Theories of learning

Classical conditioning was described by:

• 1 Ivan Pavlov
• 2 B. F. Skinner
• 3 Jean Piaget
• 4 Albert Bandura

Operant conditioning is learning from:

• 1 Insight alone
• 2 Watching a model only
• 3 The consequences of behaviour
• 4 Instinct

Which of these is an example of positive reinforcement?

• 1 Ignoring a student
• 2 Praising a student who answers correctly
• 3 Giving a longer lesson
• 4 Taking away a book

Observational learning was described by:

• 1 Albert Bandura
• 2 Ivan Pavlov
• 3 Lev Vygotsky
• 4 Edward Thorndike

In Piaget's theory the stage from about 7 to 11 years is:

• 1 Preoperational
• 2 Formal operational
• 3 Concrete operational
• 4 Sensorimotor

Abstract and hypothetical thinking appears in the:

• 1 Concrete operational stage
• 2 Preoperational stage
• 3 Sensorimotor stage
• 4 Formal operational stage

Fitting new information into existing ideas is called:

• 1 Conditioning
• 2 Scaffolding
• 3 Accommodation
• 4 Assimilation

The zone of proximal development is a concept of:

• 1 B. F. Skinner
• 2 Jean Piaget
• 3 Lev Vygotsky
• 4 Ivan Pavlov

Temporary support given to a learner by a teacher is called:

• 1 Conditioning
• 2 Modelling
• 3 Scaffolding
• 4 Punishment

The law of effect was put forward by:

• 1 Jean Piaget
• 2 Lev Vygotsky
• 3 Albert Bandura
• 4 Edward Thorndike

Constructivism says that learners:

• 1 Learn only by reward
• 2 Only receive knowledge from the teacher
• 3 Cannot change their ideas
• 4 Build their own understanding from experience

A teacher who speaks and behaves politely so that students copy is using:

• 1 Modelling
• 2 Classical conditioning only
• 3 Drill
• 4 Punishment