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NYSTCE: EDUCATING ALL STUDENTS (EAS)
EXAM | COMPREHENSIVE Q&A FOR
CERTIFICATION SUCCESS
Behaviorism -correct-answer-people's actions are driven by a need to gain
rewards or avoid punishments.
Reinforcement -correct-answer-meant to increase a good behavior; a reward
Punishment -correct-answer-meant to decrease bad behavior
Positive reinforcement -correct-answer-involves giving someone something that
he or she wants
Negative reinforcement -correct-answer-taking away something that someone
does not want
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Positive punishment -correct-answer-involves giving someone something that he
or she does not want
Negative punishment -correct-answer-involves taking away something that
someone does want
Extinction -correct-answer-decreases the chances of a response to something by
withdrawing reinforcement of the behavior; like a reset button
Constructivism -correct-answer-a philosophy of education that says that people
construct knowledge through their experiences and interactions with the world
Social learning -correct-answer-learning through interactions with other people
Vyogtsky's Zone of Proximal Development -correct-answer-people learn best from
other people who are just a little ahead of them
NYSTCE: EDUCATING ALL STUDENTS (EAS)
EXAM | COMPREHENSIVE Q&A FOR
CERTIFICATION SUCCESS
Behaviorism -correct-answer-people's actions are driven by a need to gain
rewards or avoid punishments.
Reinforcement -correct-answer-meant to increase a good behavior; a reward
Punishment -correct-answer-meant to decrease bad behavior
Positive reinforcement -correct-answer-involves giving someone something that
he or she wants
Negative reinforcement -correct-answer-taking away something that someone
does not want
, 2|Page
Positive punishment -correct-answer-involves giving someone something that he
or she does not want
Negative punishment -correct-answer-involves taking away something that
someone does want
Extinction -correct-answer-decreases the chances of a response to something by
withdrawing reinforcement of the behavior; like a reset button
Constructivism -correct-answer-a philosophy of education that says that people
construct knowledge through their experiences and interactions with the world
Social learning -correct-answer-learning through interactions with other people
Vyogtsky's Zone of Proximal Development -correct-answer-people learn best from
other people who are just a little ahead of them
