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 synonymous with cognition.
B.   Learning is synonymous with development.
C.   Learning is a change in an individual's knowledge structures.
D.   Learning is a change in an individual caused by experience.
Question #2
What type of reinforcer is being encountered when students enjoy taking a field trip (which is the reward itself)?
A.   Primary
B.   Negative
C.   Intrinsic
D.   Extrinsic
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 be immediately extinguished.
B.   There will be very little change, since the teacher did not apply an aversive stimulus.
C.   The behavior will immediately decrease in frequency, but then increase over time.
D.   The behavior will immediately increase in frequency, but then decrease over time.
Question #4
In Bandura's classic study on modeling, children who observed a film of an aggressive adult being punished:
A.   appeared unaffected by the film.
B.   showed less desire to see movies in later classes.
C.   engaged in fewer aggressive acts during subsequent play than did the control group.
D.   engaged in more aggressive acts in subsequent play than did the control group.
Question #5
Which of the following illustrates Bandura's concept of self-regulation?
A.   A teacher is in charge of creating and enforcing all class rules.
B.   Reinforcement is based on improvement.
C.   A student engages in a desired activity after judging previous work as well done.
D.   Standard grading criteria are applied to all members of a class.
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.   unconditioned response.
B.   unconditioned stimulus.
C.   conditioned response.
D.   neutral stimulus.
Question #7
Which of the following is an example of removal punishment?
A.   Fine
B.   Seatbelt buzzer
C.   Response cost
D.   Loss of recess
Question #8
What is the focus of operant conditioning?
A.   Animal learning rather than human learning
B.   The relationship between a behavior and its consequence
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.   aversive stimulus.
C.   punisher.
D.   reinforcer.
Question #10
A reinforcer that allows a student to escape from an unpleasant situation is called a(n):
A.   unconditioned reinforcer.
B.   primary reinforcer.
C.   negative reinforcer.
D.   secondary reinforcer.

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