Sadaf Rizwan-T&E Assignment 1
Sadaf Rizwan-T&E Assignment 1
Assignment #1
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Knowledge
1. Behaviorism, also known as behavioral psychology, is a learning theory based on the
idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning.
During which year this theory was formally established?
a. 1913
b. 1931
c. 1920
d. 1950
Understand
2. Behaviors can be measured, trained, and changed.
Identify the theorist who coined this concept.
a. B.F Skinner
b. John B. Watson
c. Lev Vygotsky
d. Pavlov
Apply
3. A teacher rewards a student who performs well in a test or punishes those who
misbehave by giving time in detention.
Which type of behavioral learning theory is being implemented by the teacher?
a. Classical Conditioning.
b. Methodological Learning.
c. Observational Learning.
d. Operant Conditioning.
Analyze
4. Behavioral learning theory does not consider student thoughts or feelings. Instead, it
relies on stimuli, things that provoke reactions, and responses, the reaction to stimuli.
Which of the following supports the statement above?
Evaluate
5. Anna is given a task list that includes activities like, cleaning after lunch/dinner,
making her bed, getting dressed, waking up on time, and brushing her teeth. For
completing every task, she gets a thumbs up on her list. For every 5 thumbs up, she
gets to buy her favorite toy.
Determine the type of reinforcement that is mentioned in the above example.
a. Extinction
b. Negative
c. Positive
d. Punishment
Answer Key
1. (a) 1913
2. (b) John B. Watson
3. (d) Operant Conditioning
4. (c) Behavioral learning theory is concerned with observable behavior.
5. (c) Positive