Behaviour Modification Strategies Quiz

What is the definition of behaviour according to Johnston & Pennypacker?

• A personality trait

• Inherited characteristic

• Detectable displacement in space through time of some part of the organism

• Outcome of behaviour

Which of the following is an example of an unlearned behaviour?

• Learning a new language

• Learning to play a musical instrument

• Sucking reflex in babies

• Learning to ride a bike

Who is considered the father of behaviorism?

• B.F. Skinner

• John Locke

• Ivan Pavlov

• John Watson

What is the process by which we learn to associate stimuli and anticipate events called?

• Operant conditioning

• Classical conditioning

• Reinforcement

• Habituation

What is the term for learning not to respond to a stimulus that is presented repeatedly without change?

• Habituation

• Reinforcement

• Operant conditioning

• Classical conditioning

Who conducted the 'Little Albert' study to demonstrate classical conditioning in humans?

• Ivan Pavlov

• John B. Watson

• Edward C. Tolman

• Albert Bandura

What is the term for something that is added to increase the likelihood of a behavior?

• Negative punishment

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Positive punishment

What is the term for learning that occurs but is not observable in behavior until there is a reason to demonstrate it?

• Modeling process

• Observational learning

• Cognitive map

• Latent learning

Who conducted the Bobo Doll Experiment to study modeling of aggressive and violent behaviors?

• Albert Bandura

• Edward C. Tolman

• John B. Watson

• Ivan Pavlov

According to the Social Learning Theory, what is the term for a mental state that is important for learning?

• Cognitive map

• Intrinsic reinforcement

• Observational learning

• Modeling process