Question 1

Name two key attributes of constructivist instruction.

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Question 2

If a teacher is working with Sally in her zone of proximal development, it means

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A)   the teacher is improving Sally's competence by giving assistance.
B)   Sally is being diagnosed for possible learning disabilities.
C)   the school has an in-school suspension policy.
D)   the teacher is avoiding scaffolding.

Question 3

Children who are 5 years old and cannot decenter are likely in which of Piaget's stages?

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A)   preoperational
B)   concrete operations
C)   formal operations
D)   sensorimotor

Question 4

Solomon's mother hides his sippy cup by first placing it under a blanket and then putting it under a nearby pillow, in Solomon's full view. Solomon responds by looking for the sippy cup under the blanket. This is an example of

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A)   conservation of matter.
B)   A-not-B error.
C)   deferred imitation.
D)   animism.

Question 5

Which of the following responses is most likely to be learned through classical conditioning?

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A)   waving to a friend
B)   taking a walk on a nice day
C)   doing homework
D)   feeling fear around horses

Question 6

Chris Mullin wants her husband to fix the back porch. She nags and nags. He wants to escape from her nagging, so he fixes it. Her nagging is functioning as

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A)   negative reinforcement.
B)   punishment.
C)   classical conditioning.
D)   shaping.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT an example of learning ?

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A)   Abigail cries when she steps on a sharp pebble.
B)   After many hours of heated debate, Brian begins to advocate political practices he previously opposed.
C)   Cara suddenly recognizes how the division fact "24 / 4 = 6" is related to the multiplication fact "6 x 4 = 24."
D)   David has been running away from German shepherds ever since he was bitten by a German shepherd two years ago.

Question 8

Consider the following item: (do not answer it)  All of the following sentences are true. What determines whether or not there is good weather?
1)  Charlie is not swimming; Dave is boating; there is not good weather.
2)  Charlie is not swimming; there is good weather; Dave is boating.
3)  Charlie is swimming; there is not good weather; Dave is not boating.
4)  Dave is not boating; there is good weather; Charlie is swimming.
Which of the following Piagetian stages is the item above designed to assess?

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A)   sensorimotor
B)   preoperations
C)   concrete operations
D)   formal operations

Question 9

According to Piaget, for children to learn something they need which of the following?

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A)   explicit instruction
B)   help with misconceptions
C)   to create their own understanding
D)   to have knowledge poured into their heads

Question 10

A teacher reads text with students, models summarizing the text, predicting what might come next, and then scaffolds the students to do the same. The instruction is best described as an example of

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A)   direct instruction.
B)   Piagetian constructivism.
C)   reciprocal teaching.
D)   distributed cognition.

Question 11

What is the term for a consequence that increases the probability of a behavior?

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Question 12

Teresa has a painful experience at the dentist's office. The next time her mother brings her to the dentist's office, Teresa begins to get tense and anxious. In this situation, the dentist and dentist's office are

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A)   unconditioned stimuli.
B)   unconditioned responses.
C)   conditioned stimuli.
D)   conditioned responses.

Question 13

B.F. Skinner, who trained rats in Skinner boxes, is associated with which theory of learning?

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Question 14

Which of the following is a key concept of Bandura's social cognitive theory?

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A)   reciprocal teaching
B)   learning through observation
C)   stages
D)   influence of nature (genetics)

Question 15

The major purpose of reciprocal teaching is to improve what?

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Question 16

Operant conditioning theorists use the term reinforcement rather than "reward" because

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A)   one type of reinforcement (negative reinforcement)  is actually a form of punishment .
B)   the term "reward" implies a desirable consequence, but not all reinforcers are desirable.
C)   the term "reward" can refer only to a material reinforcer.
D)   the term "reward" can refer only to a social reinforcer.

Question 17

Preschoolers are presented with colored balls: 2 red and 5 blue. If they are asked whether there are "more balls or more blue balls" they are likely to answer

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A)   more balls.
B)   more blue balls.
C)   more red balls.
D)   "I don't know."

Question 18

Linda moved to Columbia, Missouri from New York City and uses New York phrases in her speech. Her classmates tease her when she uses New York phrases in order to influence her to quit using them. Linda has quit using New York phrases in her speech. The teasing is an example of

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A)   reinforcement of an incompatible behavior.
B)   negative reinforcement.
C)   shaping.
D)   punishment.

Question 19

Mr. Brillhart teaches from a script that is provided by a publisher. The script explains new information clearly, and then calls for student responses. Mr. Brillhart aims for a student success rate of 80 percent on initial learning. He is likely using which form of instruction?

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A)   inquiry learning
B)   instructional conversations
C)   direct instruction
D)   cognitive apprenticeships

Question 20

Which of the following is true about teacher attention?

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A)   It is always a reinforcer.
B)   It can change behavior only in students to whom it was directed.
C)   It may act as a reinforcer when intended as a punishment.
D)   It does not reinforce behavior.

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Teresa has a painful experience at the dentist's office. The next time her mother brings her to the dentist's office, Teresa begins to get tense and anxious. In this situation, the dentist and dentist's office are

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Children who are 5 years old and cannot decenter are likely in which of Piaget's stages?

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Solomon's mother hides his sippy cup by first placing it under a blanket and then putting it under a nearby pillow, in Solomon's full view. Solomon responds by looking for the sippy cup under the blanket. This is an example of

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Operant conditioning theorists use the term reinforcement rather than "reward" because

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According to Piaget, for children to learn something they need which of the following?

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Chris Mullin wants her husband to fix the back porch. She nags and nags. He wants to escape from her nagging, so he fixes it. Her nagging is functioning as

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Which of the following is a key concept of Bandura's social cognitive theory?

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Children who are 5 years old and cannot decenter are likely in which of Piaget's stages?

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Which of the following is a key concept of Bandura's social cognitive theory?

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