FREE Doctor of Education Conceptual Questions and Answers

Question 1

How do people learn, according to behaviorism?

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When the provided stimulus changes behavior.

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Through repeated actions and incentives.

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By constructing new ideas based on prior knowledge.

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By processing information and thinking.

Question 2

Where does cognitivism place its emphasis?

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Processing information and thinking.

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Making associations and changing behavior.

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Constructing new ideas based on prior knowledge.

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Para-normal experiences and subconscious learning.

Question 3

Which theory says that each person learns in a way that is unique to them?

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Constructivism

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Cognitivism

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Humanism

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Behaviorism

Question 4

Who first proposed the stages of Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

Jean Piaget

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Albert Bandura

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Abraham Maslow

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Lev Piaget

Question 5

Which of the following theories of learning says that knowledge is outside of the learner and exists on its own?

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Behaviorism

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Cognitivism

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Constructivism

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Humanism

Question 6

To whose credit is the concept of operant conditioning initially introduced?

Accepted Answer

B. F. Skinner

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Jean Piaget

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Howard Gardner

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Lev Vygotsky

Question 7

Rather than simply reacting to a stimulus, which learning theory encourages students to reflect on and make sense of the data presented to them?

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Cognitivism

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Constructivism

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Behaviorism

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Humanism

Question 8

What are the knowledge building blocks, according to Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

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Schemas

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Mental functions

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Reinforcements

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Intelligences

Question 9

Which sort of learning relies primarily on physical acts for comprehension?

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Psychomotor learning

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Cognitive learning

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Social learning

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Operant conditioning

Question 10

Who introduced the concept of many intelligences?

Accepted Answer

Howard Gardner

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Lev Vygotsky

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B. F. Skinner

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Jean Piaget