Learning Theories Quiz 11 (20 MCQs)

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1. In this learning theory responsibility for students learning rests squarely with the teacher.
2. What belief system is inquiry-based learning, in which learners generate their own knowledge through their experiences and teachers serve only as facilitators, based on?
3. Operant conditioning focuses on ..... whereas classical conditioning relies on .....
4. This man worked with cats in a puzzle box and developed the law of effect.
5. Which behavioral or social learning theory is associated with Pavlov and unconditional, neutral, and conditioned stimuli?
6. An student is yelled at by a teacher for being late. The student is no longer late.
7. This theory suggests that learning is not simply a question of reproducing input but a creative process that has common features regardless of the learner's language background.
8. This behaviourist worked with dogs to prove they could be trained to respond to stimuli.
9. What modality? Self-guided learning based upon personal experience
10. Marie works in a dress factory where she earns $ 10 for each three dresses she hems. Marie is paid on a
11. What does it mean by positive reinforcement?
12. According to Piaget's individual constructivism, altering your existing scheme (or cognitive model) in order to deal with new information is called:
13. What theory believes that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning?
14. John Watson believed that when we are born, our mind is like a blank-empty slate. Hence our behavior is shaped or influenced by ..... :
15. What is a reinforcer?
16. David's Ausubel's theory of meaningful learning is in parallel with .....
17. Sally demonstrates to the class on the white-board how to solve the equation y=4x-5 while simultaneously explaining her thought process which leads her to solving the equation. What is this an example of?
18. Behaviorism refers to
19. Which theory stresses that the environment where a child grows up in heavily affects how well and how quickly he or she learns to talk?
20. What conquest occurred in England that led to French being adopted by the higher classes?