Pedagogy MCQs (page 44 of 100)
Learning theories, child development, motivation, philosophy of education, teaching methods, curriculum and assessment, measurement and evaluation, classroom management, guidance and counselling, inclusive education, research, planning and school leadership, and Pakistan's education system. Includes applied, scenario-based questions in the style of recent FPSC SST (General) papers. For educator, SST, ESE, lecturer and other teaching posts.
1,997 questions. Select an option to check your answer, or open "Show answer". Showing 861–880.
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The Premack principle says that a preferred activity can be used to:
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Answer: A. Reinforce a less preferred activity
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A token economy in the classroom is based on:
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Answer: A. Operant conditioning
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Money, grades and praise are examples of:
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Answer: A. Secondary (conditioned) reinforcers
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Food, water and warmth are examples of:
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Answer: A. Primary reinforcers
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Punishment is anything that:
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Answer: B. Decreases the likelihood of a behaviour
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Reinforcement is anything that:
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Answer: D. Increases the likelihood of a behaviour
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Fear of school after being humiliated in class is best explained by:
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Answer: C. Classical conditioning
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Thorndike's Law of Effect states that responses followed by satisfaction are:
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Answer: B. Strengthened
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Thorndike's Law of Exercise states that connections are strengthened by:
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Answer: A. Practice and repetition
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Thorndike's theory of learning is known as:
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Answer: A. Connectionism (trial and error)
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Operant conditioning is also called:
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Answer: D. Instrumental conditioning
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Classical conditioning is also called:
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Answer: C. Respondent conditioning
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Salivation produced by the bell after conditioning is the:
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Answer: C. Conditioned response
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Salivation produced by food without learning is the:
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Answer: C. Unconditioned response
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Before conditioning, the bell in Pavlov's experiment was a:
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Answer: B. Neutral stimulus
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Pavlov was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1904 for his work on:
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Answer: C. Digestion
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The S-R theory of learning stands for:
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Answer: C. Stimulus-Response
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Behaviourism studies mainly:
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Answer: C. Observable behaviour
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"The Absorbent Mind" was written by:
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Answer: B. Maria Montessori
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Jerome Bruner's book "The Process of Education" (1960) said that any subject can be taught to any child in:
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Answer: D. Some intellectually honest form