J Cromwell M4A1

Behavioral learning theories recognize the relationship between a learner and his or her environment.

• True

• False

What is a limitation of behavioral learning theories?

When a teacher praises a student who has waited patiently for a turn at the board, the teacher is using _____ .

• Premack Principle

• negative reinforcement

• classical conditioning

• operant conditioning

Maintaining a learned behavior so that students will work independently requires adjusting the schedule of reinforcement. Which schedule will best maintain a learned behavior?

• Fixed Ratio schedule

• Fixed-Interval schedule

• Variable-interval schedule

• Continuous reinforcement

Making a calming gesture and moving close to misbehaving students rather than giving them a scolding at the end of class illustrates the use of more effective, _________ consequences.

"When you guide students toward goals by reinforcing the many steps that lead to success, you are using a technique called ________.”

Which of the following would be effective techniques to support students in generalizing a learned behavior from one setting to another?

• Doubling a recipe for chili in math class; taking it home for someone to make

• Completing a worksheet on U.S history; reading a book on U.S. history

• Learning in language arts class to skip difficult test questions and return to them later; transferring that skill to science tests

• Learning to read and count rhythms in music; finding rhythms in words and sentences in reading books

Social learning theory describes how students learn to use social skills to be successful in the classroom.

• True

• False

When a teacher starts to model a behavior that students should imitate and then practice, the teacher is using the second phase of observational learning. What is this called?

Which of these are examples of self-regulation?

• A task completion checklist

• Timing how long it takes to get to school

• Self-talk to guide one through a task

• Asking questions to evaluate one's own progress