EdPsych Behavioral Theory MCQs
EdPsych Behavioral Theory MCQs
Our team has conducted extensive research to compile a set of EdPsych Behavioral Theory MCQs. We encourage you to test your EdPsych Behavioral Theory knowledge by answering these 20+ multiple-choice questions provided below.
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1: Which of the following includes tangible extrinsic motivators?
A. Curiosity, persistence, novelty
B. Learning goals, performance goals
C. Stickers, grades, trophies
D. Praise, attention, recognition
2: 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 ______.
A. Motivated
B. Self-regulated
C. Encouraged
D. Reinforced
3: A person who believes their behavior is under their own control can be said to have an ______ locus of control and be ______ motivated.
A. Internal; intrinsically
B. Internal; extrinsically
C. External; intrinsically
D. External; extrinsically
4: 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) ______.
A. Academic-contingent reward
B. Performance-contingent reward
C. Task-contingent reward
D. Completion-contingent reward
5: 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) ______.
A. Academic-contingent reward
B. Performance-contingent reward
C. Task-contingent reward
D. Completion-contingent reward
6: Positive feedback provided in the form of written or spoken comments is called ______.
A. Reinforcement
B. A compliment
C. Praise
D. Discourse
7: ______ 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.
A. Performance; process
B. Person; performance
C. Process; performance
D. Performance; person
8: Which type of praise is the most detrimental to intrinsic motivation, and is often perceived as both controlling and nonspecific?
A. Presentation praise
B. Process praise
C. Performance praise
D. Person praise
9: 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?
A. Presentation praise
B. Process praise
C. Performance praise
D. Person praise
10: 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 ______.
A. State of flow
B. Zone of enjoyment
C. Satisfaction state
D. Locus of control
11: Academic Intrinsic Motivation is the motivation to learn characterized by _____ in challenging and novel tasks, and a focus on mastery of knowledge and skills.
A. Curiosity
B. Persistence
C. Desire to engage
D. All of these
12: 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_____
A. Intrinsic Motivation
B. Extrinsic Motivation
C. Process Praise
D. Performance Praise
13: 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.
A. Excitement
B. Challenge
C. Both
D. None
14: _____ is a motivational orientation in which individuals engage in an activity or behavior that is rewarding in and of itself.
A. Intrinsic Motivation
B. Extrinsic Motivation
C. Person Praise
D. Performance Praise
15: Locus Of Control is an individual’s belief that outcomes or events are caused by _____ factors.
A. External
B. Internal
C. Both
D. None
16: Performance Contingent Rewards are the rewards that are given for _____of performance, which provide the individual with information about his or her ability.
A. Mastery
B. Standard
C. Average
D. Both a and b
17: An evaluation of the end product, such as what the student did well on an assignment is known as_____
A. Performance Praise
B. Person Praise
C. Outcome Praise
D. Both a and c
18: 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_____
A. Performance Praise
B. Person Praise
C. Outcome Praise
D. Both a and c
19: Praise is positive feedback on an individual’s behavior or performance in _____ form.
A. Verbal
B. Written
C. Both
D. None
20: Process Praise is an evaluation of the process taken to complete a task such as strategies, methods, and _____ for performing the task.
A. Procedures
B. Approaches
C. Subskills
D. All of these
21: 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.
A. True
B. False
22: Task Contingent Rewards are given for _____ in an activity without regard to performance level.
A. Participating
B. Completing
C. Leaving
D. Both a and b
23: When using a behavioral chain, a(an) ____________ makes the outcome of the chain more reinforcing.
A. Prompt
B. Establishing operation
C. Larger number of component behaviors
D. Discriminative stimulus
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