Exam 7: Behavioral Views of Learning

Learning causes change.Which of the following examples of change illustrates learning?

Skye got into a habit of watching TV and using social media to keep up with all of her friends before starting homework.She was embarrassed when she turned in an incomplete history paper and fell asleep during science class last week.She set a goal of doing her homework as soon as she gets home from school every day.What system is most likely to help her change her behavior?

Punishment is often ineffective.Based on studies about the use of punishment,why is it typically ineffective?

Mr.LeDoux is gathering information about the perpetual misbehavior of Reid in French class.He recorded the antecedent of the behavior in several instances and the consequences following the behavior.He is trying to understand why Reid repeats the negative behavior.What process is Mr.LeDoux using?

Michael often gets out of his seat in the classroom.His buddy has noticed a pattern.Any time the teacher leaves the room,Michael gets out of his seat.When the teacher returns,she reprimands Michael.What is the antecedent of Michael's behavior?

Bryson was three when his neighbor's house burned down.He heard the loud sirens and saw the fire and trembled with fear.Now he's starting preschool.He hears the loud bell ring and associates it with the fire and fire trucks and begins to tremble.In this setting,the sound of the bell is:

Jailyn has dyslexia and withdraws from her group when the task involves oral reading.When her teacher realizes the function of this behavior,she tells Jailyn to ask one of the other students to read in her place.This intervention allows Jailyn to skip the oral reading without withdrawing from her group.This type of intervention is called:

When Mr.Conrad's high school students asked him to allow them to get into their groups and talk about the upcoming field trip rather than discussing the chapter,Mr.Conrad said,"I'm going to invoke the Premack principle." What did he most likely do?

Haley confuses the words there,they're,and their in her writing.As Mr.Morrow monitors students during writing assignments,he often catches Haley's incorrect use of these words.If he wants to implement a system of positive practice,what will he do?

Which teacher seems to understand the ethics involved in using behavioral methods?

Jerrod is a fifth grade boy who loves to make people laugh.He invokes laughter in the classroom by making a small sound,a facial expression,a witty comment,or a vivid metaphor. Based on what you know about operant conditioning,explain how the following consequences likely influence Jerrod's behavior. First consequence: Everyone laughs at Jerrod's behavior. Second consequence: Everyone ignores Jerrod's behavior.

Cristal rushes through her spelling assignments and her seatwork.She likes to finish first and read,but she makes careless mistakes and turns in incomplete work.Her teacher has tried several strategies that have not worked with Cristal.Now she plans to use applied behavior analysis.She tells Cristal that the goal is for her to complete the seatwork with fewer than three errors and no incompletions.She tells Cristal she will give her a token each time she meets the goal.If she achieves five tokens in a week,she will choose a reward from the surprise basket.Now what does the teacher need to do?

Luana is learning to stay in her seat and work on her language arts tasks without talking to friends around her.She has been working on this new behavior for a week.During the first week,Ms.Kalani reinforces Luana every time Luana completes one of the tasks without talking.Now Ms.Kalani wants to use the reinforcement schedule that is most likely to result in the greatest persistence from Luana.What reinforcement schedule will be most effective in meeting her goal?

Ms.Castello has tried several configurations for students to practice the Spanish conversations they memorize in the book.Students seem to enjoy the task most when they work in pairs around the classroom and dread the task when they are required to perform in front of the class.How might she use this information to provide negative reinforcement?

Praise is more effective if used appropriately.Based on guidelines for giving praise,which teacher seems to understand and use praise appropriately?

Russ broke the rule about using outdoor equipment outdoors only.He threw the baseball and put a dent in the trashcan.Now he is giving up his baseball privileges for two weeks as a result of his infraction.What method of punishment is being used?

In his research,Dr.Benton examines change in children's performance of skills with and without teacher support.His research seems to be based on:

Mrs.Blue wants to help her young daycare children calm down after lunch recess and rest for thirty minutes.These children are between the ages of 3 and 4.They eat lunch,play outside for a short time,and then come indoors for a rest period. Explain how Mrs.Blue might use contiguous pairing of a song and the room's lighting to develop a conditioned response from these young children in order to create a calm,quiet environment for their afternoon rest period. Explain how classical conditioning is involved.

Ms.Karnes teaches eighth grade social studies.She knows her students well,knows their likes and dislikes,and knows their capabilities.Her students like to get her off on a tangent during a lesson,and they enjoy every opportunity to work together and talk.Ms.Karnes assigned a big project that involves group work and independent work.How might she use the Premack principle to encourage her eighth grade students to focus and complete their task efficiently?

Mrs.Delaney wants her students to learn to start their seat assignment and stop talking when the second morning bell rings.By pairing this stimulus-response sequence,Mrs.Delaney is applying which of the following principles of learning?