Exam 9: Behaviorist Views of Learning

Ms.Frago has several students who are chronic misbehavers.She meets individually with each student, and together she and the student agree to a plan for improving the student's behavior and a suitable reinforcement for appropriate behavior change.Ms.Frago is using:

Which one of the following is the major reason why assigning extra schoolwork is not an appropriate punishment for classroom misbehavior?

Warren has earned himself a reputation for being the class clown.His teacher, Ms. Washington, used to laugh at Warren's funny remarks but is now trying to discourage Warren's disruptive behavior by ignoring his jokes.In spite of Ms.Washington's attempts to ignore Warren, Warren sometimes tells a joke so funny that Ms. Washington laughs in spite of herself.Rather than decreasing his joke telling, Warren begins telling even more outrageous jokes.Inadvertently, Ms.Washington is modifying Warren's joke-telling behavior through:

Which one of the following accurately describes the difference between negative reinforcement and punishment?

Which one of the following has been shown to be a potential drawback of using behaviorist techniques in the classroom?

Mr.Johnson wants a hyperactive boy to be able to sit quietly for at least 15 minutes at a time.To do this, he begins praising the boy for sitting still for one minute, then for two minutes, and then only for four minutes, and so on.Mr.Johnson's strategy reflects which one of the following concepts?

One common educational practice is to chart students' progress over time so that students can see their own improvement.These progress charts often lead to higher student achievement in the absence of other observable forms of reinforcement.The effectiveness of such charts in changing behavior illustrates the role of reinforcement as:

Only one of the following consequences has been shown to be an effective and appropriate punishment for most students.Which one?

At the beginning of the school year, Mr.Webber is concerned that Frances rarely does her independent seatwork.He begins praising Frances for each seatwork assignment she completes, and by January she is completing her assignments regularly.To make sure that the behavior continues in the years to come, what would behaviorists tell Mr.Webber to do now?

Which one of the following statements best describes the phenomenon of generalization in behaviorist learning theories?

Sharon has learned that her language arts teacher is happy to answer her questions but that her biology teacher discourages questions.Sharon therefore asks questions in language arts but not in biology.In behaviorist terminology, Sharon is:

Which one of the following best describes shaping?

Edward is severely beaten by his alcoholic father on several occasions.Before long, Edward begins to shake whenever his father approaches.In this situation, Edward's father is:

Alex loses his best friend Tyler after he tattles on Tyler at recess.Alex learns that tattling on friends is not a good idea.The loss of Tyler's friendship is an example of:

When Judy becomes verbally aggressive toward her peers, she is placed in a quiet and boring room for five minutes.The procedure being used here is most commonly known as:

Nick is extremely anxious whenever he takes a test.If we look at this situation from the perspective of classical conditioning, we can help Nick reduce his test anxiety by:

Which one of the following is the best example of the use of the Premack principle?

Three of the following are typical components of positive behavioral support.Which one is not typical?

A fellow teacher says to you, "I never believe my students have learned anything until I see their behavior change for the better." Without knowing anything else about this teacher, you can guess that he or she agrees with the perspective of learning.

Which one of the following is a primary reinforcer?