Exam 1 Review: Learning Theories

What role can peers play in learning according to Social Cognitive Learning Theory?

• socio-cognitive conflict

• scaffolding

• vicarious rewards and punishments

• guided learning

Sally demonstrates to the class on the white-board how to solve the equation y=4x-5 while simultaneously explaining her thought process which leads her to solving the equation. What is this an example of?

• cognitive modeling

• live modeling

• symbolic modeling

• verbal modeling

________ is the theorist who designed the Bobo Doll experiment and stated that humans learn through imitation.

• Jean Piaget

• Albert Bandura

• Ivan Pavlov

• B. F. Skinner

According to social cognitive theory, learning from a model can only occur if the imitator (select all that apply):

• pays attention to the modeled behavior

• retains the information

• is capable of reproducing the behavior

• is motivated to learn the behavior

Danny sees a jaquar at the zoo and calls it a cat.  This is an example of:

• assimilation

• accommodation

• underextension

• overregularization

3-year-old Mindy is on the phone talking to her Aunt Clair. Clair asks “What are you wearing today?” Mindy excitedly points to her shirt, pants, and socks and says “this.”  Mindy did not realize that her aunt cannot see her outfit. This happened because of:

• egocentrism

• transductive reasoning

• lack of conservation

• lack of abstract thinking

What did Piaget (individual constructivism) consider to be critical for cognitive development?

• modeling from adults

• scaffolding

• interaction with physical environment

• reinforcement

 In the Information Processing Model, information FIRST enters the system through

• sensory memory/sensory register

• long term memory

• working memory

• attention

What process is required for information to move from the sensory register into the working memory?

• attention

• dual processing

• rehearsal

• encoding

Which of the following is the least effective strategy to help encode information from your working memory into your long-term memory?

• elaboration

• rehearsal

• organization

• each of these strategies is equally effective