Theories of learning can coexist because
a. learning is a unique field.
b. learning is multifaceted.
c. they address the same aspects of learning.
d. they are measured differently.
Ques. 2Children often think that the purpose of seatwork is to finish on time and to turn in a neat paper. How would Skinner explain the children's conclusions?
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 3State two problems associated with easy access to pleasing reinforcers, according to Skinner.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 4Essential criteria for a theory include all of the following except
a. definitions of key terms.
b. empirical proof.
c. explicit assumptions.
d. specific principles based on assumptions.
Ques. 5According to Skinner, all of the following support the use of teaching machines except
a. school learning contains gaps and omissions.
b. students alone cannot bridge between behaviors and ideas.
c. teachers cannot provide the necessary number of reinforcements.
d. the student must be actively involved in learning.
Ques. 6The first research on the mind by Wilhelm Wundt explored
a. auditory perception and attention.
b. hand-eye coordination and response rate.
c. memory and problem solving.
d. problem construction and deduction.
Ques. 7A stretched variable-ratio schedule that leads ultimately to the long-term detriment of the subject is known as
a. group-maintained behavior.
b. negative utility.
c. punishment.
d. rule-governed behavior.
Ques. 8All of the following are contrived reinforcers except
a. colored tokens.
b. early class dismissal.
c. solving puzzles.
d. verbal praise.
Ques. 9The view of the learner as one who forms and tests possible mental structures is advocated by all of the following except
a. Gagn's theory.
b. Piagetian theory.
c. radical constructivism.
d. social constructivism.
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