Wednesday, 29 April 2026

20 Multiple Choice Questions on Piaget & Köhler – KTET Category 1/2/3

 .1) *According to Piaget, the process of taking new information into existing schemas is called


:* A) Accommodation B) Assimilation C) Equilibration D) Conservation


 2. *A child in Piaget’s Preoperational Stage (2-7 years) typically struggles with:


* A) Abstract reasoning B) Object permanence C) Conservation of volume  D) Both A&C


 3. *Which of these is NOT one of Piaget’s four stages of cognitive development?


* A) Sensorimotor B) Preoperational C) Concrete Operational D) Psychosocial 


4. *The ability to understand that an object exists even when it cannot be seen is called:


* A) Animism B) Egocentrism C) Object permanence D) Centration


5. *In Piaget’s theory, 'equilibration' refers to:


* A) Balancing assimilation and accommodation B) The final stage of development 

  

C) Physical growth of the brain D) Learning through punishment 


6. *A child who believes the sun follows him when he walks is showing

:

* A) Conservation B) Reversibility C) Egocentrism D) Decentration


7. *At which stage can a child perform 'seriation'– arranging objects in logical order?


* A) Sensorimotor B) Preoperational C) Concrete Operational D) Formal Operational 


8. *Hypothetical-deductive reasoning is the main feature of:


* A) Sensorimotor Stage B) Preoperational Stage 


C) Concrete Operational Stage  D) Formal Operational Stage 


9. *Piaget used the 'Three Mountains Task' to demonstrate:


* A) Conservation B) Egocentrism C) Object permanence D) Moral development


 10. *According to Piaget, the main role of a teacher is to be a:


* A) Lecturer who gives information B) Facilitator who provides experiences 


C) Controller of classroom behavior D) Evaluator of marks


*Part B: Wolfgang Köhler– Insight Learning / Gestalt Psychology


* 11. *Köhler’s experiments on 'insight learning' were conducted on:


* A) Dogs B) Cats C) Chimpanzees D) Pigeons 


12. *In Köhler’s experiment, Sultan the chimp joined two sticks to reach bananas. 


This demonstrated:


* A) Trial and error learning B) Classical conditioning C) Insight learning D) Operant conditioning


13. *The German word 'Gestalt' means:


* A) Behavior B) Whole or form C) Learning D) Stimulus 


14. *According to Gestalt psychologists, learning is:


* A) Gradual and through practice B) Sudden and through understanding relations 


 C) Based on rewards only D) Always unconscious


 15. *Which of these is NOT a law of Gestalt perception?


*A) Law of Proximity B) Law of Similarity C) Law of Effect D) Law of Closure


 16. *Köhler opposed which theory of learning?


* A) Piaget’s Cognitive Theory B) Vygotsky’s Social Constructivism 


C) Thorndike’s Trial and Error   D) Bandura’s Social Learning 


17. *'Insight' in Köhler’s theory is characterized by:


* A) Slow improvement over many trials B) Sudden 'Aha!' moment of solution

 C) Random responses   D) Dependence on punishment 


18. *Köhler conducted his famous experiments during 1913-1917 at:


* A) Harvard University B) Tenerife Island C) Berlin University D) Vienna 


19. *For insight to occur, Köhler said the learner must:


* A) Be punished for wrong answers   B) Perceive the whole situation


 C) Memorize the steps          D) Be guided step-by-step


 20. *Which KTET-relevant teaching implication comes from Köhler’s theory?


* A) Use drill and practice only  B) Present problems as a whole for students to explore


 C) Avoid giving problems to students                      D) Focus only on rote learning--


*Answer Key*

1         2         3         4        5       6       7        8        9         10

B         D         D        C      A      C      C        D          B         B 

11        12         13      14      15     16      17      18      19       20 

 C         C           B        B       C       C      B        B        B        B


Tips

 1. *Piaget = Ages & Stages*: 0-2 Sensorimotor, 2-7 Preoperational, 7-11 Concrete, 11+ Formal


 2. *Köhler = Insight + Gestalt + Sultan the Chimp*


 3. Piaget says kids are 'little scientists'.

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