Behaviourist Theory Quiz

According to behaviourist theory, what is NOT considered to influence behaviour?

• The environment

• Conditioning

• Inherited factors

• Stimuli

What is the basis of behaviourist theory regarding human and animal behaviour?

• It is based on inherited psychological disorders.

• It is based on the response to stimuli.

• It is based on conscious decision-making.

• It is based on individual personality traits.

What does classical conditioning involve?

What is operant conditioning?

What is positive reinforcement?

What is negative reinforcement?

What is a stimulus in the context of behaviourist theory?

What did Ivan Pavlov discover during his studies on dogs' digestive systems?

• Dogs would salivate when they heard any loud noise.

• Dogs had associated the lab coat of assistants with the presentation of food.

• Dogs would only eat when fed by the assistants wearing white lab coats.

• Dogs could be trained to ring a bell when they were hungry.

How did Pavlov condition the dogs to salivate in response to the sound of a bell?

• By giving them food immediately after ringing the bell.

• By ringing the bell whenever the dogs were hungry.

• By pairing the bell sound with the presentation of food.

• By training the dogs to associate the bell with going outside.

What is the Skinner Box an example of, according to Burrhus Frederick Skinner?

• Classical Conditioning

• Operant Conditioning

• Natural Selection

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy