WorksheetsChapter 4 & 5 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
According to behaviorist theories, which is an example of a response?
Implement a Token economy
Providing positive comments to students after a task is completed
Increasing a behavior after being rewarded
Supporting students for oral presentations
According to behaviorist theories, which is an example of antecedent-stimuli and response?
Eliminate recess - receive a reward
Praise - conditioned behavior
Formative feedback - conditioned behavior
Supportive environment - feel good about school
Which statement describes an example of classical conditioning?
A warm and nurturing teacher makes students feel connected
Forcing students to do an unpleasant task when they misbehave
Adding chores and responsibilities when the student fails to follow the rules.
Assigning students who forget to turn in their assignment extra work.
Which statements explain a difference between classical and operant conditioning?
In classical conditioning, students associate stimuli with a particular response
In operant conditioning, after reinforcement/punishment, students increase or decrease behaviors
In classical conditioning, students decrease/increase their responses to stimuli
In operant conditioning, students receive reinforcement/punishment before being exposed to stimuli
In classical conditioning, students may or may not condition their behaviors.
In operant conditioning, students increase or decrease behaviors with or without reinforcement/punishment
Bill's behaviors in Ms. Kennedy's class are really distracting to other students. For example, he whispers to the boy beside him when Ms. Kennedy is giving directions on how to do any assignment. He flings paper clips at a girl across the room. He makes strange grunting noises that a few classmates find amusing. Ms. Kennedy glares at him or admonishes him whenever he behaves in a distracting way, yet his inappropriate behaviors are increasing rather than decreasing. Which one of the following interpretations best explains why Bill's behaviors are increasing?
Ms. Kennedy is positively reinforcing him for the distracting behaviors.
Ms. Kennedy is negatively reinforcing him for the distracting behaviors.
Ms. Kennedy is vicariously reinforcing him for the distracting behaviors.
Ms. Kennedy is punishing him for the distracting behaviors.
When Mr. Thompson yells at his students, they stop being so noisy. Mr. Thompson is receiving ________ for his yelling behavior.
intermittent reinforcement
negative reinforcement
intrinsic reinforcement
vicarious reinforcement
Three of the following depict situations in which a teacher might be facilitating the retention condition that enables a child to learn from a model. Which one does not necessarily depict such a situation?
As he writes a capital J on the board, Mr. Anson tells his kindergartners, "To write a capital J, you make a fishhook with a line across the top."
Mr. Byers suggests, "Let's play some background music while I show you how to use the dipstick to measure your oil level."
Mr. Caruso says, "There are several critical steps involved in throwing a pot on the potter's wheel. Repeat these steps to yourself as you work so you don't forget them."
As he demonstrates how to throw a baseball correctly, Mr. Duffy says, "Now repeat these words as you throw the ball: back, up, thrust, release."
Which one of the following is the best example of a cognitive tool in mainstream Western culture?
Use of natural lighting in a studio art class
A jigsaw in a woodworking class
Use of an automatic tennis ball server during tennis practice
The concept of pi (π) in a geometry class
Sharon knows that Kathy frequently completes her assignments long after their due dates. She has noticed that their teacher willingly accepts Kathy's late assignments because Kathy always has creative excuses for turning them in late. Sharon begins to do the same thing—she turns in assignments past the due date and makes up excuses for why she is late. Sharon's increase in excuse-making is due to:
Shaping and intrinsic reinforcement.
Modeling and vicarious reinforcement.
A mediated learning experience.
Distributed cognition.
Which of the following is the best example of a teacher applying principles of culturally relevant teaching?
Ms. Brewer has students highly engaged on a project, but their academic achievement is low.
Mr. Costa develops a cultural fair every spring where students from different cultures are welcome.
Mrs. Kane includes facts about different cultures in their classes.
Ms. Brooks encourages students to use practices from their homes in academic content tasks.
Which one of the following best describes the concept of self-worth as a factor in motivation?
Students are always comparing their own performance to that of the adults around them.
Some adolescents believe they are invulnerable to the typical dangers of life.
Students want to believe that they can control the direction their lives take.
Students like to believe that they are competent individuals.
Which one of the following statements best describes psychologists' concept of a need for autonomy?
Reinforcing yourself when you do a good job
Believing that you have some control over what you do
Deciding what kind of person you want to become
Knowing that you can accomplish something if you just put your mind to it
Which one of the following students is displaying intrinsic motivation?
Annette loves to play the viola and so practices for at least an hour every day.
Bob works hard in his classes because his parents have promised to buy him a car if he gets at least a 3.5 grade point average this year.
Cassie does her math homework faithfully every night because she likes her teacher and wants to please him.
Dennis takes physics because he wants to become an engineer and make a lot of money.
Listed below are four reasons why students might not want to take their schoolwork seriously or to try very hard to succeed at classroom tasks. Which one of these reasons is consistent with the concept of self-efficacy?
Anthony is more interested in horsing around with his friends.
Bernice is so anxious in the classroom that she can't think clearly.
Carol doesn't think she has the ability to do the work successfully.
Danny thinks his teacher doesn't like him.
Given what motivation theorists tell us about factors that influence the value learners attach to various activities, which one of the following activities are you least likely to value?
One that is usually enjoyable
One at which you'll have to work exceptionally hard to succeed
One that you don't enjoy but is important for career success
One that will enable you to obtain desired reinforcement
Which one of the following students clearly has a performance goal rather than a mastery goal?
Alec judges his own performance on the basis of how his classmates do.
Blanche always does more than her teacher requires.
Christina persists when she encounters a difficult mathematics problem.
Devon is bored by easy assignments.
Three of the following characterize students with a performance goal. Which one characterizes students with a mastery goal?
Looking at classmates' performance as an indication of how well they're doing
Doing something they know they'll be good at
Trying to memorize definitions word for word
Concluding that they need to work harder when they fail
Which one of the following students is attributing success or failure on a geology test to an internal source and thinks the cause is unstable and controllable?
Emily says she did well on her test because she is smart in science.
Jane says she failed the test because it was too difficult.
Drew says he did well on the test because he studied hard.
Joe says he studied hard but failed because he just isn't any good in geology.
Which one of the following teaching strategies is most likely to increase students' sense of empowerment?
Mr. Arnold reminds his students that they cannot participate in the school's extracurricular sports program if their grade point averages fall below 2.0.
Ms. Brown asks her third graders to develop some class rules to ensure that all class members will have a chance to express their ideas openly.
Mr. Cranwell explains to his middle school students why good writing skills are important in the business world.
Mr. Diaz gives his students enough practice with basic arithmetic facts that they learn them to automaticity.
"It is important for students to feel capable of succeeding at certain behaviors." This statement is most consistent with which one of the following theoretical perspectives of motivation?
Social cognitive theory
Interest theories
Behaviorism
Goal Theory
