Exam 4: Applications of Behaviorist Principles

Which one of the following instructional objectives most clearly focuses on students' higher-level thinking skills?

In Mr. Medeiros's classroom, students are given play money each time they turn in an assignment; they receive additional amounts of money if the assignment is turned in on time and if it is done correctly. At the end of each week, students can use their "money" to purchase special privileges free time, field trips, etc.). Mr. Medeiros' approach to teaching can best be characterized as:

Using behavioral objectives to describe classroom goals sometimes results in a lengthy list of seemingly trivial behaviors. In such situations, which one of the following is, according to the textbook, an acceptable alternative?

The director of the local boys' club is concerned about the hostility exhibited by Jeremy, a 14-year-old boy who comes to the club frequently with his friends. Jeremy uses obscene language at the club, and he sometimes displays physical aggression toward the club facilities he kicks furniture, punches the walls, and so on). Use an instrumental conditioning framework to address the following questions. a. The director first decides to eliminate Jeremy's hostile behaviors by ignoring them. In behaviorist terminology, what is the director trying to do? b. This ignoring strategy does not seem to lead to any reduction in Jeremy's hostility. Using an instrumental conditioning framework, give at least two possible explanations for the failure of the director's approach. c. The director then begins to praise Jeremy on those rare occasions when he does behave appropriately. In behaviorist terminology, how is the director now trying to eliminate the hostility? d. This second approach does not seem to work any better than the first one did. Using an instrumental conditioning framework, give at least two possible explanations for the failure of this approach.

Three of the following are recommended practices when using punishment to reduce an inappropriate behavior. Which one is not recommended?

An instructional objective that requires students to rephrase a definition in their own words is at the ________ level in Bloom's taxonomy.

Which of the following statement is not true of high stakes testing?