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Principles of Education Final Exam Review

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 2hrs 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Positive and Negative reinforcement experiments of _________________ are shown here.

a)

John. B. Watson

b)

Ivan Pavlov

c)

Sigmund Freud

d)

B.F. Skinner

2.

B.F. Skinner's experiments showed it is possible to "train" a human through......

a)

shaping

b)

Positive & Negative Reinforcement

c)

Positive & Negative Punishment

d)

all of the above

3.

_______ believe teacher’s role is “expert in the classroom” and to present facts and skills.

a)

Behaviorist

b)

Cognitivist

c)

Constructivist

d)

Humanist

4.

True or False.....At the end of his life, John B. Watson felt his recommended parenting strategies were effective.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which theorist discovered the concept of Classical Conditioning by accident?

a)

Ivan Pavlov

b)

John B Watson

c)

B.F. Skinner

d)

Sigmund Freud

6.

Which Behaviorist Theorist said he could determine a child's future simply by controlling their environment?

a)

Ivan Pavlov

b)

Jean Piaget

c)

John B Watson

d)

Harry Harlowe

7.

John B Watson's most famous work was ........

a)

Classical Conditioning of dogs

b)

Positive and Negative Reinforcement / Punishment

c)

an electrified box with a food lever, light, & speaker

d)

with Baby Albert and a white rat

8.

B.F. Skinner used his ________ ______ for Operant Conditioning.

a)

Skinner Box

b)

Classical Conditioning

c)

Wire & Cloth Mothers

d)

dogs

9.

Something a subject DOES NOT need to be conditioned to respond to is a/an...

a)

Conditioned Stimulus

b)

Unconditioned Stimulus

10.

In Pavlov's experiment with his dogs what was the conditioned stimulus?

a)

the food

b)

the drooling

c)

Pavlov himself

d)

the bell

11.

The UNCONDITIONED STIMULUS in the Baby Albert experiments was..

a)

Loud noises

b)

a creepy psychologist

c)

his mom

d)

the white rat

12.

A normal and natural , UNTRAINED response is......

a)

a conditioned response

b)

an unconditioned response

13.

Reinforcement means..

a)

you wish to remove a behavior

b)

you wish to see a behavior continue and possibly increase

14.

Punishment means

a)

you wish for a behavior to stop

b)

you wish a behavior to continue or increase

15.

Susan missed her curfew Friday night and is not allowed to drive her car for two weeks. This an example of...

a)

Positive

Reinforcement

b)

Negative Reinforcement

c)

Positive

Punishment

d)

Negative

Punishment

16.

James missed his curfew on Saturday night and now he has to help his grandpa bale hay during his school break. This is an example of....

a)

Positive Reinforcement

b)

Negative Reinforcement

c)

Positive

Punishment

d)

Negative

Punishment

17.

Students who bring back their Library books on time at least twice in a row get the number of books they are allowed to check out increased. This is an example of...

a)

Positive Reinforcement

b)

Negative Reinforcement

c)

Positive

Punishment

d)

Negative

Punishment

18.

No one gets to have recess until everyone in the class remembers to bring their tennis shoes daily for one week.

This is and example of....

a)

Positive Reinforcement

b)

Negative Reinforcement

c)

Positive

Punishment

d)

Negative

Punishment

19.

A learning process in which the likelihood of a specific behavior is increased or decreased through positive/negative reinforcement/punishment.

a)

Deep

Conditioning

b)

Behavioral Conditioning

c)

Classical

Conditioning

d)

Operant

Conditioning

20.

Schedules of Reinforcement include what 2 elements?

(choose 2)

a)

Ratios

b)

Rationales

c)

Intervals

d)

Inteventions

21.

When discussing Schedules of Reinforcement ______ means the number of responses required to get the desired result.

a)

Rationale

b)

Ratio

c)

Horatio

d)

Interval

22.

When discussing Schedules of Reinforcement ______ means time.

a)

Intervention

b)

Rational

c)

Ratio

d)

Interval

23.

Discontinuous Stage Theorist (Cognitivist) who got his original degree in Zoology and then dabbled in Freud's psychoanalysis..

a)

Erickson

b)

Jung

c)

Piaget

d)

Harlowe

24.

Which Developmental Psychologist explored what an infant's love for its mother really means?

a)

Piaget

b)

Harlowe

c)

Erickson

d)

Freud

25.

The monkeys in Harlowe's experiments had a _______ Mother & a ________Mother.

a)

Old; New

b)

Monkey; Human

c)

Adoptive; Birth

d)

Wire; Cloth

26.

The theorist whose developmental stages include an Electra/Oedepal Stage is ________.

a)

Erickson

b)

Freud

c)

Piget

d)

Harlowe

27.

