National Open University Exam Past Question EDU 321 March/April 2015

                                                  

                                                   

                                                       National Open University of Nigeria

                                              14-16 Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island Lagos 

                                                                     School of education

                                                          March/April 2015 Examination 

      ^{COURSE CODE: EDU 321}

      ^{COURSE TITTLE: PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING}

       ^{TIME ALLOWED:1hr 30min}

      ^{Instructions: ANSWER QUESTION 1 AND ANY OTHER}

          1. a. what is learning? (5marks)

             b.Discuss Thorndike`s laws of Readiness, Exercise and Effect (15 marks)

             C.Differentiate between stimulus discrimination and stimulus generation (10marks)

              2. Explain the following concepts with examples 

                        i. punishment

                        ii. Unconditioned stimulus

                       iii. Reinforcement 

                       iv. Schedule of reinforcement (20marks)

            3.a,  Briefly discuss three (3) cognitive dimensions of motivation theory by weiner (15marks)

               b. Explain how each of these cognitive Dimensions affects motivation.(5marks)

            4.a. What is motivation (5marks)

                b. Briefly discuss three (3) types of intrinsic motivation that may make a child willing to learn according to Bruner`s (1996) model.(15marks)

                            

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