WGU Psychology for Educators
Situated learning - ✔✔ correct answer teacher took students on a field trip where they drew samples of
water to examine in the lab
Contingency contracting - ✔✔ correct answer Two students who struggle with handwriting ask to be
allowed to use the computers. The teacher tells the students that they may use the computers during
the other writing periods that week as long as they handwrite a thoughtful paragraph today. - A type of
intervention that is used to increase desirable behaviors or decrease undesirable ones.
Promotive interaction - ✔✔ correct answer A 9th grade geometry teacher breaks his class into teams
during the unit on proofs. Each member of the team is given a proof to work through before explaining it
to the team.
Corrective feedback - ✔✔ correct answer 10th grade history teacher constructs a lesson plan on the Civil
War that includes watching a video and having a class discussion. The teacher plans to challenge the
students during the class discussion when they move statements that are historically inaccurate or
illogical.
Meaningfulness - ✔✔ correct answer A HS SS teacher gives a lesson on gender stereotyping. She
discusses a common female stereotype in todays society which many female students see as important,
since they have previously experienced it.
Reciprocal questioning - ✔✔ correct answer A 3rd grade teacher is developing his students' reading
comprehension abilities. He reads a passage aloud to the whole group, closes his book, and then fields
queries from the students. Next, the students close their books and field queries from the teacher.- The
students become the teacher.
Near- - ✔✔ correct answer A chemistry teacher asks her students to complete a short quiz at the end of
a chapter. This will reflect the student's understanding of the chemical equations practiced over the last
several days.
Behavioral learning - ✔✔ correct answer A hS geometry teacher utilizes computer-based instruction in
his classroom. The computer-based instruction includes tutorials, drills, and practice, and corrective
feedback to help students develop their understanding of geometry while working individually at
computers.
, WGU Psychology for Educators
Information Processing theory that can gain students attention - ✔✔ correct answer Underline the key
words on the white board
Lack of retrieval cues - ✔✔ correct answer Students in a 7th grade english class are struggling to
remember details from a large project they worked on earlier in the semester that was related to a
young adult novel. They had created posters for each the novel, but the teacher stored them in the
closet once the activities were complete.
Vicarious reinforcement - ✔✔ correct answer A student notices her classmate being praised for
completing his math worksheet. As a result, she quickly worked to complete her worksheet.
Guided practice - ✔✔ correct answer A 6th grade math teacher notices that his students are struggling
with new material in algebra. He decides that a behavioral approach to teaching would best service his
struggling students.
Operant conditioning - ✔✔ correct answer organisms learn to "operate" other environment (make
particular response) to obtain or avoid a particular consequence
Reinforcement - ✔✔ correct answer When consequences strengthen a preceding behavior,___________
has taken place
Punishment - ✔✔ correct answer When consequences weaken a preceding behavior, _______ and
extinction have occurred
Positive Reinforcement - ✔✔ correct answer involves strengthening a target behavior- that is increasing
and maintaining the probability that a particular behavior will be repeated.- by presenting a stimulus
(called a positive reinforcer) immediately after the behavior has occurred.
Negative Reinforcement- - ✔✔ correct answer To increase the strength of a particular behavior. One
removes an unwanted and aversive stimulus whenever a target behavior is exhibited. By removing
something unwanted you encourage the students to learn new behaviors.
Punishment - ✔✔ correct answer Scolding, paddling, ridiculing, or making a student write 500 times "I
will not chew gum in class"
Situated learning - ✔✔ correct answer teacher took students on a field trip where they drew samples of
water to examine in the lab
Contingency contracting - ✔✔ correct answer Two students who struggle with handwriting ask to be
allowed to use the computers. The teacher tells the students that they may use the computers during
the other writing periods that week as long as they handwrite a thoughtful paragraph today. - A type of
intervention that is used to increase desirable behaviors or decrease undesirable ones.
Promotive interaction - ✔✔ correct answer A 9th grade geometry teacher breaks his class into teams
during the unit on proofs. Each member of the team is given a proof to work through before explaining it
to the team.
Corrective feedback - ✔✔ correct answer 10th grade history teacher constructs a lesson plan on the Civil
War that includes watching a video and having a class discussion. The teacher plans to challenge the
students during the class discussion when they move statements that are historically inaccurate or
illogical.
Meaningfulness - ✔✔ correct answer A HS SS teacher gives a lesson on gender stereotyping. She
discusses a common female stereotype in todays society which many female students see as important,
since they have previously experienced it.
Reciprocal questioning - ✔✔ correct answer A 3rd grade teacher is developing his students' reading
comprehension abilities. He reads a passage aloud to the whole group, closes his book, and then fields
queries from the students. Next, the students close their books and field queries from the teacher.- The
students become the teacher.
Near- - ✔✔ correct answer A chemistry teacher asks her students to complete a short quiz at the end of
a chapter. This will reflect the student's understanding of the chemical equations practiced over the last
several days.
Behavioral learning - ✔✔ correct answer A hS geometry teacher utilizes computer-based instruction in
his classroom. The computer-based instruction includes tutorials, drills, and practice, and corrective
feedback to help students develop their understanding of geometry while working individually at
computers.
, WGU Psychology for Educators
Information Processing theory that can gain students attention - ✔✔ correct answer Underline the key
words on the white board
Lack of retrieval cues - ✔✔ correct answer Students in a 7th grade english class are struggling to
remember details from a large project they worked on earlier in the semester that was related to a
young adult novel. They had created posters for each the novel, but the teacher stored them in the
closet once the activities were complete.
Vicarious reinforcement - ✔✔ correct answer A student notices her classmate being praised for
completing his math worksheet. As a result, she quickly worked to complete her worksheet.
Guided practice - ✔✔ correct answer A 6th grade math teacher notices that his students are struggling
with new material in algebra. He decides that a behavioral approach to teaching would best service his
struggling students.
Operant conditioning - ✔✔ correct answer organisms learn to "operate" other environment (make
particular response) to obtain or avoid a particular consequence
Reinforcement - ✔✔ correct answer When consequences strengthen a preceding behavior,___________
has taken place
Punishment - ✔✔ correct answer When consequences weaken a preceding behavior, _______ and
extinction have occurred
Positive Reinforcement - ✔✔ correct answer involves strengthening a target behavior- that is increasing
and maintaining the probability that a particular behavior will be repeated.- by presenting a stimulus
(called a positive reinforcer) immediately after the behavior has occurred.
Negative Reinforcement- - ✔✔ correct answer To increase the strength of a particular behavior. One
removes an unwanted and aversive stimulus whenever a target behavior is exhibited. By removing
something unwanted you encourage the students to learn new behaviors.
Punishment - ✔✔ correct answer Scolding, paddling, ridiculing, or making a student write 500 times "I
will not chew gum in class"