Fixations like biting nails, or overeating are associated with a block in Freud's ____stage?

a)

Oral

b)

Anal

c)

Latent

d)

Genital

28.

__________ categorize personality traits through behaviors that are observable.

a)

Humanists

b)

Behaviorists

c)

Constructivists

d)

Discontinuous Stage Theorists

29.

Which Developmental Theorist is associated with this Graphic?

a)

Maslow

b)

Rogers

c)

Vygotsky

d)

Emelia

30.

Which Developmental theorist is associated with this graphic?

a)

Piaget

b)

Erickson

c)

Maslow

d)

Rogers

31.

Which developmental theory is associated with this graphic?

a)

Humanism

b)

Behaviorism

c)

Cognativism

d)

Constructivism

32.

This graphic shows _______'s approach which is closely related to _________ schools.

a)

Rogers's/ Montessori

b)

Freud's/Public

c)

Piaget's/ Elementary

d)

Emelia's/Montessori

33.

This theorist's approach is much like the way we learn a musical instrument or sport.

a)

Reggio Emelia

b)

Jean Piaget

c)

Lev Vygotsky

d)

Henry Harlowe

34.

This picture shows the experiments of ______ ________.

a)

B.F. Skinner

b)

Ivan Pavlov

c)

John Watson

d)

Jean Piaget

35.

The pictured "Little Albert" experiment was done by _______ _________.

a)

Ivan Pavlov

b)

John B. Watson

c)

B.F.Skinner

d)

Sigmund Freud

36.

The humanist continuum of behaviors predicts ________ better than behavior in every instance.

a)

violent

b)

average

c)

good

d)

no

37.

B.F. Skinner's experiments showed it is possible to "train" a human through......

a)

shaping

b)

Positive & Negative Reinforcement

c)

Positive & Negative Punishment

d)

all of the above

38.

Once you reach Maslow's "Self-Actualization" level you have permanently arrived.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

The Reggio Emelia method of education is named after.............

a)

Loris Malaguzz's mother

b)

the theorist who developed it.

c)

a town in Italy where it was first used,

d)

Maria Montessori's father.

40.

Piaget's Sensorimotor Stage lasts from age ____ to _____.

a)

0-2 years

b)

2-7 years

c)

7-11 years

d)

11 years- adulthood

41.

Piaget's Preoperational Stage lasts from ___ to _____ years.

a)

0-2 years

b)

7-11 years

c)

11- years - adulthood

d)

2-7 years

42.

Piaget's Concrete Operational Stage lasts from ____-____years.

a)

0-2 years

b)

7-11 years

c)

2-7 years

d)

11 years - adulthood

43.

Piaget's Formal Operational Stage lasts from ____-____ years.

a)

2-7 years

b)

0-2 years

c)

11 years - adulthood

d)

7-11 years

44.

After the publication of his book, The Psychological Care of Infant & Child, physicians and psychologists agreed with, and promoted Watson's directives on parenting.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Discontinuous Stage Theorist(Cognitivist) who got his original degree in Zoology and then dabbled in Freud's psychoanalysis..

a)

Erickson

b)

Jung

c)

Piaget

d)

Harlowe

46.

Which Developmental Psychologist explored what an infant's love for its mother really means?

a)

Piaget

b)

Harlowe

c)

Erickson

d)

Freud

47.

The idea that an object still exists when it is out of sight is called.....

a)

Object Permanence

b)

Objective Timing

c)

Short-term Existence

d)

Egocentrism

48.

Which Developmental Theorist's stages involve a "conflict" & a "virtue"?

a)

Piaget

b)

Erickson

c)

freud

d)

Harlowe

49.

Fixations like biting nails, or overeating are associated with a block in Freud's ____stage?

a)

Oral

b)

Anal

c)

Latent

d)

Genital

50.

True or False: Early childhood neglect can cause learning delays.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Jimmy says he has a sister, Anne, but Anne does NOT have a brother. This demonstrates.....

a)

Lack of object permanence

b)

Misunderstanding of conservation

c)

Id qualities

d)

Egocentrism

52.

A child exhibiting _________ will say these toys can see each other.

a)

A not B error

b)

understanding

c)

egocentrism

d)

idcentrism

53.

During which of these stages would potty training occur?

a)

Piaget's Pre- Operational Stage

b)

Erickson's Autonomy vs Shame & Doubt Stage

c)

Freud's Anal Stage

d)

All of these

54.

When a child effectively deals with Erickson's Trust vs Mistrust conflict , they develop the virtue of

a)

Will

b)

Hope

c)

Purpose

d)

Competence

55.

______ can be seen as a basic unit of a person’s knowledge.

a)

Schemer

b)

Schema

c)

Schematic

d)

Boogers

56.

