Finishing School Test 2

This law from Thorndike states that a connection is strengthened in proportion to its frequency and its average intensity and duration.

• Law of Readiness

• Law of Exercise

• Law of Effect

• Law of Connection

Right after waking up, an adult asked a child to identify the color of the balls. She repeatedly says red while showing him the red ball and green while showing him the green ball. Despite several attempts, the child just muttered ball. Which law of Thorndike is exemplified in the situation?

• Law of Readiness

• Law of Exercise

• Law of Effect

• Law of Connection

A child struggled to plug in two Lego blocks but eventually did it. He still struggled on plugging a third block but did it relatively smoothly on the fourth. He no longer struggled on the fifth and sixth blocks. A student claimed that the situation best exemplifies Thorndike's law of effect. Is the student correct? Why or why not?

• Correct. The law of effect explains how learning is affected by frequency of attempts; the situation shows how repeated attempts make the plugging-in blocks easier.

• Correct. The law of effect explains how learning is affected by frequency of attempts; the situation shows how each attempts to plug-in blocks becomes easier.

• Incorrect. The law of effect explains how satisfaction and discomfort affects learning; the situation does not mentions the child's satisfaction.

• Incorrect. The law of effect explains how readiness is a requisite to learning; the situation does not show the child's readiness to plug-in blocks.

According to classical conditioning, it is the stage of learning when a response is first established and gradually strengthened.

• Acquisition

• Extinction

• Generalization

• Discrimination

An office worker had consistently arrived at work at 6:30 AM, five days a week, for 45 years. On his first Monday as a retired person, he scratches his head, asking why he is at the front of his office. Which key principle of classical conditioning is shown in this example?

• Acquisition

• Extinction

• Generalization

• Discrimination

Arrange how a child learned to say "please" according to classical conditioning.

I. The child say please when asking for something.

II. The child don't say please when asking for something.

III. When the child asks for something with saying please, she gets what she asked for.

IV. When the child asks for something without saying please, she don't get what she asked for.

• I, IV, III, II

• II, I, IV, III

• II, III, IV, I

• II, IV, III, I

It is a component of operant conditioning where you present an unfavorable event or outcome in order to weaken the response it follows.

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

Students are exempted from final examination if they got an average of 1.25 in their courseworks. Which component of operant conditioning is presented in the situation?

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

How is negative reinforcement similar to negative punishment?

• Both includes removal of an event or outcome

• Both includes removal of a favorable event or outcome

• Both includes presentation of an event or outcome

• Both includes presentation of an unfavorable event or outcome

It is the stage of observational learning process where a learner is able to repeat the observed behavior.

• Attention

• Retention

• Initiation

• Motivation