EPC 420 - Educational Psychology of Adolescence » Spring 2023 » Quiz 6 Slavin Ch 5 - Behavioral & Social Theories of Learning.

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Question #1
Which of the following statements best fits a behaviorist's conception of learning?
A.   Learning is a change in an individual caused by experience.
B.   Learning is synonymous with development.
C.   Learning is a change in an individual's knowledge structures.
D.   Learning is synonymous with cognition.
Question #2
What type of reinforcer is being encountered when students enjoy taking a field trip (which is the reward itself)?
A.   Extrinsic
B.   Primary
C.   Negative
D.   Intrinsic
Question #3
A student is used to getting the attention of the teacher by making annoying sounds. One day the teacher decides to ignore the sounds by showing no reaction. Based on behavioral theory, what would be the expected outcome, assuming the teacher's attention was the reinforcer?
A.   The behavior will immediately increase in frequency, but then decrease over time.
B.   The behavior will immediately decrease in frequency, but then increase over time.
C.   There will be very little change, since the teacher did not apply an aversive stimulus.
D.   The behavior will be immediately extinguished.
Question #4
In Bandura's classic study on modeling, children who observed a film of an aggressive adult being punished:
A.   engaged in more aggressive acts in subsequent play than did the control group.
B.   engaged in fewer aggressive acts during subsequent play than did the control group.
C.   showed less desire to see movies in later classes.
D.   appeared unaffected by the film.
Question #5
Which of the following illustrates Bandura's concept of self-regulation?
A.   Standard grading criteria are applied to all members of a class.
B.   A student engages in a desired activity after judging previous work as well done.
C.   Reinforcement is based on improvement.
D.   A teacher is in charge of creating and enforcing all class rules.
Question #6
In classical conditioning, the object or event that automatically elicits a behavior before the conditioning takes place is referred to as the:
A.   conditioned response.
B.   neutral stimulus.
C.   unconditioned response.
D.   unconditioned stimulus.
Question #7
Which of the following is an example of removal punishment?
A.   Fine
B.   Response cost
C.   Loss of recess
D.   Seatbelt buzzer
Question #8
What is the focus of operant conditioning?
A.   The relationship between a behavior and its consequence
B.   Animal learning rather than human learning
C.   Treating learning as associating stimuli, rather than acting on one's surroundings
D.   Reflexive types of responses
Question #9
Whenever students turn in their homework, a teacher rewards them with computer time. The more often they turn in their homework, the more they are allowed to use the computers. Students have been turning in their homework with increasing frequency. Thus, the computer time is serving as a(n):
A.   unconditioned stimulus.
B.   punisher.
C.   aversive stimulus.
D.   reinforcer.
Question #10
A reinforcer that allows a student to escape from an unpleasant situation is called a(n):
A.   secondary reinforcer.
B.   unconditioned reinforcer.
C.   primary reinforcer.
D.   negative reinforcer.

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