NYSTCE: Educating All Students
(EAS) Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
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
Positive punishment -
correct answer ✅involves giving someone something that he or
she does not want
, NYSTCE: Educating All Students
(EAS) Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
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
(EAS) Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
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
Positive punishment -
correct answer ✅involves giving someone something that he or
she does not want
, NYSTCE: Educating All Students
(EAS) Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
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
