EDUC 500 EDUC500 Quiz 9 completed A

EDUC 500 EDUC500 Quiz 9 completed A Quiz: Motivating Students to Learn/Effective Learning Environments Question 1 1 / 1 pts Praise is effective as a student motivator to the extent that it is specific, credible, and: emotionally neutral contingent on the desired behavior given to all students in the same words focused on performance of easy tasks Question 2 1 / 1 pts Studies have shown that the most successful students tend to: correctly estimate the degree to which their success is due to their own effort be unaffected by the difficulty of a task overestimate the degree to which their behavior produces success or failure have an external locus of control Question 3 1 / 1 pts According to behavioral learning theory, a person's motivation is tied to which of the following?the perceived difficulty of the activity the degree to which a person seeks attention an individual's self-esteem needs the degree to which a behavior has been reinforced in the past Question 4 1 / 1 pts Which of the following is a correct implication of Maslow's hierarchy of needs? Educators should only be concerned about students' growth needs. Educators should teach students to suppress unmet deficiency needs. A student who feels ill has greater incentive to meet growth needs. A student who feels unsafe may show little interest in academic performance. Question 5 1 / 1 pts Colter has a girlfriend who plays tennis and encourages him to take tennis lessons. Colter is large for his age, has poor coordination, is not interested in tennis, and believes his probability of success in tennis is zero. Based on expectancy theory, what is his level of motivation? increasing zero moderate high if he can play tennis with his girlfriendQuestion 6 1 / 1 pts According to Maslow, self-actualization can be described as: a combination of all deficiency needs the motivation to avoid failure desire to become all you're capable of becoming desire to achieve academic success Question 7 1 / 1 pts A student who needs a reward from a teacher to complete a task at hand is exhibiting the need for what type of motivation? extrinsic intrinsic authentic intangible Question 8 1 / 1 pts Ms. Steinberg wants to enhance her students' intrinsic interest in reading nonfiction. Which of the following options is most likely to help her achieve her goal? allow students to make choices about the nonfiction they read choose adventurous nonfiction books for assigned readingpresent lectures about the different types of nonfiction provide nonfiction books that are short and easy to read Question 9 1 / 1 pts Tyrone performed very well on his test. What teacher feedback is most appropriate? "You did so well-you really lucked out." "Your definitions were very clear." "Good work, you are still one of the best students." "You're so smart!" Question 10 1 / 1 pts Research on feedback shows that providing information on the results of someone's actions: needs to be accompanied by a material motivator can be an adequate reward if it is specific, clear, and prompt is generally ineffective as a reward is highly motivational if it is given in front of peers Question 11 1 / 1 pts How do psychologists define motivation? desire to achieve a goal or objectiveexternal process that stimulates attitudes and behaviors internal process that activates and maintains behavior over time aspiration to learn and meet internal expectations Question 12 1 / 1 pts Which of the following strategies is a key component to self-regulated learning? Self-praise Peer praise Teacher praise Parents' praise Question 13 1 / 1 pts Students can learn to mentally give themselves a pat on the back when they finish a task or stop at regular intervals to assess what they have done. What is this called? self-regulated learning integrated learning egocentrism external attribution Question 141 / 1 pts Sawyer is interested in animals and loves to spend time with his dogs and livestock on the ranch. When he has a question about an animal's behavior or animal characteristics, he searches online to find answers to his questions. Sawyer's behavior appears to be motivated by which of the following? learning goals performance goals extrinsic rewards external locus of control Question 15 1 / 1 pts Which one of the following categories of attributions is internal and relatively stable? Effort Luck Ability Task difficulty Question 16 1 / 1 pts According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs: maintaining a positive self-concept is the most basic need each need functions independently of all otherssafety needs must be satisfied before a person tries to satisfy higher needs reinforcement is less important than avoiding punishment Question 17 1 / 1 pts When Mr. Samson issues consequences for routine misbehavior, he should do all of the following EXCEPT: apply consequences that are mildly unpleasant apply consequences that are short in duration apply the consequence after a sufficient delay apply consequences as soon as possible when the behavior starts Question 18 1 / 1 pts According to research, teachers whose classes are mostly on task over the course of the school year are likely to engage in which of the following activities during the first days of school? Allow students to choose what they want to do on the first few days Group students for instruction on the first day Begin each day of the first week with challenging learning tasks Introduce specific procedures and ask students to practice them Question 19 1 / 1 pts What is the danger of using behavior modification techniques at school?Teachers are not qualified to use behavior modification Behavior modification techniques are unethical Behavior modification can lead to overcontrol of student behavior Students may incur physical injuries from behavior modification Question 20 1 / 1 pts What should be used only as a last resort when reinforcement strategies are ineffective in managing student misbehavior? Discipline Daily report cards Home-based reinforcement Punishment Question 21 1 / 1 pts What type of reward is recommended for home-based reinforcement programs? The teacher excuses the student from a quiz Parents give the student a special privilege or reward The student is released from a homework assignment The student receives extra credit at schoolQuestion 22 1 / 1 pts Which of the following actions is known to contribute most to effective classroom management? Keeping students actively engaged in learning Reminding students of rules several times a day Reminding students of their prior offenses Overlooking class rules when misbehavior is minor Question 23 1 / 1 pts Logan has been corrected several times today for being off task during group work. His teacher has decided that punishment is necessary. Based on O'Leary's seven principles for effective and humane use of punishment, the teacher should do which of the following? punish Logan's entire group reinforce Logan later for being on task threaten to use physical punishment next time ignore Logan's off-task behavior the remainder of the day Question 24 1 / 1 pts Mr. Mateo informed his seventh graders that if everyone in class completed the assigned task before the bell rang, they would not have homework. Mr. Mateo was using: Daily report cards PunishmentTracked reinforcement Group contingencies Question 25 1 / 1 pts Research indicates that the length of a school year or adding extra minutes to the school day is not as important in impacting students' learning as: how time is managed in the classroom students' scores on standardized tests students' behavior in the classroom student-teacher rapport Question 26 1 / 1 pts Kat often interjects smarty comments after peers answer questions during class discussions. What is the most common reinforcer for misbehavior such as Kat's? being removed from the learning setting getting attention escaping group activities receiving tangible rewards Question 27 1 / 1 ptsResearch indicates that the greatest time variable affecting student learning is the: allocated time amount of time students actually spend learning number of school days districts add, above and beyond state requirements length of the school day Question 28 1 / 1 pts A student who frequently taps a pencil loudly during seatwork stops the tapping behavior. The teacher praises the quiet behavior. Which intervention strategy is being used? nonverbal cues praise of correct behavior simple verbal reminder repeated reminder Question 29 1 / 1 pts According to the principle of least intervention, which of the following strategies would normally be tried sooner than the others, following minor misbehavior? apply consequences verbal reminderrepeated reminders nonverbal cues Question 30 1 / 1 pts Mr. Sterling wants to improve student achievement by increasing the time that students spend learning. Which type of time would be most valuable to increase for that purpose? Time spent on procedures Engaged time Allocated time Seatwork time