GAT Subject Education MCQs

Punishment introduces or removes consequences to reduce behavior.
Effective behavior support also teaches an appropriate alternative.

A behavior may decline when it no longer produces its expected consequence.
Temporary increases can occur before extinction is complete.

Thorndike stated that satisfying consequences strengthen responses.
Unpleasant consequences tend to weaken them.

Observational learning involves models, attention, retention, reproduction, and motivation.
It is central to Bandura's social learning theory.

Bandura emphasized learning through observation and reciprocal interaction.
Personal factors, behavior, and environment influence one another.

Maslow organized human needs from basic physiological needs toward self-actualization.
Unmet basic needs can interfere with learning.

Food, water, rest, and shelter are basic physiological needs.
They provide a foundation for higher needs.

After repeated pairing with an unconditioned stimulus, the neutral stimulus gains meaning.
It then elicits a conditioned response.

Skinner studied how consequences shape voluntary behavior.
Reinforcement increases behavior and punishment aims to reduce it.

Higher-order questions require analysis, transfer, or evaluation.
They go beyond simple recall of a fact.

No single method suits every objective, subject, or learner.
Purposeful variation improves engagement and access.

Educational psychology applies psychological principles to teaching and learning.
It examines development, motivation, cognition, behavior, and individual differences.