NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
14/16 AHMADU BELLO WAY, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
MARCH/APRIL 2014 EXAMINATION
COURSE CODE : EDU321
COURES TITLE : PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING
TIME ALLOWED : 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES
INSTRUCTION : ANSWER QUESTION 1 AND ANY OTHER TWO
1 Explain the following concepts with examples :
(a) Learning
(b) Reinforcement
(c) Stimulus Discrimination
(d) Stimulus Generalization
(e) Behaviour problem (30 marks)
2 (a) What is motivation ? (5 marks)
(b) Discuss Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (15 marks)
3(a) Briefly discuss Thorndike’s Laws of Readiness, Exercise and Effect with examples (12 marks)
(b) Discuss any four (4) implications of Thorndike’s theory of learning to classroom practice (8 marks)
4 (a) What is punishment? (5 marks)
(b) Discuss five (5) drawbacks of punishment (10 marks)
(c) Give two (2) differences between Classical and Operant Conditioning (5 marks)
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