Educational Psychology MCQS

Here are Educational Psychology MCQS that covers psychology, schools of psychology theories of cognitive developments and learning and motivation theories

Based on the work with Kanzi, which statement best summarizes the current status of the research on whether chimps can learn language?

A. Chimps can acquire the use of symbols but cannot combine them into sentences
B. Chimps are as well suited for learning and using language as humans
C. Chimps are incapable even of learning the symbols of a language
D. Chimps can learn some genuine language skills, including the use of rules, but the linguistic capacities of humans are far superior
Correct answer is: D. Chimps can learn some genuine language skills, including the use of rules, but the linguistic capacities of humans are far superior
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The steady, rapid responding of a person playing a slot machine is an example of a pattern of responding typically generated on a ________ schedule:

A. Fixed ratio
B. Variable ratio
C. Fixed interval
D. Variable interval
Correct answer is: B. Variable ratio
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Chomsky proposed that children learn a language:

A. Because they possess an innate language acquisition device
B. Through imitation, reinforcement, and shaping
C. As the quality of their thought improves with age
D. Because they need to in order to get their increasingly complex needs met
Correct answer is: A. Because they possess an innate language acquisition device
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Positive reinforcement ________ the rate of responding; negative reinforcement ________ the rate of responding:

A. Increases; decreases
B. Increases; increases
C. Decreases; increases
D. Decreases; decreases
Correct answer is: B. Increases; increases
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The linguistic relativity hypothesis is the notion that:

A. One's language determines the nature of one's thought
B. One's thought determines the nature of one's language
C. Language and thought are separate and independent processes
D. Language and thought interact, with each influencing the other
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:

A. Classical; operant
B. Operant; classical
C. Classical; classical
D. Operant; operant
Correct answer is: A. Classical; operant
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Which of the following does not belong with the others?

A. Aptitude tests
B. Intelligence tests
C. Personality tests
D. Achievement tests
Correct answer is: B. Intelligence tests
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Breland and Breland described how animals’ innate responses can distort conditioning processes, a phenomenon they called:

A. Avoidance learning
B. Bioprocessing
C. Counterconditioning
D. Instinctive drift
Correct answer is: D. Instinctive drift
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According to Rescorla, the strength of a conditioned response depends on:

A. The number of trials in which the CS and UCS are paired
B. The number of trials in which the CS is presented alone
C. The percentage of trials in which the CS and UCS are paired
D. The percentage of trials in which the UCS is presented alone
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:

A. Acquisition; performance
B. Acquisition; acquisition
C. Performance; performance
D. Performance; acquisition
Correct answer is: A. Acquisition; performance
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