NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
14/16 AHMADU BELLO WAY, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
MARCH /APRIL 2014 EXAMINATION
COURES TITLE : ADVANCED PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING
COURSE CODE : EDU822
TIME ALLOWED : 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTION : ANSWER QUESTION 1 AND ANY OTHER TWO
1. Briefly discuss Thorndike’s Laws of Readiness, Exercise and Effect with examples (15 marks)
(b) Discuss any FIVE (5) implications of Thorndike’s theory of learning to classroom practice (15 marks)
2. Explain fully the following concepts in human learning:
i. Learning
ii. Transfer of Learning
iii. Reinforcement
iv. Punishment
v. Stimulus Discrimination (20 marks)
3 (a) What is punishment? (5 marks)
(b) Discuss FIVE (5) drawbacks of punishment (10 marks)
(c) State TWO (2) differences between Classical and Operant Conditioning (5 marks)
4 (a) What is motivation? (5 marks)
(b) DiscussMaslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (15 marks)
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