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| Behavior theories of learning emphasize |
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| Rays temper tantrums have finally driven his mother to her wits end. Rays mother resolves that she will ignore the tantrums no matter what. This is an example of ... |
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| Operant conditioning differs from classical conditioning by |
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| focusing on the consequences of voluntary behavior |
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| My Lynch always uses his mean face to stop undesirable behavior in his first period class. However, even though he looks at Tommy with his mean face each time tommy talks out of turn, tommy is talking out of turn more and more frequently. For tommy the mean face is apparently a... |
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| removing an aversive stumulus to increase the frequency of a behavior exemplifies |
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| You finally take out the garbage in order to get your father to stop pestering you. Your behavior is being influenced by |
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| Give an example of cueing |
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| Please remember to put your name on each page |
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| The most effective reprimands are those that are |
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| Which of the following is an example of maturation... |
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| Gaining weight from age two to age three |
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| All developmental theories have the following general principle in common |
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| If john is introduced to the concept of fractions today, he will not be able to start adding and subtracting them tomorrow. What general principle of development is illustrated? |
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| Development takes place gradually |
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| The last part of the brain to develop fully is |
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| According to Piaget, the foundation for development in all humans is supplied by |
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| Piagets basic blocks of thinking and memory are |
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| Jeannine observed rocks sinking in water and said "I already knew that. All rocks sink" Then she saw a piece of pumice floating on water and was told that pumice is a type of rock. Several days later, she was asked again if rocks sink in water. She replied, well most do. In Piagets terms, what process did Jeannine use to draw this conclusion? |
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| When we try a particular strategy and it does not work, the discomfort we experience is called |
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| According to piaget, people pass through the four stages of cognitive development |
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| Michelle covers her own eyes, because she thinks her friends will not see her when playing a game of hide and seek. What stage of Piaget's cognitive theory does this account best illustrate? |
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| In the sensorimotor stage of development, a child begins to develop... |
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| Billy refuses to drink his orange juice from the half full glass that his mother gives to him. He wants her to pour the juice into his favorite cup and watches his mother fill it to the brim. BIlly likes his cup better because he gets more juicy in it. With what cognitive concept in Piagets theory is Billy having trouble? |
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| According to Vygotsky, a child's cultural development is |
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| co-constructed learning and shared experiences |
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| Vygotskys view of cognitive development differs from Piaget in the importance and emphasis place on a persons |
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| interpersonal interactions |
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| The role of private speech in Vygotskys view is to |
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| guide ones activities in solving a problem |
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| According to Vygotsky, scaffolding represents |
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| external support for helping children solve problems on their own |
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| The zone of proximal development is the area where students may solve a problem... |
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| The period considered to be the most sensitive for language development occurs |
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| During the preschool years |
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| According to Erikson, if a child fails to resolve a risis at an early stage, the child is apt to |
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| encounter problems with resolutions of later crises |
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| Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the development of self-concept... |
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| Older children's academic self concept may be quite different than their physical self-concept |
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| The computers, scales, numbers, language, graphs, etc that allow people in a society to communicate, think, solve problems, and create knowledge |
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| Altering existing schemes or creating new ones in response to new information |
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| Fitting new information into existing schemes |
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| Reinforcing each small step of a process toward a desired goal or behavior |
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| Systematic application of antecedents and consequences to change actions |
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| Criticism for misbehavior, rebuke |
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| A relatively permanent change in an individuals knowledge or behavior |
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