Educational Psychology Quiz

According to the Social Learning Theory, what determines which modeled behaviors will be learned?

• Characteristics, activities, and social interactions

• Rehearsal and repetition

• External rewards and punishments

• Physical environment

What is the key difference between Pedagogy and Andragogy in terms of learning orientation?

• Theoretical vs. Practical learning

• Teacher-centered vs. Student-centered

• Subject-centered vs. Life-centered or task-centered

• Individual vs. Group learning

In Gagne's Conditions of Learning, which type of learning involves developing a voluntary response to a specific stimulus or combination of stimuli?

• Verbal association

• Stimulus-response learning

• Chaining

• Signal learning

What is the highest stage in the hierarchy of the learning process according to Gagne's Conditions of Learning?

• Rule learning

• Discrimination learning

• Problem solving

• Concept learning

According to learning styles, what do holistic/global thinkers prefer to do when processing information?

• Experience information in terms of mental pictures

• Analyze details of a picture

• Process information simultaneously rather than step-by-step

• Outline component parts in a logical way

In Kolb's Theory of Experiential Learning, what stage involves creating theories to explain what is observed?

• Active experimentation

• Abstract conceptualization

• Reflective observation

• Concrete experience

What are the characteristics of a Converger learning style?

• Concrete experience and reflective observation

• Abstract conceptualization and active experimentation

• Concrete experience and active experimentation

• Abstract conceptualization and reflective observation

According to Gregorc Cognitive Style Model, what is a characteristic of a Field-independent style?

• Forms attitudes independently

• Analyzes the whole picture, rather than elements

• Recognizes and recalls details

• Task oriented

What is the main difference between Concrete Sequential and Concrete Random cognitive styles?

• Holistic vs. Analytical

• Highly structured vs. Intuitive

• External vs. Internal

• Visual vs. Verbal

In Field Independence/Dependence Model, what does a Field-dependent style have difficulty with?

• Being task oriented

• Recognizing and recalling details

• Perceiving items independent from their surroundings

• Analyzing the whole picture