Behaviorism Quiz

Behaviorism is an attempt to make psychology more scientific by studying only external behavior.

• True

• False

• Somewhat True

• Somewhat False

Behavior learned is through trial and error, not observation.

• Piaget

• Pavlov

• Thorndike

• Watson

According to behaviorists, we are born as __________________

"We need to talk, Gabriel." Hearing this phrase made Gab's stomach flutter. Which behavioristic concept explains this involuntary response?

• Anxiety

• Classical Conditioning

• Kolher

• Operant Conditioning

The students who received the highest marks received a reward from the teacher. Which truly explains this action?

• Positive Reinforcement

• Reward and Token Technique

• Punishment

• Negative Reinforcement

Skinner believed that behavior is sustained by reinforcement or punishment, not free will.

• Maybe

• True

• So-so

• False

Positive and Negative reinforcement make the behavior _____________ so someone will likely do it again.

• Increase

• traumatizing

• Difficult

• Decrease

"I told you not to do that again! What is wrong with you!? Go to your room!" This is an example of a _________________

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Punishment

• Conditioning

In shaping new behaviors, do things in _________ steps.

• drastic

• small

• great

• vast

Who is the proponent of this experiment?

• Mylene

• Pavlov

• Paulov

• Sally