EdPsych Behavioral Theory MCQ

When using a behavioral chain, a(an) ____________ makes the outcome of the chain more reinforcing.

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Correct Answer: Establishing operation

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Task Contingent Rewards are given for _____ in an activity without regard to performance level.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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A consequence that is given after display of a behavior, which will increase the likelihood that an individual will perform the behavior again is known as Reinforcement.

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Correct Answer: True

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Process Praise is an evaluation of the process taken to complete a task such as strategies, methods, and _____ for performing the task.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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Praise is positive feedback on an individual’s behavior or performance in _____ form.

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Correct Answer: Both

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A favorable judgment about a person’s attributes or behaviors, such as being smart or being a good speller, which implies a fixed ability that does not change is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Person Praise

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An evaluation of the end product, such as what the student did well on an assignment is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Both a and c

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Performance Contingent Rewards are the rewards that are given for _____of performance, which provide the individual with information about his or her ability.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Locus Of Control is an individual’s belief that outcomes or events are caused by _____ factors.

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Correct Answer: Both

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_____ is a motivational orientation in which individuals engage in an activity or behavior that is rewarding in and of itself.

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Correct Answer: Intrinsic Motivation

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A feeling of intense engagement _____ in an activity that an individual feels is personally rewarding, causing the individual to feel at one with the task.

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Correct Answer: Both

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A motivational orientation in which individuals engage in an activity or behavior to obtain an external outcome, such as a reward or praise is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Extrinsic Motivation

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Academic Intrinsic Motivation is the motivation to learn characterized by _____ in challenging and novel tasks, and a focus on mastery of knowledge and skills.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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The feeling that we are totally absorbed in a task and where that task is enjoyable and rewarding for its own sake is called a ______.

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Correct Answer: State of flow

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Which type of praise is considered to be effective because it provides students with feedback that their abilities are controllable and improvable and fosters feelings of competence?

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Correct Answer: Process praise

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Which type of praise is the most detrimental to intrinsic motivation, and is often perceived as both controlling and nonspecific?

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Correct Answer: Person praise

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______ praise is an evaluation of the end-product or outcome produced, whereas ______ praise is an evaluation of the activities and efforts taken to complete that product or outcome.

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Correct Answer: Performance; process

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Positive feedback provided in the form of written or spoken comments is called ______.

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Correct Answer: Praise

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Students are told that if they get at an A or B on all of their homework assignments and all of their weekly quizzes, then they will not be required to take the midterm exam. This is an example of a(n) ______.

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Correct Answer: Performance-contingent reward

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Students are allowed to go to recess when they have completed a worksheet, regardless of effort or actual level of performance. This is an example of a(n) ______.

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Correct Answer: Task-contingent reward

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A person who believes their behavior is under their own control can be said to have an ______ locus of control and be ______ motivated.

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Correct Answer: Internal; intrinsically

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When a behavior is followed by a desired consequence and that behavior is then more likely to occur, the behavior is said to have been ______.

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Correct Answer: Reinforced

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Which of the following includes tangible extrinsic motivators?

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Correct Answer: Stickers, grades, trophies

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