Chomsky proposed that children learn a language:
Correct answer is: A. Because they possess an innate language acquisition device
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Educational Psychology MCQS
Here are Educational Psychology MCQS that covers psychology, schools of psychology theories of cognitive developments and learning and motivation theories
Positive reinforcement ________ the rate of responding; negative reinforcement ________ the rate of responding:
Correct answer is: B. Increases; increases
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The linguistic relativity hypothesis is the notion that:
Correct answer is: A. One's language determines the nature of one's thought
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According to the two process theory, a fear response is acquired due to ________ conditioning; it is maintained due to ________ conditioning:
Correct answer is: A. Classical; operant
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Breland and Breland described how animals’ innate responses can distort conditioning processes, a phenomenon they called:
Correct answer is: D. Instinctive drift
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According to Rescorla, the strength of a conditioned response depends on:
Correct answer is: C. The percentage of trials in which the CS and UCS are paired
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Skinner maintained that reinforcement determines the ________ of a response; Bandura maintains that reinforcement determines the ________ of a response:
Correct answer is: A. Acquisition; performance
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Clark Hull emphasized that in the form of stimulation gives birth to a drive or motive:
Correct answer is: A. Need
Hull’s Drive Reduction Theory focuses on needs creating motivation.
The study of the endocrine system and genetic mechanisms would most likely be undertaken by a:
Correct answer is: B. Physiological psychologist
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