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This activity contains 16 questions.

Question 1.
When it comes to applying learning theory to the classroom, the most pressing problem for educators is:

 
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Question 2.
The use of pleasant and unpleasant consequences to change behavior is known as:

 
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Question 3.
According to operant conditioning,

 
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Question 4.
What would be a practical and appropriate use of punishment in the classroom?

 
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Question 5.
Extinction is rarely a smooth process. When reinforcers are withdrawn,

 
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Question 6.
What schedule of reinforcement produces behavior that is very consistent over time and most resistant to extinction?

 
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Question 7.
What are the functions of cues in discrimination learning?

 
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Question 8.
How can principles of stimulus generalization be used to aid learning in the classroom?

 
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Question 9.
The concept of self-regulated learning derives from

 
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Question 10.
What is perhaps the most important limitation of the behavioral theories when applied to the classroom?

 
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Question 11.
In classical conditioning, what is paired


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Question 12.
An example of a negative reinforcement is when a teacher says


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Question 13.
To be an effective punisher, an unpleasant consequence


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Question 14.
An antecedent stimulus from a teacher


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Question 15.
Learning vicariously means that you


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Question 16.
Behavioral learning theories apply best to


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