Midterms Learning Theories

A child struggled to plug in two Lego blocks but eventually did it. He still struggled on plugging a third block but did it relatively smoothly on the fourth. He no longer struggled on the fifth and sixth blocks. Which law of Thorndike is exemplified in the situation?

• Law of Readiness

• Law of Exercise

• Law of Effect

• None of the above

Right after waking up, an adult asked a child to identify the color of the balls. She repeatedly says red while showing him the red ball and green while showing him the green ball. Despite several attempts, the child just muttered ball. Which law of Thorndike is exemplified in the situation?

• Law of Readiness

• Law of Exercise

• Law of Effect

• None of the above

An office worker had consistently arrived at work at 6:30 AM, five days a week, for 45 years. On his first Monday as a retired person, he scratches his head, asking why he is at the front of his office. Which key principle of classical conditioning is shown in this example?

• Acquisition

• Extinction

• Generalization

• Discrimination

Despite being conditioned in elementary that a '+' sign means adding the two numbers, a student, now in high school, knows that she should subtract if the numbers have different signs, even if a '+' sign is between them. Which key principle of classical conditioning is shown in this example?

• Acquisition

• Extinction

• Generalization

• Discrimination

A grade 4 class cannot play outside during recess if they continue being rowdy during Math time. Which component of operant conditioning is presented in the situation?

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

Student-athletes are exempted from their Physical Education classes for the rest of the school year if they play in an international competition. Which component of operant conditioning is presented in the situation?

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

Arrange the sequence of events of learning to divide based on observation learning. I. The teacher repeats the process step-by-step. II. The student tried to divide again, knowing he was right the first time. III. The student observes the teacher dividing two numbers. IV. The student tried to divide another two numbers on their own.

• III, IV, I, II

• III, I, II, IV

• III, I, IV, II

• III, IV, II, I

Arrange the sequence of events of learning to dance based on observation learning. I. The student attempted to replicate the steps. II. The student watched the instructor dance. III. The student continues to practice upon receiving feedback. IV. The instructor slowly repeated the steps while counting.

• II, IV, I, III

• II, IV, III, I

• II, III, IV, I

• II, III, I, IV

A child was given a ginger cat, and she said "orange," "fluffy," and "meow." Which learning type in hierarchical learning is exhibited in the situation?

• Signal Learning

• Stimulus-Response

• Motor Chains

• Verbal Association

A student knows that a jeep fare is Php 12. He asked the driver for a Php 38 change when he reached a Php 50 bill. Which learning type in hierarchical learning is exhibited in the situation?

• Multiple Discrimination

• Concepts

• Rules

• Problem Solving