, E and F
EVALUATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING TWO STATEMENTS
AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION BELOW:
A. Overeating leads to obesity.
B. Poor nutrition can lead to obesity.
a. B is incorrect as poor nutrition means not having enough healthy food to eat.
b. A has no relationship with B as poor nutrition is not an eating disorder.
c. A is correct and B is incorrect.
d. The above statements mean that when people do not have money to buy
healthy food, eating too many grains, such as rice, pap and bread may cause
them to become overweight.
Lev Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory emphasizes the importance of …
a. genetics and heredity in cognitive development.
b. the environment and culture in cognitive development.
c. brain development in cognitive development.
d. personal experiences in cognitive development.
,ACCORDING TO HOWARD GARDNER'S THEORY OF MULTIPLE INTELLGIENCES,
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT ONE OF THE NINE TYPES OF
INTELLIGENCE?
a. Musical intelligence
b. Interpersonal intelligence
c. Spiritual intelligence
d. Naturalist intelligence
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF INDUCTIVE REASONING?
a. All swans are white. Therefore, this bird is white, and it must be a swan.
b. All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore, Socrates is mortal.
c. All the apples on this tree are red. Therefore, all the apples on this type of
tree are red.
d. None of the above.
According to Piaget’s theory of cognitive development …
a. People organise all the information that they collect from their environment in
their cognitive structure in a way that makes sense to them.
b. the easiest way to organise information into a schema is through abstract
thinking.
c. a schema is information about a subject or object that was organised in a
meaningful way.
d. the information that a child collected about aeroplanes may be referred to as her
schema of aeroplanes.
Cognitive development refers to ...
a. thinking functions such as attention, comprehension, memory, problem-solving
and decision-making.
b. the influence of cultural differences on cognitive development.
c. the ability to deal with new or trying situations.
d. the impact of genetics and heredity on cognitive development.
How does the African view of personhood suggest teachers can enhance
academic performance?
a. By teaching in isolation of previous knowledge.
b. By ignoring the communal context of the child.
c. By linking new information to what the learner already knows.
d. By using abstract concepts that are not related to the learners' experience.
Samantha is a 14-year-old girl who has always enjoyed drawing and painting. She
has been taking art classes for several years and has recently become interested
in graphic design. Her parents notices that she has natural talent for visualising
, 3D objects in her mind and translating it onto paper. Which multiple intelligence
according to Howard Gardner does Samantha excel in?
a. Linguistic intelligence
b. Logical intelligence
c. Spatial intelligence
d. Bodily-Kinaesthetic intelligence
Which type of intelligence, according to Sternberg's theory, involves the ability to
generate new ideas and think outside the box?
a. Analytical intelligence
b. Creative intelligence
c. Practical intelligence
d. Emotional intelligence
Mesosystem is the interaction with which system?
a. Exosystem
b. Macrosystem
c. Microsystem
d. None of the above.
READ THE FOLLOWING SCENARIO AND CHOOSE THE INCORRECT STATEMENT
BELOW.
Paul is 14 years old. Since a group of boys in the school started making fun of him, Paul
started feeling extremely anxious when he goes to school. He is slightly overweight, but
they called him derogatory names and laugh at him every time they see him. Paul tries
to control his food intake but the more he tries, the more he gives in and eats even
more. After stopping to eat for two days, he starts binging again. One day he binges and
feels especially shameful. Fearing that the food that he ate will make him fat, he goes to
the bathroom and vomits. He is extremely relieved that all the food that he ate is out of
his body. His parents are not suspecting anything because he does the bingeing
secretly. During mealtimes he eats a normal plate of food, after which he vomits. After a
few months Paul is diagnosed with severe potassium depletion and blood alkalosis
because of repeated vomiting.
a. Paul can’t be diagnosed with bulimia nervosa because he is a boy
b. Paul can’t be diagnosed with anorexia nervosa because he presents with binge-
purge symptoms
c. Paul’s disorder is not easily detected because by bingeing and vomiting he
managed to maintain his normal body weight
d. Paul believed that if he lost weight his peers would like him and stop making fun
of him
The Zone of Proximal Development refers to …
