Practice: Understanding Learning
Process of Learning – Concept, Types, Factors, Learning Curves
Q1: Learning is best defined as
A) Temporary change in behaviour
B) Permanent change due to experience
C) Only physical growth
D) Only maturation
Q2: A period when no progress is seen in learning is called
A) Plateau
B) Negative acceleration
C) Zero transfer
D) Forgetting
Q3: Who gave 8 types of learning from signal learning to problem solving?
A) Thorndike
B) Pavlov
C) Gagné
D) Skinner
Q4: Fast learning in the beginning and then slow is called
A) Positive acceleration
B) Negative acceleration
C) Plateau
D) Zero learning
Q5: Motivation of the learner is a
A) Teacher factor
B) Learner factor
C) Environment factor
D) Book factor
Q6: Intrinsic motivation is better because
A) Teacher gives prize
B) Learning lasts longer
C) Parents force
D) Only marks come
Q7: Making groups of similar things is called
A) Attention
B) Perception
C) Concept formation
D) Sensation
Q8: Which is NOT a factor of learning?
A) Health of child
B) Teacher method
C) Colour of classroom wall
D) Only height of child
Q9: Over-learning means
A) Practice more than needed
B) No practice
C) Only one time reading
D) Copying from friend
Q10: Best way to remove plateau is
A) Stop practice
B) Change method and take rest
C) Punish the child
D) Scold the teacher
Learning Process: Attention, Sensation, Perception, Concept Formation & Memory
Q1: First stage of learning is
A) Attention
B) Sensation
C) Perception
D) Concept formation
Q2: Ebbinghaus forgetting curve shows
A) Slow forgetting first
B) Fast forgetting in first hour
C) No forgetting
D) Only after one year
Q3: Chunking is a memory technique to
A) Forget fast
B) Remember phone numbers easily
C) Write slowly
D) Copy only
Q4: Transfer of learning from mother tongue to English is
A) Negative transfer
B) Zero transfer
C) Positive transfer
D) Vertical transfer only
Q5: Vertical transfer means
A) Same class subjects
B) Lower to higher level
C) Different schools
D) No transfer
Q6: SQ3R is a method for
A) Playing
B) Better reading and memory
C) Running
D) Drawing
Q7: Meaningful learning helps in
A) Short-term memory
B) Long-term memory
C) Forgetting fast
D) No memory
Q8: Spaced revision means
A) Study once a year
B) Revise after gaps
C) Study whole night
D) No revision
Q9: Horizontal transfer example is
A) Class 6 Maths to Class 7 Maths
B) Class 6 Maths to Class 6 Science
C) No transfer
D) Only language
Q10: Rehearsal is best for
A) Long-term memory
B) Short-term memory
C) Forgetting
D) No use
Behaviourist Perspectives – Thorndike, Pavlov, Skinner
Q1: Thorndike is famous for
A) Insight learning
B) Trial and error learning
C) Classical conditioning
D) Social learning
Q2: Law of Effect was given by
A) Pavlov
B) Skinner
C) Thorndike
D) Kohler
Q3: Pavlov’s dog experiment is example of
A) Operant conditioning
B) Classical conditioning
C) Insight learning
D) Trial and error
Q4: In classroom, school bell makes children stand up is
A) Operant conditioning
B) Classical conditioning
C) Insight
D) No conditioning
Q5: Skinner box is related to
A) Classical conditioning
B) Operant conditioning
C) Insight learning
D) Trial and error
Q6: Giving star for good work is
A) Positive reinforcement
B) Negative reinforcement
C) Punishment
D) No effect
Q7: Removing homework for good behaviour is
A) Positive reinforcement
B) Negative reinforcement
C) Punishment
D) Extinction
Q8: Law of Readiness was given by
A) Skinner
B) Thorndike
C) Pavlov
D) Bandura
Q9: Behaviourist theories ignore
A) Rewards
B) Thinking and understanding
C) Practice
D) Punishment
Q10: Most useful in classroom management is
A) Classical conditioning
B) Operant conditioning
C) Insight learning
D) Trial and error
Cognitive & Humanist Perspectives of Learning
Q1: Sudden understanding in chimpanzee experiment was shown by
A) Skinner
B) Kohler
C) Pavlov
D) Thorndike
Q2: Discovery learning was given by
A) Bruner
B) Vygotsky
C) Piaget
D) Rogers
Q3: Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) was given by
A) Piaget
B) Vygotsky
C) Skinner
D) Bandura
Q4: Bobo doll experiment was done by
A) Bandura
B) Kohler
C) Pavlov
D) Rogers
Q5: Teacher giving hints to solve problem is called
A) Punishment
B) Scaffolding
C) Reinforcement
D) Conditioning
Q6: Carl Rogers believed teacher should be
A) Strict
B) Facilitator
C) Only examiner
D) Absent
Q7: According to Piaget, children learn best when
A) Punished daily
B) Given activities matching their stage
C) Only listen lecture
D) Copy notes
Q8: Vygotsky said learning happens first through
A) Self-study
B) Social interaction
C) Punishment
D) Rewards only
Q9: Rogers said teacher must show
A) Anger
B) Genuineness and acceptance
C) Only marks
D) Strict rules
Q10: Insight learning is
A) Slow trial and error
B) Sudden understanding
C) Copying others
D) Only practice