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EDU 211 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Drucilla is learning to stay in her seat and work on her language
arts tasks without talking to friends around her. She has been
working on this new behavior for a week. During the first week,
Ms. Kalani reinforces Drucilla every time Drucilla completes
one of these tasks without talking. Now Kalani wants to use the
reinforcement schedule that is most likely to result in the
greatest persistence from Drucilla. What reinforcement
schedule will be most effective in meeting her goal? - correct
answer-Variable-ratio schedule
Mr. Carson wants his students to enjoy math. In order to help
students associate math with pleasant thoughts, he introduces
new manipulatives at the math center each week to help
students solve math problems. often the manipulatives involve
edible snacks such as M&M's and Skittles. Mr. Carson's
approach is an example of: - correct answer-Classical
conditioning
Estefan has problems with penmanship. His fine motor skills
are not well developed and Mrs. Finch believes that he will
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never perform well enough to gain reinforcement. Mrs. Finch
breaks the task of forming letters with long stems into small
steps. First, she expects Estefan to make straight stems. She
will reinforce his efforts when he makes straight stems on his
writing assignment. In this case, she is using: - correct answer-
shaping
When professor Joseph's EDU 111 students asked him to allow
them to get into their groups and talk about the upcoming book
event with Hope and Wade King rather than discussing the
chapter, Professor Joseph said, "I'm going to invoke the
Premack principle." What did he most likely do? - correct
answer-Tell students they must discuss the chapter first and
then get into groups to talk about the book event
Amanda habitually blurted out answers to questions during
class discussion. Mr. Harvard repeatedly called Amanda by
name and told her to wait her turn, but Amanda repeated her
behavior day after day. Mr. Harvard finally realized that his
strategy was not working . He though he was using a form of
punishment, but his strategy turned out to be: - correct answer-
Positive reinforcement of the behavior
Logan often gets out of his seat in the classroom. His buddy,
Wade, has noticed a pattern. Any time the teacher leaves the
room, Logan gets out of his seat. When the teacher returns,
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she reprimands Logan. What is the antecedent of Logan's
behavior? - correct answer-The teacher leaves the room
Rolo has meltdowns whenever Mrs. Long confronts him about
staying in his seat during independent activities. Mrs. Long
decides to video one of Rolo's "performances" and send it to
his mother (who doesn't believe that he would do such a thing,
because he never does it at home!) Mrs. Long's method is an
example of: - correct answer-Presentation punishment
Dr. Knighton informs his EDU 211 class that they are having a
quiz on Cluster 7 on Thursday. Which is an example of his
using cueing and prompting? - correct answer-"First, remember
to read Cluster 7 in the text and note the terminology. here is a
listing of the terminology that you need to know."
Rosanna Rosanna Danna rushes through her spelling and her
seatwork. She likes to finish first and read, but makes careless
mistakes and turns in incomplete work. Her teacher has tried
several strategies that have not worked with Rosanna Rosanna
Danna. Now she plans to use applied behavior analysis. She
tells Rosanna Rosanna Danna that the goal is for her to
complete the seatwork with fewer than three errors and no
incompletions. She tells Rosanna Rosanna Danna she will give
her a token each time she meets the goal. If he achieves five
tokens in a week, she will choose a reward from the Treasure
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Chest. Now what does the teacher need to do? - correct
answer-Keep a record of Rosanna Rosanna Danna's results
and modify the plan if necessary
Jaden has dyslexia and withdraws from her group when he task
involves oral reading. When her teacher realizes the function fo
the behavior, she tells Jaden to ask one of the other students to
red in her place. this intervention allows Jaden to skip the oral
reading without withdrawing form her group. This type of
intervention is called: - correct answer-Positive behavior
support
Lisa is trying o finish reading and studying a biology chapter;
she is struggling to complete the assignment. What is an
example of self reward? - correct answer-Eating a piece of her
favorite candy after completing the chapter
Making an "A" on an exam that you studied hard for is - correct
answer-Positive reinforcement
Which reinforcement schedule is most associated with a Vegas
slot machine either "paying off" or "not paying off"? - correct
