M.Ed. Master of Education Educational Psychology and Child Development 2

Question 1

Operant conditioning's 'negative reinforcement' means:

Accepted Answer

Removing an unpleasant stimulus to increase a desired behavior

Answer

Negative reinforcement involves removing an aversive stimulus following a behavior, which increases the likelihood of that behavior recurring.

Question 2

Which concept describes a child's ability to understand that quantity remains the same even when its appearance changes?

Accepted Answer

Conservation

Answer

Conservation is the understanding, achieved in Piaget's concrete operational stage, that properties like volume and number do not change when appearance changes.

Question 3

Maslow's hierarchy of needs suggests that teachers should first address which student needs?

Accepted Answer

Physiological and safety needs

Answer

Maslow's hierarchy places physiological (food, sleep) and safety needs at the base; these must be met before higher-level learning needs can be addressed.

Question 4

Which instructional approach is most aligned with information processing theory?

Accepted Answer

Chunking information and using mnemonics to aid encoding

Answer

Information processing theory supports chunking, rehearsal, and encoding strategies to move information from working memory to long-term memory.

Question 5

A student with a fixed mindset is most likely to respond to a difficult task by:

Accepted Answer

Avoiding the task to protect self-image

Answer

Fixed mindset students believe ability is static, so they tend to avoid challenges that might expose perceived lack of intelligence.

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M.Ed. Master of Education Educational Psychology and Child Development 2