Exam 7: Behavioural Views of Learning

Treena is a bright and personable girl in your sixth-grade class. A large part of your classroom activities involve class participation through questioning and recitation. Treena, however, never raises her hand and, when called on, "freezes" and often says nothing. You notice that she is social with friends. Her shyness seems restricted to speaking before a group. Discussion with her fifth-grade teacher indicates that the same behavior took place last year. To help Treena become less inhibited about answering in class, you consider possible strategies or principles suggested by behavioral theories. Describe how each of the following approaches might be used in a behavioral plan designed to help her. -According to the above case study.Extinction

The teacher says to Marty,"Good job," but frowns as he looks at her.According to O'Leary and O'Leary,the teacher's praise is NOT

In classical conditioning,the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus must be

When an aversive stimulus is removed following a behaviour and the reinforcement behaviour increases,the type of consequence that occurs is ________.

Which one of the following is a major advantage of task analysis?

A neutral stimulus is paired with an unconditioned stimulus that brings about an unconditioned response.Through repeated pairings of the neutral stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus,the

Which one of the following statements is an example of cueing?

Losing time at recess for bad behaviour is best described by the behavioural method of social isolation.

The Good Behaviour Game is based on the application of

Each time Robert fails to do his homework,five points are deducted from his total course points.The procedure being used by the teacher is

The position taken by Woolfolk on token reinforcement systems is they should be used primarily

Treena is a bright and personable girl in your sixth-grade class. A large part of your classroom activities involve class participation through questioning and recitation. Treena, however, never raises her hand and, when called on, "freezes" and often says nothing. You notice that she is social with friends. Her shyness seems restricted to speaking before a group. Discussion with her fifth-grade teacher indicates that the same behavior took place last year. To help Treena become less inhibited about answering in class, you consider possible strategies or principles suggested by behavioral theories. Describe how each of the following approaches might be used in a behavioral plan designed to help her. -According to the above case study.Token reinforcement

The application of learning principles to change behaviour is called applied behavioural analysis or ________.

Researchers agree goal-setting is most beneficial for self-management when students keep their goals private.

Mr.Lynch always uses his "mean" face to stop undesirable behaviour in his first-period class.However,even though he looks at Tommy with his mean face each time Tommy talks out of turn,Tommy is talking out of turn more and more frequently.For Tommy,the mean face is apparently a

When a particular tone is presented repeatedly but is not followed by a conditioned stimulus,________ has occurred,if there had been no response earlier with no previous conditioning.

A contingency contract is an example of a system for rewarding positive group consequences.

The essential difference between negative reinforcement and punishment is that

In order for students to gain control of their own learning,they must be able to set their own goals,participate in self-evaluation,and achieve self-________,although there is some disagreement about whether this last step is really necessary.

The association between a stimulus and a response that occur together is the basis for ________ learning.