answer-Variable ratio
EDU 211 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Drucilla is learning to stay in her seat and work on her language
arts tasks without talking to friends around her. She has been
working on this new behavior for a week. During the first week,
Ms. Kalani reinforces Drucilla every time Drucilla completes
one of these tasks without talking. Now Kalani wants to use the
reinforcement schedule that is most likely to result in the
greatest persistence from Drucilla. What reinforcement
schedule will be most effective in meeting her goal? - correct
answer-Variable-ratio schedule
Mr. Carson wants his students to enjoy math. In order to help
students associate math with pleasant thoughts, he introduces
new manipulatives at the math center each week to help
students solve math problems. often the manipulatives involve
edible snacks such as M&M's and Skittles. Mr. Carson's
approach is an example of: - correct answer-Classical
conditioning
Estefan has problems with penmanship. His fine motor skills
are not well developed and Mrs. Finch believes that he will
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never perform well enough to gain reinforcement. Mrs. Finch
breaks the task of forming letters with long stems into small
steps. First, she expects Estefan to make straight stems. She
will reinforce his efforts when he makes straight stems on his
writing assignment. In this case, she is using: - correct answer-
shaping
When professor Joseph's EDU 111 students asked him to allow
them to get into their groups and talk about the upcoming book
event with Hope and Wade King rather than discussing the
chapter, Professor Joseph said, "I'm going to invoke the
Premack principle." What did he most likely do? - correct
answer-Tell students they must discuss the chapter first and
then get into groups to talk about the book event
Amanda habitually blurted out answers to questions during
class discussion. Mr. Harvard repeatedly called Amanda by
name and told her to wait her turn, but Amanda repeated her
behavior day after day. Mr. Harvard finally realized that his
strategy was not working . He though he was using a form of
punishment, but his strategy turned out to be: - correct answer-
Positive reinforcement of the behavior
Logan often gets out of his seat in the classroom. His buddy,
Wade, has noticed a pattern. Any time the teacher leaves the
room, Logan gets out of his seat. When the teacher returns,
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she reprimands Logan. What is the antecedent of Logan's
behavior? - correct answer-The teacher leaves the room
Rolo has meltdowns whenever Mrs. Long confronts him about
staying in his seat during independent activities. Mrs. Long
decides to video one of Rolo's "performances" and send it to
his mother (who doesn't believe that he would do such a thing,
because he never does it at home!) Mrs. Long's method is an
example of: - correct answer-Presentation punishment
Dr. Knighton informs his EDU 211 class that they are having a
quiz on Cluster 7 on Thursday. Which is an example of his
using cueing and prompting? - correct answer-"First, remember
to read Cluster 7 in the text and note the terminology. here is a
listing of the terminology that you need to know."
Rosanna Rosanna Danna rushes through her spelling and her
seatwork. She likes to finish first and read, but makes careless
mistakes and turns in incomplete work. Her teacher has tried
several strategies that have not worked with Rosanna Rosanna
Danna. Now she plans to use applied behavior analysis. She
tells Rosanna Rosanna Danna that the goal is for her to
complete the seatwork with fewer than three errors and no
incompletions. She tells Rosanna Rosanna Danna she will give
her a token each time she meets the goal. If he achieves five
tokens in a week, she will choose a reward from the Treasure
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Chest. Now what does the teacher need to do? - correct
answer-Keep a record of Rosanna Rosanna Danna's results
and modify the plan if necessary
Jaden has dyslexia and withdraws from her group when he task
involves oral reading. When her teacher realizes the function fo
the behavior, she tells Jaden to ask one of the other students to
red in her place. this intervention allows Jaden to skip the oral
reading without withdrawing form her group. This type of
intervention is called: - correct answer-Positive behavior
support
Lisa is trying o finish reading and studying a biology chapter;
she is struggling to complete the assignment. What is an
example of self reward? - correct answer-Eating a piece of her
favorite candy after completing the chapter
Making an "A" on an exam that you studied hard for is - correct
answer-Positive reinforcement
Which reinforcement schedule is most associated with a Vegas
slot machine either "paying off" or "not paying off"? - correct
answer-Variable ratio
