AQA Behaviourist Approach to Psychology

Which of the following is a real life application of operant conditioning?

• Systematic desensitisation

• Aversion therapy

• Flooding

• Token economy

Which of these is an example of negative reinforcement?

• A rat obtaining a food pellet when it presses a lever

• The rat avoiding an electric shock when it presses a lever

• The rat getting an electric shock when it presses a lever

• The rat receiving food every 10th time it presses a lever

In Pavlov's research, what was the neutral stimulus?

• Dog

• Food

• Salivation

• Bell

In Pavlov's research, what was the unconditioned stimulus?

• Dog

• Bell

• Salivation

• Food

Which of the following is not a valid criticism of behaviourism?

• It has little scientific credibility

• It views animals (including humans) as passive respondents to the environment with little free will.

• There is little role for cognition (thinking)

• Evidence to support behaviourism is mainly conducted on animals and the findings generalised to humans.

Which behaviourist approach assumes that learning takes place due to association?

• Classical conditioning

• Operant conditioning

• Social learning theory

• Trial and error learning

Which learning approach assumes learning occurs due to positive and negative reinforcement?

• Operant conditioning

• Classical conditioning

• Soclal learning theory

• Reciprocal determinism

Which of the following psychologists is not associated with the behaviourist approach?

• Watson

• Skinner

• Rogers

• Pavlov

Which of the following works on involuntary behaviour?

• Social learning theory

• Operant conditioning

• Classical conditioning

• Reinforcement

Which of the following is an example of a variable ratio reinforcement schedule?

• A pigeon being given a pellet every 10th time it pecks a disc

• A rat pressing a lever to avoid an electric shock

• A rat receiving a food pellet when it presses a lever

• The rat receiving a food pellet after an unpredictable number of lever presses