_______ is known as the process of taking new information into the already existing schemas.

a)

Assimilation

b)

Amalgamation

c)

Assumation

d)

Asumption

57.

__________ is the process of altering the existing schemas to include new information.

a)

Assimilation

b)

Accomplishment

c)

Accommodation

d)

Assassination

58.

_____________ believed there are four main stages of cognitive development.

a)

Pavlov

b)

Emelia

c)

Skinner

d)

Piaget

59.

The first of Piaget's Stages is the ______________ stage.

a)

Sensorimotor

b)

Preoperational

c)

Concrete Operationa

d)

Formal OperationalThis is a wrong answer Formal OperationalThis is a wrong answer

60.

The second of Piaget's developmental stages is ____________.

a)

Formal Operational

b)

Concrete Operational

c)

Preoperational

d)

Sensorimotor

61.

In Piaget's Cognitivist Theory, this stage is the period of time when children spend more time playing and pretending & engage in "animism".

a)

Sensorimotor

b)

Pre-operational

c)

Concrete Operational

d)

Formal Operational

62.

What was Eriksen's degree in?

a)

Zoology

b)

Psychology

c)

Art

d)

He had no college degree.

63.

During this period teachers ranked just below

religious leaders in importance. They were expected to be role models for the community., & could not

drink, smoke, date, or marry.

a)

The Colonial Period

b)

The Early National Period

c)

The Common School Period

d)

The Progressive Period

64.

The three basic learning styles are....(check all that apply)

a)

Visual

b)

Kinesthetic/Tactile

c)

Global

d)

Auditory

65.

____________ ____________ began the 1st

public library & started an

academy for anyone who

could pay.

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Horace Mann

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Maria Montessori

66.

________ __________ believed

that common people should

be educated and contribute

to a democratic gov.

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Bush

d)

John Dewey

67.

The following statement describes which group?

"Once the war ended many young people married in record

numbers. This created an increase in birth rates over the next

years."

a)

The Great Depression

b)

The Civil War Era

c)

Baby Boomers

d)

gen X

68.

When the baby boomers reached school age ........

a)

it caused bilingual education laws to be passed.

b)

it made the role of teachers less important

c)

it led to more basic education model

d)

it led to an need for more schools and teachers.

69.

In ____________ schools, children direct

their own learning with teachers as their partners.

a)

Bording

b)

Progressive

c)

Montessori

d)

Private

70.

During this era, Dick and Jane books were used to teach basic reading skills with simple stories, which helped standardize education.

a)

American Progressive Period

1880-1921

b)

American Education During

the 1970’s

c)

American Common

School Period

1840-1880

d)

the

Great Depression Era

1921-1940

71.

The federal gov stepped in & supported hiring

teachers, purchasing supplies., & free hot

lunches for students during which period?

a)

Great Depression Era

1921-1940

b)

American Progressive Period

1880-1921

c)

American Common

School Period

1840-1880

d)

American Colonial Period

1600-1776

72.

Brown v. Board of Education ruled that racial

segregation in schools violated the constitution when?

a)

American Progressive Period

1880-1921

b)

American Education During the

1940’s and1950’s

c)

American Education During

the 1970’s

d)

American Common

School Period

1840-1880

73.

During this stage children are able to see multiple potential solutions

a)

Sensorimotor

b)

Pre-operational

c)

Concrete Operational

d)

Formal Operational

74.

During the pre-operational stage, children seem to see things only from their perspective. This is called __________.

a)

Selfishness

b)

Sensorimotor

c)

Egocentrism

d)

Egotistical

75.

Piaget’s theories were criticized because they were…..

a)

.…based on his own children

b)

.…based on children who were more advanced than the majority of children.

c)

….too rigidly tied to specific ages

d)

....All of these

76.

_______ _________refers to an individual’s preferred method of obtaining knowledge and information.

a)

Learning Style

b)

Developmental Stage

c)

Grocery List

d)

Develolearning Type

77.

This personality style often loses objects while talking because they prioritize people over things.

a)

Sanguine

b)

Melancholy

c)

Choleric

d)

Phlegmatic

78.

This personality style will take charge if no one else is getting things done in a group.

a)

Sanguine

b)

Melancholoy

c)

Choleric

d)

Phlegmatic

79.

This personality is not easily motivated but is an encourager and a loyal friend.

a)

Sanguine

b)

Melancholy

c)

Phlegmatic

d)

Choleric

80.

This personality style is highly organized and loves check lists.

a)

Sanguine

b)

Melancholy

c)

Phlegmatic

d)

Choleric

81.

When grouping students according to personality type, teachers should consider _______ ________.

a)

Heterogeneous Grouping

b)

Homogeneous Grouping