MCQ Bank
The strength of a connection depends on
- A) all of the above
- B)
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Change in behaviour is due to reinforcement in conditioning.
- A) operant
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A reinforcer that adds something rewarding to a situation is a(n) reinforcer.
- A) positive
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The concept of absolute reality tells us that reality is
- A) all of the above
- B)
- C)
- D)
"A framework for thinking about educational issues and a guide for professional practice" best describes which of the following?
- A) A philosophy of education
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The content consists of: .
- A) knowledge and facts
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In Pavlov’s experiments, dogs learned to associate the sound of a bell with food. Prior to this conditioning, the bell would have been
- A) neutral stimulus
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The school is .
- A) all of the above
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How many learning outcomes did Robert Gagne describe?
- A) Five
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Progressivism believes that education comes from the experience of the
- A) child
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When someone uses negative reinforcement to change a behavior, the behavior is likely to:
- A) occur in frequency
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which levels of the hierarchy of Learning are purely behavioral in nature?
- A) 1 through 5
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The Humanistic School believes in
- A) individual potential of students
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The educational theory that emphasizes the authority of the teachers and the value of subject-matter curriculum is:
- A) Essentialism
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Progressive educators focus their attention primarily on the:
- A) learner / student
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An important criticism of the Humanistic School of thought is that
- A) Important societal goals could be overlooked
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The capacity of long term memory is:
- A) infinite
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Which of the following thinkers declared the compulsory subjects as obligatory?
- A) Nizam ul Mulk
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The scientific study of mental functions and behaviors include cognition, perception, behavior and emotions is known as:
- A) Psychology
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For a realist, values are
- A) derived from nature/reason (not eternal)
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