BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS

For the behaviorism the Conditioning is divided into:

• Classical

• Classical and Operant

• Operative and Clasical

• Operative

 Behaviorism’s name stem from the central belief that:

• Studying the mind is useful only as a way of explaining behavior

• Behavior is psychology’s only proper object of the study because it alone is observable

• Studying the behavior is the only way to unlock the secrets of the mind

• Behavior can be understood only in its pure state, isolated from environmental influences

Edgar cannot sleep because he is terribly worried about his research paper. So Edgar decides to get out of bed and continue working on the paper. Although he stays up to nearly 3 a.m., he is relieved that it is done and easily falls off to sleep. In the future, Edgar will be more likely to finish his work before going to bed so that he can avoid the worry and sleeplessness. Such behavior is an example of

• Positive reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative reinforcement

• Negative Punishment

Belinda has a terrible headache. If she takes some aspirin so as to make her headache go away, this would be an example of ________

• Negative reinforcement

• Positive reinforcement

• Punishment by removal

• Punishment by application

In John Watson's "Little Albert" studies, a loud noise was paired with a white rat causing Little Albert to be afraid. What is the conditioned response?

• the white rat

• the loud noise

• fearing the loud noise

• fearing the white rat

______ coined the term CLASSICAL CONDITIONING while _____ coined the term OPERANT CONDITIONING.

• Ivan Pavlov; B.F. Skinner

• B.F. Skinner; Ivan Pavlov

• Albert Bandura; B.F. Skinner

• Albert Bandura; Ivan Pavlov

Charlie plays music in the subway station and occasionally someone throw money in his guitar case. His behavior is learned through _______.

• classical conditioning

• observational learning

• operant conditioning

• functionalism

If Jacob Black sees a man rewarded for saving a child from drowning, he is

• Likely to experience feelings of dread and anxiety

• Likely to avoid situations in which his own heroism would be put to the test

• More likely to imitate the man’s behavior under similar circumstances

• Less likely to imitate the man’s behavior under similar circumstances

Stimuli used to reinforce behavior are called _______________.

• conditioners

• operants

• reinforcers

• respondents

Comic books, colors, and yo-yos are all examples of _____________.

• edible reinforcers

• activity reinforcers

• material reinforcers

• conditioned reinforcers