Chapter 3: Behavior Theory

Behavior theory rejects the idea of behavior being dependent on antecedents and consequences

• True

• False

What are principals of behavioral theory?

• Human Conditioning

• Operant Conditioning

• Animal Conditioning

• Classical Conditioning

Classical Conditioning...

• forms an association between a behavior and a consequence

• is a theory based on the idea that individuals construct their own knowledge

• pairs a natural stimulus with another stimulus that causes a physiological response

Operant Conditioning...

• Explains Postive Reinforcement

• Explains Negative Reinforcement

• Explains Punsihment

• Neither

Behaviorists believe students are proactive and self-regualating

• True

• False

Mr. Dan requires students to stay in at recess and write spelling words in sentences. What is this an example of?

• Positive operant conditioning

• Positive classical conditioning

• Negative operant conditioning

• Negative classical conditioning

Mrs. Lady presents a reading riddle to be solved; mistakes and multiple ways of solving it are allowed. She states that students can use recess or lunch to continue their work or talk to their friends about it. What is this an example of?

• Negative Classical Conditioning

• Negative Operant Conditioning

• Positive Classical Conditioning

• Positive Operant Conditioning

Behaviorist believe rewards can be useful in shaping behavior.

• True

• False

Teachers tend to focus on______ instead of ______.

• positive reinforcement; negative reinforcement

• behaviorism; constructivism

• rules and consequences; classroom practices

• classical conditioning;operant conditioning

Cognitive Behavior Modification or CBM emphasizes

• Self-control and self-healing

• self-monitoring and self -instruction

• self-esteem and self-help

• none of the above