Unit 1: Behaviourist approach quiz AS Level

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

• dog

• bell

• salivation

• food

Select all criticisms of the behaviourist approach

• 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 thinking (cognition)

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

which of the following psychologists is not associated with the behavioural approach?

• Watson

• Skinner

• Rogers

• Pavlov

which behaviourist approach assumes learning occurs due to association?

• classical conditioning

• operant conditioning

• social learning theory

• trial and error learning

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

• flooding

• token economy

• aversion therapy

• systematic desnsitisation

Operant conditioning states which of the following is how learning occurs

• positive reinforcement

• reciprocal determinism

• negative reinforcement

• punishment

• being grounded

which of these is an example of negative reinforcement?

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

• a rat avoiding an electric chock when it presses a lever

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

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

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

• dog

• food

• salivation

• bell

The behaviourist approach can be criticised for its:

• Reductionism and functionalism

• Reductionism and determinism

• Reductionism and optimism

• Reductionism and potato

Behaviour therapy relies on:

• Skinner's theory of operant conditioning

• Piaget's theory of cognitive development

• Pavlov's theory of classical conditioning

• The BPS ethical guidelines