J Cromwell M4A1

Behavioral learning theories recognize the relationship between a learner and his or her environment.

• True

• False

What is a limitation of behavioral learning theories?

(a)  

When a teacher praises a student who has waited patiently for a turn at the board, the teacher is using _____ .

• Premack Principle

• negative reinforcement

• classical conditioning

• operant conditioning

Maintaining a learned behavior so that students will work independently requires adjusting the schedule of reinforcement. Which schedule will best maintain a learned behavior?

• Fixed Ratio schedule

• Fixed-Interval schedule

• Variable-interval schedule

• Continuous reinforcement

Making a calming gesture and moving close to misbehaving students rather than giving them a scolding at the end of class illustrates the use of more effective, (a)   consequences.

"When you guide students toward goals by reinforcing the many steps that lead to success, you are using a technique called (a)   .”

Which of the following would be effective techniques to support students in generalizing a learned behavior from one setting to another?

• Doubling a recipe for chili in math class; taking it home for someone to make

• Completing a worksheet on U.S history; reading a book on U.S. history

• Learning in language arts class to skip difficult test questions and return to them later; transferring that skill to science tests

• Learning to read and count rhythms in music; finding rhythms in words and sentences in reading books

Social learning theory describes how students learn to use social skills to be successful in the classroom.

• True

• False

When a teacher starts to model a behavior that students should imitate and then practice, the teacher is using the second phase of observational learning. What is this called?

(a)  

Which of these are examples of self-regulation?

• A task completion checklist

• Timing how long it takes to get to school

• Self-talk to guide one through a task

• Asking questions to evaluate one's own progress