Learning & Pedagogy — Practice

Question 1

In Pavlov's experiment, once the bell alone (with no food present) reliably produces salivation, the bell is now correctly called the

Accepted Answer

B

Question 2

A teacher always dims the classroom lights briefly before a loud fire-drill siren sounds. After several such pairings, students begin to feel anxious as soon as the lights dim, even on days when no siren follows. The anxiety to the dimmed lights is best classified as a

Accepted Answer

A

Question 3

A teacher praises a student warmly every time the student helps a classmate, and the helping behaviour becomes more frequent. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A

Question 4

A teacher repeatedly reminds a student about an overdue assignment. The reminders stop the moment the assignment is submitted, and the student begins submitting assignments on time more often. This illustrates

Accepted Answer

B

Question 5

A dog conditioned to salivate at a bell stops salivating after the bell is rung many times with no food following. After the dog is left undisturbed for a few days and the bell is rung again, salivation briefly reappears even though food still doesn't follow. This reappearance is best explained by

Accepted Answer

C

Question 6

A teacher hands out surprise reward tokens for good classroom behaviour, but not after a fixed number of good deeds — sometimes after 3, sometimes after 8, unpredictably. Compared to rewarding every single good deed, this unpredictable pattern will most likely produce behaviour that is

Accepted Answer

B

Question 7

Students in a class consistently study very little in the days right after a monthly test, then sharply increase their study effort only in the day or two just before the next monthly test. This 'scalloped' pattern of effort is characteristic of which reinforcement schedule?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 8

A student is told a nine-digit registration number and forgets it within about twenty seconds unless they actively repeat it to themselves. This limitation is best explained by the capacity and duration of

Accepted Answer

B

Question 9

Before starting a new chapter on photosynthesis, a teacher spends five minutes reviewing what students already know about how plants need sunlight and water to stay healthy. This opening activity is best described as Ausubel's

Accepted Answer

B

Question 10

Rather than stating Archimedes' Principle and having students memorise it, a Class VIII teacher lets students immerse different objects in water, observe the displaced volume themselves, and arrive at the principle through guided discussion. This approach is best described as

Accepted Answer

B

Question 11

Which of the following best represents the pedagogical shift NCF 2005 recommends for Indian classrooms?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 12

A ten-month-old baby begins standing and taking a few unsupported steps once their leg muscles and balance have developed sufficiently, without anyone specifically 'teaching' them to walk. This change is best attributed to

Accepted Answer

B

Question 13

A physical education instructor has students repeat the same free-throw shooting motion hundreds of times until it becomes smooth and automatic, without spending much time explaining the biomechanics of why the motion works. This activity is best classified as

Accepted Answer

B

Question 14

A teacher introduces formal, symbolic algebraic notation to a group of Class VI students who are still consolidating basic arithmetic operations, and most of the class struggles significantly despite the teacher's clear explanations. The most likely underlying factor is

Accepted Answer

B

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